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Social Media Bill: Defiant Senate Ignores Public Outcry

November 27, 2019 8:02 am

In the days leading to the inauguration of the 9th Senate, stakeholders had raised  concerns about the recruitment process of the presiding officers of the upper legislative chamber.

The concerns were predominantly borne of fears that the active involvement of the presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would produce a rubber stamp leadership that will be subservient to the Executive arm.

Another critical consideration was the concern about the loyalty of the leadership of the Senate – loyalty to the people or to President Muhammadu Buhari. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, during his campaign, repeatedly made a …

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It’ll Be Difficult To Regulate Social Media – Oyo Speaker

November 26, 2019 1:18 pm

•How Not-Too-Young-To-Run is inspiring other youths

Thirty-two years old, Edwards Adebo Ogundoyin, Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, spoke with ROTIMI AGBOLUAJE in Ibadan on many issues, including the Open Rearing and Grazing Regulation Act 2019, his journey to the coveted office and the roadmap for the development of the state. The Agronomy graduate said it would be difficult for government to regulate social media. Excerpts:The state’s House of Assembly passed Open Rearing and Grazing Regulation Act 2019 under your watch but some group claims it is against their interest. What is your reaction to this? 
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US Urges Social Media Platforms To Block Iran Officials

November 24, 2019 2:08 pm

The US State Department on Saturday called on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to suspend the accounts of Iranian government leaders until Tehran re-establishes internet coverage throughout the riot-torn country.

The government imposed a near-total Internet blackout more than a week ago amid violent protests.

“It is a deeply hypocritical regime,” Brian Hook, special US representative for Iran, said in an interview with Bloomberg posted on the official State Department Twitter account.

“It shuts down the internet while its government continues to use all of these social media accounts.

“So one of the things that we are calling on are social …

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Social Media Bill: Short Walk To Totalitarianism?

November 24, 2019 4:02 am

I have consistently tried to create levels of differentiation between democracy and dictatorship, especially dictatorships of the military variant as we have had in our country. I have argued that Nigeria is still very far away from the goal posts of what could be called a democratic society. In my view, the environment does not as yet look anything democratic because the actors are largely strangers to the ethos and what is more, too many of them are tied to the old order, not to talk of the fact that the presence of General-presidents suggest that we are still in …

Nigerians React To The Social Media Bill

November 23, 2019 1:41 pm
Earlier today, the hashtag trending on twitter was #saynotosocialmediabill#. The bill, ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019’ was introduced on Tuesday, November 5 and according to the sponsor of the legislation, it will curb fake news on the internet.

However, Nigerians are not ready to have this bill and there have been different reactions and actions taken to end this bill. Below are some of these reactions:

Comrade Deji Adeyanju@adeyanjudeji

Every Senator that endorses the Social Media or Hate Speech Bill should receive VISA BAN.

Join us as we next week.

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Kanu Blasts Media For Portraying Referendum As Call For War

November 22, 2019 11:52 am

The leader of Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has said that the Nigeria Media portrays any call for referendum as a call for war.

The IPOB leader made this known on Twitter. He said:

As Ethiopia conducts Referendum in its Sidama region, one is reminded of a similar referendum through which Adamawa became part of Nigeria. Today any demand for referendum is deemed call for war. Why? It’s because Nigeria media portrays it as such just to please the ruling Cabal.

Recall that IPOB had requested for a referendum which the Nigeria federal government refused to grant …

Anti-social Media Bill Passes Second Reading In Senate

November 20, 2019 11:53 am

A bill to regulate the social media use in the country on Wednesday passed second reading during Senate plenary.

The bill titled ‘A bill for an Act to make provisions for the protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations and for related matters 2019’, which was first read on November 5, scaled second reading after the lead debate by the sponsor of the bill, Senator Mohammed Musa.

Read Also: Apapa-Oshodi Expressway Of Refuse

 

After listening to contributions by some senators in support of the bill, the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, referred the bill to the Senate Committee on …

Hate Speech, The Broadcast Media And Democratic Freedoms

November 11, 2019 6:18 am
No doubt there is the need to exercise all possible restraints in the management of information in the broadcast environment.

The radio and television environment in Nigeria which has suddenly become the rallying point for citizens to quickly get information and discuss governance should be a source of concern to any government battling to keep a cohesive, United and secured fragile country like Nigeria.

What manner of necessary media restrictions can be acceptable in a democratic setting?

Should there be a line drawn to make sure that the proposed controls being hatched will not limit the ability of the press …

Lai Mohammed And The Social Media

Lai Mohammed And The Social Media

November 7, 2019 4:10 am

I was in Maiduguri in 1992 with the current Managing Director of ‘The Nation’ newspaper, Mr Victor Ifijeh, then a political correspondent for Concord Newspapers, to cover the National Assembly election under the ‘guided democracy’ of General Ibrahim Babangida. The battle for the Borno Central Senatorial district was between Hajia Kolo Kingibe, wife of then Social Democratic Party (SDP) National Chairman, Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe and Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff of the National Republican Convention (NRC). In those days, Kingibe used to describe Ifijeh as ‘the campaign manager of M.K.O. Abiola in Borno’ because the latter had visited the state …

Lawan: We Did Not Shut Out Media From Legislative Business

Lawan: We Did Not Shut Out Media From Legislative Business

October 21, 2019 3:30 pm

The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, on Monday, said it was share misrepresentation of fact to say that newsmen were not allowed to cover the budget defense sessions going on at the National Assembly.

Lawan, in a statement by his Spokesperson, Mr. Ola Awoniyi, was reacting to report published in some dailies recently that the media were shut out of the coverage of the budget defense at the various senate committees.

“There is no shut out of the press from what we do.

“We need the press to tell Nigerians what we are doing. You (journalists) are …

Dear Young People, Monetize Your Abilities - Onyeka

Onyeka Urges Young People Monetize Your Abilities

September 26, 2019 10:45 am

A Nigerian blogger and historian; Chiemelie Onyeka has charged Nigerians never to do what they do very well for free. The social media influencer tried to drive his message home using some of the experiences he gathered from working with people.

He said: “I once had an ‘ex’ who was very dutiful and eccentric about her job with the media but she was always shortchanged as she came in as an intern at the time. She grew in rank and learnt fast yet it didn’t affect her remuneration. She was underpaid, undervalued and underrated to say the least”.

I always
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Social media responsible for divorce rate - Counsellor

Social media responsible for divorce rate – Counsellor

August 7, 2019 9:34 am

A Marriage Counsellor, Mrs Adeyemi Omoseye, has attributed the high rate of divorce in Nigeria to imitating the western culture through the social media.

Omoseye said this in Ilorin on Tuesday while speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

She said couples in Nigeria were used to forming their lives after the western culture.

“In a country like Nigeria, no matter how well we think or repackage it, divorce is still unacceptable and to some people it is shame.

“The rate of divorce in the country is increasing, especially with domestic violence is also on the …

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