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FG gives condition to lift ban on Twitter

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2021

The federal government has given a condition to lift its indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria.Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, said at a meeting with some envoys that Twitter’s operations in Nigeria will be restored only if the platform can be used “responsibly.” Asked when

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FG holds town hall meeting on protection of public infrastructure

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2021

A town hall meeting on the protection of public infrastructure is currently holding in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Ministry of Information and Culture had earlier launched the town hall meeting series in Lagos on April 25th, 2016. Ministers at the event include Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi FCT, Mohammed Bello; Aviation, […]

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Breaking: NBC threatens to sanction TV, radio stations using Twitter

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2021

The National Broadcasting Commission has directed all broadcast stations in the country to suspend the patronage of Twitter with immediate effect. The NBC said the decision followed the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria by the Federal Government over the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining the corporate existence […]

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[Breaking] Twitter ban: FG summons US, UK envoys, others over comments

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2021

The Federal Government has summoned the envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union in Nigeria over their recent comments on the suspension of microblogging site Twitter in the West African Country. This was contained in an invitation to pressmen issued on Monday morning by Kimiebi Ebienfa of the Crisis Monitoring […]

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DSS arrests Father Mbaka, moves him to Abuja

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2021

Operatives of the Department of State Services have summoned controversial priest, Ejike Mbaka, to Abuja for questioning. According to SaharaReporters, the operatives visited the church to drop the letter of invitation. However, they didn’t meet the cleric at the church premises. Details of why the intelligence unit summoned the priest were not stated but it […]

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IPOB: Those killing policemen, burning INEC offices are soulmates of Boko Haram, says Soyinka

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2021

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has condemned the wanton arson and killings perpetrated by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, militants in the South East, saying those killing policemen, setting INEC offices on fire are not different from Boko Haram. Mr Soyinka made the comparison in a statement he issued in the wake of Twitter […]