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Did Cardi B Confirm Dating Nigerian Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye? The $300,000 Monthly Rumour Debunked
Did Cardi B Confirm Dating Nigerian Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye? The $300,000 Monthly Rumour Debunked
VERDICT: FALSE
Social media has been buzzing with claims that American rapper Cardi B has confirmed she is dating Nigerian Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye.
Some viral posts go further, alleging that Okoye pays Cardi B $300,000 every month to be his girlfriend.
The posts also attribute statements to Cardi B suggesting she would not mind having a baby with the goalkeeper because he is “a good man” and “a great keeper too.”
The claims have attracted considerable attention online, but an investigation by WABMA Debunker found no credible evidence that Cardi B made these statements or publicly confirmed the alleged relationship.
What Is the Claim?
Viral social media posts suggest that Cardi B and Maduka Okoye are romantically involved, with some claiming that the Nigerian international pays the rapper $300,000 monthly.
Other posts attribute quotations to Cardi B expressing admiration for Okoye and a willingness to have a child with him.
However, the posts do not provide credible original sources to substantiate the alleged statements.
What We Found
WABMA Debunker searched for interviews, videos, verified social media posts and credible entertainment reports containing the statements attributed to Cardi B.
We found no credible evidence that she made the alleged statements.
What is established is that Cardi B and Maduka Okoye have been seen together publicly.
In July 2026, the pair were spotted sitting together at Paris Fashion Week. They were later seen together again at a dinner in Venice, Italy. These appearances triggered widespread speculation about the nature of their relationship.
However, being seen together does not amount to confirmation of a romantic relationship.
Following their Venice appearance, TMZ reported that there was still no confirmation that Cardi B and Okoye were anything more than friends. Other entertainment reports also described the relationship as speculation rather than a confirmed romance.
What About Cardi B’s Response to the Rumours?
The speculation intensified following allegations made about Okoye by his former partner, Jelicia Westhoff, on social media.
Cardi B subsequently addressed the stream of stories surrounding her dating life.
In audio reported by TMZ, she complained about the rumours and false stories that emerge whenever she is seen with someone.
However, Cardi B did not confirm in that audio that Maduka Okoye was her boyfriend.
Neither did she say that he pays her $300,000 every month.
WABMA Debunker also found no credible interview, video or verified social media post in which Cardi B said she wanted to have a baby with Okoye because he was “a good man” or “a great keeper.”
The supposed quotations appear in viral social media posts, but we could not trace them to a credible original source.
Verdict: FALSE
The claim that Cardi B confirmed she is dating Maduka Okoye and said he pays her $300,000 every month is FALSE.
Although the rapper and Nigerian goalkeeper have been seen together on several occasions, those appearances have fuelled speculation rather than established a confirmed romantic relationship.
As of our verification, neither the reported confirmation nor the sensational quotations attributed to Cardi B have been substantiated.
Whether the two have a private romantic relationship is a separate matter. The available evidence does not establish that either Cardi B or Maduka Okoye has publicly confirmed one.
Photographs can fuel speculation, but speculation is not confirmation, and a viral quotation is not evidence that someone actually said it.
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Our goal is to promote responsible information sharing and strengthen media literacy.
Don’t engage. Don’t amplify. Verify before you share.
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Did Cardi B Confirm Dating Nigerian Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye? The $300,000 Monthly Rumour Debunked
A message circulating on social media claims that Access Bank will shut down its banking operations in September 2026.
But is the claim true?
In Episode 128 of the WABMA Fake News Debunker, we examine the circulating message and verify the claim using statements from Access Bank, Access Holdings, and credible reports.
🔎 Verdict: FALSE
Access Bank has denied the circulating shutdown notice, describing it as false and misleading and stating that it impersonated the bank’s official communication channels.
Access Holdings also confirmed that the publication was false and unauthorised, stating that there had been no change to Access Bank’s operations or financial condition.
This episode highlights why it is important to verify financial information before sharing it or taking action based on it.
Watch Episode 128
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WABMA Fake News Debunker – Episode 128
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A series of images circulating across Facebook, Instagram, X, and WhatsApp appears to show women displaying underwear branded with the photograph of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf.
The images sparked widespread reactions.
Some social media users accused the governor of turning empowerment programmes into political propaganda. Others mocked what they described as an unusual and inappropriate distribution of government items.
The photographs seemed convincing.
Women could be seen holding up underwear allegedly bearing the governor’s image during what appeared to be a public gathering.
But did the governor actually distribute such items?
WABMA Debunker investigated.
The first step was to determine where the images originated.
A reverse image search led investigators to a video posted by Kano-based influencer and political supporter Fatima Nasir, popularly known as “Teemah Cool.”
The original footage showed women displaying underwear during a political gathering.
But there was a crucial difference.
The underwear visible in the original video did not contain Governor Abba Yusuf’s photograph.
This raised an important question.
If the governor’s image was absent in the original footage, how did it suddenly appear in the viral pictures?
To answer this, further forensic analysis was conducted on the circulating images.
The findings were revealing.
Digital examination showed signs of image manipulation. Analysis using SynthID Verifier detected evidence that portions of the viral images had been edited and artificially generated.
The governor’s photograph appeared to have been digitally inserted into the underwear after the original footage was recorded.
In other words, the images circulating online were not an accurate representation of what participants displayed at the event.
Investigators also examined claims that the underwear formed part of an official empowerment programme sponsored by the Kano State Government.
No evidence was found to support this assertion.
There were no government announcements, policy documents, media briefings, or credible news reports indicating that such items were distributed as part of any state empowerment initiative.
Further checks showed that the original gathering was linked to a political event in Kano during a visit by Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu.
Participants reportedly engaged in symbolic political displays connected to local political rivalries.
Nothing in the available evidence suggests that Governor Abba Yusuf authorized, distributed, or endorsed underwear bearing his image.
So what is really true here?
The gathering shown in the original footage did occur.
Women were seen displaying underwear during the event.
What did not occur was the distribution of underwear branded with Governor Abba Yusuf’s photograph.
That element was added later through digital manipulation.
VERDICT
FALSE.
There is no evidence that Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf distributed women’s underwear branded with his photograph as empowerment items.
The viral images were digitally altered, with the governor’s image inserted into the original footage after it was recorded.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Manipulated images can spread rapidly online and create false impressions about public officials, government programmes, and political events.
As election related discussions intensify across Nigeria, altered photographs and AI generated content are becoming increasingly common tools for misinformation.
Verifying the source of an image and examining whether it has been digitally modified remain essential steps before sharing sensitive political content.
CONCLUSION
The claim is False. Reverse image searches traced the content to an original video posted by influencer Fatima Nasir (“Teemah Cool”), where no governor’s image appeared on the underwear. Forensic analysis found evidence of digital manipulation, and no official government records or credible media reports support the claim.
Did Cardi B Confirm Dating Nigerian Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye? The $300,000 Monthly Rumour Debunked
Did Cardi B Confirm Dating Nigerian Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye? The $300,000 Monthly Rumour Debunked
