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Nigerian govt orders arrest of persons using Twitter despite ban : The Federal Government has upped the ante regarding its crackdown on Twitter, by signing a decree ensuring the prosecution of persons using the social media platform despite its ban. This was confirmed via a statement issued by the Attorney General …

BREAKING: FG suspends Twitter operations in Nigeria : The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. This was announced on Friday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, …

Nigerians react as NYSC DG says corps members can be mobilized for war : Nigerians on social media Thursday reacted to a statement credited to the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, who said corps members can be mobilized for war if the need arises. The DG stated …

Nigeria to produce smartphones for African continent – Pantami : Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, says Nigeria has the capacity to produce SIM cards and smartphones for the African continent. The minister said this at an event organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Professional Forum …

Senate rules out requests for new Nigeria constitution : Amidst requests for new Constitution, Senate on Thursday ruled out possibility of writing a new Constitution for the country. Senior lawyers like Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) had sought a totally new constitution for Nigeria. The founder of Afe Babalola University …

Lai Mohammed accuses Twitter of ‘double standards’ for deleting Buhari’s ‘civil war’ tweet : The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, accused the social media giants Twitter of discrimination and double standards. This came in the wake of Twitter’s decision to delete President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet referencing the civil war. Ripples Nigeria …

House of Reps receives proposal to change Nigeria’s name to UAR : The House of Representatives’ Special Committee on Constitution Review has received a proposal to change Nigeria’s name to the United African Republic. The proposal suggests United African Republic or United Alkebulan Republic as Nigeria’s new name. Adeleye Jokotoye, a tax …

Southern senators mourn Gulak : The Southern Senators Forum on Monday, described the death of former Presidential Political Adviser, Ahmed Gulak as a national disaster. The forum also described the development as a signal that the country’s insecurity has permeated every section of the nation. …

Falana, Falz, others protest insecurity, poverty in Lagos : Human rights lawyer,  Femi Falana (SAN), and his musician son, Folarin, aka Falz, along with scores of Lagosians took to the streets on Monday to protest against the insecurity and poverty ravaging the country. The protesters, under the aegis of …

FCT Police denies assault on Sowore, slams media reports : The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has disclosed that Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow, was not shot as being speculated in some sections of social media. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, ASP …