Cyber Attacks Greatest Threats to Nigeria’s Election – Gen....

Cyber attacks greatest threats to Nigeria’s election – Gen....

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd.), has said cyber attacks are the greatest threats to election security, adding that security threats have evolved from physical to cyberspace. The minister stated this on Tuesday while delivering the keynote address at the 8th edition of Blueprint Newspapers Public Lecture/ Impact and Awards, with the theme: “Security Challenges and Integrity of Nigeria’s 2027 Elections.” Represente…

2027: No security architecture can guarantee peace if politicians choose violence — Defence Minister

By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has warned that no security architecture, regardless of how sophisticated, can guarantee peaceful elections if political actors choose violence over dialogue. He also said no electoral law could succeed where misinformation was allowed to replace truth, stressing that credible and peaceful elections […] The post 2027: No security architecture can guarantee peace …

Security challenges in Nigeria today not about the President

By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has warned that no security architecture, regardless of how sophisticated, can guarantee peaceful elections if political actors choose violence over dialogue. He also said no electoral law could succeed where misinformation was allowed to replace truth, stressing that credible and peaceful elections []The post 2027: No security architecture can guarantee peace if p…

2027 Polls: Defence Minister Warns Of AI-Driven Misinformation, Cyber Attacks

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has warned that Nigeria’s 2027 general elections face emerging threats from artificial intelligence, cyber interference and coordinated misinformation capable of undermining public confidence in the democratic process. Musa said election security could no longer be restricted to the protection of polling units, as emerging threats were increasingly targeting information, public trust and…

2027: Securing General Elections Beyond Protecting Polling Units -Musa

2027: Securing general elections beyond protecting polling units -Musa     By Lengnan Tobias The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, says securing Nigeria’s 2027 general elections goes beyond protecting polling units as it includes defending public trust, cyber systems and democratic legitimacy. Musa said this at the 2025 Blueprint Newspapers Impact Series and Awards Ceremony in Abuja on News Agency of Nigeria

Defence Minister Warns Against Last-Minute Election Security Deployments

Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has cautioned security agencies against relying on last-minute deployments to safeguard elections, stressing that effective security requires months of intelligence-led planning and coordination.Delivering a keynote address at the Blueprint newspaper seminar on security in Abuja on Tuesday, Musa said election security must be treated as a continuous process rather than an event limite…