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

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11 months 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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💥Breaking News! DEBUNKER Edition 42

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3 days ago

March 29, 2023

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💥Breaking News! DEBUNKER Edition 42

Was Aishatu Dahiru ‘Binani’ announced as Governor Of Adamawa State?

Does Picture show LP Lagos assembly candidate, Olumide Oworu attacked during elections?

Was Obasanjo out of the country during the Governorship Election?

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Was Obasanjo out of the country during the Governorship Election?

Published

3 days ago

March 29, 2023

WABMA PFCN Author

News broke out during the Governorship Election that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was out of the country.

The claim is true, here’s what we know

Many people expected that Obasanjo would show up as usual at his polling unit in Abeokuta.

Obasanjo voted during the presidential election and it was said that he has never missed an election in the state.

But surprisingly, he didn’t show up on the day of the governorship election. This spiked speculation about his location, hence, the news of him being out of the country.

When contacted his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi disclosed that Obasanjo had traveled out of the country earlier, he was supposed to return a day before the election but couldn’t return.

Conclusion
Since the former president didn’t show up at his polling unit in the election day and with confirmation from his media aide, the claim that Obasanjo was out of the country is TRUE

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Does Picture show LP Lagos assembly candidate, Olumide Oworu attacked during elections?

Published

3 days ago

March 29, 2023

WABMA PFCN Author

A picture of Olumide Oworu, the LP house of assembly candidate for Surulere LGA 1, circulated on social media with claims that he sustained injuries in an attack by political thugs.

The claim is misleading, here’s why

Using Google reverse image, ro result showed up for the image. But upon deep finding, it showed up on the Instagram page of a makeup artist @carinasfx.

The picture dates back to October 7, 2022 and it was shot on a movie set.

The viral image of Oworu is old and misleading. It has been online for about five months.

Though the LP house of assembly candidate reported an attack on him and his team in Surulere on March 14, the picture trending is not related to the event.

Conclusion:
The viral image showing that Oworu was attacked by thugs is misleading.