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Lekki Massacre: The Mother of all Fake News in Nigeria

Lekki Massacre: The Mother of all Fake News in Nigeria By Mohammad Dahiru Lawal It was already late in the evening when I got a very short notice that I was to be a guest on AriseTV at 10pm, to discuss the #EndSARS uprising from...

Curbing Fake News on Social Media: A Necessity

Curbing Fake News on Social Media: A Necessity By Abbas Badamasi     In a simplest definition, fake news is untrue information presented as news. According to Wikipedia, it often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue....

Lekki Massacre: Fake News, Anarchy and the Rest of Us

Lekki Massacre: Fake News, Anarchy and the Rest of Us By Yushau A. Shuaib What we have learnt from history, including World Wars, civil wars and communal conflicts are what others are failing to learn from, as newer cycles of history unfold before our eyes. It...

COVID-19: Media Expert Tasks Young Journalists on Security Precautions, Fake News

COVID-19: Media Expert Tasks Young Journalists on Security Precautions, Fake News     As the world continues the fight against COVID-19, South African media research expert, Jonathan Rozen has charged journalists on the need to employ security precautions in news gathering and reporting by using credible sources...

ABU Students Campaign Against Fake News on Social Media

ABU Students Campaign Against Fake News on Social Media The National Association of Social Science Students (NASS), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Chapter has launched a Campaign to draw attention of youths and students on the danger of fake news on the social media. The campaign which...