Politico.ng Website Hacked Amid 2027 Election Projection
Funmi Ogundare The website of Nigerian online newspaper, Politico.ng, has reportedly been hacked amid growing reactions to its recent projection of the likely outcome of the 2027 general election. The
The website of Nigerian online newspaper Politico.ng has been hacked amid intense speculation surrounding its recent prediction of the outcome of the 2027 general election. Publisher Lai Omotola disclosed this information in Lagos, attributing the cyber attack to "enemies of Nigeria." Omotola expressed worry that the hacking could be tied to the newspaper's ongoing projection of the 2027 presidential election, set to begin in January nationwide.
The Political Intelligence Group (PIG) of Politico.ng had previously forecasted that President Bola Tinubu would win 20 states, while Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, would secure nine states. Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), was predicted to win eight states.
The prediction has sparked mixed reactions on social media and within political circles, with some supporting it while others dismissed it as a potential ploy by the ruling party to manipulate public opinion ahead of the 2027 election. Despite the hacking, Omotola stated that Politico.ng would continue to publish monthly election projections until the end of the year, clarifying that the forecast is an ongoing assessment subject to change as political situations evolve. Efforts are currently underway to restore the Politico.ng website to full functionality.
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