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Twitter should have office in Nigeria to resolve issues – Governor Sanwo-Olu

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Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State Governor, says if Twitter had an office in Nigeria, resolving the current ban would have been easier.

Sanwo-olu made the suggestion in an interview with Arise TV on Monday, June 7, 2021.

He noted that he cannot categorically say if the federal government’s action against Twitter is wrong or right because he does not have the same prognosis as the president and commander-in-chief.

The governor also said that the federal government had only suspended Twitter operations in Nigeria, rather than out rightly banning it.

He further suggested that Twitter and the government should come together to resolve the issues rather than allow it to continue to degenerate to the detriment of the economy.

“On both sides, there are issues that can be resolved between Twitter and the Government and I think what they’ve done is not a ban but a suspension like they said, so in the period of suspension let us sit down

“So in the period of suspension, let’s sit down, if we have 40 million users of micro-blogging user and they chose to take their investment to country with five million users, it speaks to the reason why we also need to have that conversation with them so that perhaps if they have an office here things would have been done along quicker and better,” he said.

On June 4, the Nigerian government issued a statement suspending operations of Twitter after the microblogging site deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘civil war’ tweet.

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NBC threatens to sanction Radio, TV stations using Twitter

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National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has directed all broadcast stations in the country to suspend the usage of Twitter with immediate effect.

The acting Director-General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, issued the directive in a statement on Monday titled: “Suspend Twitter handles.”

NBC said the decision followed the suspension of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria by the Federal Government over the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining the corporate existence of Nigeria.

The Commission directed the broadcast stations to “de-install Twitter handles and desist from using Twitter as a source (UGC) of information gathering for News and programmes presentation especially phone-in.”

Idachaba said; “Consequent on 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 of Nigeria, the National Broadcasting Commission directs all Broadcasting Stations in Nigeria to suspend the patronage of Twitter immediately.

“In Compliance to the above directive, Broadcasting Stations are hereby advised to de-install Twitter handles and desist from using Twitter as a source (UGC) of information gathering for News and programmes Presentation especially phone-in.

“Section 2(1) r of the NBC Act entrusts the Commission with responsibility to ensure strict adherence to the national laws, rules and regulations. Also, Section 3.11.2 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code provides that “the broadcaster shall ensure that law enforcement is upheld at all times in a matter depicting that law and order are socially superior to or more desirable than crime and anarchy.

“Attention is also drawn to section 5.6.3 of The Code which requires Broadcasters to be mindful of materials that may cause disaffection, incite to panic or rift in the society in the use of a user generated content (UGC).

“Note that it will be unpatriotic for any broadcaster in Nigeria to continue to patronise the suspended Twitter as a source of its information therefore strict compliance is enjoined.”

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Governor El-Rufai flouts FG’s ban, uses Twitter despite prosecution threat

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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has made a tweet in defiance of the suspension of microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria by the federal government.

Recall that Lai Mohammed, the minister of Information and culture, on Friday, announced the suspension ”citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.”

On Saturday, Attorney General and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, ordered the arrest and prosecution of any Nigerian seen using Twitter. But the threat has not deterred the Kaduna governor from tweeting and engaging on the micro-blogging site.

El-rufai took to his Twitter account on Sunday, June 6, 2021 and tweeted a piece on how the move by the federal government ”teaches US lesson on how to handle Big Tech tyranny”

Although his tweet which – he probably made with the help of a virtual private network (VPN), was in support of the suspension, it also directly contravened the ban and prosecution order issued by the federal government.

See his tweet:

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Nigerians still using Twitter will know the law they’re violating when charged to court – AGF Malami

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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that violators of the Twitter ban will become aware of the law they are breaking when charged to court.

Recall that Malami, on Saturday, ordered the prosecution of Nigerians defying the government’s ban on Twitter, but did not state the specify law that is being violated.

When asked which law he intends to invoke to prosecute alleged offenders, the AGF, who spoke through his media aide, Umar Gwandu, told Premium Times that “the alleged violators would get to know in court”.

He added; “We will invite journalists at the time of prosecution, and they will know which laws are used to prosecute. The point is Twitter has been banned. Anybody should not try to use Twitter.

At the time we are gathering them and assembling them in court, they will get to know which law they are violating. The government has banned Twitter and anybody who uses it will be penalised. The point is they violated the ban. They are violating the federal government laws”.

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Wizkid refers to Nigeria as UAR as he finally reacts to Twitter ban

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Grammy award-winning Nigerian musician, Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid, has reacted to the ban of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria by the Federal Government.

The superstar took to the Insta-story section of his verified Instagram account, today Saturday, June 5, to finally comment on the trending issue.

Wizkid, in his post, referred to Nigeria as UAR – which stands for United African Republic, the proposed new name for the country which was presented to the House of Representatives within the week.

