Nigeria, March 3 -- In this age of activism and social justice, certain issues demand our attention, particularly the growing blur between advocacy and defamation. While activism serves as a powerful tool to expose wrongdoing and demand accountability, there are instances where individuals and groups ought to be very careful in deploying information that is unverified as facts, as it could lead to accusations of bias or prejudice.

The recent defamation case involving Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, and gender activist, Lemmy Ughegbe, is a case in point on why claims need to be properly verified before they are made, otherwise activism could be accused of sensationalism, and lead to the destruction of reputations.

Premiere Academy, an in...