By JKNewsMedia CONFLICT IS an inevitable part of elections, as stakeholders often have competing interests. However, failure to address emerging conflicts can lead to crises with severe consequences. In our tracking, political and electoral actors have consistently been the most vocal in discussing approaches to resolving conflicts ahead of th...
By Helen Okechukwu, PREPARATIONS FOR the 2027 General Election will come under scrutiny today as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) holds a World Press Conference and National Stakeholders’ Meeting to mark 100 days to the polls. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the meeting will provide updates on the voters’ register, candidate ...
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 ...
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...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RE-ELECTION in Ekiti State has returned the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, as governor after polling 319,224 votes in the governorship election conducted across the state’s 16 local government areas. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Returning Officer for the election, A...
By Joke Kujenya THERE IS a quieter form of political courage in Nigeria that rarely receives sustained attention. It is not the courage of those who hold office or command party structures. It is the courage of individuals who attempt to enter those spaces, fully aware of how tightly controlled they are. That is the […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia THE APPOINTMENT of Professor Segun Aina as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been announced by President Bola Tinubu. He will succeed Professor Ishaq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure is expected to end on 31 July 2026. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Professor Aina, who turns 40 ...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu’s reported redeployment of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, from a proposed ambassadorial posting to Germany to South Africa has reopened debate about the kind of diplomacy Nigeria needs at a delicate moment in its foreign relations. The initial reports linking Fani-Kayode to Germany generated ...
