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A recent survey in Africa conducted by KnowBe4 revealed that 84% of respondents rely on social media as their primary news source, and 80% prefer Facebook; The heavy reliance on social platforms for information is concerning, especially as disinformation continues to rise. This survey underscores the need for increased education and awareness around misinformation and disinformation. With 19 African countries …

  The Director General of Tinubu Support Organization for the 2023 elections, Hon. Aminu Suleiman has received two federal appointments from President Bola Tinubu. The appointments were confirmed in a congratulatory poster shared on social media over the weekend by the appointee. The Eagle Online recalls that Suleiman as DG of the TSO had declared on April 20, 2022 that …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to immediately and effectively enforce the decision ordering INEC to pursue bribery cases against state governors and deputies them, and others. election violations committed in the 2023 election.” The judgment was delivered on July 18, 2024 by Hon. Justice Obiora …

  There is a young woman taking shelter under a tree between two busy streets clutching a stack of documents to her chest. Nazdana and her brother Shams say they had to flee for their lives These pieces of paper are more important to Bibi Nazdana than anything in the world: they are the divorce granted to her after a …

The Federal Government says it is monitoring organizers of the #FearlessInOctober protest scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, to ensure that the protest does not turn into rioting. The #FearlessInOctober protest was part of the #EndBadGovernance protests in August across the country that spoke out against the excruciating hardship, hunger and poverty in the country as a result of government policies …

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen reacts to Galatasaray’s disappointing draw against Kasimpasa and also allays fears of a serious injury. The Nigeria international did not return for the second half of the match after scoring twice in the first half, with the club citing that he was injured. The goal was the first for the Turkish giants, and they were …

    A couple left with life-threatening injuries after their Uber crashed have been told they could not sue the company because of the terms they agreed to while using the app. A photo of the Uber car in the junkyard after the accident Georgia and John McGinty, of New Jersey, USA, are bound by a stipulation that they cannot …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Peter Obi urges global leaders to address pressing challenges in Africa Peter Obi, the Labor Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 elections, on Saturday, stressed the need for bold and transformative leadership to address Africa’s pressing challenges.Read more 2. Sanwo-Olu promised to support Edo governor-elect on the Lagos …

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has confirmed the death of its secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli airstrike. Nasrallah, who led the group for 32 years, was killed in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday. In a statement on Saturday, the group said its leader was killed along with other members in what they described as a “treacherous …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed several people to the Governing Council of the North West Development Commission (NWDC). The President signed the Northwest Development Commission bill into law on July 24. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja that his leadership appointed Amb. Haruna Gindau as Chair …