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No fewer than 2,500 corps members participating in the ongoing orientation programme in Anambra, on Saturday held a protest march against the proposed scrapping of the scheme. They also marched to show their solidarity for a united Nigeria. The corps members who marched around the parade ground from number one platoon to the 10th, showed the solidarity campaign by handing …

Crusaders, under the auspices of the 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC), have applauded a foremost ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, for relaxing the ultimatum handed the Federal Government over the non-constitution of a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission. Tompolo had on May 30, 2021, given the Federal Government …

We’re investigating action against us, says companyFG orders NBC to license all social media companiesJust like Twitter, Facebook pulls down President’s post All the social media platforms operating in Nigeria are now to be licensed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) following an indefinite suspension slammed on Twitter by the Federal Government on Friday. Twitter said in its initial reaction …

The police on Saturday said they had recovered 88 bodies from the eight communities attacked by bandits in Danko Wasagu local government area in Zuru Emirate of Kebbi state. The Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Nafiu Abubakar, while confirming the killings said the attack took place in eight communities of Koro, kimpi, Gaya, Dimi, Zutu, Rafin Gora and …

The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has described the ban on microblogging site, Twitter, by the federal government as a violation of freedom of speech of Nigerians. The lawmakers, therefore, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately reverse the suspension, so as not to exacerbate the already tensed situation in the country. The caucus, in a statement on Saturday, by …

The National President of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria under the Partnership for Advocacy in child and family health At Scale, Minnie Oseji, has lamented the decision of the United Kingdom to withdraw the annual £3 million into the basket fund for Family Planning (FP) commodities of Nigeria. Mrs Oseji, in a statement issued to journalists in Abuja, asked …

A digital rights group, Paradigm Initiative, has pushed back on Federal Government’s ban on micro blogging social platform, Twitter. It described it as a brazen affront on citizens fundamental human rights and advised its users and other social media platforms in the country to download virtual private networks (VPNs) to enable them continue to use the platforms for their economic …

The long-running row between the Nigerian federal government and social media giant, Twitter, reached a crescendo Friday with the West African country suspending the activities of the company indefinitely. The suspension is seen by many activists and other Nigerians as a step towards the actualization of the government’s resolve to regulate social media. This move followed President Muhammadu Buhari’s controversial …

Despite the widespread condemnation of the Nigerian government’s ban on Twitter operations in the country, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Saturday, issued an order for its enforcement. The minister, in a statement by his spokesperson, Umar Gwandu, ordered the prosecution of “violators” of the suspension of the operations of Twitter in Nigeria. This comes as …

Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has called off his seven-day ultimatum to disrupt oil and gas facilities in Nigern Delta region if the board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was not constituted by Monday. Details coming. VANGUARD