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…
The envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union in Nigeria have been summoned by the federal government over their recent comments on the suspension of microblogging site Twitter. This was contained in an invitation to pressmen issued on…
Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has expressed sadness over the death of the Spiritual leader of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, describing him as a devout man of God. In a condolence message to the family of the deceased and the SCOAN congregation, Jonathan noted that Joshua who died…
“Who is the Presidency?”, an obviously irritated Babachir Lawal asked the excited journalists, who crowded him after emerging from the Federal Executive Council meeting sometimes in 2016, to inquire whether it was true he had been suspended from office by the Presidency. The journalists’ enquiry resulted from the allegation against Lawal that he cut the…
The pastor of Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Prophet TB Joshua has died at the age of 57. His death was announced in a statement titled, ‘Prophet TB Joshua – June 12th 1963 to June 5th 2021,’ issued on the verified Facebook page of his ministries on Sunday. The cause of his…
The federal government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. The minister cited alleged “persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s…
