CLAIM: PDP thugs snatched Ballots and caused violence at Isokan LGA Ward 2 Unit 3. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: CDD Fact Checkers spotted a WhatsApp story posted by 10:12 am with…
CLAIM: A bullion Van was spotted at a polling unit. VERDICT: True But Misleading CONTEXT: On 16th July 2022, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development [CDD] spotted a…
CLAIM: Thugs are in Ifewara LGA to perpetrate violence. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: on 16th July 2022 fact-checkers at the centre for democracy and development[ CDD] spotted a tweet on official…
CLAIM: Hon Lasun of Labour Party drops his ambition for Sen. Ademola Adeleke. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: On the 16th of July, 2022, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy democracy and…
CLAIM: Bola Ahmed Tinubu is on the ballot for the Osun Governorship Election VERDICT: False VERIFICATION: Our fact-checkers looked into the claim and can verify that the incumbent Governor Gboyega…
CLAIM: The Police Withdrew all securities from PDP loyalists and their chieftain for the APC thugs to Attack. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: On the 15th of July 2022, fact-checkers at the…
CLAIM: Oyetola Refused to Approve Osogbo Stadium For Our Mega Rally, Says Osun PDP. VERDICT: False. CONTEXT: On 16th of July 2022, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development…
CLAIM: Adeleke said in a tweet “Our mandate will not be stolen this time, It Is fire for fire” VERDICT: False CONTEXT: On July 8, 2022, fact-checkers at the Centre…
CLAIM: Tinubu replaced Shettima with Dogara as his running mate. VERDICT: FALSE AND MISLEADING CONTEXT: On July 15, 2022, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a…
CLAIM: Senator Adeleke, PDP Candidate has been sacked by the court from participating in the forthcoming Osun election VERDICT: False CONTEXT: On July 15, 2022, a screenshot message credited to…
CLAIM: The Benue State SDP chairman John Enemari, has decamped with all its members in the 276 wards and 23 local govt areas to Labour Party. Benue State is now…
IntroductionThe second of two off-cycle governorship elections for 2022 will be conducted by theIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State, on July 16, 2022. Theelection is the seventh in…
CLAIM: This image was taken from the PDP mega rally in Osogbo, Osun State on Thursday, July 14, 2022. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: On Thursday, July 14, 2022, the People’s Democratic…
The Centre for Democracy and Development has been nominated for the International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award 2022 (www.aceaward.com) in which, the Centre nomination fits into the category of Lifetime/Outstanding achievement. This…
CLAIM: Kashim Shettima dines with Boko Haram terrorists VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A photo of the All Progressives Congress vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima allegedly eating with Boko Haram terrorists has…
In August 2020, Mali’s democratic government was overthrown by the military. A second coup, in May the following year, saw Colonel Assimi Goïta take full control of the transitional authority.…
CLAIM: Osun State Governor and candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Adegboyega Oyetola was attacked during his campaign in Osogbo, Osun state. VERDICT: False VERIFICATION: Investigations carried out by CDD…
CLAIM: Delegates sent to UK over Ekweremadu’s case arrested. Verdict: False Context: On Thursday, a high-powered Nigerian delegation was at the Westminster Court in London for the trial of Ike…
CLAIM: Wike said that PDP will vote southern presidential candidate in 2023 Verdict: False Context: A post on Facebook by the “APC Frontier Group” claiming that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers…
VERDICT: FALSE AND MISLEADING CLAIM: On July 7, 2022, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a claim trending in Osogbo and around the State of Osun…
The 2023 general election will be a defining moment not just for Nigeria but also for West Africa. The region has suffered democratic decline and experienced coups and counter-coups in…
THEME: “STRATEGIES AND MECHANISMS FOR THE TRANSPARENT MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 FUNDS” The Centre for Democracy and development is pleased to join the Africa Union and itsesteemed governments, as well as…
CLAIM: Following the conduct of political parties’ primary elections to field candidates for the various positions in the 2023 general elections, there have been several allegations against the Independent National…
Job Position: Communications Officer Industry type: NGO Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria Contract term: Full-Time Job Summary ABOUT CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT (CDD) The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD)…
Job Position: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Industry type: NGO Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria Contract term: Full-Time Job Summary ABOUT CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT (CDD) The Centre for Democracy and…
Claim: Peter Obi Son was seen stepping on a Nigerian Flag Verdict: False Context: A tweet containing a picture of a young man wearing a face mask and stepping on…
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in1997, and registered in Nigeria in 1999, as an independent, not-for-profit, research training,advocacy and capacity-building organisation. The…
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in1997, and registered in Nigeria in 1999, as an independent, not-for-profit, research training,advocacy and capacity-building organisation. The…
Depuis quelques mois, un nombre croissant d’organisations de la société civile et de classespolitiques et intellectuelles africaines manifestent fréquemment leur désapprobation despolitiques de la France dans ses anciennes colonies, singulièrement…
In recent months, a growing number of civil society organizations and African political and intellectual classes have frequently expressed their disapproval of France’s policies in its formercolonies, particularly Mali which,…
Job Position: Consultant Industry type: NGO Job Location: Maiduguri Contract term: Temporary Job Summary: Project Title: Supporting Northeast States Reintegration and Reconciliation Initiatives The Project: The project aims to support…
Under the Project of: Strengthening the Delivery of Peace and Security (SDPS) Project Background Kaduna State’s unfortunate history of violent conflict has been driven by religious and ethnic conflicts and…
Violent conflicts between nomadic or semi-nomadic pastoralists and sedentary farmer communities inNigeria have led to thousands of deaths and significant economic losses in recent years. The conflict has worsened the…
Press Statement by the Forum of Fellows of the Centre for Democracy and Development Date: Monday, 4th July 2022 The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, resigned his appointment…
Le Centre pour la Démocratie et le Développement (CDD) a publié aujourd’hui sa dernière analyse desdéfis posés par les fake news à l’écosystème de l’information en Afrique de l’Ouest. Fake…
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has today published its latest analysis of thechallenges posed by fake news to the information ecosystem across West Africa. ‘Fake News in WestAfrica:…
Claim: An image of APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, raising the hand of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has led to rumours that Zulum has been picked as the vice-presidential…
Claim: Rivers State Governor, and runner-up at the recently concluded PDP presidential primaries, Nyesom Wike has defected to the Labour party in support of its nominee, Peter Obi Verdict: False…
Claim: The National Population Commission is recruiting staff for the upcoming 2023 census and is asking citizens to register via a link that is being circulated on social media Verdict:…
Since 1999 Nigeria has conducted periodic elections and in 2015 witnessed the first democratic transfer of power from one political party to another. This democratic progress has seen the expansion…
Verdict: False Claim: Multiple posts were made on social media suggesting that the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu never studied at the Chicago State University stating that whatever certificate…
VERDICT: Misleading False Alarm CLAIM: A Tweep, had tweeted via @Nkemchor_, “Mbaka attacked Peter Obi and lost his Adoration Ground Wike attacked Peter Obi and lost the Primaries Ike Ekweremadu…
