Tag: Hate Speech

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EzinneAugust 17, 2017

“Coordinator-in-Chief” “Return to your church” | Prof. Yemi Osinbajo draws the line against hate speech. TwitterNG roasts him alive

At the National Economic Council Retreat, Prof Yemi Osinbajo took a stand against the use of hate speech, calling it ...

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AzeezAugust 17, 2017

Hate speech is a specie terrorism – Osinbajo

The Federal Government has drawn a line on hate speech. Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said hate speech is ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiAugust 15, 2017

Bill on hate speech, jungle justice will be given priority – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu, has ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiAugust 10, 2017

Arrest perpetrators of hate speech, Odigie-Oyegun tells Osinbajo

The leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has urged Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, to order security agencies ...

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EditorJuly 18, 2017

Fan the flame: When does Fani-Kayode become a hate speaker?

by Alexander O. Onukwue As, you may have noticed, someone is particularly on Fani-Kayode’s case today, and not without good ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 26, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: Is Nigeria a free nation or a conquered vassal state?

by Femi Fani-Kayode “I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 20, 2017

African leaders lack the mental capacity and discipline to rule | IPOB tackles Osinbajo over his comment on hate speech and secession

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday attacked Yemi Osinbajo over his comment on those who promote hate speech ...

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AzeezJune 20, 2017

Buhari’s statements gave anti-Igbo campaigners confidence – Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s utterances gave confidence to a particular section of the ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 16, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: If you arrest Arewa Youth, you must arrest Senator Ekweremadu

by Peregrino Brimah I totally disagree with any deportment towards ejecting peoples who have come to live peacefully in any territory, ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 10, 2017

The Thread: “It’s really intimidation at this point” | Nigerians react to Audu Maikori’s second arrest

Nigerians raise their voices once again to cry #FreeAudu. And why? Because Audu Maikori, Chocolate City Group boss and champion ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 6, 2017

Arit Okpo: What Zamfara taught me [NEW VOICES]

by Arit Okpo I did my National Youth Service in Zamfara right around the time that Sharia started in the ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 17, 2017

The Thread: MI Abaga and other Nigerians cry out for the FG to #FreeAudu

Since Audu Maikori, Chocolate City Group boss and native of Southern Kaduna took on the job of letting Nigerians know ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaFebruary 8, 2017

Hate speech could become a hydra-headed monster if unchecked – Lai

Minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the trend of hate speech if left unchecked could become a ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 27, 2017

Opinion: “Hate” Speech | Between Apostle Suleiman and the Sultan of Sokoto

by Jude Ndukwe At a two-day conference organized by the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), an inter-governmental organization that promotes dialogue ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 25, 2017

The Thread: “Hate speeches against Christians have been going on in Mosques from time immemorial”

Can two walk together except they agree? Except one is gagged and bound. “Hate speech,” according to the American Bar Association, “is speech ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 11, 2016

‘Happily, Nigeria is broke…’ – DG NOA

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Garba Abari, has expressed delight at the lack of “free money” in the ...

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Op-Ed EditorJune 11, 2016

Opinion: El-Rufai, hate speech and the conspiracy of silence

by John Danfulani In November of 2015 Governor Shehu Aliyu Shema of Katsina State was caught in a video calling ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoMarch 11, 2015

Opinion: Can hate speeches really win elections?

by Victor Emejuiwe The body language of our leaders shows they are enjoying all the hate propaganda against their opponent. ...

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