Ogaslot:
But one man monopoly

Sizzorkay:
Someone forgot to lock the gate again. he got out

Mr Odunayaw, no dey sleep on duty lol

Sizzorkay:
The U.S. Department of State condemned Nigeria's Twitter ban and its threat to arrest and prosecute Nigerians found using the app in a statement Thursday, saying the policy "has no place in a democracy."

Why it matters: The department requested that Nigeria's government respect its citizens’ right to freedom of expression and reverse the ban on the social media platform, which has been extremely popular in Africa's most populous nation.

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Context: The country banned the platform after Twitter temporarily froze Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's account for violating its "abusive behavior" policy.

Nigeria's attorney general and minister of justice also directed the country's communications regulator and federal prosecutors over the weekend to start charging and arresting people who circumvent the ban through virtual private networks.

Twitter and other platforms are routinely used by citizens around the world to voice their dissent or concerns to their governments.

What they're saying: "Unduly restricting the ability of Nigerians to report, gather, and disseminate opinions and information has no place in a democracy," Ned Price, a spokesperson for the State Department, said.

"Freedom of expression and access to information both online and offline are foundational to prosperous and secure democratic societies," he added.

"We support Nigeria as it works towards unity, peace, and prosperity. As its partner, we call on the government to respect its citizens’ right to freedom of expression by reversing this suspension."

Truthshots23:
Now my ancestral resources are being used to build train lines and roads into niger republic, what the hell is this ?

Truthshots23:


It seems, you are trying to defend and justify buhari's decision at all costs. There is always going to be a positif for any decision, indeed people are still arguing today that hitler's policies reduced joblessness to 0% and made transportation fluid.

The fact still remains that buhari is a biggot who just used southsouth money to bring his niger republic brothers closer and buhari made the confession. Devide Nigeria now !

bidexiii:
The official launch of the #DeepBlueProject by His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari is few hours away. Keep a date with us @imo_hq #TeamNIMASA

Truthshots23:
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has defended his decision to construct railways and roads extending into Niger Republic.

Buhari said this during an interview on Arise Television which aired on Thursday.

The President said borders were arbitrarily drawn by the French colonialists without taking into cognisance the cultural similarities of the people of Niger and Nigeria even as he revealed that he has first cousins in Niger Republic.

Truthshots23:
Now my ancestral resources are being used to build train lines and roads into niger republic, what the hell is this ?

Sizzorkay:
The U.S. Department of State condemned Nigeria's Twitter ban and its threat to arrest and prosecute Nigerians found using the app in a statement Thursday, saying the policy "has no place in a democracy."

Why it matters: The department requested that Nigeria's government respect its citizens’ right to freedom of expression and reverse the ban on the social media platform, which has been extremely popular in Africa's most populous nation.

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Context: The country banned the platform after Twitter temporarily froze Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's account for violating its "abusive behavior" policy.

Nigeria's attorney general and minister of justice also directed the country's communications regulator and federal prosecutors over the weekend to start charging and arresting people who circumvent the ban through virtual private networks.

Twitter and other platforms are routinely used by citizens around the world to voice their dissent or concerns to their governments.

What they're saying: "Unduly restricting the ability of Nigerians to report, gather, and disseminate opinions and information has no place in a democracy," Ned Price, a spokesperson for the State Department, said.

"Freedom of expression and access to information both online and offline are foundational to prosperous and secure democratic societies," he added.

"We support Nigeria as it works towards unity, peace, and prosperity. As its partner, we call on the government to respect its citizens’ right to freedom of expression by reversing this suspension."

iblawi:


The problem is Nigerian constitution didn't say freedom of speech should be on Twitter. A social media not paying tax to you, not regulated by your laws and promoting fake News and violence.

Come to think of it, who denied the other freedom of speech? Our president was denied freedom of speech and Nnamdi Kanu and other terrorist organizations are free to talk.

Twitter and US are crazy. They should continue paying tax to Ghana as it's more important to them.

Truthshots23:
I guess niger republic is part of "one nigeria" now.
People wake up, buhari and his northern click do not believe in "one nigeria", all their actions have shown it, they are only exploiting the hell out of the south to further their personal ethnic agendas.

What buhari and his brothers are saying is "what is mine is mine and what is yours is debatable"

Whyem15:



Let's not forget that the US government under Donald trump banned tiktok too without anyone complaining.

Whyem15:



Let's not forget that the US government under Donald trump banned tiktok too without anyone complaining.

Maduawuchukwu:


Does Nigeria have the requisite laws to ban Twitter of another social media site?

AskiaHarem:





YOUR RESOURCES

Of course cooperating to establish and build cross border infastructure is commonsense when it comes to the creation of a reliable trading network. This is regional trading 101. They have resources we could use and we have supplies they need. You biafruads sure are a delusional bunch.

People here need to realize ECOWAS will be an unofficial country by thecend of this Century. The psuedo Greater Nigerian Federation

Truthshots23:

Do the guys whom you are replying have the requisite intelligence to understand ?

