Tag: Fake
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Teenager arrested for faking own kidnap with lover, demanded N30m ransom from family
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Ujunwa Offiah, for allegedly conspiring with her boyfriend, Blessed Ifesinachi, to fake her kidnap and demand N30m ransom from her family. The police also arrested an accomplice, Precious Chukwu, 22, whose phone was reportedly used to negotiate with Offiah’s family. The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem…
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COVID-19: 63% of alcohol-based hand sanitizers in circulation fake – FG
About 63 per cent of alcohol-based hand sanitisers in circulation may not be genuine, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said on Thursday. PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha said most sanitizers are not registered. Speaking at the PTF briefing in Abuja, he said the Minister of…
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Only FCT, Kaduna, Lagos release genuine COVID-19 numbers, El-Rufai replies man who questions ‘fake’ NCDC figures
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has replied to a man who challenged COVID-19 numbers released by NCDC. According to Jibrin Ibrahim, the true numbers of COVID-19 patients in Nigeria can not be ascertained if state governors are in charge of the samples sent to NCDC. Ibrahim, however, hinted that state governors are reducing the…
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2019: Endorsement of Atiku by Northern Elders’ Forum fake – Junaid Muhammed
A Second Republic lawmaker and prominent member of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Dr. Junaid Muhammed, has said the socio-cultural group did not endorse People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. According to Muhammed, only some members of the group, led by its convener, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, backed Atiku. Recall that…
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Opposition parties to Buhari: ‘Your WAEC certificate is fake’
Opposition political parties under the aegis of Coalition of United Political Parties have described the sudden release of the confirmation of result by WAEC in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as suspicious. They said that there were indications that the result was hurriedly released to stall the commencement…
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Adeosun’s exemption certificate fake, not issued by NYSC – Ex-mobilisation director
A former Director of Mobilisation at the National Youth Service Corps, Anthony Ani, says the certificate of exemption purportedly issued by the NYSC to the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, is fake. Ani said this during an interview on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Wednesday. He said, “The NYSC cannot issue that…
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#BBNaija: BamBam is a fake housemate- Ifu Ennada declares
Following Ifu Ennada’s eviction from the Big Brother House, the outspoken former housemate has declared that BamBam is a fake housemate. During an interview at PayPorte office, she was asked to mention a fake housemate in the ongoing reality TV show and she said: “I think it’s BamBam, people will now go back to why…
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Ajimobi’s 21 new kings are wearing carton, fake crowns – Olubadan
The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has described the crowns given to the 21 new kings in Ibadan by Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi as ones made of carton, stressing that they are all wearing fake crowns. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director, Media and Public Affairs to the…
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‘Reports saying ‘I’m Biafran is fake’ – Chimamanda Adichie
Nigerian frontline novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has distanced herself from articles quoting her as saying she is Biafran. The award-winning writer shared a screenshot of the report on her Facebook page insisting it did not emanate from her She wrote, “Headline below, and other similar headlines, which appeared on some websites are false. “They are…
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Alleged new plane acquisition: Tinubu blasts This Day Newspapers, says ‘your report is fake’
The Media Office of former Lagos State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has refuted reports that he has purchased a new plane. A statement by the former governor’s Special Assistant Ademola Oshodi described the report as “fake news’. The statement reads: “The THISDAY story of Sunday, July 23, 2017 claiming…