By Kelvin Ololo As political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections, the atmosphere across Nigeria is gradually heating up with renewed alignments, defections, and ambitions among politicians seeking re-election or aspiring to occupy elective offices. In Cross River State, Governor Bassey Otu had earlier directed political appointees interested in contesting the 2027 elections
By Kelvin Ololo A three-day intensive training on countering disinformation, fake news, and hate speech in electoral processes has ended with journalists and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across the South-South region urged to apply the knowledge gained in their communities ahead of the 2027 general elections and beyond. The workshop, which began on 23 February
By Kelvin Ololo As Nigeria prepares for future electoral cycles, no fewer than 35 media professionals and civil society actors from Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, and Edo states are participating in a three-day specialized conference on countering disinformation, fake news, misinformation, and hate speech in electoral processes. The conference, which began on
By Sylvia Akpan and Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Stakeholders in the media have identified consistent training of citizen journalists and other media practitioners as the panacea for political misinformation which has often led to violence during electioneering periods. This was the focus of discussion at an event to mark the fourth anniversary of