By JKNewsMedia Introduction: In this narratives, identity is emerging as a key tool in political messaging ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections, with analysts warning that threat-based and emotionally charged narratives could deepen polarisation and separatism. REPORT: THE WAR of narratives has continued to characterise ongoing campaigns ahead o...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia THE ALL Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has rejected allegations that the Nigerian Government is plotting to assassinate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, urging the accuser to provide evidence and warning politicians against statements capable of heightening political tension. JKNe...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has ruled out any return to petrol subsidy, defending its removal as necessary to prevent Nigeria from going bankrupt while urging young supporters to mobilise voters ahead of the 2027 presidential election. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Tinubu made the comments on Monday during a m...
By JKNewsMedia Introduction Public engagement around African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s newly launched civic engagement portal has been marked by questions over its purpose, with analysis of 47 responses showing that 72.34 per cent of respondents negotiated its essence while 27.65 per cent expressed acceptance...
By JKNewsMedia Introduction: What does it take for the public to align emotionally with campaign messages? In this tracking, we examined the attitudinal dispositions of followers of media aides and core supporters of presidential candidates on social media platforms. Our analysis shows that accepting messages is associated with positive emoti...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained that the omission of some candidates from the final list for the 2027 governorship election followed a Supreme Court judgment requiring political parties to comply with statutory rules on membership registers before conducting valid prim...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia PREVENTING ELECTION material delays and ensuring polling units open on time have emerged as key priorities for the 2027 General Election, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) inaugurated a multi-agency logistics committee and launched a nationwide campaign against voter apathy, vote buying and...
By JKNewsMedia Introduction: It’s really a wonder how Nigerians largely accept campaign messages from presidential candidates’ aides and supporters but show greater opposition and negotiation when discussing opposition parties, insecurity and politics, a new analysis has found. WHEN MEDIA aides and core supporters of presidential candida...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter BROAD POLITICAL support for President Bola Tinubu at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has been described by Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo as an unusual level of consensus in Nigeria’s democratic history. Reporting on the event, JKNews...
By JKNewsMedia CURRENTLY, PUBLIC disposition towards campaign conversations remains largely positive. Our tracking also reveals a relatively significant level of negative sentiment, further reinforcing that Nigerians are engaging with both dimensions of reaction, either opposing or supporting the meanings embedded in these conversations. R...
