NDC guber candidate alleges plot to disrupt Obi’s Benue visit; govt denies claim
Verified: 3 outlets have reported this story since Nov 10, 3 of them from Nigeria.
The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Benue State, Terhemba Shija, has accused the state government of plotting to disrupt the planned visit of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the state ahead of the 2027 general elections. The state government, however, dismissed the allegation, describing it as false, baseless and…
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3 outlets from Nigeria, where the story is: Daily Trust, Premium Times Nigeria, Vanguard News · how we count
- Nov 10, 11:13 PM UTCFirst reportNDC alleges plot to disrupt Obi’s visit to Benuedailytrust.com ↗
- Nov 11, 10:57 AM UTC+12 h· you’re reading thisNDC guber candidate alleges plot to disrupt Obi’s Benue visit; govt denies claimvanguardngr.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 10:57 AM UTC · +12 h
- Nov 11, 11:57 AM UTC+13 hNDC accuses Benue govt of plotting to disrupt Obi’s visitpremiumtimesng.com ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same allegation by Terhemba Shija that the Benue government plotted to disrupt Peter Obi's visit, and the two reports do not conflict on the facts.
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