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…
The Twitter handle of Nigeria’s First lady, Aisha Buhari, has been deactivated. This comes hours after the Buhari-led government announced the suspension of the micro-blogging site’s operations in the country. A search on Twitter for her handle shows it has been deactivated. See a screenshot below Meanwhile President Buhari’s Twitter handle is still active.
A yet-to-be-identified pastor and one other have been arrested by men of the Delta state police command for the alleged murder of a 13-year-old girl, Miracle Mwafor, whose heart was ripped open and other vital organs removed in Boji Boji Agbor on Friday, June 4. According to reports, the victim and her mother who…
Micro-blogging site, Twitter, has described the decision of the Federal government to suspend its operations in Nigeria as “deeply concerning”. Twitter’s Senior Policy Communications Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Sarah Hart, stated this in an email response sent to The Cable. The mail reads “The announcement made by the Nigerian Government…
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, on Friday June 4, sacked all Special Advisers (SAs) and Senior Special Assistant (SSAs) in his cabinet amid worsening insecurity in the state. The state Commissioner for information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, who confirmed the sacking, disclosed this to journalists in Owerri on Friday. Emelumba said that a…
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…
Facebook has joined Twitter in banning President Buhari’s controversial civil war statement. Earlier today, June 4, the Federal Government announced that Twitter has been suspended in Nigeria. This comes days after Twitter deleted the president’s controversial statement and the video where he made the statement. The banned statement made by Buhari reads: “Many of those…
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 Federal government has announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria. Below is a statement released from the office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announcing the suspension; ”The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of…
