El-Rufai’s Wife: I’m ready to die in the hands of kidnappers (DailyTrust) The wife of Kaduna State Governor, Hajiya Asia El-Rufai, has said no ransom should be paid to her abductors if she is kidnapped. Addressing participants of a peace…
Trump hails Nigeria for banning Twitter
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has congratulated Nigeria for suspending the operations of Twitter in the country. Trump, in a statement on Tuesday night, commended Nigeria for the action, calling on more countries to “ban Twitter and Facebook for not…
*Police arrest pastor over murder of girl for ritual (Punch)*Ban: MTN, Glo, Airtel, others await FG’s formal order to block Twitter (Punch)
Police arrest pastor over murder of girl for ritual (Punch) The Delta State Police Command has arrested a yet-to-be identified pastor and one other for the alleged murder of a 13-year-old girl whose heart was ripped open and other vital…
*Jumbo pay: Court bars National Assembly from fixing members’ allowances (Punch)*Governorship candidates’ forum hails Sanwo-Olu’s milestones (Guardian)
Jumbo pay: Court bars National Assembly from fixing members’ allowances (Punch) A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos says it is illegal for the National Assembly to fix its own allowances. In what is being described as a landmark judgment,…
FG suspends “Twitter operations in Nigeria”
The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. This was announced on Friday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on…
Twitter Blues: Lai Mohammed and Garba Shehu’s outbursts – Magnus Onyibe
While trying to deflect the allegation by Nigerians that the choice of Ghana as opposed to Nigeria for Twitter head office was reflective of the leadership failure in our country, the information minister and media assistant to the president in…
*Command arrests officials of ride-hailing drivers’ association over protest (Punch)*Lagos traders, beggars take over pedestrian bridges (Guardian)
Command arrests officials of ride-hailing drivers’ association over protest (Punch) Members of the Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private Owners Drivers’ Association have accused the personnel of the Lagos State Police Command of arresting some of their officials for organising a…
Yawa! Like a plane flying without a pilot- Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The people who speak big grammar would say that Nigeria is in auto-pilot. This is the fattest lie ever told by man. Auto-pilot means Automatic Pilot that can fly a plane safely to its destination without the need of the…
It’s irresponsible to say Nigeria is safer under Buhari, Lai Mohammed told
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, described as irresponsible, the statement by the Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, that Nigeria is safer under President Muhammadu Buhari. Frank, in a statement in…
Afenifere, PDP, Middle Belt Forum kick as FG insists insecurity worse in 2015
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said despite the security challenges being witnessed in parts of the country, security situation under the current regime is better than the situation in 2015 when the regime came on board.…