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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 misbehaving today […]
FG suspends Twitter – The federal government has announced the suspension of the operations of Twitter, the microblogging and social networking service, in Nigeria. Lai Mohammed, minister of information, announced the “indefinite” suspension in a statement issued on Friday by Segun Adeyemi, his spokesman. According to the statement, the minister cited “the persistent use of […]
Arsenal player Alex Iwobi is currently the subject of Twitter debate after he held his nose during a back and forth with Hamari Traore to imply that the Rennes defender had smelly breath. Iwobi got into an altercation after coming on in the 70th minute of Arsenal’s 3-0 Thursday night win over Rennes in a […]
On Saturday, February 16, 2019, Arewa – a collective name for Northern Nigeria – had a moment on Twitter Nigeria with a #MeToo to discuss sexual harassment, sexual violence and violent crimes against Northern women. This comes after the advent of #MeToo, #TimesUp, Berger to Ajah, and Twitter #MeToo through 2017 and 2018. Until Saturday, […]