The 2023 elections in the country are fast approaching, with the presidential and parliamentary Nigeria elections scheduled to kick off on February 25, 2023. These elections are a critical time for Nigerians, as they present an opportunity for citizens to have their voices heard and to shape the future of …
Read More »How Full Fact’s AI Tools Will Help Tackle 2023 Nigeria Election Misinformation
Full Fact, a UK-based charity which tackles misinformation through fact-checking and campaigns, is partnering with organisations dedicated to promoting credibility in information during the upcoming general election in Nigeria on February 25, 2023. Collaborating with International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) members Africa Check, Dubawa, and FactCheckHub, Full Fact will expand …
Read More »Russian Crisis: World’s Largest Plane Destroyed in Ukraine
The largest plane in the world – Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane – was destroyed by Russian strikes outside Kyiv on the fourth day of Moscow’s invasion, Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom group said Sunday. “Russian invaders destroyed the flagship of the Ukrainian aviation, the AN-225” at the Antonov airport in Gostomel near …
Read More »2023: Who Will Go for the Igbo? – Our best Three Candidates
With 2023 just around the corner, the race to determine who succeeds incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari as the holder of the top job in Nigeria is beginning to gather steam. Already, several candidates have thrown their hats into the ring, with some of them, like the Muhammadu Buhari not hiding …
Read More »South-West Leads In Voter Registration, North Takes Back Seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it received 542,576 online applications in the first two weeks of the resumption of its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), which commenced on June 28, 2020. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC), yesterday, in …
Read More »How Nigeria can Enjoy an Effective Digitized Electoral System – Jega Lists Factors
The former chairman, Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that development in critical sectors such as infrastructure, software and associated support infrastructure are vital Nigeria to enjoy effective digitized electoral system. Jega maintained that there are innumerable challenges facing the country which need to be solved tackled …
Read More »LASG to Digitize Court Proceedings from October
In its bid to ensure speedy dispensation of Justice in Lagos, the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration is set to commence the digitisation of court proceedings in the State. Speaking at the first virtual Bar-Bench Forum Y2021 held recently, the Lagos State Attorney-General/Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) noted that …
Read More »BREAKING: Buhari Sacks Service Chiefs, Appoints New Ones
The President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has replaced the service chiefs in the country with immediate effect. Special Adviser On Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The outgoing service chiefs are General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (Chief of Defence Staff); Lt. Gen. …
Read More »EndSARS: Adamu Garba Threatens to Sue Twitter CEO
A former presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, Thursday threatened to sue Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey for supporting the #EndSARS protest. Adamu in a Tweet said if the protest continues to evolve into disorder explained that Jack’s tweet calling for support against disbanded SARS was …
Read More »Asset Declaration Forms: SERAP Tasks Courts to Correct Flaws in CCB
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP has stressed the need for the judiciary to rule against unduly withheld access to asset declaration forms. It said Code of Conduct Bureau’s obstruction of Nigerians who seek access to the forms was one of the reasons the system had not been …
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