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How scammers pose as Zenith Bank’s Twitter help page to defraud unsuspecting customers
However, just minutes later, after having given out his financial details and was expecting a solution, he received a debit alert of an undisclosed amount he knew nothing about. It was then that he realised that he had been defrauded and the Twitter page he thought was genuine was not, has just 0 followers, follows only 1 person, and was only created in April 2022.
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Alleged video of man hitting woman with pressing iron not of late singer, Osinachi
Since the passing of the gospel singer, multiple narratives have been flying around with no factual basis. While this is usual with trending events, some people can capitalise on it to propagate unfounded reality that may sometimes stir up fear or even rage in the society.
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Are Almonds alternative to aspirins for treatment of headaches?
“Headache isn't a diagnosis, it's a symptom, a pointer to something possibly sinister. So it's ill-advised to try to suppress a headache, especially if it's not stress related. There are a thousand causes of headaches, from stress to a brain bleed. It's advisable to seek treatment and try to identify this cause and treat accordingly, as opposed to eating almonds,”
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Does drinking water while eating pose danger to the body?
This Tweet by @SirWoley, who has more than 18,000 followers, attracted 28 retweets and 66 likes since the claim was shared while that of @solomonOdinaka2 got no reactions.
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Drone footage of bandits shot in Kenya, not Nigeria
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Are left over onions poisonous to humans?
“Onions ABSORB BACTERIA* and that is the reason why they are so good at preventing us from getting colds & flu,” part of the post read.
