The Toxicity of the Nigerian Political Campaign in the 2023 Elections on Twitter

The Nigerian 2023 elections created a lot of agitation on social media by different political party supporters.

According to the EU report, Twitter was one of the tensest platforms that gave room for political actors and supporters to express opinions.

Analyses of a random sample of Twitter followers (who joined during January and February 2023) of major presidential candidates indicated a large portion of suspicious non-genuine accounts.

#Thiefnubu was the most demeaning hashtag used during the monitoring period of 1 January 2023 to 25 February 2023