The Nigerian government, last week, banned Twitter operations in the country. Human Rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said that the Federal Government strayed in suspending Twitter operations in the country. According to Falana, in a constitutional democracy, the government is not permitted to resort to self-help, which implies that … Read more
The Nigerian government, last week, banned the activities of Twitter operations in the country. Former US President, Donald Trump has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari for banning the microblogging site, Twitter. In a statement, titled, ‘Statement by Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States,’ he said, “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned … Read more
“The ban on Twitter is not only illegal but it is also an ill-advised move to divert the attention of Nigerians from the FG’s failure to tackle insecurity in parts of the country. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has defied Federal government’s ban on Twitter operation in the country by tweeting via his official … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria last week announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter in the country Members of the House Representatives have resolved to invite the Minister of Culture and Information, Lai Mohammed in a bid to investigate the legality of the Twitter ban by the Federal Government. The decision was reached on Tuesday during … Read more
Leonard thanked the Minister for inviting them for the meeting and expressed satisfaction that the federal government and Twitter were in talks. Mary Leonard, Ambassador of the United States of America to Nigeria, has on Monday, confirmed that Nigeria is in discussion with Twitter over suspension of its operations in Nigeria. Leonard said this during … Read more
“We re-affirm our position that free access to the ability to express oneself is actually very important and perhaps more important in troubled times.” The envoys of the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union in Nigeria among others, have maintained that the Federal Government’s suspension of Twitter, is a violation of the fundamental … Read more
This meeting is occasioned by the recent Twitter ban and the envoys’ reactions to the indefinite suspension of the microblogging platform Federal Government is presently in a closed-door meeting with some of the top envoys of various Diplomatic Missions in Nigeria. The meeting is currently being held at the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, … Read more
…which justified the ban on Twitter, nudging the United States to emulate the move made by the Nigerian government. Governors of Kaduna and Ondo states, Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Akeredolu respectively, have defied the federal government’s “temporary” suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. The governors, who are also members of the ruling All Progressives Congress … Read more
The caucus faulted the directive to the National Broadcasting Commission to license social media operators in the country… The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has threatened legal action against the Federal Government over its ban of Twitter operations in Nigeria. A statement by the leader of the caucus Kingsley Chinda, … Read more
T.B. Joshua’s wife, Evelyn Joshua, has spoken about the death of her husband. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Evelyn Joshua, the wife of the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua, has spoken on the death of her husband. The wife of the popular cleric, on Sunday, took to her official … Read more
The tweet was deleted on Saturday with the social media platform saying it violates its rules Barely 24 hours after the Nigerian government banned the activities of Twitter operations in the country, the popular microblogging platform has deleted incendiary tweets by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In the inciting … Read more
The ruling party’s stance comes 24 hours after the Buhari administration announced the ban on Twitter in Nigeria The ban has been described as an attack on freedom of expression by human rights groups and activists including Amnesty International Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, has declared its support for the ban on Twitter by the Nigerian … Read more
Earlier the United States had chided the Nigerian government’s over its decision. Prominent diplomatic missions to Nigeria, including Canada, the US, the UK and the EU, on Saturday said they were let down by the decision to suspend Twitter operations in Nigeria. The Federal Government suspended the social network’s operations on Friday after Twitter deleted … Read more
President Buhari had threatened to deal with IPOB “in the language they understand”, a statement many interpreted as a repeat of the civil war injustices meted out to Igbos. The Presidency on Saturday has said its decision to ban Twitter wasn’t a “knee-jerk reaction” to the microblogging site’s deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s “war” tweets. … Read more
Ahmad’s post was a direct reference to an earlier controversial civil war threat shared on Twitter by his principal. Personal Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, Bashir Ahmad, on Saturday, took to his verified Facebook page, to taunt the Nigerian Twitter community over the suspension of the ‘operations’ of the microblogging site … Read more
“We will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria“ Social media giant, twitter, has said it will do what it can to ensure Nigerians regain access to its platform. The announcement came a day after the Buhari regime announced it was banning the social network giant across the country, citing abuse and insecurity. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG has uncovered an alternative to access Twitter without the use of a VPN. Following the indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria by the Federal Government, EKO HOT BLOG has uncovered an alternative to access the microblogging site, Twitter, without the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN). Millions of Twitter users, on Saturday, … Read more
Twitter had deleted a post by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, and this prompted the government to announce a ban Amnesty International has asked the Federal Government to reverse its decision to suspend the operations of the social media platform, Twitter, in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Twitter, Amnesty International also urged the Federal … Read more
MTN, Airtel, Glo, and other telecommunication companies have stopped access to Twitter in Nigeria. EKO HOT BLOG reports that telecommunications companies in Nigeria including MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9Mobile have started blocking access to the microblogging site, Twitter. The telecommunications companies stated that they received a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block … Read more
Mrs. Buhari has made good her threat by deactivating her Twitter account. Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari had on Friday night announced that she will be deactivating her account in support of the Federal government’s decision to suspend all activities of Twitter in Nigeria. She wrote on her handle: “I will be deactivating my … Read more