Tag: Twitter
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Go beyond Twitter ban, dissolve Nigeria, Ozekhome tells FG
Human rights lawyer and social commentator, Mike Ozekhome SAN, has asked the Federal Government to go beyond the suspension of micro-blogging site, Twitter, and “dissolve the Nigerian people which it has become so allergic to and no longer wants to see or hear about”. The senior advocate also averred that the government is trying to…
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#Twitterban: Nigerian government out of touch with plight of young people- Banky W
The indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria by the Federal Government has aroused reactions from Nigerian celebrities. TheNewsGuru had earlier reported that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension of Twitter activities on Friday via an official statement on the micro-blogging site. In his reaction, Nigerian singer and filmmaker, Banky W…
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Twitter suspension: Nigerians find solace in VPNs to bypass restrictions
Nigerians on social media have opted for the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to evade restrictions due to the suspension of Twitter operations by the Federal Government in the county. TheNewsGuru recalls that The Federal Government on Friday at about 11:59pm officially suspended operations of Twitter in the country. It was learnt that all…
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Aisha Buhari disables account as FG suspends Twitter
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Friday night, neutralized her Twitter account hours after the government of her husband, Muhammadu Buhari announced the suspension of the micro-blogging site. “I will be deactivating my Twitter account for now. Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria,” she tweeted at 11:59pm on Friday. Minutes later, the account,…
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NBA, Amnesty International, PDP others condemn FG’s ban on Twitter
Amnesty International, the Nigerian Bar Association, the Peoples Democratic party among other stakeholder public have asked the Federal Government to reverse its decision to suspend the operations of the social media platform, Twitter, in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Twitter, Amnesty International also urged the Federal Government to suspend plans to gag the media.…
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First Lady, Aisha Buhari deactivates Twitter account in support of her husband
Aisha Buhari, Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has announced the deactivation of her Twitter account following the ban on the microblogging site by the Nigerian government. Nigeria’s information and culture minister, Lai Mohammed, had announced Twitter’s suspension in a statement by his media aide, Segun Adeyemi, on Friday. The suspension by the Nigerian government comes…
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Amnesty International to FG: Reverse unlawful suspension of Twitter, halt plans to gag media
Amnesty International has asked the Federal Government to reverse its decision to suspend the operations of the social media platform, Twitter, in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Twitter, Amnesty International also urged the Federal Government to suspend plans to gag the media. The tweet thread reads: Amnesty International condemns the Nigerian government’s suspension of…
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5 Ways Nigeria, Nigerians will suffer as FG suspends Twitter operations
The Nigerian social media space has been abuzz following the announcement of the Federal Government’s decision to suspend operations of Twitter in the country. The decision comes after Twitter deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari, in which PMB alluded to his experience during the bloody Nigerian Civil War of 1967–1970 and threatened to punish…
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Buhari-led govt dragged to court over suspension of Twitter in Nigeria
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has vowed to sue the Nigerian Federal Government for suspending a micro-blogging site ‘Twitter’ indefinitely. Buhari had in a series of tweets said: “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War. “Those…
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TRENDING: Nigerians react as FG announces suspension of Twitter operations on same platform
Reactions have trailed the Federal Government’s decision to suspend operations of Twitter in Nigeria on Friday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate…