Tag: Social Media
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#TwitterBan: ‘Show us proofs’, Keyamo denies APC used social media to ‘set country ablaze’ as opposition
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN) on Tuesday denied that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) used the social media as opposition to promote content capable of setting the country ablaze. He said some Nigerians are taking undue advantage of the #TwitterBan in the country to blackmail the Federal Government.…
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Unrestricted access to social media robbing youths of their future – Oyedepo
Bishop David Oyedepo, Chancellor, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Friday called for urgent steps to check students’ unfettered access to social media. “We must wake up from our slumber to deal with this monster. It unconsciously robs people of their future by robbing them of their time,’’ Oyedepo, said at the 7th Convocation of the…
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We have a generation of young people afraid of having wrong opinions- Chimamanda Adichie
Celebrated author, Chimamanda Adichie has penned a comprehensive essay about the conduct of young people on social media whom she says have become extremely critical and now part of a generation afraid of having wrong opinions. The feminist’s essay titled ‘It Is Obscene’ published on Tuesday night momentarily crashed her website due to traffic. The…
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Minister attacks Twitter over new social media rules
India’s information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hit out at Twitter on Wednesday, accusing it of not complying with new regulations for social media sites that came into effect last month. The new “intermediary guidelines” were aimed at regulating content on large social media platforms and messaging services like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter that had…
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Twitter, Diversion and the Next Level – Chidi Amuta
By Chidi Amuta The Buhari administration has just stumbled on a convenient but unexpected political diversion: the Twitter ban. We can keep debating Twitter while an orchestrated project of deepening authoritarianism takes hold. While Twitter rages, the president has said in his latest television interview that he has ‘ordered’ the police and the army to…
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US to Buhari: Restricting social media has no place in democracy
Restricting the use of social media has no place in a democracy, United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has told the government of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. This was contained in a statement on Thursday signed by Blinken’s spokesman, Ned Price. In the statement titled, ‘Nigeria’s Twitter Suspension’, Blinken condemned the suspension of micro-blogging…
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Social media is robbing, wiping off destinies of today’s youths – Oyedepo
“The social media saga has eroded the substance of destiny as it has unconsciously robbed youths of their future and their time.” Oyedepo The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Dr David Oyedepo, has admonished youths against the excessive use of social media. Oyedepo gave the warning on Friday during the 15th Convocation Ceremony and…
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Army to sue those sharing photos, videos of slain soldiers on social media
The Nigerian Army has threatened to take legal actions against those sharing photos of slain troops on the social media. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, Mohammed Yerima, said this in a statement on Tuesday following the sharing of photos and videos of soldiers killed in Rivers, Borno and other states by insurgents and…
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Why my relationship is off social media – Lilian Afegbai
Lilian Afegbai, a Nollywood actress and former Big Brother Naija housemate, says her relationship is off the social media to prevent unsolicited advice from strangers. She explained that it was safer for her to keep her relationship private despite fans’ curiosity about what goes on in her life. The screen diva said she wants a…
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Stay off social media when you want to find a true partner- Harrysong
Reggae Blues crooner, Harrysong has urged his fans to stay away from social media if they desire to find a true partner. Song who recently got married made this known via his Instastories. “Stay off social media when you want to get a true partner.90 percent of men and women on social media are influenced…