Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Prophet Temitope Joshua, founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) was conducting a church service when he suddenly felt uncomfortable, it has been learnt. The popular prophet, sources said, passed away around 2am, hours after he walked to his apartment midway into the service, presumably to get some rest. Born on June 12, […]

Alleges Twitter spreading misinformation, fake news The Presidency has described widespread translation of the recent suspension of the social media platform, Twitter’s operation in Nigeria as misleading, saying it has nothing to do with the deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweets. The federal government, on Friday, announced a temporary suspension of Twitter’s operation in Nigeria, […]

No fewer than 2,500 corps members participating in the ongoing orientation programme in Anambra, on Saturday held a protest march against the proposed scrapping of the scheme. They also marched to show their solidarity for a united Nigeria. The corps members who marched around the parade ground from number one platoon to the 10th, showed […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Telecommunication operators in Nigeria have blocked access to Twitter after the government slammed an indefinite ban on the social media platform on Friday. The telcos, under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) said there has been a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block […]

We’re Investigating And Will Provide Update, Says Twitter Soyinka: Finally, The Chickens Have Come Home To Roost• ‘It Will Backfire On Businesses’ Amnesty International Condemns Action, Seeks Reversal Experts Say Process Can Be Circumvented Via VPN • PDP Rejects Suspension We’ll See You In Court,SERAP Fumes. Their Activities Capable Of Undermining Nigeria’s Corporate Existence—Lai Mohammed […]

Sweden has reacted to the Federal Government’s suspension of the operations of the micro blogging and social networking service, Twitter. Information and Culture minister, Lai Mohammed had announced the “indefinite” ban in a statement on Friday by his spokesman, Segun Adeyemi. Sweden’s embassy in Nigeria, in a terse post via its Twitter handle, noted that […]

Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has ordered the immediate prosecution of Nigerians accessing microblogging platform, Twitter, through a virtual private network (VPN). This is a follow-up to the Friday indefinite ban of Twitter operations in Nigeria. The latest development is against the backdrop of reports that Nigerian users of the platform are bypassing […]