Nigerian Democratic Report

Fact-Check: Sheikh Gumi’s Video Advocating for Bandits Is Edited 0
- Fact Check, News
- December 4, 2025
CLAIM: Video shows Sheikh Gumi advocating for bandits to be included in the country’s national budget VERDICT: Misleading. The interview is real, but the viral video is edited. FULL STORY A popular blog, ‘Linda Ikeji Blog’ posted a video clip featuring controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi. In the clip, which appears to have been cut

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9.8 Million Nigerians Pre-Register as INEC Completes Voter Registration Phase One 0
- News
- December 3, 2025
…Osun Leads in Online and Physical Registration Completion The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reported that nearly 9.891 million Nigerians have finished their online pre-registration, as the commission prepares to end the initial phase of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration process. Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, INEC’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, announced in a

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Security: Badaru, Nigeria’s Minister for Defence Resigns 0
- News
- December 2, 2025
Amid increasing insecurity that prompted President Bola Tinubu to declare a security emergency, Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, resigned from his position on Monday with immediate effect. There are reports indicating that President Bola Tinubu is under increased pressure to appoint a retired military general as Defence Minister in response to escalating security

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Governor Adeleke Leaves PDP Amid Internal Disputes, Looks for Party to Pursue Re-election Bid 0
- News
- December 2, 2025
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party amid national internal conflict and is expected to seek re-election with a different party. A statement issued late last night by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson for the State Governor, announced that the Governor—who had previously purchased and submitted his nomination form to

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Fact Check: The Claim that Islamic Terrorists Set Fire to a Church in Northern Nigeria is false; Video Not from Nigeria.0
- Fact Check
- December 1, 2025
CLAIM: Video showing a church in northern Nigeria allegedly set on fire by Islamic terrorists VERDICT: False. The video is from Ghana, not Nigeria. FULL STORY A video has surfaced on social media with the claim that it shows a church building in northern Nigeria that was set on fire by Islamic terrorists. A TikTok

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Fact-Check: The Video Alleging Forced Military Recruitment for Nigerian Youths is AI-generated.0
- Fact Check, News
- December 1, 2025
Claim: A viral video claims that the Nigerian military is threatening to force young Nigerians aged eighteen and above to join the army. Verdict: Misleading. Background Nigeria faces ongoing security threats such as insurgency, banditry, and communal conflicts. Addressing these issues requires targeted actions like intelligence gathering, patrols, rapid-response teams, and community involvement. In response

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