INTRODUCTION West Africa is undergoing a period of significant transition. Demographic changes, rapid urbanization, the spread of new technologies and the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area have…
CLAIM: The University of Chicago is offering fully funded scholarships for the 2022/2023 academic session to interested undergraduates, Masters and PhD students who want to study in the United State.…
Strengthening The Delivery Of Peace & Security (SDPS) Project INTRODUCTION Violent conflicts between pastoralists and farmers have been identified as one of Nigeria’s most pressing security challenges in recent years.…
CLAIM: The NCDC is disbursing COVID-19 survival funds to Nigerians. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A message purportedly from the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo…
The 2023 elections will be the seventh consecutive elections since the return to democracy in 1999; making a 23-year period of unbroken democracy, the longest in the country’s short history.…
VERDICT: False and Misleading CLAIM: On August 26, 2022, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a claim on Facebook and several blogposts, including NairaLand, with the…
CDD SWOT Analysis Lists Threats To Credible Elections in 2023 Pro-Democracy Think-Tank Pinpoints Insecurity, Money Politics, Religion And Ethnicity As Risk Factors New Electoral Act Could Redefine Credibility of Polls …
CLAIM: The former ICT director at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters, Engr Chidi Nwafor, has been demoted by the commission. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A controversial entertainer and convener…
CLAIM: 10 Nigerian states have larger Gross Domestic Product (GDPs) than some African nations. VERDICT: True CONTEXT: Nigeria Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo while receiving a group of Harvard Business School…
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in 1997, and registered in Nigeria in 1999, as an independent, not-for-profit, research training, advocacy and capacity-building…
CONTEXT: Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has claimed that there are enough doctors in Nigeria. During a press conference, he made the assertion in Abuja on Tuesday, August 23,…
CLAIM: American billionaire, Larry Ellison, donated about $1m to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A news platform…
CLAIM: Cameroon’s senate president is Atiku Abubakar’s elder brother VERDICT: False CLAIM: A screenshot has been making the rounds on social media claiming that the presidential candidate of the People’s…
VERDICT: False. Claim: CDD spotted a claim on Twitter by a user who claimed that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had won the Osun State Governorship election, defeating the incumbent All…
VERDICT: False CLAIM: On August 29, 2022, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a claim with the caption “Isaac Fayose, the younger brother to the former…
Idayat Hassan, Centre for Democracy and Development & Dr. Laura Routley, Newcastle University Introduction This report presents some preliminary findings of the de-radicalization and reintegration program, aimed at Boko Haram…
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in 1997, and registered in Nigeria in 1999, as an independent, not-for-profit, research training, advocacy and capacity-building…
MALI, SENEGAL, AND BURKINA FASOMALI Political DynamicsAn acting Prime Minister appointed Following the compulsory imposed medical rest of former Mali’s Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, a decree of the Malian…
CLAIM: William Ruto, president-elect Kenya won the recent election with a newly formed party. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A post being shared on social media states that the newly elected President…
CLAIM: Top two government leaders of the same faith can be traced to the then-military regime of Muhammed Buhari (1983 – 1985) VERDICT: False CONTEXT: Bishop of the Catholic Diocese…
CLAIM: Kenyan President-Elect, William Ruto, didn’t have a political structure just like Nigerian Labour Party presidential nominee Peter Obi. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: While comparing Kenyan President-Elect William Ruto with Nigeria’s…
A Weekly Highlight on Political, Security, Socio-Political and Health Happenings Across the West African Region LIBERIA, SIERRA LEONE AND MALI Macky Sall’s African TourPresident Macky Sall who doubles as the…
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in 1997, and registered in Nigeria in 1999, as an independent, not-for-profit, research training, advocacy and capacity-building…
Jamie Hitchen et Idayat Hassan – June 2022 Le phénomène de propagation des informations mensongères à travers les écosystèmes d’informations en Afrique de l’Ouest s’amplifie. Bien que rendu possible par…
CLAIM: Nigerian universities are better than their foreign counterparts. VERDICT: FALSE CONTEXT: The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, stated his belief that…
At CDD-West Africa, we believe the youth are an important part of enhancing socio-economic and political development. As we look forward to the 2023 elections, we are greatly interested in…
Since the attainment of independence in 1960, civil society groups have contributed decisively towards enabling and enhancing national independence, for instance in the mobilizations against the Anglo Nigeria defense pact,…
August 5th to August 11th 2022 A Weekly Highlight on Political, Security, Socio-Political and Health Happenings Across the West African Region SENEGAL AND MALI Highlights this week focus on the…
Topic: “What is the role of Citizens/CSOs in Countering Fake News?” Monday, May 30, 2022 Moderators Opening Remarks Welcome to the first episode of the CDD Half Hour Show on…
Verdict: False CLAIM: CDD spotted a trending story online, that Elon Musk, the entrepreneur who achieved global fame as the chief executive officer (CEO) of electric autos maker Tesla Inc.…
CLAIM: Peter Obi claimed that Nigeria has about 100 players in NBA. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: Responding to a question posed during an interview on Politics Today, a Programme on Channels…
CLAIM: All executive members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State have defected to the APC. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A twitter account, purportedly belonging to the All Progressives…
CONTEXT: In a one-hour exclusive interview on Arise TV, the former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar made several claims…
VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A former aviation minister and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Femi Fani Kayode popularly known as FFK, recently took to his Twitter handle to say that…
Topic: “Promoting Peaceful Election” June 13, 2022 This program is reaching you live from Voice FM 89.9 Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The Show is aired on this station every Monday, Wednesday…
Topic: “Addressing Violence Against Women In Election” Thursday, June 16, 2022 This program is reaching you live from Voice FM 89.9 Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The Show is aired on this…
Topic: “ELECTION SECURITY AND YOUR CIVIC RESPONSIBILTY” WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 This program is reaching you live from Voice FM 89.9 Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The Show is aired on this…
Topic: “DISINFORMATION/(FAKE NEWS) AND ELECTORAL INTEGRITY“ June 06, 2022 This program is reaching you live from Voice FM 89.9 Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The Show is aired on this station every…
Verdict: FALSE Claim: On August 9, 2022, Sahara Reporters published a breaking news: Nigerian Electoral Body, INEC Succumbs To Pressure From Ruling APC, Backdates Documents To Recognise Senate President Lawan,…
CLAIM: William Ruto has won the Kenyan Presidential Election. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A viral tweet in the early hours of Wednesday, declared a candidate in the 2022 Kenyan Presidential election,…
Today’s topic is “What is the role of Citizens/CSOs in Countering Fake News?” the episode will address look at how citizens and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) can stop fake news…
Topic: “What is the Role of Citizens/CSOs in Countering Fake News?” Monday, May 30, 2022
