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Former US President Donald Trump has congratulated Nigeria over the recent suspension of the operations of Twitter in the country. On June 4, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, had announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria for allowing its platform to be used for activities that “undermine Nigeria’s corporate existence”. The federal government’s announcement came days after Twitter deleted a post by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement on Tuesday, Trump congratulated the federal government on the decision, and urged other countries to follow suit. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their…
The General Medical Council which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom licensed at least 200 Nigerian doctors in April and May alone, records show. This implies that at least three Nigerian doctors were licensed per day in April and May 2021 despite a new policy by the UK government in February to discourage the aggressive recruitment of doctors from 47 developing countries facing a shortage of doctors at home, including Nigeria. Our correspondent, who has monitored the website of the GMC in the last 10 months, observed that the number of Nigerian trained…
Determined to strengthen the operation of the State Security Network Agency initiative, Amotekun, in a bid to tackle insecurity in Ondo State, the state Governor, Oluwatotimi Akeredolu, yesterday inaugurated another batch of personnel into the Amotekun Corps. The governor said the initiative is necessary since crime is a local issue that should be addressed with a home-grown approach. Inaugurating the newly recruited 503 personnel of Amotekun at the passing-out parade ceremony in Akure, the state capital, the governor called for the support of all the stakeholders in the fight against insecurity in the state. Akeredolu, who also inaugurated 20 new…
Wednesday, 09 June 2021 05:51

France President Macron slapped in the face

French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face on an official visit to the south-east of France. In a video circulating on social media, Macron is seen walking up to a barrier on a trip to Tain-l'Hermitage outside the city of Valence. A man in a green T-shirt slaps Macron in the face before officers quickly move in. The president, meanwhile, is pulled away. Two men have been arrested following the incident, French media report. Macron later called it an "isolated event". "We must not let ultra-violent people take over the public debate: they do not deserve it,"…
The U.S. Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to approve a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country’s ability to compete with Chinese technology. The desire for a hard line in dealings with China is one of the few bipartisan sentiments in the deeply divided U.S. Congress, which is narrowly controlled by President Joe Biden’s fellow Democrats. The measure authorizes about $190 billion for provisions to strengthen U.S. technology and research - and would separately approve spending $54 billion to increase U.S. production and research into semiconductors and telecommunications equipment, including $2 billion dedicated to chips used by automakers…
Federal government has given a condition to lift its indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, said 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 said there is no definite timeline for that, but added: “The condition would be responsible use of the social media and that really has to be it.” “We are not saying that Twitter is threatening the country or any such thing; why we have taken this measure is…
Federal Government has directed all broadcast stations in the country to go off Twitter. Armstong Idachaba, Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), gave the directive in a memo to broadcast stations. He directed all television and radio stations in the country to de-install Twitter and desist from using it as a source of news. “Consequent on the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria by the Federal Government over the persistent use of the platform for activities capable of undermining the corporate existence of Nigeria, National Broadcasting Commission directs all Broadcasting Stations in Nigeria to suspend the patronage of Twitter immediately.”…
Four days after the Federal Government slammed indefinite ban on use of Twitter, prominent Nigerians have continued to flout the order. Those who have dared the FG include Governors of Kaduna and Ondo states, Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Akeredolu respectively, former Ekiti governor, Ayo Fayose, Dino Melaye and Shehu Sani, both former senators. Government had on Friday imposed suspension on Twitter alleging persistent use of the platform for activities capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence. Following the announcement of the ban on activities of the microblogging platform by Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, Minister of Justice and AGF, Abubakar Malami have…
Twenty-nine army generals have been forced to retire from service following the appointment of Farouk Yahaya as chief of army staff. The forceful retirement of the generals contradicts claim by the Defence Headquarters last week that none of its personnel had been retired following the appointment of Yahaya, who belonged to Regular Course 37. Yahaya, a major general, from Sokoto State, was named army chief by President Muhammadu Buhari on May 27. He succeeded Ibrahim Attahiru, a lieutenant general, who died on May 21 in a plane crash alongside 10 other military personnel while on official assignment to Zaria, Kaduna…
Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asked leaders of Igbo extraction to prevail on the secessionists in the Southeast to sheathe their sword in order to avoid another war in the country. The Elders stated this while briefing journalists after a closed-door meeting in Abuja. According to spokesman of NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Northern leaders have resolved not to allow any war in the country. He stressed that the silence of Igbo leaders is no longer golden in the face of killings of Northerners in the region. “The Forum has arrived at the difficult conclusion that if support for secession among the…
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