Fact-Check: Claim That People Demanding Money In Viral Video Were Fake Decampees From PDP To APC Is Uproven And Misleading

Claim   A viral video on social media alleges that the All Progressives Congress (APC) reached an agreement with some members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, to fake a mass defection to APC from the PDP. However, according to the video, it turned out that the  fake decampees are now protesting,…

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Did Wike Say, “We Rigged 2023 Election, Yes, We Did It, With Our Full Chest”?

Claim A post circulating on Instagram by the account @nporter.ng claims that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, admitted to rigging the 2023 presidential election. The post quoted Wike as saying: “We rigged the 2023 election, yes, we did it, with our full chest, and there is nothing Nigerians can do…

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FACT-CHECK: No Evidence That All Nigerian Army, Police and 17 APC Governors Are in Osun to Rig Governorship Election

Claim An X post by @debbySimon69 alleges that all personnel of the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force, as well as all 17 governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), are in Osun State to help the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rig the August…

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#OsunDecides 2026: Claim That “Armed Men Took Over Osun Assembly Speaker’s Residence Is Misleading

Claim A  report published by Dockaysworld on August 15, 2026, with the headline: “BREAKING! Armed Men Take Over House Of Assembly Speaker’s Residence,” claims that armed men took over or surrounded the residence of the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, during the 2026 Osun governorship election. The report…

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#OsunDecides2026: Claim Suspected Fake Accord INEC Official Was Caught In Odeomu In Ayedaade LG Is Unproven And Misleading 

Claim A recent video circulating  online claims that suspected fake accord iINEC officials caught in Odeomi of Qyedaade LG Midnight of August 14, 2026 with 3.15k views The claim reads: “suspected fake accord INEC officials caught in Odeomi of Ayedaade LG midnight of August 14 2026. Full text  Suspected fake Accord Party and INEC officials…

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FACT-CHECK: Claim That Accord Assembly Member Imported 146 Alien Voters Into Ikire Is Uproven

Claim A report circulating online claims that Hon. Abiola Ibrahim, an Accord Party member in the Osun State House of Assembly, representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency, confessed to the police that he imported 146 “alien voters” into Ikire to vote for the Accord Party. The report also claims that the lawmaker and the 146 persons were…

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FACT-CHECK: Video Does Not Prove Police Arrested 33 Accord Party “Imported Voters” in Osun

Claim A report published by The Guild Online Newspaper claims that the police arrested 33 people described as “Accord Party-imported voters” in Osun State. The claim was also shared by Nigeria2027Election on Instagram and circulated by other social media accounts. In addition, a Facebook account Popoola Muideen Opeyemi shared a video claiming to show the…

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FACT-CHECK: Claims Of Nigerian Navy Arresting Osun APC Candidate Babatunde Komolafe With A Rifle Remain Unproven

Claim A viral multimedia report and video broadcast popularised by Sahara Reporters and widely reshared across public Facebook pages claim that operatives of the Nigerian Navy intercepted and arrested Hon. Babatunde Komolafe Festus, the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly candidate for the Atakumosa East/West Local Government Area. The social media posts assert that…

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FACT-CHECK: No, Nigeria Has Not Enacted A New ‘2025 Cybercrimes Act’; Viral Post Contains Fabricated Penalties

Claim A viral online post entitled “LEGAL NOTICE – 2025 CYBERCRIMES ACT NOW IN FORCE” claims that the National Assembly has officially enacted a new piece of legislation called the Cybercrimes Act 2025. The WhatsApp broadcast lists seven key digital offenses and matching punishments, including up to 5 years imprisonment for unauthorised phone access, up…

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