Day: June 4, 2021

Why we Suspended Twitter’s Operations in Nigeria – Minister

Aliyu Aliyu

Government orders licensing of all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria   The Nigerian Government has declared that it slammed an indefinite suspension on operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria because Twitter has been persistently used for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement signed by his Special Assistant Segun Adeyemi sighted by Platforms Africa.   READ ALSO: Twitter Deletes Nigerian President Buhari’s ‘Civil War’ Tweet Twitter Office in…

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Nigerian Soldier commits suicide ‘after killing Customs Officer in Seme’

Precious Ibekwe

  A soldier attached to 243 Recce Battalion Ibereko, Badagry, Lagos State, Lance Corporal Mahmud Sulaiman, turned the gun on himself after he shot dead a Customs Officer at Seme border on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the incident occurred when the team leader was trying to retrieve the gun from Sulaiman following his strange behaviour.   READ ALSO: REVEALED: Three Times Kaduna Plane crashes Killed Top Army Chiefs, Governor Buhari’s absence at Army Chief, Others’ burial sets Twitter on fire Outrage as UNILORIN 300-level Female Student…

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Indonesia embargoes Hajj 2021 for Citizens 2nd Year in a row

Aliyu Aliyu

  We will not allow Indonesians to travel for the Hajj, government of World’s largest Muslim majority country declares amid concerns over COVID-19 pandemic   Indonesia has cancelled the Hajj pilgrimage for people in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation for a second year in a row, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. For many Indonesians, the pilgrimage is a once-in-a-lifetime event, with an average wait time of 20 years due to a quota system. “Due to the pandemic and for the safety of the pilgrims, the government has decided…

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Outrage as UNILORIN 300-level Female Student ‘Raped to Death’ + PHOTOS

ADEOLA YUSUF

Kwara Gov seeks justice for Blessing allegedly murdered few weeks before birthday as killers are still “yet-to-be-identified persons” days after crime   Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described as “shocking and utterly condemnable” the reported rape and murder of Miss Olajide Omowumi Blessing, a 300-level student of the University of Ilorin by some yet-to-be-identified persons. “The development is heart-wrenching and absolutely unacceptable. Such antisocial and despicable behaviour will never be acceptable to all people of good conscience, and all of us will unite to fight this to a logical…

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