On a bright morning in Lagos, a room full of journalists, lawyers and civil society campaigners gathered with a sense of urgency. They had come for a conference, but the mood felt closer to a collective reckoning with Nigeria’s information crisis. The event was organised by the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC) to commemorate the 2026 International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). The theme, “Freedom of Information in the Age of Disinformation: Why Transparency Matters More Than Ever,” captured an anxious moment in which social media echo chambers, deepfakes and coordinated disinformation campaigns…

The relationship between FIFA and UEFA has always had its share of tension, but the latest chapter feels less like a family quarrel and more like a courtroom showdown. In a legal filing submitted to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, FIFA accused UEFA of running a “misinformation campaign” and trying to interfere in the upcoming FIFA presidential election. The filing was a response to UEFA’s request for documents and evidence related to the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise project, known as FFE. FIFA’s language was sharp and unusually personal, accusing UEFA of making false and misleading…