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As people continue to share misinformation and disinformation across all social media platforms, DUBAWA verified several public assertions shared during the last week.
Below are some of the major ones:
- Viral video of Oshiomole massaging a South African woman’s feet
Last week, a video surfaced on TikTok showing the former national chairperson of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomole, massaging a woman’s feet in a private jet. Oshiomole dismissed the video, claiming it was generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Through a press statement posted on the senator’s media aide, Oseni Momodu’s Facebook page, he stated the video was intended to malign the lawmaker’s reputation.
However, the video was traced to the TikTok account of Leshaan Da Gama, a South African influencer and adult content creator. DUBAWA conducted a manual analysis of the viral video and discovered no clues suggesting it was generated by AI. Meanwhile, credible media platforms reported that Da Gama debunked Oshiomole’s claim via her Instagram Story.
Read more here.
- Video showing Trump with Rev. Ezekiel
Jos-based reverend, Ezekiel Dachamo, became popular in November 2025, when a video was shared online showing him appealing to the United States (US) president, Donald Trump, to intervene in Nigeria’s security crisis.
Recently, a Facebook user shared a video showing Trump and Ezekiel together, suggesting they met in Nigeria.
DUBAWA checked the official US website and verified social media accounts to see if there was any record of Trump’s alleged visit or dialogue with Ezekiel, but we found none. Also, no credible news outlet reported the meeting. AI-detection tools such as Hive.Ai and AI Deepfake Detector indicated that the video contained AI manipulation.
Read more here.
- Gumi suggested Sharia Court as solution to terrorism in Kwara State
On Feb 3, 2026, suspected terrorists attacked Woro, a Muslim-dominated community in Kwara State. The attack occurred when the community rejected the preachings proposed by an ISIS-linked group, which led to the killings of over 170 residents and the destruction of buildings.
Meanwhile, a Facebook user, Chanasa Nworu, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, claimed that the controversial Islamic preacher, Ahmad Gumi, advocated the acceptance of Sharia Law in Kwara State in a bid to maintain peace.
DUBAWA found no credible news report on Gumi’s comments on the onslaught in Kwara State. Moreover, we checked his official and frequently used Facebook account but found no posts validating the claimant’s assertion.
Read more here.
- News reports Ministry of Health received only $36 million in 2025
Since Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, several news platforms circulated reports that the Federal Ministry of Health received only ₦36 million out of the ₦218 billion allocated in the 2025 budget. The remark was attributed to the Minister of Health, Muhammad Pate.
The remark was published by several Nigerian news outlets, including PREMIUM TIMES, Peoples Gazette, Arise TV, ThisDAY, and Leadership Newspaper, with many attributing to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as the original source.
However, DUBAWA discovered that the Minister stated that the ₦218 billion allocation was meant for “regular capital projects/programmes of the Ministry’s Headquarters” and not the entire health sector or ministry. But only the sum of ₦36,000,000.00 representing 0.1% has so far been released and not utilised due to the Bottom-Up Cash Plan policy by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF).
Furthermore, a review of the Approved 2025 Federal Government Budget by UDEME, a social accountability project of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), shows that the total allocation to the Ministry of Health sector is ₦2.37 trillion (₦2,376,837,008,012), which is significantly larger than ₦218 billion reported.
Read more here.
- Beetroot juice kills cancer cells in 42 days
Cancer remains a leading cause of death globally. It is a group of diseases characterised by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells throughout the body, which affects various organs and tissues.
A Facebook user recently claimed that cancer can be killed with beetroot within 42 days.
DUBAWA searched for evidence that beetroot or beetroot juice could cure cancer or kill cancer cells in humans within a specified timeframe. Our search did not yield any evidence supporting the claim.
One study on prostate cancer cells (PC‑3 cell line) found that certain amounts of beetroot water extract reduced the cells’ ability to grow and multiply in the lab, suggesting a possible effect on cell growth. Another study on colorectal cancer cells (HCT‑116 and HT‑29) found that beetroot leaf and stalks slowed cell growth and triggered signs of programmed cell death, a natural process in which damaged cells self-destruct. But while beetroot can influence cancer cells in controlled experiments, there is no proof that consuming beetroot can cure cancer in humans.
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