Seeing is no longer believing, and for Nigeria, that reality is becoming a national security challenge. The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has issued a stark warning that artificial intelligence-generated fake news, deepfakes, and coordinated disinformation campaigns are growing threats to the country’s stability, public trust, and security. With the 2027 general elections on the horizon, the centre cautions that these digital weapons could be used to manipulate public opinion, inflame tensions, and undermine confidence in democratic institutions. In response, the CCC is urging the Federal Government to move beyond rhetoric and establish a functional technological framework capable of detecting…

On the evening of October 29, the Dnipro train station was not a military objective. It was a place where ordinary life still tried to breathe, despite the war that had become the background hum of every Ukrainian day. Passengers gathered on the platform to board an electric train bound for Zaporizhzhia. There were people with suitcases, elderly women with scarves pulled tight, students checking phones, workers returning home. The air was cold and heavy with the ordinary exhaustion of a country living under constant threat. Then the air raid siren began to wail. At first, it may have felt…