The Federal Government has lifted the suspension on, Twitter, seven months after it suspended the social media platform in Nigeria. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Chairman of the Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), announced the decision. He said: “The Federal Government of Nigeria…
British singer, Adele has will be returning to the stage for the first time in five years. The 33-year-old singer revealed on Twitter Tuesday that she will perform twice in London’s Hyde Park in July 2022, which will be her first shows since 2017. “Oiii Oiiiiiiiiiiiii,” Adele wrote with a…
Nigerian singer Brymo has called out music icon 2Face Idibia for accusing him of sleeping with his wife, Annie. He took to his Twitter page on Monday narrating his ordeal in a series of tweets. Brymo explained that they met at a press conference in 2015/16 and the meeting was…
Nigerian disc jockey, Cuppy has resumed classes fully at the prestigious University of Oxford. The daughter of Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, took to her Twitter page on Monday, October 4, 2021, where she shared photos from school. “First day of classes! Officially a full time student at University of Oxford!…
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that a ban on the services of social media app, Twitter, be lifted in Nigeria if conditions are met. The 78-year-old said in his Independence Day speech on Friday, October 1, 2021 the platform must ensure Nigerians use it for business and positive engagements. The…
Nigerian superstar, Wizkid‘s groundbreaking single, “Essence” featuring Tems became the most searched song on Shazam in the United State. This remarkable achievement came about shortly after the remix with Justin Bieber was released and became the first Nigerian song to chart in the top 20 of the Billboard 200, at…
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has directed “all broadcasting stations in Nigeria to suspend the patronage of Twitter immediately.” This was issued in statement by its Director General Armstrong Idachaba, the NBC includes that in compliance to the Twitter suspension directive from the Federal…
The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of Twitter, in Nigeria. This announcement was shared on Twitter in a statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in Abuja on Friday. The decision was made because of the “persistent” use of Twitter “for activities that are…
A tweet in which President Muhammadu Buhari threatened secessionist agitators in Nigeria’s southeast region, has been deleted from the microblogging, social media platform, following multiple reports from users. While being briefed on the spate of attacks on offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the country, the president…
Nigerian music star Banky W has decried the unending bad news coming out of the country on a daily. He took to his Twitter page on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 to express his frustration. “So much bad news in Nigeria every day… we’ve become numb to it. If it’s not…