Maduawuchukwu:

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Odunayaw:
And I quickly ran to buy food oo...I no know say the guy go jump fence

Whyem15:



Let's not forget that the US government under Donald trump banned TikTok too without anyone complaining.

DubaiLandLord:
Army Chief's Appointment: Nigeria To Spend N700million To Force 29 Generals Out Amid Recession

The Nigerian Army will be spending not less than N700 million on the retirement of 29 Major-Generals and Brigadier-Generals who will leave the service going by the appointment of Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff.

SaharaReporters learnt that the 29 Generals’ retirement benefits would gulp a large chunk of the money, according to the 2017 Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service of the Officers and men of the Armed Forces.

Checks by SaharaReporters showed that the 29 Major-Generals are entitled to a brand new Peugeot 508 car, one cook, two residential guards, one service orderly and one service driver.

Chief among the benefits is free medical cover in Nigeria and abroad to the tune of $15,000 annually.

The 29 Major-Generals and Brigadier-Generals have already commenced a terminal leave – the prelude to their retirement – which will end on June 30.

“The brand new vehicles for the exiting generals will cost N464 million while the other logistics and employment of personnel for them will cost N200 million in total. The money will come from extra-budgetary allocations to the armed forces,” a source at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja.

“Some of them are lobbying but the rule is the rule. Generals in Course 36 have to be retired forcefully, since Major-General Yahaya is of the 37th Regular Course.”

SaharaReporters had on May 28 reported that President Muhammadu Buhari bypassed no fewer than 24 top senior Nigerian Army officers to appoint Yahaya as the Chief of the Army Staff, according to a document, Seniority Roll Nigerian Army Officers 2021 (Revised) obtained by SaharaReporters.

SaharaReporters had stated that the President, by appointing Yahaya, hitherto the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai in the North-East and from Regular Course 37, puts the 24 top army officers from Regular Courses 35 and 36, on the path of forceful retirement.

Military sources had said Buhari might have appointed a less qualified Yahaya, from Sokoto State, based on the president’s usual ethnic and religious sentiments as seen in his other various appointments.

Checks by SaharaReporters on the army’s document showed that most of the officers in line of seniority following the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, are from the South-West, South-East or Christians.

Following Attahiru are; “Maj Generals J.O Olawumi from Ekiti, J.O Akomolafe from Kwara, C.O. Ude from Enugu, J. Oyefesobi from Ogun, M.O Uzoh from Abia, C.C. Okonkwo from Imo, M.S.A Aliyu from Zamfara, U.M Muhammed from Niger and B.M Shafa from Ogun.”

Others are; “N.E. Angbazo from Nasarawa, Y.P. Auta from Kebbi, A.S. Maikobi from Bauchi, B. Ahanotu from Anambra, S.A. Yaro from Bauchi, J. Sarham from Kano, H.E. Ayamasaowei from Bayelsa, O.F. Azinta from Enugu, B.A Akinroluyo from Ondo, KAY Isiyaku from Niger, AT Haman from Borno, A.M. Aliyu from Gombe, H. P. Z. Vintekaba from Taraba, K.O. The Kadiri from Lagos, and IM Yusuf from Yobe.”

The new army chief, Yahaya, now 55 years, was commissioned into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps on September 22, 1990.

When Buhari appointed the present crop of service chiefs only in January, no fewer than 20 generals from the three services who were members of courses 34 and 35 were retired to pave way for them.

http://saharareporters.com/2021/06/08/army-chiefs-appointment-nigeria-spend-n700million-force-29-generals-out-amid-recession

Maduawuchukwu:


Does Nigeria have the requisite laws to ban Twitter of another social media site?

Truthshots23:

You guy are so ignorant and full of shit you can't see reality in front of you, the requirements for northerners in terms of education are very low in comparison to that of southerners. This is not even news or hidden, every non ignoramus knows it. It is only northerners who manage to enter nda with school cert whereas southerners need higher educational credences.

jpphilips:


Your IQ is very low, you won't know that till you go for IQ screening to get recruited for a job.
So many of you are privileged to be accomodated in Nigeria.

Truthshots23:
One nigeria seems to only apply when it is time to share my ancestral resources (southsouth), for appointments, it is all northen nigeria. For the gold mines in the north, no one nigeria.

lebuhsi:



If you don't have a broader scope of how you view the world, comprehension and understanding would always have limitations.

Europe is doing well today because of how sophisticated infrastructure is, you can work in Germany and live in the Netherlands for instance. Buhari is not our problem, ethnic fundamentalism is.

Truthshots23:
The point is that joining the army is a competition in which the bar is much lower for northerners than for southerners.

ugo4u:

Yea, and atleast it will create jobs. The job creation aspect is what is really the cheering news for me others na just wishful thinking.
Some people believe that when Dangote refinery goes fully operational fuel will sell below N100 such people are in for a serious shocker.