The youth wing of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the narrative that the federal government banned the microblogging platform Twitter. The national youth leader of the APC, Ismaeel Ahmed, argued on Wednesday, June 9, that the federal government only suspended the operations of Twitter in the country. He made the statement during…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has asked all social media platforms and online broadcasting service providers operating in Nigeria to apply for a broadcast licence. The NBC director-general, Armstrong Idachaba, gave the directive in a newspaper adversarial published on Thursday, June 10. Idachaba said in the adversarial that the NBC establishment code empowers the commission…
Nigeria’s President Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has spoken about Twitter which he suspended in an interview with Arise TV. The president was able to ‘not directly’ address some national issues. He was mostly beating around the bush without notable solutions. One of which was when he was asked what will he do with the…
The Federal Government has declared Monday, 14th June, 2021 as public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration, in a press statement by the Permanent Secretary of ministry of International, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, onThursday in Abuja. Aregbesola who made the announcement on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested a man and his father over alleged Internet fraud. Malik Giles Bakare and his father, Isa Bola Bakare, are being investigated in an alleged case of conspiracy, computer-related fraud, obtaining by pretense, and retention of proceeds of unlawful activities. Malik Giles Bakare was…
A pastor, a herbalist, and three other men were paraded on Wednesday, June 9, for allegedly having human body parts. Olagunju Adetunji, a 40-year-old pastor in Kajola, near Osogbo, Osun State, was allegedly caught with human hands and legs. Also paraded was a 50-year-old herbalist, identified as Adewumi Gbadamosi, alongside three others named Rasheed Ajani,…
A 10-year-old girl identified as Ruth Omojola was killed by a stray bullet during a reprisal attack by one of the two rival cult groups that clashed earlier on Wednesday, June 10, at Irojo in Ilesa East Local government of Osun state. It was reported that a young man was killed by a stray bullet…
Albanian President, Ilir Meta has been impeached by the country’s parliament for violating the constitution. The parliament voted 104-7 to discharge the president on Wednesday, June 9, while three abstained. The final approval lies with Albania’s Constitutional Court within three months. A report following a parliamentary investigation concluded that Meta had violated the constitution with…
President Muhammadu Buhari has granted an interview to Arise TV in which he discussed certain challenges facing the country. The President addressed issues that bordered on insecurity, appointments, unemployment, and the economy. On his appointments, Buhari said his appointments are on merit as he can’t just pick somebody to fill a particular position “just to…
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has appealed to police officers not to commit suicide while on the job. In his speech during a visit to the Lagos Police Command on Wednesday, June 9, the police chief promised that the welfare of police officers across the country is being taken care of. Usman said:- “Your…