Damilola Ayeni

Damilola Ayeni, a journalist and tech enthusiast, works at the intersection of language and logic, where storytelling meets systems. While chasing truth, clarity and impact as a journalist, he also builds AI agents, tools that can think, learn and even write. He was editor at the Foundation for Investigative Journalism.

Analyses

Damilola AyeniSeptember 3, 2025
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The Deepfakes Moving Africa Carry European Fingerprints

“So what?” Richard Martin, a US-based pan-Africanist, shot back on LinkedIn, dismissing another user who dared to call a trending…
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Extremism

Damilola AyeniAugust 1, 2025
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Heaven by Road: Pastor Abraham’s Botched Rapture Could Still End Tragically

That year, the world seemed cursed. Naira was crashing against the dollar, and the price of a 50 kg bag…
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Featured

Damilola AyeniJuly 16, 2025
3,986

Secrets, Silence, Survival: Inside a Nigerian Military Prison

No one recalls the road to Wawa. New detainees are blindfolded several kilometres ahead. Inmates are also blindfolded and driven…
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Accountability

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuAhmad SalkidaDamilola AyeniIbrahim AdeyemiJuly 13, 2025
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Nigeria’s Former President Buhari Dies: What His Legacy Means for Security

In December 2014, an incumbent president lost a re-election bid for the first time in Nigeria’s history. It was a…
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The Deepfakes Moving Africa Carry European Fingerprints

Heaven by Road: Pastor Abraham’s Botched Rapture Could Still End Tragically

Secrets, Silence, Survival: Inside a Nigerian Military Prison

Nigeria’s Former President Buhari Dies: What His Legacy Means for Security

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