Sunday Awosoro

2 weeks ago | dubawa.org | Sunday Awosoro

Jerry Wife TV, a Facebook blog, has removed a post containing a viral EFCC mugshot of Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). Following the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s arrest of VDM on May 2, 2025, Facebook blogs like Jerry Wife TV began to circulate a mugshot of VDM posing with an arrest placard. The placard showed his name, the alleged charges against him, and a date.

2 weeks ago | dubawa.org | Caleb Ijioma |Sunday Awosoro

Tsoron EFCC ya shiga zukatan al’umma da dama a Najeriya, a watanni na baya-bayan nan ayyuka na hukumar da ke yaki da masu yi wa tattalin arzikin kasa zagon kasa wato EFCC ya sake bayyana, ganin yadda ake ganin jami’an hukumar na dirar mikiya kan wasu fitattun mutane da ake zargi da tozarta naira (Naira abuse) da wasu da ake zargin suna aikata zamba ta hanyar intanet (suspected internet fraudsters), da alama dai wannan hukuma bata yin da sauki ga wadanda suka yi ba daidai ba kan sha’anin...

3 weeks ago | dubawa.org | Sunday Awosoro

Claim: Facebook users shared a video showing how the Indonesian government is hanging Nigerians to death for drug offences. Verdict: Misleading. Contrary to the narrative, DUBAWA found that the video has no connection to Nigerians, drugs, or any capital punishment in Indonesia. Instead, it was taken from an advertisement for a Spanish company that produces Halloween props for entertainment.

4 weeks ago | dubawa.org | Caleb Ijioma |Sunday Awosoro

The fear of the EFCC is the beginning of financial caution. In recent months, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has emerged as a visible presence in both online and offline spaces. From the arrest of different celebrities accused of Naira abuse to continuous raids on suspected internet fraudsters, the institution appears not to be taking financial crimes lightly. However, this time, a new wave of fear is spreading.

1 month ago | dubawa.org | Sunday Awosoro

Claim: Social media users claim that Harvard University in the United States of America has named the Quran the best book for justice worldwide. Verdict: Misleading. Harvard has not issued any ranking to declare the Quran as the best book on justice. Instead, it recognised a specific verse from the Quran as one of the powerful expressions of justice in history. Social media has been abuzz with a claim that Harvard University declared the Quran the world’s best book on justice.