Tag: Twitter
Lawmakers reject motion to lift twitter ban
The House of Representatives on Thursday, July 1, rejected the motion seeking to lift the federal government’s ban on microblogging and social med [...]
FG threatens to ban Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
The federal government has threatened to ban not only Twitter but other social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and others that [...]
Malami denies issuing prosecution threat against Twitter users
Days after being criticised for bypassing the federal government’s ban on Twitter, Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has deni [...]
Twitter escalated Boko Haram Insurgency – APC reps member, Yunusa Ahmad
A member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Yunusa Ahmad Abubakar says that one of the reasons why Twitter’s operations were suspended in N [...]
Twitter ban: Confusion as govt agencies revert to old ways of information dissemination
The Nigerian government’s suspension of the operation of micro-blogging company, Twitter, in Nigeria, might have left both in a catch-22 situation as [...]
Malami illegally uses twitter after threatening to prosecute users
After days of threatening to arrest and prosecute any Nigerian who violates the ban on twitter, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malam [...]
Twitter ban undermines fundamental human rights – US tells FG
The United States Mission in Nigeria has commented on the indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria.
It cautioned the Federal Gove [...]
Malami orders prosecution of Twitter ban violators
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has ordered the prosecution of those violating the ban on Twitter
The directive is in a st [...]
Twitter dares FG, vows to restore access to platform
Microblogging site, Twitter has said that it is working to restore access to those affected by the Federal Government ban of it’s platform.
The [...]
Reverse Twitter ban, Makinde tells Buhari
The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the decision to ban the operation of Twitter in Nigeria. [...]