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Fact-Check: No, the EFCC Did Not Issue This Viral Warning About International One-Ring Phone Scams 

David Ojumoola05 mins

Claim  A viral WhatsApp broadcast circulating under the header “FROM EFCC DESK” warns the public against answering or calling back specific international phone numbers from countries like Belarus (+375), Latvia (+371), and Serbia (+381).  The message asserts that calling these numbers back allows fraudsters to copy your contact lists and banking details from your phone…

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Fact-check: Did Aliko Dangote say oil prices may force Nigerians to work from home due to Iran–Israel war?

Saka Fatima05 mins

A claim circulating widely across social media says that Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, warned that Nigerians may be forced to adopt work-from-home measures due to rising fuel prices linked to the Iran–Israel crisis. The Claim: A viral WhatsApp message reads: “U.S.-IRAN WAR: RISING OIL PRICES MAY FORCE NIGERIANS TO WORK FROM HOME – DANGOTE.”…

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