{"id":24844,"date":"2025-10-05T17:01:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=24844"},"modified":"2025-10-05T17:01:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:01:50","slug":"weekly-round-up-top-five-claims-dubawa-verified-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/weekly-round-up-top-five-claims-dubawa-verified-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Round-Up: Top five claims DUBAWA verified last week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the latest edition of DUBAWA\u2019s weekly round-up, we covered controversial issues that went viral in Nigeria. We also went beyond Nigeria\u2019s borders to provide context for matters of public interest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some of the claims we fact-checked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mining site in viral video from Zamfara\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A video went viral on social media showing a white man alongside some Africans on a mining site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the clip, the white man was seen seated beside a police officer in a camouflage uniform holding a gun. He then showed the man the diamond in an office, inspecting it closely. A social media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DOtildliUNm\/?igsh=eWVxbGx3ZXZwZ2Vs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">user<\/a> who shared the video claimed the location was a mining site in Zamfara.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our <a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/mining-site-in-viral-video-from-sierra-leone-not-zamfara\/\">findings<\/a> revealed that the video was captured in Sierra Leone, not Zamfara, as claimed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>President Boakai fainted during a speech at the UN?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeremiah J. Khalifa Giddens posted in the Costa Show (Facebook group) claiming that Liberia\u2019s President went off while delivering a speech at the United Nations high-level meeting on the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUBAWA <a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/did-president-boakai-faint-during-speech-delivery-at-un\/\">reviewed<\/a> a live video from the United Nations website of the event, which shows that President Boakai didn\u2019t faint or struggle during his speech. However, his microphone was automatically muted when he exceeded the time apportioned for each speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u00a0Olubadan endorsed\u00a0 Peter Obi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sept. 14, 2025, media outlets in Nigeria reported that the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, visited the Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at his private residence in Bodija, Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An X user, @iprincesaviour, who shared the video with the caption, \u201cThe historic moment! Olubadan of Ibadan, Kabiyesi Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, looked at H.E. Peter Obi and declared, \u2018I have seen the president.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While <a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/old-video-recirculated-to-portray-olubadan-endorsing-peter-obi\/\">examining<\/a> the clip, we observed that the individual who spoke in the video was Adeyemi Aderibigbe, not the Oba Olubadan-elect, Rashidi, as claimed. The findings revealed that the narrative that the Nigerian monarch has endorsed Peter Obi as the country\u2019s new president is untrue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>INTERPOL issued an arrest warrant for Burkina Faso\u2019s Captain Traor\u00e9<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Facebook user, Grace Harriet Konyen, claimed that the International Criminal Police Organisation INTERPOL had issued an arrest warrant for Burkina Faso\u2019s military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traor\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We dug <a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/no-interpol-did-not-issue-an-arrest-warrant-for-burkina-fasos-captain-traore\/\">deeper<\/a> into INTERPOL\u2019s official X account, which showed no announcement of such an arrest. DUBAWA\u2019s findings also reveal that INTERPOL cannot issue arrest warrants; it can only issue \u201cRed Notices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gino is sharing airtime and data to celebrate Hilda\u2019s Guinness World Record<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A viral WhatsApp broadcast claims that Gino offers Nigerians free 10GB of data and \u20a65,000 airtime to celebrate Hilda Baci\u2019s recent Guinness World Record as the world\u2019s largest jollof rice holder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGino Tomato is giving Nigerians 10GB Free Data and \u20a65,000 Airtime to support HILDA BACI in all social media, as she is gearing up to make history at the Gino world Jollof festival 2025,\u201d part of the text wrote.<br>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/gino-not-sharing-airtime-data-to-celebrate-guiness-world-record\/\">findings<\/a> revealed that neither Gino nor Hilda announced such a giveaway on their official platforms, and attempts to verify through the links provided revealed phishing tactics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the latest edition of DUBAWA\u2019s weekly round-up, we covered controversial issues that went viral in Nigeria. We also went beyond Nigeria\u2019s borders to provide context for matters of public interest.&nbsp; Here are some of the claims we fact-checked: A video went viral on social media showing a white man alongside some Africans on a mining site. In the clip, the white man was seen seated beside a police officer in a camouflage uniform holding a gun. He then showed the man the diamond in an office, inspecting it closely. A social media user who shared the video claimed the location was a mining site in Zamfara.&nbsp; Our findings revealed that the video was captured in Sierra Leone, not Zamfara, as claimed.&nbsp; Jeremiah J. Khalifa Giddens posted in the Costa Show (Facebook group) claiming that Liberia\u2019s President went off while delivering a speech at the United Nations high-level meeting on the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.&nbsp; DUBAWA reviewed a live video from the United Nations website of the event, which shows that President Boakai didn\u2019t faint or struggle during his speech. However, his microphone was automatically muted when he exceeded the time apportioned for each speaker. On Sept. 14, 2025, media outlets in Nigeria reported that the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, visited the Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at his private residence in Bodija, Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. An X user, @iprincesaviour, who shared the video with the caption, \u201cThe historic moment! Olubadan of Ibadan, Kabiyesi Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, looked at H.E. Peter Obi and declared, \u2018I have seen the president.\u2019\u201d While examining the clip, we observed that the individual who spoke in the video was Adeyemi Aderibigbe, not the Oba Olubadan-elect, Rashidi, as claimed. The findings revealed that the narrative that the Nigerian monarch has endorsed Peter Obi as the country\u2019s new president is untrue. A Facebook user, Grace Harriet Konyen, claimed that the International Criminal Police Organisation INTERPOL had issued an arrest warrant for Burkina Faso\u2019s military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traor\u00e9. We dug deeper into INTERPOL\u2019s official X account, which showed no announcement of such an arrest. DUBAWA\u2019s findings also reveal that INTERPOL cannot issue arrest warrants; it can only issue \u201cRed Notices.\u201d A viral WhatsApp broadcast claims that Gino offers Nigerians free 10GB of data and \u20a65,000 airtime to celebrate Hilda Baci\u2019s recent Guinness World Record as the world\u2019s largest jollof rice holder. \u201cGino Tomato is giving Nigerians 10GB Free Data and \u20a65,000 Airtime to support HILDA BACI in all social media, as she is gearing up to make history at the Gino world Jollof festival 2025,\u201d part of the text wrote.Our findings revealed that neither Gino nor Hilda announced such a giveaway on their official platforms, and attempts to verify through the links provided revealed phishing tactics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[440,3815,1688],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[3793],"class_list":["post-24844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletters-updates","category-homepage","category-news"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-6sI","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":3793,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"lademi-aborisade","display_name":"Lademi Aborisade","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-81.png?fit=1536%2C864&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24844"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24845,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24844\/revisions\/24845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24844"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=24844"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=24844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}