Tag: Hate Speech
Thousands petition 8th AFRIMA to disqualify Brymo over “hate speech”
There have been thousands of calls for artist Brymo to be disqualified from the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) due ...
This is no hate speech: Is Lai Mohammed on a mission to silence Nigerians?
In Nigeria, certain aspects of fundamental human rights of its citizens have been compromised at some point in time. As ...
Hate Speech Fine: Is Lai Mohammed’s NBC now a monitoring spirit? | The #YNaijaCover
The Nigerian Bar Association, senior lawyers and human rights groups on Tuesday took a swipe at the Federal Government for ...
With the new fine on ‘hate speech,’ how will the media report the #RevolutionNow protests?
The Nigerian government and Nigerians have had a discontented marriage in recent times. Apart from the age-long song from Nigerians ...
Policing speech, not the pandemic or the suffering of Nigerians is what gets the federal government going
You would think that after the comprehensive protests to the Nigerian Senate’s attempts to pass into law a hotly contested ...
Is an agency against hate speech really necessary?
In March 2018, the Nigerian Senate introduced an unsuccessful anti-hate bill for consideration and the bill, known now as the ...
Use of social media to promote hate speech will no longer be tolerated – El-Rufai
The governor of Kaduna, Nasiru El-Rufai Wednesday, said hate speech and fake news were the biggest threats to national security – ...
Hate speech, quit notices will keep Nigeria underdeveloped – Remi Tinubu
Senator Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central) has said that hate speech and quit notices cannot move a nation forward. The senator ...
So is Itse Sagay guilty of hate speech?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The statement issued by Senator Sabi Abdullahi on behalf of the Senate urged President Buhari to ...
Opinion: Hate speech law is a resurrection of Decree 4
by Bayo Oluwasanmi I have two predictions to make: before you’re through with this piece, the federal and state ...
“The military should not treat Nigeria like a conquered territory” | Insiders speak on planned social media monitoring
Insiders are against the proposed monitoring of the social media by the military for hate speech. Some of them are ...
Olusegun Adeniyi: Hate in the age of charlatans
by Olusegun Adeniyi That most Nigerians are ever so judgmental when it comes to discussing the ‘other’ person is reflected ...
We don’t have power to arrest people for hate speeches – Military
The Defence Headquarters has denied reports that the military is monitoring and hate speech promoters in order to arrest them. ...
Opinion: Distinguishing between hate speech and Constructive criticism
by Gbenga Odunsi A few weeks back, the Nigerian government drew a line on hate speech in the country, equating ...
Promoters of hate speech should be prosecuted – UN human rights experts
United Nations human rights experts have called for the prosecution of those behind the October 1 quit notice given to ...
The YNaija Cover this evening – the 26th of August
Follow the full stories and analyses on YNaija: I won’t be part of those calling for restructuring – Obasanjo We ...
Military not empowered to arrest hate speech offenders – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said it is unlawful for the military to arrest perpetrators of hate speech in ...
What we will do to perpetrators of hate speech – Police
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has said perpetrators of hate speeches will be arrested and charged under the Terrorism Prevention Act. ...
Why the APC is trying to criminalise hate speech – PDP
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned that the All Progressives Congress (APC) resolve to categorise hate speech as terrorism, ...
FG directs NBC to sanction broadcast stations who ‘aid’ hate speech
As part of efforts to end the growing spate of hate speech in the country, Nigeria’s Federal Government has directed ...
Hate and violence on social media can jeopardise Nigeria’s unity – Chief of Air Staff
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar at a workshop on information management for public relations officers in the ...
Opinion: The President’s speech, hate speech and the hypocrisy of power
by Adeboye Adekoge After listening to President Buhari’s speech on Monday, August 21, 2017, one thing was clear – the ...
The Thread: Does NBC’s new rules against hate speech meet these standards?
Yesterday, President Buhari took a hard line against speech that crosses “national red lines“. TwitterNG did not receive his address ...
The Thread: These are the problems with NBC’s new rules
This administration appears to be preoccupied with hate speech. Recently, Osinbajo said that “hate speech is a species of terrorism” ...
Just In: Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable. Buhari said this in his first address to Nigerians ...
FG, states to set up special courts for hate speech, others
The Federal and State governments have agreed on special courts for promoters of hate speeches as well as terrorists and ...
Making hate speech treasonable is an attempt to silence opposition – Fayose
The Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose has downplayed the attempt to categorise hate speeches as act of terrorism, by the ...
Why Nigerians need to desperately speak up against hate speeches
by Wareez Odunayo Over 800,000 people were killed, 250,000 women became victims of sexual violence during the genocide in ...
[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Shehu Sani urges Nigerians to get involved in the hate speech bill
Following the spate of hate speeches that have overrun the country and its tendency to cause tension among groups, Senate ...
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NBC fines TVC, for airing “hate speech and inflammatory comments”
The NBC has penalized TVC’s parent company, Continental Broadcasting Services Limited, for broadcasting “hate speech and inflammatory comments.” TVC was ...