Nigerian Democratic Report

Fact-Check: True, Anambra’s Voter Turnout Dropped by 58% Between 2013 and 2021 0
- Fact Check
- November 8, 2025
Claim: Anambra Records 58% drop in voter turnout in eight years Verdict: True. A claim by user 2_amaechi posted on that Anambra has recorded a drop in voter turnout over the past eight years. Screenshot from the tweet Ndrfactcheck found that in an election monitoring group, Kimpact Development Initiative, under the Strengthening Electoral Accountability

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Fact-Check: Police Did Not Teargas YIAGA Africa Election Observers.0
- Fact Check, News
- November 8, 2025
Claim: A viral post claims that the police fired teargas canisters at Yiaga Africa election observers at the Independent Electoral Commission office in Ihiala local government. Verdict: False. A viral post circulated early on election day that some election observers deployed by Yiaga Africa were teargassed by the personnel of the Nigeria Police at the

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Anambra 2025: Orderly Elections, Low Voter Turnout, Delays in Accreditation and Voting Processes 0
- News
- November 8, 2025
The Anambra governorship polls began slowly on Saturday, with low voter turnout and minor logistical issues, reflecting past election trends in the state. In several polling stations, accreditation did not commence at the stipulated time of 8:30 am. Like the lull experienced in the campaigns preceding the elections, it was business as usual for several

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Anambra 2025: IPC, CEMESO Commit to Ensuring Transparency, Journalists’ Safety During Elections 0
- News
- November 7, 2025
The International Press Centre (IPC) and the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) have reaffirmed their commitment to monitoring the Anambra governorship election in real time via the Anambra Election Observation Hub. This initiative also aims to ensure the safety of journalists, verify electoral information, and promote transparency and credibility in the polling process. With

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Anambra 2025: ElectHER Decries Poor Women’s Representation Despite Huge Population 0
- News
- November 7, 2025
Only two women will appear as governorship candidates in the November 8, 2025, election, notwithstanding that women constitute 49.3 per cent of registered voters. The female candidates in the 2025 governorship race are Chioma Grace Ifemeludike of the African Action Congress (AAC) and Ndidi Christy Olieh representing the National Rescue Movement (NRM). There are, however,

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Fact Check: Ignore Viral Video Announcing Three-Day ‘Sit-at-Home’ Before Anambra Election 0
- Fact Check
- November 7, 2025
Claim: On Friday morning, a viral message and video began circulating in Awka, the capital of Anambra State, alleging that a three-day sit-at-home order had been announced in Anambra State for the period of the governorship election. Verdict: False A viral video posted on 6 November 2025 claimed that the “Biafra Republic Government in Exile”

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