VANGUARD: THE DECEPTION OF THE WORST MEDIA OUTFIT a.k.a VAGABOND NEWSPAPER IS LEGENDARY...

Saturday 03 September, 2016

Vanguard is Nigeria’s most visited news website and the 17th top Nigerian website in all categories, according to Alexa, the Amazon-owned American company that monitors global web traffic. It also has the most Facebook “likes” of any Nigerian newspaper. But it is also perhaps the most irresponsible and undiscerning user of unverified social media tittle-tattle in its news stories, and sometimes partner with Nigerian government to disseminate lies against her people, just like it did to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO and Nnamdi Kanu, claiming that IPOB has split into TRIPOB, RE-IPOB and all what not, when it is obvious that those groups are fake or rather does not exist. That, for me, is a troubling mix.

You would think an Internet and social media-savvy newspaper like Vanguard would also have the common sense to know that not everything posted on the web is worth publishing without further verification and fact-checking. The paper’s editorial philosophy seems to be that whatever is on the web, especially on social media, is inerrant and deserves to be in the news. These days, the paper’s reporters just scout Facebook and Twitter and scoop any trending gossip from the cyber space.

According to Daily Trust publication on 20th December, 2014, Vanguard gave editorial endorsement to an obviously fake Twitter handle that impersonated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. On December 13th, a Twitter handle: @Malsanusilamido tweeted that Boko Haram would soon be defeated. The tweet reads, “I say help is on the way. Terror must and will be defeated.”

The following day, Vanguard had this headline: “Muhammad Sanusi II says help is on the way, Boko Haram will be defeated.” But Vanguard didn’t only publicize the tweet of an obviously fake Twitter handle; it also editorialized the Tweet and implied that the Emir was hinting at a Buhari presidency as the panacea to Boko Haram. “Sanusi, Nigeria’s second most powerful Islamic leader, was presumably referring to the emergence of former military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari as the candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress in next year’s presidential election,” the story, which has no byline, said.

So many things are wrong with this story. First, the Emir of Kano isn’t “Nigeria’s second most powerful Islamic leader.” That distinction belongs to the Shehu of Borno. In Sokoto caliphate hierarchy, the second most powerful monarch after the Sultan of Sokoto is the Emir of Gwandu. No Nigerian journalist can feign ignorance of these basic historical facts. But that’s beside the point.



What’s even more indefensible, I think, is that Vanguard’s reporters and editors didn't know that the Emir of Kano had officially disclaimed ownership of any social media account since August that year. Premium Times, Nigeria’s fastest-growing home-based online newspaper, in an August 14, 2014 news story titled “Emir Sanusi disowns facebook, twitter accounts,” quoted a Kano Emirate Council official to have said, among other things, that “a twitter handle in the name of the Emir was frequently used to publish libellous statements in Mr. Sanusi’s name.”

Yet Vanguard wrote a news story based on a tweet from this fake Twitter handle. Even if the paper’s editors missed the Premium Times story that said the Emir had no social media accounts, which is inexcusable, why wouldn’t the editors ask their correspondents in Kano to confirm with the Emirate council if indeed the Emir issued a statement on Boko Haram on Twitter? That’s a journalistic no-brainer!

It is apparent that @Malsanusilamido is maintained by the same gang of 419 Internet fraudsters who have mutated from sending unsolicited scam emails to Internet users to cloning the social media accounts of famous people to swindle unsuspecting “mugus.” A quick survey of the handle’s tweets will reveal this to any discerning person. In fact, in response to @Malsanusilamido’s tweets, several people have imposed on themselves the task of exposing the Twitter handle as an impersonation. Yet, people who earn a living from skepticism, from fact-checking, verifying, and reporting news, couldn’t, maybe, still can’t, tell that @Malsanusilamido is fake.

But, as I pointed out earlier, this isn’t altogether surprising. Vanguard, in spite of, perhaps because of, its impressive online presence, is going down the toilet. Its news agenda is now set by social media chatter, not by the reportorial work of its reporters and writers.

Vanguard is in the vanguard of destroying what remains of the credibility of Nigerian journalism. This is disconcerting. If newspapers turn to mindless chroniclers of idle gossip on social media, why would anybody pay money to read them? Newspapers the world over are grappling with disruptions to their business that have been brought about by the advent of the Internet, but passing off lazy social media chatter as news is one avoidable, self-imposed handicap the Nigerian news media will do well to stop.

Those seeking to read the truth should boycott Vanguard News peppers; they only feed people with junk and nothing more.

