The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has directed the immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. According to a statement released by his media aide, Umar Gwandu, Malami directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) to swing into…
13 people have reportedly died after their boat capsized while travelling from Dorowa to Ginga village in Shagari local government area of Sokoto state. Governor Aminu Tambuwal who condoled the people of the town over the incident, has now directed the state ministry for local government headed by the state Deputy Governor, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan’Iya who accompanied him…
Following the Federal government’s decision to suspend the operations of Twitter in Nigeria after the platform deleted President Buhari’s tweets referencing the Civil war, former Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, has called on Twitter and other social media platforms to delete the accounts of President Buhari. His tweets read ”I said it before and let…
A male student, Harka Yinasimna was killed when a hostel building at the Government Secondary school, Numan in Adamawa State collapsed on him on Friday, June 4. According to reports, the building collapsed when it started to rain. The deceased was said to have been asleep when the building collapsed on him. “The incident happened this afternoon…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alkali Baba, has said that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) remains proscribed in Nigeria and nobody is expected to belong to the group. The Federal government in 2017 proscribed the secessionist group. Speaking with journalists after he was confirmed by the police council on Friday, June 4, Alkali…
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has suspended access to Twitter. A statement jointly signed by ALTON chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo and executive secretary, Gbolahan Awonuga, and released this morning June 5, stated that the suspension was based on a directive by the telecommunications industry regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The…
Former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba has alleged that Twitter is an “online machine” of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and that the social media platform supports the secessionist group more than it supports the Federal government. Adamu said this while reacting to the decision of the Federal government to suspend the operation of Twitter…
Enugu-based Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, who is the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), has been banned by the Catholic church from commenting on partisan politics. The Catholic bishop of Enugu Diocese Callistus Onaga in a letter dated June 3, 2021, disclosed the ban to Fr. Mbaka and also converted his adoration…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has threatened to sue the Federal government following the decision to suspend Twitter’s operations in Nigeria. In a statement released on Friday evening, June 4, Olumide Apata, NBA president, said the federal government lacked constitutional authority to back its decision. Apata described the government’s action as a “disguised attempt…
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested 25-year-old farmer, Mohammad Mohammad, for allegedly poisoning nine wells in Kasesa village near Damaturu. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday, June 3. “On May 25, he poured insecticide into nine wells which are…
