(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) says the use of social media has heightened the spread of fake news and hate speech in Nigeria.
Prof. Nmandi Ekeanyanwu, National President of Nigerian chapter of the council, said this at the 22nd International Conference and Annual General Meeting of ACCE in Kano.
African Examiner reports that the theme of the conference was “Mediating security in a new media age and in COVID-19 era; Discourse, Technology and Society”.
“Nigeria and many other African nations face dire national security challenges caused by worsening economic conditions and poor leadership across all spectrum of the society.
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After accusing his girlfriend of cheating on him, a final year student of the Federal University, Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State has committed suicide.
Speaking to Premium Times, the university’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Bello, said the incident occurred on Monday, adding that the vice-chancellor, Abdulkareem Sabo, has ordered an investigation.
He said the deceased, Abdullahi Bashir, a 400-level student of Mathematics, died after ingesting an insecticide, Sniper, at his off-campus apartment at Yalwawa quarters in Dutse.
The federal government has since banned Sniper from being displayed on shelves for sale, however, suicide victims experience ease buying it to end their lives.
A final year student of the Federal University, Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State has committed suicide after accusing his girlfriend of cheating on him on Valentine’s Day.
A final year student of the
Federal University, Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State has committed suicide after accusing his girlfriend of cheating on him on Valentine’s Day.
The university’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Bello, told PREMIUM TIMES the incident occurred on Monday. He added that the vice chancellor, Abdulkareem Sabo, has ordered an investigation.
He said the deceased, Abdullahi Bashir, a 400-level student of Mathematics, died after ingesting an insecticide, Sniper, at his off campus apartment at Yalwawa quarters in Dutse.
Mr Bashir was pronounced dead at Rasheed Shekoni Specialist Hospital in Dutse, the official added.
The university identified his girlfriend as Rafi’atu, but gave no further details.
Parents camp in Mogadishu streets, demanding government disclose fate of soldiers sent to Eritrea for training Magdalene Mukami | 22.01.2021
MOGADISHU, Somalia
Hundreds of Somali parents have been camping in the streets of Mogadishu for the last two days, demanding the government tell them about the fate of their sons who were sent to Eritrea for military training.
The protesting parents said they have been unable to contact their children and that their whereabouts remain unknown since clashes between rebel forces and the Ethiopian military started in the northern Tigray region toward the end of 2020.
Abdishakur Kirie, the father of Somali recruit Afyare Abdi Ahmed, told Anadolu Agency that he used to talk to his son regularly, but now he cannot reach him. “I ve not heard from him for a long time. We are protesting because we want to know how our loved ones are. We just need to know that they are safe. If the former in