Social Media

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged Federal Government to reverse the indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. He pointed out that the popular microblogging has become a source of livelihood for many, irrespective…

Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has deactivated her account on Twitter shortly before Friday midnight when she announced her decision.  “I will be deactivating my Twitter account for now. Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria,”…

Telecommunications companies in Nigeria including MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9Mobile have been directed to block access to popular microblogging site, Twitter. The telcos said they received a directive from Nigerian Communications Commission…

Facebook has announced a two-year ban of former President, Donald Trump from its platforms, including Instagram, until at least January 2023. The company’s vice president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, said that Trump’s actions on its…

Embassy of Sweden in Abuja has taken to social media to condemn the indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria by the Federal Government. The embassy made its stance known via its official Twitter page, saying; Nigerians…

Nigerians have reacted with fury after the federal government on Friday announced a ban on Twitter, the microblogging platform millions of citizens have used for years to express themselves and hold the authorities to account. In a…

Twitter has on Friday, June 4 expressed ‘deep concern’ over Nigerian government’s decision to suspend its operations in the country. According to TechCabal, Sarah Hart, Twitter’s senior policy communications manager for Europe, Middle…

Social media platform, Facebook has deleted a post by President Muhammadu Buhari which many Nigerian deemed as a genocidal threat against Igbos and inciting violence. Although it is unclear the exact time the post was removed, the…

Federal Government has on Friday, June 4 ordered the indefinite suspension of the operations of popular microblogging and social networking service, Twitter in Nigeria. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced…

Adamu Garba, former presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Federal Government to shut down Twitter from Nigeria’s internet space. Garba said Twitter has no right to take down President Muhammadu…

Former President Donald Trump's blog — a webpage where he shared statements after too social media companies banned him from their platforms — has been permanently shut down, his spokesman said Wednesday. The page "From the Desk of…

Twitter has on Wednesday, June 2 deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet wherein he threatened to treat Nigerians “misbehaving” in “the language they understand” - a statement many deemed to be a genocidal threat against people of…

Music producer turned blogger, Samuel Oguachuba, better known as Samklef, has come under heavy censure on social media over what many deemed as an ‘inappropriate’ picture he shared online. Samklef, via his verified Twitter account with…

Facebook and Instagram have on Wednesday announced that it will be allowing users hide the “like” counts of their posts. You will also be able to change whether to hide "likes" on a per-post basis on both platforms. You can hide the like…

Absence of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo from the burial ceremony of Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru and other military officers has drawn condemnation from many Nigerians. MDB reported that Attahiru…