Tony Iyare

Twitter Ban: Major Setback for Online Publishing, Press Freedom…GOCOP 0
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- June 7, 2021
…Says it Will Ruin Many Businesses, Shrink Democratic Space …As NBC Asks Broadcasting Stations to Axe Twitter …El-Rufai, Akeredolu, Adeboye, Kumuyi Defy Ban The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescind his government’s decision to suspend operations of the microblogging and social networking platform, Twitter in Nigeria. This
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MRA, IPC Knock FG’s Twitter Ban, Threaten to Lodge Complaints Before AU, UN 0
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- June 7, 2021
…Say it’s a Violation of Rights to Freedom of Expression, Access to Information Two leading media advocacy groups, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC) have condemned the Federal Government’s indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria and threatened to lodge formal complaints before the appropriate agencies of the African Union (AU) and
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Twitter Ban: FG Wields Big Stick, Moves to Prosecute Offenders 0
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- June 5, 2021
…As Makinde, Editors Guild Make Passionate Plea to FG to Rescind Ban In a move signalling the wielding of a big stick on citizens who have reconnected to Twitter via Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, has directed the immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government’s
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Twitter Ban: Soyinka, Saraki, NBA Slam FG 0
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- June 4, 2021
…Say It Undermines Citizens’ Right to Free Expression …UK, Sweden Also Knock Action Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have strongly excoriated the Federal Government for suspending the microblogging platform, Twitter indefinitely in Nigeria, saying it will undermine the citizens’ right to free expression.
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