Thursday, July 2, 2026

Twitter Ban

June 8, 2021

Twitter went too far insulting Buhari, Nigerians: Nollywood actor Yemi Solade

Nollywood star actor Yemi Solade has slammed Twitter as a disruptive element, accusing the microblogging platform of insulting President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerians.

June 8, 2021

Egocentric Buhari wanted to ban Facebook, Twitter at once: Report

Egocentric President Muhammadu Buhari angered by the removal of his ‘genocidal’ posts had intended to suspend Facebook and Twitter’s operations in Nigeria.

June 8, 2021

Western nations supporting IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu to destabilise Nigeria: Official

Buhari regime has accused some Western nations of supporting the activities of IPOB and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to destabilise Nigeria.

June 7, 2021

Twitter Ban: Malami has assured Adeboye, others will be prosecuted, says Lai Mohammed

Lai Mohammed said the decision on whom to prosecute for using Twitter after the ban lies within the prerogative of the attorney-general.

Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, AGF Abubakar Malami, Enoch Adeboye, the religious leader of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), and President Muhammadu Buhari
June 7, 2021

Free access to Twitter is sacrosanct: Foreign Envoys

The foreign envoys restarted the opposition to Twitter ban, urging the Buhari regime to address its concerns on dangerous use of the platforms through the courts

Mary Beth Leonard
June 7, 2021

NGX posts N20 billion loss, experts say negative trend to persist with Twitter ban

“We expect negative sentiments to dominate the equities market as knee-jerk reactions to the federal government’s decision.”

NGX Group CEO, Oscar Onyema
June 7, 2021

Redeemed won’t comply with Buhari regime’s ban on Twitter: Pastor Adeboye

Mr Adeboye said the prohibition of Twitter use by the Buhari regime violated international rights conventions and would be disregarded by his church members.

Enoch Adeboye
June 5, 2021
June 5, 2021

Seyi Makinde lampoons Buhari regime for banning Twitter

Mr Makinde Saturday morning accused the Buhari regime of not thinking of the implications of its decision on Nigerians and foreign investors.

Makinde and Buhari
June 5, 2021

Twitter Ban: Nigerians have right to communicate but we are handicapped, Telcos say

ALTON maintains that it aligns itself with the position of the UN which holds that the rights of people offline must also be protected online.