Estimated Reading Time: 2The total number of Twitter users in Nigeria quoted by many Nigerian media following the announcement of the ban of the microblogging platform by the federal government was 40 million. This figure corresponds to a survey report by NOIPolls. According to the public opinion poll conducted by[Read More…]
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£10,000 Worth of BSV to be Given Away to Welcome New Zumo Users
Estimated Reading Time: 3by Makkie Maclang Zumo, a digital wallet and payments platform based in the United Kingdom, has recently announced that its users can now store and receive BSV on its platform. BSV becomes the third digital currency that Zumo carries; it already allows users to buy, sell, store[Read More…]
Bishop David Oyedepo backs regulation of social media in Nigeria
Estimated Reading Time: 1The presiding bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, says unlimited access to social media platforms is robbing youths of their future. Speaking on Friday at the seventh convocation of Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara state, Oyedepo called for urgent steps to check unrestricted access to social[Read More…]
“I support Twitter ban” – Says Regina Daniels husband, Ned Nwoko
Estimated Reading Time: 2Billionaire Ned Nwoko has announced his support for the Twitter ban in Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Nwoko, married to popular actress, Regina Daniels, was reported to have made the assertions while speaking at a June 12 lecture organised by the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria[Read More…]
Lai Mohammad lists the many sins of Twitter
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Federal Government has listed the failure of Twitter to take down offensive tweets of separatists leader Nnamdi Kanu, amongst other “sins”, as the motivation behind shutting down access to the popular microblogging site in Nigeria. Speaking on state-owned broadcaster, NTA, on Friday, the Minister of Information[Read More…]
Prosecution of twitter users “will serve as a deterrence to others,” AGF Malami insists
Estimated Reading Time: 1Attorney General of the Federation, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has stayed true to reiterated his threat of prosecuting Nigerians who have continued to use Twitter despite a federal government’s suspension of the micro-blogging platform. He claims that punishing users will deter other violators from using[Read More…]
AGF Malami defy twitter ban, logs into own account to deactivate
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday logged into Twitter and deactivated his account to show solidarity with the Federal Government which had suspended the social media platform last Friday. Malami had on Saturday threatened to prosecute Nigerians who were still using the Virtual[Read More…]
Nigerian Govt say, Attorney General will decide prosecution of Pastor Enoch Adeboye and Pastor Kumuyi for defying #Twitterban
Estimated Reading Time: 1Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, will decide whether or not to prosecute the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye; the Founder and General Superintendent of Deeper[Read More…]
Envoys of the US, UK and the European Union insists Nigerian govt violate fundamental human right of freedom of expression with #TwitterBan
Estimated Reading Time: 1The envoys of the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union in Nigeria among others, have insisted that the Federal Government’s suspension of Twitter, is a violation of the fundamental human right of freedom of expression. The envoys who met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs,[Read More…]
While News Agency of Nigeria defy twitter ban, Channels Television suspend tweeting to their millions of followers
Estimated Reading Time: 2Undeterred by the Federal Government’s suspension of Twitter operation in Nigeria, Nigerian News Agencies – the primary news content provider for Nigeria’s newspapers, electronic media and bloggers have continued sharing their news and commentaries on the micro-blogging site, Twitter. But, Channels Television – a Nigerian independent 24-hour[Read More…]
