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Nigerian filmmaker turned politician, Desmond Elliot, has learnt his voice against the Federal Government’s decision to ban Twitter operations in Nigeria. On Friday the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, via a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi, announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in …

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON TWITTER SUSPENSION IN NIGERIA The temporary suspension of Twitter is not just a response to the removal of the President’s post. There has been a litany of problems with the social media platform in Nigeria, where misinformation and fake news spread through it …

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on Saturday said those leading and supporting agitation for the Yoruba Nation are foolish saying “they should consider the consequences of war.” Aregbesola while speaking at Zenabab Hotel, Ilesha, Osun State during his 64th birthday celebration warned that agitators must consider the women, children, old …

June 5, 2021 Press Statement Twitter Suspension: Malami’s Prosecution Order is Illegal, Null and Void -PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) declares that the directive by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration to arrest and prosecute any Nigerian using Twitter, is blatantly unconstitutional, illegal, null and completely of no moment. …

U.S. MISSION NIGERIA STATEMENT June 5, 2021 Nigeria’s constitution provides for freedom of expression. The Government’s recent #Twitterban undermines Nigerians’ ability to exercise this fundamental freedom and sends a poor message to its citizens, investors and businesses. Banning social media and curbing every citizen’s ability to seek, receive, and impart …

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, visited APC National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at his Bourdillon Ikoyi, Lagos residence. Mun gode Matawallen Hausa Aminu Masari.

Adamu Garba, former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has berated the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Twitter. Garba urged relevant authorities to investigate Okonjo-Iweala over her silence on the activities of IPOB …

Twitter Public Policy @PolicyWe are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern society. We will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to communicate and connect with the world. …

Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi on Saturday called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to be mature in accepting criticisms. Gumi made the call while reacting to the ban on Twitter by the Federal Government. Speaking with Newsextra24, Gumi said the Buhari-led government should “have a wide chest” …