That's very nice. It will reduce false statements and propaganda hopefully.

Barcanista & the wailers beware!

So APC cannot handle critism like Jonathan , and they were busy running their mouth during his admistration .


Abeg allow us enjoy our fundamental human right jor

This is democracy and we are free to yarn

How foolish can our lawmakers be. Instead of focusing on making laws that would make our country greater, they're busy wasting on silly bills. How does social network utterances affect the economy? And what impact does it make on the common man? Does it mean that whenever someone calls me a goat on social media, I should run to the court to prove that I'm not a goat?

Unesteemed lawmakers please take a look at the freedom of information bill, petroleum industry bill, mopicon bill and other serious issues affecting us and the economy and stop wasting our time and money on irrelevant issues.

wow

So these people wanna just keep overloading and overcrowding prisons for no just cause.

princeofpeace22:
APC= army power command

Democracy where are thou

stop crying and don't make false statement ....

Brilliant move by the 8th senate

RevDesmondJuju:


This bill is to silence you.

Your personal opinion can be tagged as false information if it doesn't suit them.

The bill is meant to discourage debate and free speech - the very fabric of democracy.

Don't let your foolish fanatiscm for your political gods lead you into bondage.

let her know o

simdam500:
A bill seeking a two-year jail term for any person who makes false allegation or publishes any statement or petition in the newspaper, radio or medium of whatever description against another person,institutions of government or any public office holder, passed second reading in the Senate on Wednesday.

The bill also prescribed that anybody or group of persons who send any false text message or post false message on the social media against another person shall be jailed for two years upon conviction by the law court.

The bill, tagged: “A Bill for an Act to Prohibit frivolous Petitions and other Matters Connected therewith”, sponsored by Senator Ibn Na’Allah, APC, Kebbi South, compels petitioners to accompany their petitions with sworn court affidavit, failure of which attracts a six- month imprisonment upon conviction.

But the bill provides for an option of N4 million for persons convicted of false newspaper, radio and television statements and N2 million for offenders of false phone text messages or messages on facebook, twitter, instagram, or whatsApp.

“Where any person in order to circumvent this law makes any allegation and or publish any statement, petition in any paper, radio, or any medium of whatever description, with malicious intent to discredit or set the public against any person or group of persons, institutions of government,he shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction,shall be liable to an imprisonment term of two years or a fine of N4,000,000.00”,the bill specified.

On the social media,the bill read: “Where any person through text message,tweets, whatsApp or through any social media post any abusive statement knowing same to be false with intent to set the public against any person and group of persons, an institution of government or such other bodies established by law shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction,shall be liable to an imprisonment for two years or a fine of N2,000,000.00 or both fine and imprisonment.”

The bill said it shall be an offence for any petition to be submitted without a sworn affidavit from the law court.

http://newstage.com.ng/2015/12/2-years-jail-term-for-offenders-of-false-statements-on-social-media-senate/

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gud move, at least this ll kip check of our wack bloggers n journalists that publish lies just to gain audience.

So no jail term for corrupt leaders and embezzlers. Lol only in the zoo lions are been set free for killing group of antelopes and cage kitty cats for mentioning dat a lion or tiger has stolen the zoo meal.

oshe11:
SEE DEM.........





END TIME COMMENTS

Oga you again?
Well you caught me again.

Endtime catcher.

jasysandra:
Lol. I guess they will setup social media police . Lobbish!

caught U dis tym

Shebi that's when you write the original names of the political office holders.


Do* Nigerian courts recognise Buhari as Bubu?




Yes I won't insult Buhari, but I can Ulter malicious statements against Bubu! It's time to enrich my dear Lawyers

Chai see as them spoil market for bloggers ;DChai see as them spoil market for bloggers

oh i see! so this is the. outcome of the meeting lai mohammed had with bloggers

Hope that tout Fayose heard it well

Now, this is scary. APC clearly does not want contenders...
Dictatorship loading...

If this is true, then this is beginning of despotic rule, when budding despots begin to fear and loathe public opinion and scrutiny.

Smh

End time bill

RevDesmondJuju:


This bill is to silence you.

Your personal opinion can be tagged as false information if it doesn't suit them.

The bill is meant to discourage debate and free speech - the very fabric of democracy.

Don't let your foolish fanatiscm for your political gods lead you into bondage.

5 Star quote of the thread! 2 million likes. Seun give this guy an award.

@Sugarbelly should be made clear example of this bill.

They wan prohibit freedom of speech and freedom after speech at the same time. Decree what is this?

djWALE:
How them go take know where i dey?

Lol,we go soon give you IVN(Internet Verification Number) or better still NVN(Nairaland Verification Number)

lie Mohamed will b d first to b jailed

jasysandra:

Oga you again? Well you caught me again.
Endtime catcher.

yeah! Told U nearli bt Sureli

dominique:
That ought to put the silly bloggers and lazy journalists in check. If you cannot investigate a story properly before publishing it, then find something else to do with your lives.

YOU MEAN VIVIANGIST