He then asked if FG’s decision to ban Twitter in Nigeria is how things are going to be from now on.

Starboy wrote; “UAR…na so the ting go dey sup?”.

See his Insta-story post:

Recall that Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Friday announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter over what he termed the ”persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.”

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FG orders prosecution of Nigerians using Twitter

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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has ordered the immediate prosecution of persons who violate the Federal Government’s order suspending Twitter operations in Nigeria.

Malami, in a statement released on Saturday by his spokesman, Umar Gwandu, gave the directive to the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation.

The statement is titled, ‘Twitter ban: Malami orders prosecution of offenders.’

It read; “Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has directed the immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria.

Malami directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation at the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, to swing into action and commence in earnest the process of prosecution of violators of the Federal Government De-activation of operations of Twitter in Nigeria.

“Malami directed the DPPF to liaise with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, National Communication Communication and other relevant government agencies to ensure the speedy prosecution of offenders without any further delay.”

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”Twitter is IPOB online machine” – Adamu Garba

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Former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has described Twitter as an online machine for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.

Garba made the remark while commending the Nigerian Government for suspending the activities of Twitter in Nigeria.

Featuring on Channels Television’s Programme, Politics Today on Friday, Garba said Twitter was in support of IPOB’s activities.

He stated that Twitter supports IPOB more than it does to the Nigerian government.

He said: “Twitter is behind them. I think Twitter is like a kind of IPOB online machine because what they do more is supporting IPOB much more than the government. Everyone knows that IPOB is anti-Nigeria, their target is to destroy Nigeria”.

Recall that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed had announced the ban on Twitter.

He had explained that the microblogging site was suspended because Nigerians were using the platform for activities that were against the country’s unity.

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We’ll help Nigerians bypass FG’s ban – Twitter

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Twitter says it will work to ensure Nigerians are able to access its platform despite the Federal Government’s enforced suspension.

In a statement released on Saturday through its official Twitter policy account, the company expressed deep concern over the blocking of access to its platform in Nigeria.

The microblogging service also noted that ”open internet” is a human right which no one should be deprived off in a modern society.

The statement read; ”We are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern society. We will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to communicate and connect with the world. #Keepiton”

The federal government on Friday suspended Twitter’s operations in Nigeria.

Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, who made the announcement said the government was forced to act because of “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”.

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Twitter reacts to FG’s suspension of its operation in Nigeria

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Tech giant, Twitter has expressed “deep concern” over the federal government’s decision to suspend its operations in Nigeria.

Sarah Hart, Twitter’s Senior Policy Communications Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa, who made this known in a statement, said the company is investigating the development.

“The announcement made by the Nigerian Government that they have suspended Twitter’s operations in Nigeria is deeply concerning.

“We’re investigating and will provide updates when we know more,” the statement said.

Recall that the federal government suspended Twitter’s operations in a statement on Friday.

Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, said the government was forced to act because of “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”.

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Nigerians resort to using VPN as service providers block Twitter

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Nigerians on social media have embraced the use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) following the suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, by the Nigerian Government.

VPN, according to kapersky.com, is a connection that allows users to establish a protected network connection when using public networks. It encrypts internet traffic and disguises the user’s online identity. This makes it more difficult for third parties to track users’ activities online and steal data.

On Friday, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement citing the “persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”.

Shortly after the federal government announced that Twitter has been suspended, virtual private network (VPN) started to dominate discussions on social media platforms.

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Buhari’s tweet: Adamu Garba asks FG to block Twitter from Nigeria’s internet space

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Former presidential aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Adamu Garba, has said the Federal Government should shut down Twitter from Nigeria’s internet space.

He spoke in reaction to the tech giant’s deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s controversial tweet on the civil war.

According to Garba, Twitter has no right to take down President Buhari’s tweet.

Taking to his Twitter account, the APC Chieftain said the microblogging platform should be expunged from Nigeria.

He wrote: “Twitter has no right to infuse into our local political affairs. It’s a company not a government.

“By removing our democratically elected President’s speech to the people of Nigeria, Twitter needs to be shut down from Nigerian internet space.

“Twitter needs to get out of Nigeria.”

He went further to urge Buhari and his cabinet to consider using his social media app as an alternative to Twitter.

Garba added; President @MBuhari and his entire cabinet, including all Govt related social handles should consider using my app.

We grow our local brand and perfect it by using and supporting it.

Since we have a local content rules, my app is there to protect our national integrity.

Agreed we have our constraints but it is ours and we are improving on it.

My app will do well to advance the interest of Nigerians and Africans than some foreign online colonization tool called Twitter.

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Twitter snubs Nigeria, set to open its African headquarters in Ghana

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The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey has announced the selection of Ghana as the country to establish its headquarters in Africa.

