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Right-wing falsehoods about voter fraud fell off a cliff after Donald Trump’s victory in the US election, but American liberals took a page from their playbook to push wild conspiracy theories that have fueled doubt about the democratic process. The left-wing warping of reality underscores how disinformation is peddled across both sides of the political aisle, feeding information chaos on increasingly unmoderated social media platforms that has made it harder for users to decipher fact from fiction. The falsehoods promoted on sites including the Elon Musk-owned X and Meta’s Threads range from unfounded claims about fraudulent vote tallies in key…

…Throws out suit by Kogi, 18 other states In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has declined to declare the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) illegal. In a unanimous decision on Friday, a seven-man panel of the apex court, led by Uwani Abba-Aji, dismissed the suit that 19 states filed to query the legal validity of the process that led to the establishment of the anti-graft agency in 2002. According to the court, the EFCC Establishment Act did not…

Moscow’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov does not expect any change in U.S. policy towards Russia or Ukraine under incoming president Donald Trump because all U.S. governments have an interest in weakening Russia. “They feel comfortable when they weaken Russia and its influence,” Lavrov said in an interview with Russian state television. Russia has repeatedly accused the United States of supporting the war in Ukraine mainly to weaken Moscow. “Ultimately, everything that happens can be traced back to the desire to eliminate Russia as a competitor,” Lavrov said.He added that Washington will continue to strive to keep everything under its control.Lavrov…

Subscribers to pay TV services have berated MultiChoice Group for announcing that its Nigerian unit, MultiChoice Nigeria, lost 243,000 subscribers on its Digital Satellite Television (DStv) and GOtv services within six months. The South African-owned pay-TV operator had, in its Interim Financial Results for the period ending Sept. 30 released on Tuesday, announced the loss of 243,000 subscribers on its DStv and GOtv. Reuters on Wednesday reported that MultiChoice had attributed the decline to Nigeria’s high inflation rate, which has exceeded 30 per cent, resulting in rising costs of food, electricity and fuel, thus causing many customers to unsubscribe. The…

*Says 88 terrorists killed, 181 kidnapped victims rescued in one week The Defence headquarters said on Thursday that troops have deployed in strength to provided assistance to the police in ensuring a hitch free off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State, slated for 16 Nov 24. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba while making this known said, “Indeed, troops presence is to ensure security of citizens enabling them to cast their votes without any form of harassment or intimidation, while keeping mischief makers at bay. “The NAF is already engaged in flying sensitive electoral material in support of…

The Governing Council of the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, has approved the dismissal of four lecturers of the university for alleged examination misconduct and sexual harassment. The council, under the leadership of Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba took the decision during the Second Council meeting held recently at Lokoja. The council appreciated the Management for following the due process in the investigation that followed the allegations of examination misconduct and sexual harassment against the lecturers. It promised not to tolerate any act of unethical conduct in the University. The Council urged the university to quickly process other pending cases of misconduct,…

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Malam Shehu Mohammed, has approved the deployment of 1,500 personnel and 25 patrol vehicles for the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. This is contained in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Thursday in Abuja. The FRSC boss said the move was part of the efforts to enforce restriction of movement and other electoral laws during the election. He directed officers and men of the Corps to collaborate with other security agencies to ensure compliance on restriction of vehicular movement. He added that the…

A man carrying explosives died in a blast as he attempted to attack Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, police said, days before the country hosts the G20 summit. Brasilia vice governor, Celina Leao said preliminary information suggested it was a “suicide”, and came seconds after an explosion in a nearby car that the man was seen getting out of. “This citizen approached the Federal Supreme Court, tried to enter, failed, and the explosion happened at the entrance,” Leao told reporters, adding that no one else was hurt. The body was found with “devices still on it,” she added. “A police…

Britain’s King Charles III is celebrating his 76th birthday, marking the occasion with a visit to a surplus food festival. Charles is treating the day as a normal working one and carrying on with his duties despite facing a personally challenging year in which both he and Kate, the princess of Wales, were diagnosed with cancer. The monarch will open the first two Coronation Food Hubs on the first anniversary of the launch of his Coronation Food Project, designed to bridge the gap between food need and food waste in the UK amid the cost-of-living crisis. He will head to…