Amina had spent weeks searching for work online. Like many recent graduates, she uploaded her CV to multiple job portals, recruitment websites, and application platforms, hoping one of them would […]
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Viral claims of $100 billion deals and IMF defiance are sweeping West Africa. Our investigation exposes the network manufacturing them, and a damning pattern of falsehood and exaggeration. 43.7% of
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In the past few years, most people online have chatted with an AI Chatbot such as Grok, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or DeepSeek. In fact, a survey by Google-Ipsos found that
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On May 8, 2026, Meta announced the closing of the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) option previously available to Instagram users. The reason for the decision, according to Meta, was that too
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The 2026 Ekiti Governorship election has attracted significant cross-generational interest as the inaugural poll conducted under the updated 2026 Electoral Act. Netizens and political analysts alike are speculating that the
At the early hours of the morning of the Ekiti State election, at exactly 8:25 AM, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) posted an official “Election Emergency Line” via X for
Tensions in Nigeria’s elections are not new, but the digital disruption has brought with it dis/misinformation at scale, further complicating an already complex election landscape and is deepening the erosion
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On May 7, 2026, social media users across the world noticed something unusual: follower counts were suddenly falling. Major celebrity accounts reportedly lost millions of followers within hours. Influencers complained
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On the evening of Sunday, 29th March 2026, Palm Sunday, gunmen stormed the Gari Ya Waye community in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, opening fire
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Imagine finding out that one of your favourite columnists on your favourite news website, whose writing you have come to like over the past year, does not exist. Now, imagine
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