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65% of Tinubu’s speech focused on self-praise, not hunger and hardship in Nigeria – Forensic analysis

By The Insight Team August 9, 2024 588 3

Key Points: The speech was devoted to recounting what this government has achieved, some not relevant to the protests It didn’t directly address the issue of hunger and hardship The mood was more of a threat than compassion for suffering Nigerians The president was not exact with data about the negative impacts of the protests […]Continue Reading

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Kukah Centre Report: Nigeria’s political parties running on sinking sand

By The Insight Team August 9, 2024 153 0

Key Points: Why smaller political parties lose those elected into parliament to bigger parties Most party members are ignorant of the philosophies, aims and objectives of their political parties Most parties do not have a database of their members Most parties do not have clear-cut strategies for attracting more members Staff members of most political […]Continue Reading

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August 1 Protesters Give Tinubu Tall Order; Read The Long List of Their Demands:

By The Insight Team July 26, 2024 159 0

Key points: There are different promoters asking for different things from Tinubu  government They are faceless but vibrant on X, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram  Some posts are in vernacular to target the masses FG enlists traditional rulers, political leaders,  security agencies to frustrate protests By Emmanuel Kwada Promoters of the upcoming August protest are calling on Continue Reading

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What Ndume will lose now that he’s no more Senate Chief Whip

By The Insight Team July 25, 2024 177 0

Senator Ndume will no longer be entitled to several financial privileges He may be ex-communicated from the inner caucus of the National Assembly As from 2025, he may not be able to insert projects in the Appropriation Bill Ndume has been punished by the Senate previously, but he was always undaunted His political future now […]Continue Reading

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See how Samoa Agreement will boost trade between EU and Nigeria

By The Insight Team July 8, 2024 199 0

Key points: 78 countries, not only Nigeria, signed the EU-ACP Samoa Agreement EU financial support is worth 79.5 billion Euro Nigeria to export goods to EU now More EU investments expected in Nigeria EU to follow-up the agreement with training activities By Emmanuel Kwada The Samoa Agreement, signed between the European Union and 48 African, […]Continue Reading

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Gwoza attacks: Why Boko Haram chooses females for suicide bombing

By The Insight Team July 8, 2024 145 0

Key Points: Boko Haram uses more female than male suicide bombing How the sect persuades women to become suicide bombers Gwoza still under Boko Haram control Borno residents worry as government ‘pampers’ repentant Boko Haram fighters ‘Government must defeat Boko Haram before granting them amnesty’ By Theophilus Abbah Boko Haram terrorists choose women for suicide […]Continue Reading

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Rise and fall of electoral chairmen in Nigeria (1964-2023)

By The Insight Team April 25, 2023 547 0

The 2023 elections fell short of the promises and expectations of Nigerians, in spite the deployment of world-class and highly expensive technology. The irregularities could put Professor Yakubu Mahmood in the bracket of past electoral chairmen who failed the integrity test. Theophilus Abbah, PhD The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Continue Reading

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Fact-check:News headlines of world leaders condemning Nigerian polls, fake

By The Insight Team April 25, 2023 314 0

By: Ogar Monday and Stephanie Adams -Douglas Claim: A Facebook user shared screenshots purportedly from different media organisations, including AP, Financial Times, News 24, NDTV and Times of India. In the screenshot, some world leaders had called the 2023 elections a sham and requested for the cancellation of the polls. Verdict: False. The screenshots are […]Continue Reading

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FACTSHEET: What you should know about the diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria

By The Insight Team February 5, 2023 372 0

An outbreak of diphtheria, a serious disease that is especially harmful to children, has been confirmed in Nigeria. But what is diphtheria, and what leads to its spread? The agency that tackles public health emergencies in Nigeria has raised the alarm over an outbreak of diphtheria, a serious bacterial infection. In an advisory on 20 […]Continue Reading

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Poverty and Buhari’s victory in 2019 presidential election

By The Insight Team February 5, 2023 547 0

Was it by coincidence that President Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the February 23 presidential election, defeated his opponent Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a result of poverty in Nigeria? Available data on the website of the National Bureau of Statistics shows that Buhari got overwhelming votes […]Continue Reading

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FactCheck: Picture of Nollywood actor, Osita Iheme, doctored to imply support for IPOB

By The Insight Team January 22, 2023 438 0

By: Stephanie Adams-Douglas Claim: A user on Twitter shared a picture of Nollywood actor, Osita Iheme, dressed in the colours of the Biafran flag to show support for the secessionist group. Verdict:  The photo of Mr Iheme adorned in the Biafran flag is photoshopped to suit the narrative. Full Text Twitter user, Chris Ososa Asuelime […]Continue Reading

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Data shows Nigerian youths could determine outcome 2023 elections

By The Insight Team January 11, 2023 348 0

By Daniel Adaji On the average, the number of youths with PVCs is 40 million, a figure that is higher than the number of votes cast in any of the presidential elections since 1999.   If the majority of Nigerian youths who are registered voters would march to their polling units to cast their votes […]Continue Reading