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June 09, (THEWILL)- The Federal Government says the management of  the microblogging tech giant, Twitter, has reached out for dialogue. He declared that the ban had so far been very effective following reports of Twitter’s huge financial losses running into...

June 09, (THEWILL)- The United States of America has again asked the Federal Government to reverse its decision suspending citizens' access and use of Twitter in Nigeria. The message was conveyed by a top American official and senior Diplomat, who...

June 08, (THEWILL)- The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated its relevant committees to summon the Minister of Information, Alhaji  Lai Mohammed, to explain the Federal Government’s decision to ban Twitter in Nigeria and the laws upon which the...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 05, (THEWILL) - Microblogging platform, Twitter, has deleted a tweet by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu had in a tweet on Wednesday, vowed  that any soldier sent to the South-East...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 05, (THEWILL) - The United States has condemned the ban placed on Twitter in Nigeria, stating that it is a violation of Nigerians’ fundamental rights. The United States, in a statement by its Embassy in Nigeria on...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 05, (THEWILL) - Social media network Twitter on Saturday said it was working to restore access to those affected by the Federal Government suspension of its services in Nigeria. The Federal Government announced the suspension on Friday...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 05, (THEWILL) - Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has directed the immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government’s ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. This was announced in a statement...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 05, (THEWILL) – Despite worldwide outrage over Nigeria’s suspension of Twitter, following the controversy that trailed the platform deleting a controversial tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari’s, his wife and First Lady, Aisha, has deactivated her account. Aisha,...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 05, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has said that there is no constitutional or legal authority that supports the ban of Twitter by the Federal Government. NBA President, Olumide Akpata, disclosed this in a statement...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 05, (THEWILL) – Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have blocked access to Twitter after the government slammed an indefinite ban on the social media platform on Friday. Checks by THEWILL confirmed that access to the Twitter platform has...