Election
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Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: No Evidence Davido Is Offering N100,000 Giveaway Amid Osun Election
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: A message circulating on WhatsApp claims that Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is…
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#OsunDecides2026: Osun Votes Peacefully, but BVAS Failures and Vote Buying Test Electoral Integrity – BallotEyes Working Group & Partner
The 2026 Osun State governorship election has moved from voting to collation of results, with the Independent National Electoral Commission…
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FACT-CHECK: Viral Video Of Tear-Gassing RAC Centre in Modakeke Is Genuine, But Ballot Box-Snatching Claim Remains Unverified!
BY: Habeeb Adisa & Mustapha Lawal Claim: A viral video circulating on social media shows security operatives tear-gassing residents during…
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FACT-CHECK: Akin Ogunbiyi Did Not Endorse Adeleke Ahead of Osun Election
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: A Facebook user claimed that APC chieftain Akin Ogunbiyi had endorsed Governor Ademola Adeleke ahead of…
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FACT-CHECK: Viral Video of Wadada’s wife Sharing Cash was not Filmed in Osun!
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: A viral video shows Hajiya Maryam Wadada, wife of APC governorship candidate Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada,…
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EXPLAINER: #OsunDecides 2026; What Voters Need to Know Before August 15
BY: Mustapha Lawal Osun State will go to the polls on Saturday, August 15, 2026, to elect a governor who…
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OsunDecides: Election Misinformation Could Suppress Voter Turnout, Experts Warn
BY: Eniola Ahmadu An Associate Professor at Fountain University, Osogbo, Dr. Rasheed Adebiyi, has warned that false security reports and…
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FactCheckAfrica Trains 70 Newsroom Editors, Journalists and Bloggers Ahead of 2026 Osun Governorship Election
BY: Eniola Amadu FactCheckAfrica (FCA), with support from the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) Sustainability Grant, has organised an election information…
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FACT-CHECK: Viral Claim That Judge Who Upheld Tinubu’s 2023 Election Win Went Blind After London Surgery Is False!
BY: Ibraheem Muhammad Mustapha CLAIM: Viral posts claim the judge who chaired the tribunal upholding President Bola Tinubu’s 2023 election…
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FACT-CHECK: False! US President Trump Had No Official Meeting, Support for Tinubu’s Re-election
BY: Toheeb Babalola Claim: A post claimed the President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump, has officially…
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