International #Elections & Nonprofit Specialist! @NYUWagner Grad; @FordFoundation & #ISMN Fellow; #Gender & #Rights Advocate, #FactChecker. Ph.D Candidate.
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Austin Aigbe has warned that the Federal Government’s reported N100,000 support for people undergoing #Ebola-related isolation could encourage some Nigerians to falsely claim they have the disease, particularly amid the country’s economic hardship.
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Japa or Stay, you still need a better Nigeria. As young people, we must value our vote and vote on election day. It is 81 Days to #NigeriaDecides2027
#ValueYourVoteNaija
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An audit of INEC's technical glitch of 2023 could have helped to reduce the trust issues.
Speaking at the public launch of the Nigeria Election Data Observatory (NEDO) Consortium by @NEDemocracy and its partners on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, Situation Room Coordinator, @AgianpeA, highlighted that if an audit of INEC’s electoral processes of 2023 general elections to establish what went wrong, how it happened and what could help to reduce the lack of trust by citizens and to prevent a recurrence. Proactive communication is also very important.
Watch her take on why a thorough audit of INEC’s technical glitch of the 2023 general election is critical to improving electoral credibility and accountability.
Political roundup on @AIT_Online @aitkakaaki today. Reviewed ongoing political campaigns, et al.
What is your take on the discourse?
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Fact check: Tinubu shaking with Left Hand.
Claim:
A clip posted by X.arinzecajet001 on Oct 24, 2026, showing @officialABAT at the @OfficialAPCNg campaign flag-off in Kaduna shaking hands with the receiving line with his left hand.
What really happened:
- The original video shows Tinubu shaking with his right hand, with the receiving line positioned on his left. The viral clip was a mirror-reversed edit designed to mislead.
- By protocol, the receiving line is always on the right side of the aircraft facing the nose. The clip people claim is arrival is actually departure from Abuja to Kaduna, where he shook VP Shettima and then Gov. Uba Sani's hands.
- The clip also had a fake AI logo superimposed.
Why it's spreading now:
Today (October 25), there ARE real videos from the Kaduna rally where his right hand is visibly shaking/trembling — that's a different video, not the left-hand shake. Multiple reels surfaced today:
- Public Lens video today shows his right hand shaking vigorously at the Kaduna rally
- That real shaking is being mixed with the fake mirrored left-hand clip to confuse people.
Commenters are already catching it: In the debate, people noted: "Seems like the right hand is paralysed" and "This clip is the reverse of the former one posted earlier"— pointing out the flip trick.
Verdict:
1. Left-hand claim = FALSE / Mirrored edit.
2. Right-hand tremor at Kaduna rally = TRUE, documented today, but that is a health tremor discussion, not a protocol breach.
THE GREAT YOUTH DROP:
Where did 7.2M youths go?
@inecnigeria 2023: Youth 37.06M (39.65%) was largest.
INEC 2026: Youth 29.78M (28.79%) now second.
Middle age now 43.2M (41.83%).
Ageing may explain in parts, but #INEC should publish Age Migration Audit.
- how many aged out,
- how many deleted by #ABIS,
- age breakdown of new 10.7M voters.
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“Life is not about duration, but donation.”
#FrancisDuru's words now carry a deeper meaning as we mourn his passing.
Francis donated his life and time to us all.
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A small insight to your question can be found here
icirnigeria.org/who-governs-…
Who will police the police?
Who will enforce the @inecnigeria timetable and the Elelctoral Act, 2026?
INEC seriously guided those provisions against Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) up to the Supreme Court.
There are news reports you shouldn't just believe until you have verified them. This is one of them!
My good friend, #FrancisDuru, passed on last night. I was praying to hear his voice, but the daughter picked up the call:
Me: Hello
She: Good morning, sir
Me: Good morning, ma'am (her voice, like someone who had cried all night, calm but faint)
Me: Please, what I just saw- is it true?
She: Yes, sir
Me: Oh my God, oh no, a good guy. When did this happen?
She: Last night, sir.
Well, this is definitely one loss- too much. Oh God, save our good people.
Me: Please send me the address
She: Okay, sir
In seconds, the address arrived!
Dear Francis Duru, you lived a wonderful life and impacted many. To live in the hearts of those you love is not to die—Adieu, dear friend and brother.
Approximately 140 million Nigerians (63% of the population) live below the poverty line according to the World Bank. Since 2023, the poverty rate increased from 56% to 63%, pushing millions more into hardship.
Additionally, the United Nations Development Programme reports that 17.9 million more Nigerians fell into multidimensional poverty between 2021 and 2024.
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Where are Nigeria’s registered voters concentrated?
@inecnigeria, at its 6th October 2026 Press Conference marking 100 days to the first ballot, provided an update on Nigeria’s voter register.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, announced that the national register now stands at 103,428,715 registered voters, following the completion of the three-phase Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise and the final biometric clean-up. The exercise recorded over 10.7 million new registrations.
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New Report:
Doctors in China are more likely to stay silent in the face of forced organ harvesting and other transplant abuses rather than speak out for victims, due to the tight grip of the Chinese Communist Party on the medical sector.
theepochtimes.com/china/chin…
Devasting!
Approximately 140 million Nigerians (63% of the population) live below the national poverty line according to the World Bank. Since 2023, the poverty rate increased from 56% to 63%, pushing millions more into hardship.
Additionally, the United Nations Development Programme reports that 17.9 million more Nigerians fell into multidimensional poverty between 2021 and 2024.
May his soul rest in peace 🕊️
I am terribly saddened by news of the death of @ProfGregoryIbe. His audacious vision for @GregoryUni now passes to a successor generation who just not let it down. May his valiant & visionary soul rest in mercy & in eternity. 💔🙏💔
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Meet the Executive Director, African Centre for Security, Governance & Development 📌
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Nigeria’s voter register has grown substantially since the return to democracy in 1999, yet voter turnout in Presidential Elections tell a completely different story.
Swipe to see what the numbers reveal.
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