Malawians are going to the polls to elect a new president in what has been described as one of the country’s most unpredictable elections.President Peter Mutharika is running for a second term, but he is being challenged by his own vice-president, Saulos Chilima, and Lazarus Chakwera.
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2019 POLLS: How Israeli firm ‘spread propaganda, manipulated voters on Facebook’ - Vanguard NewsFacebook has announced that it had removed a set of 265 Facebook and Instagram assets, created by a Tel Aviv, Israel-based Archimedes Group for interfering with elections, which included the recent Nigeria’s February/March 2019 general elections.
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Disinformation campaigns erode trust in democracy – Daily TrustQuality journalism, rigorous fact-checking have proven to be efficient tools to counter disinformation. Foreign disinformation campaigns have been successful in weakening public trust in democratic mechanisms, while bolstering feelings of anger and frustration among certain groups but have little impact on voters’ decisions and electoral results, according to a presentation by US journalist James Geraghty …
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Women demand law reserving 35% elective seats – Daily TrustThe League of Women Voters of Nigeria (Nilowv) has demanded a law that will reserve exclusively for women 35 per cent of all elective... This is absolutely out of place, if women want to participate in politics, they should be ready to wrestle power out from the men, no one is initiating any law for anyone. People like Stella Oduah and Uche Ekwunife didn't wait for a reserved law to be make b4 they grappled power
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Enugu closes Emene market for airport safety – Daily TrustThe Enugu State Executive Council has ordered the immediate closure of Orie Emene Market, located near the airport. This came a day after the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, threatened to shut down the airport for safety reasons.ADVERTISEMENT The threat followed concerns raised by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on potential air hazards …
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Naira closes at N360.35 to dollar at investors’ window – Daily TrustThe Naira on Thursday closed at N360.35 at the investors’ window. Market turnover at the window stood at N152.09 million dollars.ADVERTISEMENT The naira remained stable at the parallel market in Lagos, exchanging at N359 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N472 and N402, respectively. At the Bureau De Change …
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Army extends closing time of Gubio road – Daily TrustThe Nigerian Army 5 Brigade at Gubio, Borno State, has extended the closing time of the major road in the area from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The relaxation, approved by the Brigade Commander, Colonel A Ajose, was to enable farmers in the area attend to their farms as the rainy season sets in.ADVERTISEMENT The … The governor’s definition of peace
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Police: Why we closed Abuja road – Daily TrustThe Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says closure of the road leading to Court of Appeal, venue of Presidential...
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Army closes case in suit challenging senior officer's compulsory retirement – Daily TrustThe Nigerian Army has closed its case after calling one witness to challenge the suit instituted by one of the 38 senior officers it compulsorily retired in 2016. The claimant, Colonel Mohammed Auwal Suleiman (rtd), a former Defence Attaché in the Chad Republic, had approached the National Industrial Court in Abuja to challenge the retirement.ADVERTISEMENT …
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Edo to set up trust fund for vulnerable persons – Daily TrustEdo State Governor Godwin Obaseki yesterday said his administration has concluded plans to set up an Equity Trust to raise funds that will take care of the health needs of vulnerable persons under the State Health Insurance Scheme. He said the proposed scheme by the state government would ensure that the aged, those with disabilities …
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