Some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in the House of Representatives on Tuesday staged a walkout when the speaker of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila rejected a request to ask the federal government to lift the ban on Twitter. The speaker had earlier mandated the relevant House Committee to investigate the suspension of the social media…
Trouble is looming at the Kaduna State University (KASU), following the purported sack of 16 lecturers and two non academic state staff by the university management. The university’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), however described the sack as illegal and called on the university management to rescind its decision. The affected…
The envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, the Republic of Ireland and the European Union in Nigeria have insisted that the suspension of Twitter in the Nigeria is a violation of freedom of expression. The ambassadors stated this at a meeting with the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Monday in…
Gunmen suspected to be fulani herdsmen have killed 30 people No fewer than 30 people in an attack on Odugbeho village in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The herdmen were said to have invaded the village at about 5:45pm on Sunday and started shooting sporadically, killing anyone on sight. They were said to…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said that his Church will not comply the federal government’s directives banning Twitter in Nigeria. According to him, the prohibition of the use of Twitter by the Buhari regime violated international rights conventions and would be disregarded by his church members….
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has directed television and radio stations in the country to suspend patronage of Twitter. The directive was contained in a statement on Monday by the Director General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba. The directive came just as the federal government summoned envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada…
