Pastor Adeboye Speaks On Twitter Ban

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Monday reacted to the Federal Government’s suspension of the operations of the micro blogging and social networking service, Twitter. Adeboye said tweets by his church are in accordance with

Obi Abel Umahi Resigns As South-East Security Committee Chairman

Major General Obi Abel Umahi (rtd) has resigned as the chairman of the South East Security Committee which was formed on August 31, 2019 Umahi tendered his resignation in a letter dated June 4, 2021, entitled: “Resignation As Chairman South east Security Committee

New Polling Units Ready For Publication Next Week – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday that the newly created Polling Units will be published next week ahead of the commencement of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). INEC had undertaken the task to expand existing Polling Units across the country to

Sanwo-Olu Reacts To Suspension Of Twitter Operations

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday reacted to the Federal Government’s suspension of the operations of the micro blogging and social networking service, Twitter. The Nation reports Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed had announced the “indefinite” suspension in a statement last week by

BREAKING: FG To Meet Foreign Diplomats Over Twitter Ban

Following reactions to the Federal Government’s suspension of twitter operations, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama will meet with foreign diplomats by noon today. US, UK, EU, Sweden have all reacted against the ban, which they condemned as infirngment on rights of

Tompolo Welcomes Akpabio’s Consultations, Calls For Calm

x-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), has “reluctantly” accepted the outcome of the consultative meeting between stakeholders of the Niger Delta and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. This is coming hours to the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued

Secession: Northern Women Call For Referendum

Amalgamation of Northern Women Associations in Nigeria on Saturday called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly (NASS) to call for a referendum on the agitations by some sections to secede from the country. They demanded that if the

Police Confirm Killing Of DSS Operative By Soldiers In Ekiti

The Ekiti State Police Command have confirmed the killing of an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) by three soldiers. The Spokesman of the Police Command, Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, Sunday Abutu, described the killing as unfortunate and mindless. Abutu

Twitter Ban Difficult To Enforce In Nigeria- ICT Experts

Does Nigeria have what it takes to enforce Federal Government’s ‘indefinite suspension’ of Twitter? Some Information and Communications Technology (ICT) experts believe it does not. A cross section of the experts contacted on Friday said Nigeria lacks a central information dissemination system that

Catholic Church Bans Mbaka From Commenting On Partisan Politics

The Catholic church has banned Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), from commenting on partisan politics. In a letter to Mbaka, a copy of which was obtained by TheCable, Callistus Onaga, Catholic bishop of Enugu diocese, also converted the