Tag: Twitter
Kano users praise Buhari for suspending Twitter
A cross section of Kano residents have commended the Federal Government for suspending access to micro-blogging site and social media network Twitter.
Some of the...
See Aisha Buhari’s last-minute tweet before Twitter went down
First lady Aisha Buhari deactivated her Twitter account on Friday night hours after her husband's administration announced the suspension of Twitter.
Mrs Buhari said she...
Twitter reacts as suspension takes effect in Nigeria
Social media giant Twitter has described the suspension of its operations in Nigeria as “deeply concerning”.
The company's senior policy communications manager for Europe, Middle...
Twitter: I’m not surprised at Buhari’s behaviour — Soyinka
Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka says he is not surprised President Muhammadu Buhari suspended Twitter operations in Nigeria.
Minister of information and culture Lai Mohammed...
Nigerians set to download VPNs to bypass Twitter suspension
Nigerians have taken to Twitter to express outrage over the ban on Twitter by the Federal Government on Friday.
Nigerian authorities announced the suspension of...
FG suspends Twitter in Nigeria
The Federal Government has indefinitely suspended the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.
Minister of information and culture Lai Mohammed...
Twitter removes video carrying Buhari’s ‘civil war’ comments
Twitter has deleted a video which showed President Muhammadu Buhari threatening to deal with youths destroying public property and calling for secession in the...
Twitter needs to get out of Nigeria – Adamu Garba
A former presidential aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adamu Garba on Thursday advocated that Nigerian authorities should boot Twitter out of the...
Twitter rules are not universal, Buhari right to express anger –...
Minister of information and culture Lai Mohammed has lashed out at Twitter for deleting some tweets by President Muhamamdu Buhari which threatened to deal...
Twitter deletes Buhari’s ‘civil war’ post
Twitter has deleted a Tuesday post by President Muhammadu Buhari which made reference to the Nigerian civil war from 1967 to 1970.
The social media...