By Chijindu Benjamin Ukah
Edited By Uche Nwosu
Published By Nwosu C.S
For Biafra Writers
http://www.thebiafratimes.co/2....016/09/vanguard-dece

Umuchineke @ nkoli kee k'anyi di? K'uche anyi di kwa na ihe anaru.

this is what u get when u mess up with biafrans

VANGUARD: THE DECEPTION OF THE WORST MEDIA OUTFIT a.k.a VAGABOND NEWSPAPER IS LEGENDARY...

Saturday 03 September, 2016

Vanguard is Nigeria’s most visited news website and the 17th top Nigerian website in all categories, according to Alexa, the Amazon-owned American company that monitors global web traffic. It also has the most Facebook “likes” of any Nigerian newspaper. But it is also perhaps the most irresponsible and undiscerning user of unverified social media tittle-tattle in its news stories, and sometimes partner with Nigerian government to disseminate lies against her people, just like it did to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO and Nnamdi Kanu, claiming that IPOB has split into TRIPOB, RE-IPOB and all what not, when it is obvious that those groups are fake or rather does not exist. That, for me, is a troubling mix.

You would think an Internet and social media-savvy newspaper like Vanguard would also have the common sense to know that not everything posted on the web is worth publishing without further verification and fact-checking. The paper’s editorial philosophy seems to be that whatever is on the web, especially on social media, is inerrant and deserves to be in the news. These days, the paper’s reporters just scout Facebook and Twitter and scoop any trending gossip from the cyber space.

According to Daily Trust publication on 20th December, 2014, Vanguard gave editorial endorsement to an obviously fake Twitter handle that impersonated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. On December 13th, a Twitter handle: @Malsanusilamido tweeted that Boko Haram would soon be defeated. The tweet reads, “I say help is on the way. Terror must and will be defeated.”

The following day, Vanguard had this headline: “Muhammad Sanusi II says help is on the way, Boko Haram will be defeated.” But Vanguard didn’t only publicize the tweet of an obviously fake Twitter handle; it also editorialized the Tweet and implied that the Emir was hinting at a Buhari presidency as the panacea to Boko Haram. “Sanusi, Nigeria’s second most powerful Islamic leader, was presumably referring to the emergence of former military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari as the candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress in next year’s presidential election,” the story, which has no byline, said.

So many things are wrong with this story. First, the Emir of Kano isn’t “Nigeria’s second most powerful Islamic leader.” That distinction belongs to the Shehu of Borno. In Sokoto caliphate hierarchy, the second most powerful monarch after the Sultan of Sokoto is the Emir of Gwandu. No Nigerian journalist can feign ignorance of these basic historical facts. But that’s beside the point.



What’s even more indefensible, I think, is that Vanguard’s reporters and editors didn't know that the Emir of Kano had officially disclaimed ownership of any social media account since August that year. Premium Times, Nigeria’s fastest-growing home-based online newspaper, in an August 14, 2014 news story titled “Emir Sanusi disowns facebook, twitter accounts,” quoted a Kano Emirate Council official to have said, among other things, that “a twitter handle in the name of the Emir was frequently used to publish libellous statements in Mr. Sanusi’s name.”

Yet Vanguard wrote a news story based on a tweet from this fake Twitter handle. Even if the paper’s editors missed the Premium Times story that said the Emir had no social media accounts, which is inexcusable, why wouldn’t the editors ask their correspondents in Kano to confirm with the Emirate council if indeed the Emir issued a statement on Boko Haram on Twitter? That’s a journalistic no-brainer!

It is apparent that @Malsanusilamido is maintained by the same gang of 419 Internet fraudsters who have mutated from sending unsolicited scam emails to Internet users to cloning the social media accounts of famous people to swindle unsuspecting “mugus.” A quick survey of the handle’s tweets will reveal this to any discerning person. In fact, in response to @Malsanusilamido’s tweets, several people have imposed on themselves the task of exposing the Twitter handle as an impersonation. Yet, people who earn a living from skepticism, from fact-checking, verifying, and reporting news, couldn’t, maybe, still can’t, tell that @Malsanusilamido is fake.

But, as I pointed out earlier, this isn’t altogether surprising. Vanguard, in spite of, perhaps because of, its impressive online presence, is going down the toilet. Its news agenda is now set by social media chatter, not by the reportorial work of its reporters and writers.

Vanguard is in the vanguard of destroying what remains of the credibility of Nigerian journalism. This is disconcerting. If newspapers turn to mindless chroniclers of idle gossip on social media, why would anybody pay money to read them? Newspapers the world over are grappling with disruptions to their business that have been brought about by the advent of the Internet, but passing off lazy social media chatter as news is one avoidable, self-imposed handicap the Nigerian news media will do well to stop.

