The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has threatened to sue the Federal government following the decision to suspend Twitter’s operations in Nigeria. In a statement released on Friday evening, June 4, NBA president – Olumide Apata, said the federal government lacked constitutional authority to back its decision. Apata described the action of the government as […]
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has Received formal instructions from NCC to suspend access to Twitter bluebloodz.com has learnt. The Nigerian Communications Commission NCC earlier today gave an official directive all telecommunication service providers in the country to block Twitter’s URL in furtherance of the move to enforce the indefinite suspension […]
Micro – Blogging platform Twitter Reacting to Federal Government’s decision, said it found the suspension of its operations in Nigeria to be “deeply concerning”. The platforms Senior Policy Communications Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Sarah Hart, stated this in an email response. She said :- “The announcement made by the Nigerian Government that […]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar took a jibe at the decision of the Federal Government as regards the suspension of Twitter operations in the country. Posting on his Twitter handle, he wrote “Hopefully, this isn’t my last tweet. #smile.” Meanwhile, former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, also fumed at the Federal Government for the decision. […]
The Federal government has announced the suspension of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria. The suspension is coming days after the platform deleted genocidal tweets from the Nigerian President Buhari’s handle. Read statement released from the office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announcing the suspension; The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the […]
The governing board of the National Examinations Council has approved the appointment of Mr. Ebikibina John Ogborodi as the Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the Council. The appointment was made, following the death of the Registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma on Monday, June 1, 2021, with lots of Controversial stories surrounding his Untimely demise . Mr. Ogborodi […]
The Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN) is set toseize the supply of onion to the SouthEast following the increased level of insecurity in the region. National President of OPMAN, Aliyu Isah, Making in an official statement to newsmen, said the association’s decision was based on the recent hijack of two of their […]
A scandal is currently rocking the University of Benin popularly known as Uniben. The scandal which is centred on a pagentry show – ( miss UNIBEN) , the brain child of one mr famous okungbowa was said to have escalated following allegations of immoral conducts. According to the story, A student(names withheld), who allegedly participated […]
The 7th edition of the Forbes Under 30 List, published annually just rolled out. The under 30 List seeks to honour trailblazing Africans under the age of 30 who are innovative entrepreneurs, tech geeks, sports stars and influential creatives leading a pandemic hit in Africa. Six Nigerians ,one Ghanaian, 13 South African, two Ugandans, two […]