All bloggers, Vloggers and Content Creators across the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have convened a -three day Summit designed to address the nagging issues of fake news, misinformation and disinformation. A statement on Tuesday in Abuja issued by Dele Anifowoshe, Chairman, Local Organising Committee of the Summit, explained that the former Military Head Read More
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas are among the dignitaries expected at the public presentation of a book, “Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria”, written by Omoniyi Ibietan, the head of media relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday, July 25. A statement Read More
The Anambra state Police Command has disclosed that it would henceforth go after those spreading fake news on social media about the security situation in the state, the spokesperson of the Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, has said. Ikenga said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Friday that the Command would put a stop Read More
The Kogi state government has warned mischievous politicians who are hell bent on destroying the unity and peaceful coexistence of the people in the state to desist or face the full wrath of the law. The warning was contained in a press statement issued in Lokoja by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo. He said some agents Read More
A group, Probity and Accountability Watch Initiative (PAWI), has condemned the news of a N15 billion last-minute borrowing propaganda circulated in the state. It had been reported that the governor of Enugu state, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, was asking the House of Assembly to approve N15 billion loan “in less than 60 days to leave office at a time most states Read More
Chairman Ohanaeze NdiIgbo Elders Council, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has refuted reports credited to him on social media that he called Yorubas political rascals. In a statement issued and made available to newsmen, Monday, he described as “fake news circulating on social media completely misrepresenting the statement I made at Awka Anambra State in connection to the killings, destructions of properties Read More
Before you share information online consider the 5Ws by doing so we can eradicate fake news from our society. Fake news can be misleading as well as damage the reputation of an individual or entity. Although fake news is usually spread on social media. The term “Fake News” does not have any standard definition. It applies liberally to any false Read More
It’s crystal clear that everything that exists on earth has reason(s) for its existence. This is the reason behind our being here. The era when different facilities that made life easy, like the use of donkey by our forefathers, had gone. We are now in the age where everything is computerised. Without social media, people would have to continue to Read More
Following allegation of $4 million bribe against officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Coalition of Political Parties (CUPP) has called on political to focus on campaigns and leave frivolous allegations against the commission. Urging security agencies to be on top of their game, the CUPP said that it has concluded after thorough investigation that the allegations are false and Read More
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has faulted the state government of Engr David Umahi, for implementing Cybercrime Prohibition Law in the state without a public hearing. The group however, demanded immediate release of a Radio presenter, Godfrey Chikwere, arrested and detained over a Facebook post on the order of the state government. In a statement Read More
Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has urged the media to guard against fake news and misinformation, saying it can lead unrest in the society. He said, “As we are all aware, fake news, misinformation and hate speech can lead to civil unrest and also impact negatively on our national cohesion, hence we must eschew this practice.” Alhaji Read More
Plateau state Governor, Simon Lalong, has praised the electorate for their peaceful conduct and large turn out to elect their Chairmen and Councillors in the ongoing local lovernment elections holding throughout the 17 Local Government Areas on Saturday October 9, 2021. The governor who voted alongside his wife, Regina Lalong and other close family members at about 10:30am, said he Read More
Arewa Youth Assembly on Thursday splits over smear campaign against the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The Assembly has also sacked its Speaker, Mohammed Salihu Danlami, over attack on President Muhammadu Buhari’s economic agenda and tenure extension. Recall that the Speaker of the group, Danlami, in a statement had insisted that Emefiele has option of voluntary Read More
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, said the scheme is committed to the sustenance ofCOVID-19 preventive and safety protocols in order to guarantee seamless service year. The Director-General who stated this Friday during a WEBINAR session on COVID-19 measures for safe orientation camp, jointly organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease (NCDC)/NYSC, and supported Read More
The governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) for Anambra State 2021 poll, Senator Andy Uba, has advised social media users and journalists in the country to refrain from disseminating fake news. Uba, who was reacting to a publication by an online newspaper (Sahara Reporters), which faulted his West African School Certificate (WASSCE), said spreading fake news tarnish people’s image Read More
The Director-General of NYSC, Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has urged corps members to explore every available opportunities during the service year in order to develop their potential and become role models, worthy of emulation. General Ibrahim gave this advice Thursday in a nationwide address, delivered virtually to the 2021 Batch ‘B’ Stream One corps members and camp officials. He said lOrientation Read More
Back in the stone age of the social media world, Sahara Reporters used to be the only online news medium; where Internet users could readily get information about the happenings in the country. News that was ordinarily stifled from regular people. Over time, like most things that are not founded or hinged on good intentions, Sahara veered off and went Read More
The way and manner Sahara Reporters is constantly waging wars against those in authority and villifying them shows that it is the purveyor of fake news and propaganda. At best, Sahara- Reporters’ variant of journalism is no-par-value as against evidence-based, factual, authenticated and verified reports of a credible medium. The nontradable products of the medium are fertile grounds for a Read More
Kwara state governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Friday challenged media executives to take up the gauntlet to halt the spread of fake news “that is fast dominating the media space.” He said leaders in the media industry should not leave the task of regulation to politicians alone, adding that “the earlier the menace is tackled the better for peace and security of Read More
The federal government has insisted that its suspension of social media platform, Twitter will be in force until the organisation is registered in Nigeria, as well obtain license to operate in the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who made the government position known before the House of Representatives joint Committee on Information, Justice and Communication on Read More
Former President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday asked the Nigerian media practitioners how they had fared with be usage of the Freedom of Information Act (FO1A), which was enacted 10 years ago.The FOIA was enacted in 2011 to bequeath the media with the abiding freedom required to practice and an unfettered access to information in the public interest. Speaking in Abuja shortly Read More
In the immediate aftermath of the unexpected death of the 42nd Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ibrahim Attahiru, together with seven other officers and three air force personnel in a plane crash, two issues emerged, namely, fake news and how Nigerian elite empathise with those that lose their loved ones. I am here discountenancing conspiracy theories about the tragic Read More
A former Head of State, General Abdulsalami A. Abubakar (rtd) has denied any link with armed bandits or any other terrorists group in Niger state, describing reports linking him with their activities as “false, unfounded” and fake news. In a statement by Abdulsalami in Minna, signed by his media aide, Dr Yakubu Suleiman said some online media had linked Read More
The war theater is where all the gory details are. The avalanche of ammunition expelled all over, guns blazing, pellets dropping, and blood let to run like rain. That is where you see all the fighter Jets in action. That is where the action is for all the vehicles of war and fight against terror. This is the theater of Read More
Like every profession, journalism has its own code of ethics guiding the smooth practice of the profession. Unfortunately, the emergence of citizen journalism and some social media platforms is jeopardizing the conventional journalists’ effort towards ensuring good and smooth practice of the profession, whereby every baboon and moron can use blog or any other social media platform to spread unreliable Read More
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