Exactly, twitter interfered in our national security issue, I guess twitter have learnt his lessons now. National security is number1.

abouzaid:
First, this is not a BBC editorial but sn article by an independent individual second, on scanning through it, i saw where she called Igbos, minorities. I didn't bother to read.

Publishing it by BBC it’s endorsed by them.

TWITTER IS ARAB AMERICAN. TWITTER JUST MISTAKENLY VIOLATED BMF-BOKOISWA MOVEMENT.

D.P

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Finally, a common sense opinion!

And this person called herself journalist.
Do you even understand how the report button feature on Twitter works or you just choose to be ignorant.

Shame on Twitter

The dumbasses in this present government does not even understand that the world is a global information hub village with many source of information of which twitter is just one of them.FB, Snapchat, Goggle, Instagram have been in Operation unhindered.So the joke is on the govt.

Perhaps they think twitter is a poor organisation to be begging for right to operate in Nigeria even if the users are Nigerians and not the clueless government.
Why can't the govt use the stupid Adamu Crownee app? Guess it was the same twitter app they used for their lies and propaganda of 2014? Whatever goes around does not only comes around but also stays around.

uptownmusic:
Exactly, twitter interfered in our national security issue, I guess twitter have learnt his lessons now. National security is number1.

So forgiving terrorists and treating bandits with kid gloves is not against security?

Allowing free press is now against national security?

Is your father a minister or a high ranking politician.?

They are the only people benefiting enough from the madness to make this kind of argument.

Picture caption - Igbo a minority ethnic group in Nigeria, says all about their knowledge of Nigeria.

Sterope:
Finally, a common sense opinion!

More like the opinion of colonialists defending their strategic interests.

It does not favour you in any way.

Unfortunately, Nigeria is not where Britain is. Britain did worse in Ireland. Read some history!

Referendum is another matter entirely. The Nigerian constitution does not provide for a referendum.

mcbreeze:
BBC is evil, nothing but evil.
Would they allow Boris Johnson to threaten them like that. Scotland got referendum but nobody threatening them or killed them.

Stupid take. Twitter is no party to any government, it's a personal blogging company. There are terms and conditions to using the app. If you post a tweet that calls for self harm or the harming of a person or group of persons, regardless of who the Bleep you are, if it's reported, it would be deleted. If you continue on such path, your account may even be suspended or banned. Twitter is not bothered if you use other social media platforms to spew hate. It just would tolerate it. Same thing applies to nairaland. It is a personal forum. If Buhari comes here and sends a vile, hateful and reckless message, direct to Nigerians or a select group of Nigerians, if it's reported, he will be sanctioned. He can decide never to use nairaland or in this case, Twitter. And that's his fucking business

Twitter had no right. Its actions were authoritarian over a sovereign state.

CSTRR:

More like the opinion of colonialists defending their strategic interests.

It does not favour you in any way.

Mynd44:
People think the Nigerian government is mad. But then again, twitter has showed that it does not intend to change. Tweets like this is why twitter was banned not because they deleted a tweet.

I dare anyone of you to say this about the US government and see what will happen

Shey na that guy wey him head be like groundnut wan dey brutal?

Wow wow wow.

Now I see why Kanu sometimes call Igbos foolish people.

This has to be one of them.

post=104771142:
D.P

11 billion dollars?
Twitter's total annual revenue is less than 4 billion dollars.
Half education is dangerous, bro.

Sanchez01:

Jonathan was removed through the help of America, specifically Obama. The APC and Buhari won on the back of social media because the relic was presented as a refurbished democrat.

Social media platforms are not strong or powerful as people assume. Crowwe is a social media platform, isn't it? How powerful is it? Why is not seen as a threat to Nigeria? That is because humans give it power! Crowwe, today, is worthless that I doubt it has 500 daily visitors. And this is a government-sponsored social medium o.

And just because a despot as Buhari got its Tweet removed does not mean Jack has power. Nigerians do. They reported it enmasse and it was removed. Trump used social media to rile up his followers until they got violent and attacked the capitol. It wasn't until he got banned that questions started flying around.

