In a courtroom halfway around the world from the hills of Rwanda, a Rwandan man stood and listened as the word he had run from for years finally caught him. He was convicted not of genocide, and not of murder, but of something quieter and more common: false testimony. He had lied under oath about who he was. He had hidden the past behind a carefully assembled story, perhaps a common name, a new accent, a pleasant smile meant to signal a harmless refugee who only wanted peace. According to The New Times, the conviction came decades after the 1994…

Imagine scrolling through your phone and seeing a video of a senior government official saying something they never said, or reading an urgent news alert that looks perfectly real but is completely fabricated. This is no longer the plot of a dystopian novel; it is a growing reality in Nigeria’s information space. The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has issued a stark warning that artificial intelligence-generated fake news, deepfakes, and coordinated disinformation campaigns now pose serious threats to Nigeria’s national security, public trust, and overall stability. The concern is especially urgent as the country looks toward the 2027 general elections,…