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There are indications that more governors are coming to APC – Ganduje
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has disclosed that more Governors in the country will soon be defecting to the All Progressives Congress. Ganduje disclosed this while receiving members of APC membership registration/revalidation appeals committee, led by Alhaji Faruk Aliyu on a courtesy visit at Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. The Governor in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary Mr Abba Anwar, also claimed that the internal democracy in the party is waxing stronger day by day. He said; “As far as we are concerned nobody was marginalised in the exercise. For your information, there are indications that more governors are coming…
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Nigerians still using Twitter will know the law they’re violating when charged to court – Malami’s aide says
The media aide to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Umar Gwandu, has said that Nigerians still using Twitter despite the ban on the micro-blogging site in Nigeria will get to know the law they are violating when they are charged to court. On Saturday, June 5, Malami in a statement signed by Gwandu announced that anyone found violating the ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria will be prosecuted. Read here. Premiumtimes reached out to Umar and was asked what laws such Nigerians will be prosecuted upon and he responded “We will invite journalists at the…
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”This is an ill-advised Diversion by the Fed Govt”- Benue Gov, Samuel Ortom, reacts to ban on Twitter
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has said that the Federal Government’s decision to ban Twitter operations in the country is an ill-advised diversion from the core issues of insecurity and injustice plaguing the nation. In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, Governor Ortom said the Twitter ban offers no solution to any of the problems facing the country. He added that the move is only capable of heightening tensions and fueling suspicions among Nigerians over the real motives of the Federal Government. The governor added that suspending Twitter in the country amounts to suppressing freedom of expression, gagging…
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Prophet T.B Joshua dies at 57
Popular Nigerian Pastor and televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua has died at age 57. Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), died in Lagos on Saturday evening shortly after concluding a programme at his church. The cause of his death has not been revealed yet but his remains had been deposited at the morgue and an autopsy would be performed forthwith. May his Gentle soul Rest in peace, Amen
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“We convey our disappointment” Canada, EU, Ireland, UK, USA release joint statement condemning Twitter ban in Nigeria
The Diplomatic Missions of Canada, the European Union, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America have issued a joint statement in reaction to the ban on Twitter by the Nigerian government. On Friday, June 4, two days after Twitter deleted a tweet from the president of Nigeria for violating its rules, the Ministry of Information and Culture announced that the Nigerian government has “indefinitely suspended” Twitter. The Nigerian government also proposed registration requirements for other social media. Canada, UK, USA, Ireland, and the European Union expressed disappointment in a joint statement that reads: “The diplomatic missions of Canada,…
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Twitter suspension sends poor message to potential investors – US cautions Fed Govt
The United States mission in Nigeria has said that the indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria by the Federal government undermines citizens’ fundamental freedom and also sends a wrong message to investors. The statement reads “Nigeria’s constitution provides for freedom of expression. The Government’s recent #Twitterban undermines Nigerians’ ability to exercise this fundamental freedom and sends a poor message to its citizens, investors and businesses.Banning social media and curbing every citizen’s ability to seek, receive, and impart information undermines fundamental freedoms.As President Biden has stated, our need for individual expression, open public conversation, and accountability has never been greater.The…
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Igbos brought drugs to the North, biggest armed robbers in North have been Igbo, Yoruba and Edo people -Former NHIS boss, Prof Usman Yusuf
Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof Usman Yusuf has accused Southerners in the country of profiling the Fulani ethnic group even though some tribes from the region are allegedly responsible for some vices in the Northern region of the country. Speaking in an interview with The Sun, Usman alleged that agitations for restructuring and secession are blackmail tools being employed by the Igbos and Yorubas to force their way into the Presidential Villa in Abuja in 2023. When asked why he said the 17 Southern governors should have consulted Fulani groups before banning open grazing even though Kano and some…
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Reno Omokri, Deji Adeyanju, SERAP, others dare Malami to come and arrest them, use twitter
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, Convener of Concerned Nigeria, and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP on Saturday tweeted on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, banned by the Federal Government calling for their arrest as ordered by the Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, SAN, had around on Saturday ordered the immediate prosecution of Nigerians that would make use of Twitter. Minutes after his order went viral, Deji went to Twitter and wrote: “SAN & AGF that justified why FG will not obey court orders will say any rubbish. I’m tweeting from Nigeria. Come and arrest…
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Go beyond Twitter Ban, dissolve Nigeria – Ozekhome begs FG
Human Rights Lawyer, Mike Ozekhome has begged the Federal Government to go beyond suspending Twitter to dissolving the country as a whole. He made this known in a statement on Friday titled, ‘When A Tottering Government Twiddles Twitter’. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) expressed unsurprise at the decision of the Federal Government to ban the Microblogging site. He said they are ashamed that the world can see all the evils going on in the country and this is their way of hiding their faces. “Well, I am not surprised that the Federal Government has suspended Twitter operations in Nigeria.…
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FG orders prosecution of persons using Twitter
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has ordered the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation to begin immediate prosecution of those who violate the Federal Government’s order suspending Twitter operations in Nigeria. The Federal Government had on Friday ordered all internet service providers to suspend Twitter. However, many Nigerians have been using the Virtual Private Networks to circumvent the ban. Malami’s spokesman, Umar Gwandu, disclosed the development in a statement titled, ‘Twitter ban: Malami orders prosecution of offenders.’ “Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has directed the immediate…
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This is the language they understand – Bashir Ahmad mocks tweeps
Personal Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has taken to Facebook to mock the Nigerian Twitter community over the suspension of the ‘operations’ of the microblogging site in the country. “The is exactly the language they clearly understand,” he posted on Facebook. The post attracted hundreds of comments in less than an hour, with many Nigerians lambasting Ahmad and his principal, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for “undemocratic practices”.
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