Politics

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), an industry group, says it had received directives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter. The…

Pascal Oparada The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to go beyond emotional reaction, asking the federal government to reverse the ban. “As leaders, we should go beyond emotional reaction to issues…

Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari, has deactivated her Twitter account following a short announcement on Friday evening. “I will be deactivating my twitter account for now. Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria,” she wrote shortly…

Anthony Iwuoma The Senator, representing Imo North in the National Assembly, Sir Frank Ibezim, has launched scheme to sensitize schoolchildren on sexual abuse. Ibezim, who also flagged off an ambitious classroom libraries project to…

The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Friday sacked all his Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants. The governor made the announcement shortly after presiding over a meeting at the Sam Mbakwe Exco chamber at the Government…

Pascal Oparada Outraged Nigerians want Twitter to suspend the handle belonging to the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari over the ban on the social media site in the country on Friday. #TwitterSuspendBuharisAccount is gaining…

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo has accused the opposition and aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of fueling the rising levels of insecurity in the southeast state. The governor made the comment on Thursday when he…

Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has tasked Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, to produce the killers of Ahmed Gulak in Owerri last Sunday. In a statement made available to The Guardian yesterday, the…

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has called on the security agencies to bring the killers of the 300-level student of the University of Ilorin to justice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that deceased, Miss Olajide…

Special adviser to the president on media and publicity Femi Adesina has said his principal could be described as a “kind bully” following the president’s recent comments about dealing with trouble makers. Twitter deleted some comments…