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December 5, 2015

How Oby Ezekwesili ridiculed Senators over anti-social media bill

Leading proponent of the BringBackOurGirls movement and a former Minister of Education, has scoffed at the proposed bill by the Nigerian senate to gag the social media. The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, seeks a 2-year jail sentence or a N2million fine for anyone guilty off using abusive words on social media... Read More
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December 5, 2015

Nigerians in Diaspora vow to put Senators on no-fly list over anti-social media bill

Reacting to the controversial anti-social media bill that’s being championed by the Nigerian Senate, a group known as Diaspora Nigeria Nationals Network (DNNN), has threatened to put Senators in support of the bill, on a no-fly list. DNNN urged urged Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to immediately put an end to the bill, or suffer a situation... Read More
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December 4, 2015

Read the original text of the infamous anti-social media bill

Nigerians have vehemently kicked against the proposal of the Prohibition of Frivolous Petitions; and Other Matters Bill a.k.a the anti-social media bill. To press home the message, social media activists created the hashtag #NoToSocialMediaBill to fire a note of warning to the Senate on where the general public stands concerning the proposed bill. Read the... Read More
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December 3, 2015

Social media gag: ‘Something terrible is wrong with the Senate’ – Gani Adams

National Coordinator of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams says something must be terribly wrong for the Senate to seek to introduce a bill that makes it an offence to publish any petition or complaint against a public officer without being supported with a sworn affidavit. Adams said the intention of the Senate is to plan a... Read More
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December 3, 2015

‘We shouldn’t be blackmailed’ | How Senators reacted to criticism of anti-social media bill

Nigerian senators have shown that they pay attention to discourse on social media as the Senate has reacted to the massive outrage against the proposed social media bill. Opening the discussion during plenary on Thursday, was Senator Dino Melaye, who raised a point of order accusing Sahara Reporters, of publishing lies against him and members of the senate.... Read More
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December 3, 2015

While Nigerians say #NoToSocialMediaBill, Saraki’s office has this to say

The proposed bill to gag social media users by jailing them for two years with an option of N4 million fine, has been a heated topic of discussion on Nigerian Twitter for the past 15 hours. It was revealed on Wednesday that the Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah-sponsored bill, had passed second reading, and there was a possibility of... Read More
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December 2, 2015

From Twitterville, we present the epic fight between Senator Bruce and Sahara Reporters

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and online news platform, Sahara Reporters had an interesting, subtly-heated twitter spat, a few hours ago. The war of words was as a result of the proposed bill by the Senate to punish social media offenders with a 2-year jail term and a N4million fine. Perhaps, owing to his outspokenness on twitter... Read More
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December 2, 2015

Free speech threatened? Senate says you may spend 2 years in jail for abusive tweets

Is the end looming for freedom of speech on social media? A bill seeking a two-year jail term or N4,000,000 fine- for any person who publishes any statement or petition in the newspaper against another person, institutions of government or any public office holder- passed through second reading in the Senate on Tuesday, December 1. The bill... Read More
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November 2, 2015

These are the speculated portfolios of Buhari’s ministers

After 6 months of nail-biting, mind-blowing suspense, President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees were eventually screened by the Senate last week. The nominees were screened without portfolios, and it is expected that President Buhari will inaugurate the new ministers and assign portfolios to them this week. But Nigerians, having waited this long, appear to have exhausted... Read More
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August 25, 2015

Social media is a way to let out so much appreciation bottled inside me| 7 things we learnt from Don Jazzy’s Tech Cabal interview

One of Nigeria’s celebrated producers, Michael Collins popularly known as Don Jazzy, is known as a social media fanatic, and the reasons aren’t far fetched. Don Jazzy said social media has helped him and his brand, SMD really carve a niche for themselves in the music industry. Being a shy person and not an excellent... Read More
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August 16, 2015

No more privacy! Nigerian social media accounts are being monitored by FG

From indications,it looks like Nigerians no longer have any form of privacy on social media as investigations shows that the Federal Government has been monitoring the social media accounts of Nigerians. Well, not all Nigerians though, just those who are suspected of having links with various terrorist groups, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State... Read More
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July 14, 2015

Police in India want citizens to live-stream crimes

Current Bengaluru police chief, MN Reddi, has suggested citizens in the populous nation should record and report crimes using Persicope. It’s part of a new strategy called “community policing”. Our @CPBlr talks on "Social Media as Community Policing 2.0" at the 2nd Bangalore Diplomatic Circle @TakshashilaInst pic.twitter.com/lbgujPDsUW — BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) July 10, 2015 Via Gizmodo:... Read More
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May 18, 2015

PDP: Our social media accounts were hacked!

by Kolapo Olapoju The Peoples Democratic Party has revealed that its social media accounts were hacked during the election campaign period. The party stated that the unauthorized access into its accounts was responsible for the dissemination of personal positions of members into the public domain. In a statement by Olisa Metuh, National Publicity Secretary, the... Read More
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February 24, 2015

I don’t have any social media account – OBJ disowns controversial tweets

by Kolapo Olapoju Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has categorically stated that he does not have a account on any social media network. While speaking in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Monday, February 23, the former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, distanced himself from tweets credited to him. On Sunday, February 22, a Twitter account, @newsvergeonline,... Read More
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February 17, 2015

Forget the rumours, Reno Omokri has not been sacked (READ)

by Isi Esene Contrary to the reports that Reno Omokri has been relieved of his duties as the Special Assistant to the President on New Media, the presidential aide is still very much a member of President Goodluck Jonathan’s team. Reports from sources in the Presidency indicate that Obi Asika, founder of Storm 360 and... Read More
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January 24, 2015

10 most powerful Nigerian musicians on social media?

by Chinedu Rylan This list was compiled by looking into a lot of critical indices ranging from social media fan base to social media activity. 1. P-Square The Anambra State-born “brothers wey dey scatter all over the borders” are undoubtedly the kings of the social media as far as Nigerian music goes. They are far... Read More
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January 13, 2015

When you’re big…: Twitter verifies Buhari’s handle

by Isi Esene Well, as they say on this part of the planet: when you’re big, you’re large! A few weeks after officially joining the social media platform, Twitter with the self-announcing handle – @ThisIsBuhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari’s social media outlet has been verified. This feat was announced by... Read More
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