Those seeking to read the truth should boycott Vanguard News peppers; they only feed people with junk and nothing more.

By Chijindu Benjamin Ukah
Edited By Uche Nwosu
Published By Nwosu C.S
For Biafra Writers
http://www.thebiafratimes.co/2....016/09/vanguard-dece

Alarm: Nigeria government in conjunction with Dangote floods Nigerian market with deadly GMO Dangote poisonous Rice





Alarm... Dangote and Nigerian government have flooded Nigerian market with GMO rice, please note: eating GMO rice is as worst as eating rice laced with rat poison popularly known as sniper in Nigeria, that is extremely dangerous to human body, GMO products are banned all over Europe due to its deadly effects. (Please SHARE this INFORMATION to create awareness and save lives).



THE DANGER OF DANGOTE GMO RICE.



The dangers of genetically modified food to the health and the environment surpasses the advantages.



Those that stand to gain are the multinational biotech companies controlling food supply around the world and they will eventually force the local farmers out of the market.

Some Genetically Modified products are modified using bacteria and viruses, thus there is fear that there could be an emergence of new diseases.



GMOs are said to increase the risk of certain cancers, such as leukemia, lymphoma, brain tumors, breast cancer and prostate cancer.



According to studies carried out by the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) on GM foods, it showed organ damage, gastro intestinal and immune system disorders, including accelerated aging and infertility in lab animals.



Research has identified that toxins emanating from GMOs have been found in maternal and fetal blood. Other compounds are also found in genetically modified foods that trigger early puberty and infertility. The DNAs of GMO can be passed to humans that consume them.

Dependency on foreign companies that created and control GM foods and agricultural practices is another point of consideration by its introduction.



There is a possibility that introducing a gene into a plant may create a new allergen or cause an allergic reaction in susceptible individuals.



A proposal to incorporate a gene from Brazil nuts into soybeans was abandoned because of the fear of causing unexpected allergic reactions. Extensive testing of GM foods may be required to avoid the possibility of harm to consumers with food allergies.



A major disadvantage of this technology is the contamination of natural varieties due to the wind causing pollen drift. Farmers that utilize these products as well as agencies that would supposedly “regulate” them cannot guarantee natural varieties would not become contaminated.



There is also a growing concern that introducing foreign genes into food plants may have an unexpected and negative impact on human health.



NIGERIA BIAS NEWSPAPERS WILL NOT TELL YOU ABOUT THIS.

GOD BLESS BIAFRA AND RADIO BIAFRA.

Alarm: Nigeria government in conjunction with Dangote floods Nigerian market with deadly GMO Dangote poisonous Rice





Alarm... Dangote and Nigerian government have flooded Nigerian market with GMO rice, please note: eating GMO rice is as worst as eating rice laced with rat poison popularly known as sniper in Nigeria, that is extremely dangerous to human body, GMO products are banned all over Europe due to its deadly effects. (Please SHARE this INFORMATION to create awareness and save lives).



THE DANGER OF DANGOTE GMO RICE.



The dangers of genetically modified food to the health and the environment surpasses the advantages.



Those that stand to gain are the multinational biotech companies controlling food supply around the world and they will eventually force the local farmers out of the market.

Some Genetically Modified products are modified using bacteria and viruses, thus there is fear that there could be an emergence of new diseases.



GMOs are said to increase the risk of certain cancers, such as leukemia, lymphoma, brain tumors, breast cancer and prostate cancer.



According to studies carried out by the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) on GM foods, it showed organ damage, gastro intestinal and immune system disorders, including accelerated aging and infertility in lab animals.



Research has identified that toxins emanating from GMOs have been found in maternal and fetal blood. Other compounds are also found in genetically modified foods that trigger early puberty and infertility. The DNAs of GMO can be passed to humans that consume them.

Dependency on foreign companies that created and control GM foods and agricultural practices is another point of consideration by its introduction.



There is a possibility that introducing a gene into a plant may create a new allergen or cause an allergic reaction in susceptible individuals.



A proposal to incorporate a gene from Brazil nuts into soybeans was abandoned because of the fear of causing unexpected allergic reactions. Extensive testing of GM foods may be required to avoid the possibility of harm to consumers with food allergies.



A major disadvantage of this technology is the contamination of natural varieties due to the wind causing pollen drift. Farmers that utilize these products as well as agencies that would supposedly “regulate” them cannot guarantee natural varieties would not become contaminated.



There is also a growing concern that introducing foreign genes into food plants may have an unexpected and negative impact on human health.



NIGERIA BIAS NEWSPAPERS WILL NOT TELL YOU ABOUT THIS.

GOD BLESS BIAFRA AND RADIO BIAFRA.