Politicians should be accountable and sensible in the way they talk and address their people. Using a platform to cause chaos and turn people against themselves is a greater threat than natural disasters.

The same social media that BMCs, the APC and Lai are crying over today was instrumental to their win. The government only wants less of Fulani Herdsmen reportage and almost everyone can get the story out through social media without having to write a media house. If Nigerians were treated fairly and equally, and Buhari was true to his campaign promises, most Nigerians won't be bitter and feel excluded as they are now.

Election is coming. The APC will need Twitter again.

I've always heard this spurious claim that Obama removed Jonathan. How exactly? Was it Obama that told Northerners to vote massively for Buhari? How exactly did Obama do this?

Afterall not everyone from the dot nation is stupid

Has BBC ever conscientiously reported killings and brutality of Buhari's cousins and outrightly condemned it?

How's this person writing for BBC? I find it hard to believe. Trash post

hahn:


Shey na that guy wey him head be like groundnut wan dey brutal?

Hate speech is hate speech. Threatening ruthlessness or threatening to throw bombs is one.

Moferere:


All endeavour to read before you comment
Illiterate Peoples of Biafra

Mods rule 2

RevolverOcelot:
Just get a VPN

VPN is not the solution. What happens to the adverts, tags and the sort that originate from Nigeria?
What happens to those that advertise shoes and watches and all what not? Where or who sees these adverts?
The reason why twitter needs you more than you need them is not to read or write comments all over there platform but for adverts. How can a vpn solve that?

mcbreeze:
BBC is evil, nothing but evil.
Would they allow Boris Johnson to threaten them like that. Scotland got referendum but nobody threatening them or killed them.

Referendum was included in the UK Constitution but not in the Nigerian constitution.
If you want referendum, let a Senator or MHR from the affected area sponsor the Bill.
Presently, there’s a constitution amendment process ongoing, I don’t think anyone from the SE is pushing in anything about referendum. So the hypocrites are truly the political leaders of Igbo extraction.

Newton85:
I've always heard this spurious claim that Obama removed Jonathan. How exactly? Was it Obama that told Northerners to vote massively for Buhari? How exactly did Obama do this?

Nigerians also removed Donald Trump

Sterope:
Twitter had no right. Its actions were authoritarian over a sovereign state.

Lol. Una no wan get sense. Twitter is a social media platform, with terms and conditions. If a sovereign state doesn't want to have its tweets deleted, it should not use the platform. The platform no know who be president and who be government. Heck, the president of the current world power had his account suspended because he didn't stick to the terms and conditions of Twitter and heavens didn't fall. If after Buhari ends the ban on Twitter and then still tweets such reckless stuff, we will report it and his tweets would once again be deleted. You people should borrow sense please

If not for the ban I would not have discovered TikTok which is a lot better in entertainment. There’s always a positive side to every setback.

Mynd44:
People think the Nigerian government is mad. But then again, twitter has showed that it does not intend to change. Tweets like this is why twitter was banned not because they deleted a tweet.

I dare anyone of you to say this about the US government and see what will happen

This is a tweet from a nobody, he is not in Nigeria and has never been in political position. It is likely the tweet was not reported and the mod cannot see every tweets. Why not report it to get it deleted? That's how Buhari's rubbish was deleted.

That said, how is this worse than president openly threatening genocide of a majority ethic group in Nigeria?

Mynd44:
People think the Nigerian government is mad. But then again, twitter has showed that it does not intend to change. Tweets like this is why twitter was banned not because they deleted a tweet.

I dare anyone of you to say this about the US government and see what will happen

I guess you don’t have a single atom of common sense in your head. What did he say wrong in the tweet. Seun will just go to yaba and select mods. Tufiakwa

tamdun:
Truth be told, govt around the world must curb social medias power, they are becoming to strong,gaddafi,mubarak of Egypt and even Jonathan were all removed with the help of social media and if they allowed them to continue,then our future lies in silicon Valley

Then what are u doing here?
You should stay off social media as it's your generational problem