While sensationalism is difficult to pin down because it means different things to different people, what is expected of every journalist is to be factual and accurate in every of their reports and be certain that they can defend their stories when sensationalism allegations arise.
So we may be correct to ask: if sacrificing undue traffic for telling the truth would avert the double trouble of misinformation which leads to wrong decision making, can there ever be a better sacrifice?
PDP administration holds the record of securing the highest FDI earnings (in 2011). However, while it is true that PDP was in power when Nigeria recorded her highest FDI in 20 years, that did not “always” happen. Also, in 2013, Nigeria was not the number one recipient of FDI in Africa under a PDP administration!
The President of Ballard Partners denies ever conducting a survey or publishing a report, and so does Claire, an employee at the firm. An in-depth look at the letter attached to the report also reveals inconsistencies that throw doubt on the credibility of the report.
Shuffling and redeployment of senior police officers including Deputy Inspector Generals of Police, Assistant Inspector Generals of Police and Commissioners of Police days before an election is a not a new development in Nigeria. Although we cannot ascertain the motive for this action, it has come to be seen as a normal routine in the security sector
We tried to reach Gen. Danjuma but to no avail. However, the vagueness of the post and the fact that there exists various versions of this same post makes it false and most likely, a deliberate misconstruing of information to mislead.
