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Is Vice President Yemi Osinbajo disbursing $750 million to Nigerians?

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1 year ago

April 29, 2022

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First up is a story about how Nigeria’s vice president Yemi Osinbajo is disbursing $750 million to Nigerians as part of a Covid recovery initiative, according to a message circulating on WhatsApp.
The message read “Hurry now and check if you are eligible to receive 33,000 support from VP Yemi Osinbajo’s $750 million COVID-19 recovery initiative. This grant is available to all Nigerians”
Here is what we know:

There is no sign of such an offer on Osinbajo’s verified Facebook and Twitter accounts. The link in the message leads to a poorly designed web page where visitors are asked to give their names and phone numbers to access the grant. Then the grammatical errors on the website suggest that it was not created by professionals, such as would typically handle the vice president’s communication.

Remember that in November 2021 the Nigerian Communications Commission, which oversees the operations of telecommunications companies in the country, warned of online scams designed to collect information that could later be used to defraud individuals.

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⬆️ Fake News Debunker Edition 66th

Published

5 days ago

September 20, 2023

WABMA PFCN Author

⬆️ Fake News Debunker Edition 66th

🎧 Did Jonathan Warn Tinubu Against Influencing Tribunal Judgement?

🎧 Did Wike Order the demolition of Jabi Motor Park?

🎧 Does Video show recent Gun Fight Between Army and Bandits?

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Does Video show recent Gun Fight Between Army and Bandits?

Published

1 week ago

September 18, 2023

WABMA PFCN Author

A video forwarded many times on WhatsApp shows military troops beside dead bandits after a recent gun fight.

The claim is FALSE

Earlier in September, there were reports that no fewer than 50 bandits were killed with atleast 20 soldiers dead in a clash in Kundu village near Zungeru in Wushishi, Niger State.

It was learnt that seven other soldiers and five vigilantes sustained varying degrees of gunshot injuries. This comes after a recent attack on troops and the crash of a Nigerian Air Force helicopter.

The video being shared had the caption “Bandits killed after gun battle with army in Kundu along Zungeru Tegina road.”

A voice was heard saying most of the terrorists were not more than fifteen years old and some looked like foreigners.

Using InVid video verification tool, the result showed that the video is an old clip from 2021 when Nigerian troops killed Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) commanders and destroyed their training bases at Lake Chad.

CONCLUSION

Several fact checking agencies, including the DailyTrust, have announced that the video claim is FALSE.

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Did Wike Order the demolition of Jabi Motor Park?

Published

1 week ago

September 18, 2023

WABMA PFCN Author

Following his press conference on assumption of office as the minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike has been quoted to have ordered the demolition of Jabi Motor park in Abuja.

The claim is FALSE

One of the sources of the claim is from a one minute-twenty-seven-seconds video shared on Tik-Tok and forwarded many times on WhatsApp

According to a report by Daily Trust, someone speaking in the Hausa language was heard lamenting that “Everyone in Nigeria knows Jabi Park and today the government has ordered its demolition. Our shops have been demolished and our business burned.” However, Daily Trust debunked the claim and confirmed from those at the park that there is neither ongoing demolition or notification of such at the Jabi park and there had been none in 2023.

Still Several statements continued to be shared on social media and blogs supporting the claim.

Verifying the video using a Google reverse image, results revealed that the video was from 2020 when the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) ordered the demolition of illegal shops in the Jabi Motor Park.

CONCLUSION

The claim that the FCT minister Nyesom Wike had ordered demolition of Jabi Motor Park is false.