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Sat, 05 Jun 2021 09:02:20 +0000BREAKING: Heavy security in Ekiti over planned protest by Yoruba nation agitators
Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti Heavily armed security operatives on Saturday morning took over strategic parts of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital ahead of a today’s rally by the Yoruba Nation agitators. Our reporter, who moved round popular...
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:51:50 +0000Twitter suspension: Respect right to freedom of expression, Sweden tells FG
By Alao Abiodun Sweden has reacted to the Federal Government’s suspension of the operations of the micro blogging and social networking service, Twitter. The Nation reports Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed had announced the “indefinite” su...
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:48:33 +0000Telecoms operators received orders to suspend Twitter – ALTON
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), an industry group, says it had received directives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter. The Preside...
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:48:04 +0000Twitter suspension: Five ‘dangers’ of using VPNs
By Alao Abiodun The Federal government on Friday announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in the country. The Nation reports this action by the government has left many Nigerians with no other choice but to engage the services VPN pr...
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:30:55 +0000Twitter pushes back on Fed Govt ban
By Lucas Ajanaku Micro blogging social platform, Twitter, has pushed back on ban by the Federal Government. It described it as brazen affront on citizens fundamental human rights and advised its users and other social media platforms in the ...
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:18:05 +0000Twitter suspension: Nigerians opt for VPNs to bypass restrictions
By Alao Abiodun Nigerians on Saturday opted for the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to bypass restrictions due to the suspension of Twitter operations by the Federal Government in the county. The Federal Government on Friday at about 11...
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 07:24:59 +0000LASU: ASUU blasts Ninalowo over botched VC selection process
The immediate past Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of Lagos State University (LASU), Professor Adebayo Ninalowo, has been accused of twice orchestrating “the charade” that resulted in a stalemate in the appointment of a substanti...
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 07:23:59 +0000Twitter ban difficult to enforce in Nigeria, say ICT experts
By Ibrahim Apekhade Yusuf Does Nigeria have what it takes to enforce Federal Government’s ‘indefinite suspension’ of Twitter? Some Information and Communications Technology (ICT) experts believe it does not. A cross section of the experts conta...
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 07:21:09 +0000Why I didn’t stay in Mimiko’s governor’s lodge –Akeredolu
By Osagie Otabor, Akure Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has said that he refused to stay in the multi-billionaire naira Governor’s Lodge built by former Governor Olusegun Mimiko because it had structural defects. Governor A...
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 07:17:42 +0000‘Lagos APC secretariat not shut by police’
Police authorities in Lagos State yesterday described as untrue a report published by a section of the media that its operatives shut the state secretariat of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) on ACME Road, Ogba, Ikeja. Police spokesman, Olumuyi...