By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter AHEAD OF the 2027 General Elections, Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven deepfakes and premature publication of unofficial election results could undermine public trust in Nigeria’s electoral process, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has cautione...
By Joke Kujenya WHAT DOES it tells you when a particular person, institution or organisation is constantly targeted with synthetic AI images and videos? What implication does this have for your ability to assess the ability and capacity of the target to deliver value to you? These are the questions our analysts frequently considered as [&hell...
By JKNewsMedia AN ELECTORAL system cannot be strengthened or made effective for conducting peaceful and credible elections when actors continually seek to undermine the processes required for the effective functioning of every part of the system. In this regard, we take our tracking much further by tracing the human and non-human actors that s...
By JKNewsMedia OF THE 32 observations recorded, 16 point to the same pattern: whether hate speech is prevented or allowed to continue currently places the public in two opposing positions. It is clearly established that one needs to choose between the extreme right and left as the 2027 elections draw closer. As tracked and reported […]
By JKNewsMedia HATE SPEECH remains one of the key soft tools available to campaign actors, just as generative artificial intelligence represents one of the hard tools enabled by technology. According to our analysts, its use remains significant in recent elections across the world, especially in Nigeria, where political, ethnic and emotional ...
By JKNewsMedia In the last few weeks, we have been revealing how stakeholders are using artificial intelligence as part of their campaign tools. In this latest tracking, we have identified potential harms associated with the use of this tool before and after the 2027 elections. According to our indicator, the consequences of confirmed AI-gene...
BEYOND UNDERSTANDING policy and campaign issues as campaign activities continue, our tracking has established that stakeholders are being careful about how they discuss and challenge the personal attributes of candidates and political parties ahead of the 2027 elections. Our analysis shows that the main indicator, highly personality disparagem...
OUR CURRENT polarisation indicator shows that political party affiliation, support for political actors and stakeholder alignments remain significant factors shaping how Nigerians could become divided before, during and after the 2027 elections. The tracking evidence shows that political and emotional polarisation are already receiving signifi...
THREE AREAS are emerging as important to Nigeria’s democratic stability after the 2027 elections: democratic norms, political stability and constitutional order. As captured by our analysts, these areas highlight the need for stakeholders, particularly political actors, to engage in strategic discussions before and immediately after the electi...
By JKNewsMedia INTERCEPTION OF 204 pump-action rifles and firearm components at Tin Can Island Port has intensified concerns over international arms trafficking through Nigeria’s ports ahead of the 2027 general elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the weapons were concealed in a 20-foot container, TEMU 184536/9, which arrived from Turkey a...
