Claim A recent post online claims that one of the governorship aspirants, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has endorsed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the incumbent, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, for a second term ahead of Saturday’s governor’s poll. The claim reads: “The leadership and members of Social…
Claim A Facebook user, Prince Isaac Fayose shared a video with the claim: “One killed, police station torched as political violence erupts in Isan Ekiti a few hours to Gubernatorial election, Ekiti youths are angry ,say no to rigging and intimidation”. The post had garnered 127k views, 838 comments,761 shares, and 3.3K likes. Verification…
Claim A Facebook post by Oloo to Ekiti claims that: ”Police killed an innocent boy at Isan-Ekiti, the hometown of former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, and soaked the whole community with teargas”. The post has generated concerns online, especially as it surfaced on the eve of the Ekiti State governorship election, raising…
Claim There are claims circulating online that a police station was torched on Friday night, following an unconfirmed shooting incident in Isan-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area, Ekiti State (the hometown of former Governor Kayode Fayemi). One of the posts on Facebook reads: ”a police station burnt down at Isan Ekiti North this night, one person…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed rumours that the Ekiti State REC, Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi, has been transferred. According to an official of the electoral body, the news is fake. A journalist had reached out to the INEC, highlighting the rumour of the transfer of Dr. Omoseyindemi, but an official of the commission…
Screenshot of claim posted an Instagram page – northernmagazine_ Claim On June 19, a video surfaced online of a campaign team of one of the parties running for the governorship position in the Ekiti State Governorship Election. A claim in the caption of the video states: “😮 APC Campaign Truck Seen Throwing Bread To Residents…
Peter Obi and Goodluck Jonathan. Photo Source: Vanguard Newspaper Claim: A viral video claims former President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed Peter Obi for the 2027 presidential election. Full Text As political activities ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election begin to gather momentum, misinformation targeting prominent political figures has continued to spread across social media platforms….
Claim On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, a publication surfaced online claiming that “the governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara is set to join the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) after APC screening snub”. The claim was published on Facebook by Take Back Delta Campaign, a Facebook page with 9k followers. As of the time of the…
On Monday, December 1, 2025, a post claiming that the Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti said he was sent by President Bola Tinubu to visit Nnamdi Kanu with a ₦500 billion offer emerged on social media. We spotted this claim shared by bloggers via TikTok and other social media platforms, and we decided to…
A message currently circulating on WhatsApp claims that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Nigeria announced a plan to make military service compulsory for all Nigerians aged 18 and above if they refused to join voluntarily. The post also alleges that the 10,000 recruits enlisted last year are “nowhere to be found.” The same…
