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“I should have done same”, Donald Trump supports Nigeria’s Twitter ban

Former President of United States of America, Donald Trump on Tuesday declared his support for the Nigerian government’s decision to block access to Twitter in the West African country while he called on more nations to follow suit. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” Trump said…

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Pst. Adeboye, others to face prosecution for violating Twitter ban, says Lai Mohammed

Both Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and Kumuyi of the Deeper Life Bible Church have been tweeting on defiance of the Twitter ban in the country. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says the Attorney General of the Federation and justice minister, Abubakar Malami has the prerogative to decide who…

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“We’ll continue using Twitter, Pastor Adeboye dares FG in new tweet

Enoch Adeboye, General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has defied the federal government’s Twitter ban. The man of God in a tweet on Monday reacted to the ban of the microblogging platform. https://twitter.com/PastorEAAdeboye/status/1401886550078672900?s=19 He said tweeting is in accordance with Article 19 of the UN universal declaration of human rights. The…

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BREAKING: FG invites foreign envoys, gives condition to lift ban on Twitter

The federal government has given a condition to lift its indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, made this known at a meeting with some envoys that Twitter’s operations in Nigeria will be restored only if the platform can be used “responsibly.” Asked when the ban will be lifted, Onyeama…

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