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Obasanjo to secessionist agitators: Nigeria better as one country
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday sends a strong message to secessionist agitators: Nigeria would fair better staying together than break up.
Sanwo-Olu commissions 6km Ijede road in Ikorodu, kicks off project’s second phase
Pains associated with vehicular movement around Ijede town in Ikorodu area of Lagos State are now things of the past, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu commissioned the first phase of the newly constructed Ijede Road on Wednesday.
Twitter ban violation: CAN warns as AGF vows to try Adeboye, VIP offenders
The Federal Government on Tuesday insisted that all those violating the suspension order it placed on the operations of the micro-blogging and social media platform, Twitter would be prosecuted.
Sanwo-Olu visits, sympathises with T.B. Joshua family
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday visited the family of the late Prophet T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), in Ikotun area of the state, where he described the death of the clergyman as big loss to his immediate family, the State, people of Ejigbo-Ikotun axis and members of his Ministry around the world.
Documentary on June 12 Democracy Central Figures Debuts on Saturday
In commemoration of DEMOCRACY Day, June 12, 2021, a one hour documentary titled “NIGERIA: Consolidating Democracy and National Unity,” will debut simultaneously on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Channels TV networks this Saturday at 8:00-9:00pm.
Suspension: Twitter approaches Nigerian government for dialogue
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the microblogging platform, Twitter, has approached the Federal Government for dialogue with a view to resolving the problem that led to the suspension of its activities in Nigeria.
9th Senate passes 58 bills in 2 years – Senate President
The 9th Senate says it passed 58 out of the 742 bills introduced at the two sessions of the assembly.
#TwitterBan: Why PDP Reps walked out on Speaker
Some drama played out today, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at the lower chamber of the National Assembly. As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reps members staged a walk-out on the Speaker, Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila over the Twitter suspension controversy.
Lagos CP Odumosu to traders: Your safety guaranteed
Lagos State Police Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu has assured traders in the state of their safety and the readiness of the police to counter any security breach.
FG’s Twitter ban: Another view
I first heard about Twitter during my Final Year at Ife University in 2011. I neither knew how it worked nor how to even be a part at the time. I only knew of Facebook which I rarely used since Twitter users made themselves appear like an elitist, members-only club. I won’t open a Twitter account until three years later. This is how I became, like most users, addicted to the network ever since largely running political commentaries and advocating social changes.