Fake news bigger threat to democracy than gun Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the biggest threat to democracy is no longer the gun, but propaganda, fake news and disinformation. Jonathan stated this in Abuja at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation 2022 Peace Conference with the theme, Nation Building: The Role of Peaceful Elections in a Multi-Ethnic Context. Jonathan urged young Nigerians to embrace good conduct rather than hate speech, saying those advocating for violence and orchestrating fake news were the big threats to democracy. We must discourage this issue of hate speech and propaganda that are going on because…

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Gun, live cartridges recovered by NSCDC, arrests 21 yr. old armed robbery suspect

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, has arrested a 21-year old armed robbery suspect with a a locally-made gun and four live cartridges. This contained in a statement by the commands Public Relations Officer Oluwole Olusegun in Ibadan. Olusegun quoted the NSCDC Commandant, Michael Adaralewa, as saying that the suspect was arrested for allegedly stealing a cell phone on July 29 at about 9:30p.m. at Olomi Acedemy Area of Ibadan. Adaralewa said that the suspect, who leads a three-man gang specialised in robbing innocent citizens of their properties.…

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