Jack made the announcement via his platform, Twitter on Monday, April 12, 2021.

His tweet read: “Twitter is now present on the continent. Thank you Ghana and Nana Akufo-Addo.”

https://t.co/tt7KR3kvDg?amp=1

Responding, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, on his official Twitter page revealed that the partnership was agreed upon after a virtual meeting with Jack.

He welcomed the development and described the partnership as exciting for Ghana’s tech sector.

His tweet read: “The choice of Ghana as Headquarters for Twitter’s Africa operations is EXCELLENT news. The government and Ghanaians welcome very much this announcement and the confidence reposed in our country.

“As I indicated to Jack in our virtual meeting which held on 7th April 2021, this is the start of a beautiful partnership between Twitter and Ghana, which is critical for the development of Ghana’s hugely important tech sector.

“These are exciting times to be in, and to do business in Ghana,” he tweeted.

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D’Banj and Wande Coal deserve respect because they knew about Don Jazzy’s marriage but never spilled – Nigerian man

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A Nigerian man has spoken on the recent revelation made by Mavin records boss, Don Jazzy born Michael Collins Ajereh that he was once married.

Recall that Jazzy, earlier today disclosed that he got married at the age of 20 to a lady named Michelle but the marriage crashed after two years.

According to the music producer, he was too focused on his music and it affected his relationship with his ex-wife.

A Twitter user identified as Ominiyi Israel has said that former members of defunct Mo Hits which was owned by Don Jazzy, deserved accolades for knowing about his marriage but still keeping it top secret even after their split.

The young man tweeted;

”DBanj and Wande knew about Don Jazzy’s marriage and still kept it top secret even after their split. Massive respect!

If na musicians of nowadays, na for lyrics you go hear am.”

Read his post:

https://twitter.com/OMOlSSY/status/1378360414354935811?s=19
https://twitter.com/OMOlSSY/status/1378374849219981318?s=19

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Twitter introduces “strike system” to permanently ban users who spread COVID-19 misinformation

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In order to check the spread of fake information about Covid-19 vaccines, Twitter says it will permanently ban anyuser running afoul of its new “strike system” rules.

The micro-blogging platform says it will start labelling misleading tweets about COVID vaccines and ban users who continue to spread such misinformation after the fifth offending tweet.

According to the social media giant, the second and third strikes will each result in the violating account being blocked for 12 hours, AL Jazeera reports.

Twitter in a statement on Monday said “We believe the strike system will help to educate the public on our policies and further reduce the spread of potentially harmful and misleading information on Twitter,” the San Francisco-based company said in a blog post.

“Particularly for repeated moderate and high-severity violations of our rules.”

“Here are the ways in which the strike system will work

Strike 1 – Twitter users will be notified when a tweet is labelled as misleading or needs to be removed

Strike 2 and 3: Account will be blocked for 12 hours

Strike 4: Account will be sidelined for seven days

Strike 5: Accounts permanently suspended.”

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Twitter to charge users for exclusive contents

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Microblogging site, Twitter, has announced intent to place charges on exclusive tweets and contents.

The development, which was revealed on Thursday during the company’s annual Analyst Day event, will see users paying for contents on the app after launch.

According to the American social media giant, one such charge is the Super Follows subscription where creators and publishers can monetise exclusive tweets and contents via Twitter.

Explaining the terms, Twitter further noted that the new offering would be designed in such a way that only subscribed users can gain access to exclusive content, deals and discounts, community access, amongst other offering plans in the pipeline.

Analysts have speculated that while this development has been presented as a system and service upgrade, it boarders more on measures to help Twitter scale up on revenue as it has recorded new lows in recent financial sheets.

During the annual event, the company had hinted on the need for the company to double total annual revenue in coming years, citing how the coming can move from $3.7 billion in 2020 to $7.5 billion or more in 2023.

Speaking, tentatively, on the idea of the charge, the social media company proposed a subscription fee of $4.99 per month (roughly #2000 ) for the Super Follows subscription.

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Reactions As Nigerian Lady Posts Her WASSCE Result On Social Media

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A Nigerian lady has left many people talking on twitter after she uploaded her WASSCE result. This Nigerian lady whose handle on twitter is “craycray_mofo” could be called a genius because she scored good grades in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination.

This beautiful lady uploaded a screenshot of her WASSCE result and one could see that her legal name is “Osuji Treasure Peculiar”. Besides, the lady scored ‘B3’ in subjects like Data Processing, Geography, English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics while she scored ‘B2’ in Mathematics and Agricultural Science. The lady scored A1 in one subject and the subject is Civic Education.

After the lady posted her WASSCE result on twitter, many people reacted with different kind of comments. A user whose username is “Charlitor_01” reacted that there are still some genius in Nigeria while another user whose username is “Tochii” reacted by asking for her hand in marriage.

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