Tag: Twitter
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Exorcising Twitter and other witches, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa I blame the handlers of President Muhammadu Buhari for leading him into the Twitter nest. In the first place, how could they have allowed the President of the largest Black nation in the universe to be chirruping like a bird? Worse still, he would have been lured to tweeting any time…
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Nigeria raises strong allegations against Twitter, Jack Dorsey
The Federal Government of Nigeria has raised a very great allegation against the founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said Twitter and its founder, Jack Dorsey, are vicariously liable for the losses the country suffered during the EndSARS protest. Lai Mohammed stated this on Tuesday when he featured…
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Suspend all ‘Suspendables’ – Hope Eghagha
Hope Eghagha The imperial and nationalist federal government of Nigeria has finally summoned the courage to do what it ought to have done eons ago by suspending the impervious, cantankerous, divisive and nosey Tweeter, that breezy all-comers social media platform giant created by an American capitalist to poke its big ugly Uncle Tom nose into…
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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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Twitter Brouhaha, By Abdu Rafiu
The Buhari-led Federal Government has lately been in the news for the wrong reasons–apart from for the predictable deadpan routine such as Professor Ben Ayade visiting to wave his new APC flag. Before him, the august visitor for whom the APC red carpet was spread was David Umahi, Governor of Ebonyi State. Ayade is a…
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We’re ready to meet Nigerian govt over ban — Twitter
Micro blogging and social network service platform Twitter stated it has informed the Federal Government of its willingness to meet over the suspension of its operations in Nigeria. The Federal Government last Friday suspended Twitter’s operation in Nigeria on the basis accusing the social media giant of allowing its platform to be used to threaten…
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FG reveals more details for suspending Twitter
The Federal Government has justified its action of indefinite suspension of Twitter by giving insights into the several attempts by the microblogging and social networking site to destabilise the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the details on Friday when he featured on a live programme of the Nigerian Television…
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Senate President Lawan breaks silence on Buhari’s suspension of Twitter
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has broken his silence on the indefinite suspension of Twitter by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria. Buhari placed indefinite suspension on Twitter in Nigeria last week Friday after his offensive tweet was deleted. Speaking in Abuja at a briefing to mark the second anniversary of the 9th Senate.…
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BREAKING: Senate President Lawan breaks silence on Twitter ban
President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has opened up on the suspension of Twitter by President Muhammadu Buhari. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Senator Lawan as saying Nigerians need the micro blogging and social network platform. He said Nigeria and Twitter need each other and called for amicable resolution of the feud with Twitter. Lawan…
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BREAKING: Buhari replaces Prof Idachaba, appoints Ilelah as NBC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced Professor Armstrong Idachaba as the Director General (DG) of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of Nigeria and replaced him with Balarabe Ilelah. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Idachaba, a staff of the commission, was the DG of NBC in acting capacity until he was replaced with Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster. The Minister…