{"id":15990,"date":"2023-09-18T15:11:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=15990"},"modified":"2023-09-18T15:11:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:11:18","slug":"false-newly-acquired-house-units-owned-by-phyno-not-timaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/false-newly-acquired-house-units-owned-by-phyno-not-timaya\/","title":{"rendered":"FALSE! Newly acquired house units owned by Phyno, not Timaya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: Timaya buys 20 units of Terrace Empire for N2 billion.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict: The claim<\/a> is false. Public acknowledgements by Terrace Empire via social media reveal that the newly purchased house units belong to Phyno, not Timaya.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Facebook handle, ChinekeBoy Updates<\/a>, shared that Nigerian singer Timaya<\/a> has recently purchased 20 house units in Terrace Empire valued at over two billion naira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTimaya buys over 20 units of Terrace Empire for over (two) billion naira at once,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post contained pictures of the newly purchased real estate property and a photo of the Nigerian singer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image of Timaya and the newly acquired real estate property. Photo Source: Facebook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ChinekeBoy Updates, who made the post on Monday, September 4, 2023, noted that people save up for years to purchase one unit, but the multi-award-winning singer bought 20 at once.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further prayed for the followers of the handle, wishing them God\u2019s blessing that would make them financially stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post attracted 70,000 reactions, 10,000 comments, and 681 shares and was brought to our attention for a fact-check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We conducted a keyword search about the post on Google but discovered nothing connected to Timaya. However, his music counterpart, Phyno, is linked to the property. A news blog, NaijaChoice<\/a>, announced that the rapper purchased \u201c20 apartments of Empire Terrace Project by Victoria Crest Homes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Famous realtor Kennedy Okonkwo also congratulated<\/a> Phyno for the purchase via Instagram. The post includes a similar picture to the claimant’s and a video clip<\/a> of the house.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Picture of the house units posted by Mr Okonkwo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In Mr Okonkwo\u2019s congratulatory post, he acknowledged sandra_nedcomoaks<\/a>, who struck the deal. Ms Sandra also recognised Mr Okonkwo\u2019s post over Phyno\u2019s purchase of the house.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, we contacted Timaya via his social media handle, enquiring about the said property, but received no response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The claim is false. The real estate agents of Terrace Empire publicly acknowledged the sale of the house units to Phyno. 

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Claim: Timaya buys 20 units of Terrace Empire for N2 billion.\u00a0 Verdict: The claim is false. Public acknowledgements by Terrace Empire via social media reveal that the newly purchased house units belong to Phyno, not Timaya.\u00a0 Full Text A Facebook handle, ChinekeBoy Updates, shared that Nigerian singer Timaya has recently purchased 20 house units in Terrace Empire valued at over two billion naira. \u201cTimaya buys over 20 units of Terrace Empire for over (two) billion naira at once,\u201d he wrote. The post contained pictures of the newly purchased real estate property and a photo of the Nigerian singer. ChinekeBoy Updates, who made the post on Monday, September 4, 2023, noted that people save up for years to purchase one unit, but the multi-award-winning singer bought 20 at once.\u00a0 He further prayed for the followers of the handle, wishing them God\u2019s blessing that would make them financially stable. The post attracted 70,000 reactions, 10,000 comments, and 681 shares and was brought to our attention for a fact-check. Verification We conducted a keyword search about the post on Google but discovered nothing connected to Timaya. However, his music counterpart, Phyno, is linked to the property. A news blog, NaijaChoice, announced that the rapper purchased \u201c20 apartments of Empire Terrace Project by Victoria Crest Homes.\u201d\u00a0 Famous realtor Kennedy Okonkwo also congratulated Phyno for the purchase via Instagram. The post includes a similar picture to the claimant’s and a video clip of the house.\u00a0 In Mr Okonkwo\u2019s congratulatory post, he acknowledged sandra_nedcomoaks, who struck the deal. Ms Sandra also recognised Mr Okonkwo\u2019s post over Phyno\u2019s purchase of the house.\u00a0 Finally, we contacted Timaya via his social media handle, enquiring about the said property, but received no response. Conclusion The claim is false. 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