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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has criticsed the Federal Government over the suspension of Twitter Operations in Nigeria. On Friday, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, had announced the suspension, saying government took the action over the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence. FG suspends […]
On Wednesday, Twitter removed a post by Buhari which threatened punishment for regional secessionists who have been blamed for attacks on government building
“The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria,” the statement reads. The reason that was given for the ban, via the statement posted on the ministry’s official Twitter handle accuses the US-based social media powerhouse “… for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.” According to CNN, the suspension comes two days after a controversial tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari was deleted by Twitter. The tweet in question was perceived by many to be direly o...
Twitter's Public Policy team said Saturday they are "deeply concerned" by the suspension.
Rest of World News: ABUJA: Nigeria's government announced on Friday it was suspending Twitter operations because the platform was being used for activities "capable of un.