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INEC Registers One Million Voters Online

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
Over one million Nigerians have so far availed themselves of the online pre-registration of voters which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commenced four weeks ago on June 28. ARead More

Nigerians Still Using Twitter To Criticise Us, FG Tells Court

Twitter
The Nigerian Federal Government has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that it has not stopped Nigerians from using social media platform, Twitter, adding that many Nigerians are stillRead More

FG: Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Must Register To Operate in Nigeria

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to regulate social media
Gives conditions to lift suspension of Twitter’s operations Impose visa ban on Buhari, Malami, others, PDP tells US, UK, others The Federal Government yesterday insisted that all Over The TopRead More

Twitter Ban: The World Reacts As Presidency Justifies Suspension

Twitter
US, UK, EU, Canada, Ireland, Norway condemn ban FG: Microblogging site is synonymous with fake news, misinformation Telcos deactivate access to Twitter handles in Nigeria AGF threatens to prosecute offendersRead More

Soyinka Dissociates Self From Inciting Video Against Igbo

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka
Urges social media to stop promoting ethnic tension PANDEF seeks end to wanton destruction of property Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has asked social media platforms to stop giving publicityRead More

A Divided Presidency And A First Lady Battling For Space

A divided Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a First Lady battling for space
The serene nature of the Presidential Villa, Abuja cannot be mistaken for any other expansive compound in the Federal Capital Territory. Small signposts with inscriptions banning motorists from honking theirRead More

FG Plans To Tax Netflix, Facebook, Others

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed
The Federal Government plans to tax foreign digital service providers offering services to Nigerians and earning revenue in Naira. Some of these service providers which are video streaming sites, socialRead More

#BopDaddyChallenge: NIS Suspends Reposting Of Female Officers After Falz’ Intervention

The Nigeria Immigration Service female officers, Priscilla Irabor, Binti Attabor, Catherine Bakura, Blessing Udida and Ockiya Eneni, who partook in the viral #BopDaddyChallenge promoted by rapper, Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, on social media.
The Nigeria Immigration Service has suspended the posting of five of its female personnel, Priscilla Irabor, Binti Attabor, Catherine Bakura, Blessing Udida and Ockiya Eneni, who partook in the viralRead More

Residents Divided As LASG Conducts Poll On Lockdown

Open market in Lagos
Social media users have been divided on the question of whether Lagos State should be on lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Lagos State Government had put theRead More

Only Death Can Solve My Problems – Dada KD

Ghanaian high-life artiste, Dada K.D.
Ghanaian high-life singer, Dada Kwaku Duah, popularly known as Dada K.D. has said the only solution to his problems now is death. Dada KD has for some time now shownRead More