The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has urged the Federal government to tread with caution and immediately reconsider the suspension of the operation of Twitter in Nigeria and seek other legitimate means of resolving its dispute with the company. In a statement by the the group’s President, Mustapha Isah and its General Secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren, NGE said that the Federal government’s action has the unintended consequence of jeopardising the economic interests of many Nigerians who rely on the social media platform for vital information to make informed business decisions daily. Advising the Federal government to desist from any action that…
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Funke Busari Firece reactions are trailing the decision of the Federal Government to ban Twitter operations in Nigeria. While some were mocking the Federal Government for announcing the ban, using Twitter, others are of the opinion that the nation is descending into dictatorship. On its part the Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, is threatening a legal action. However, it is not all criticism as some of the users are throwing their weight behind the government’s decision. A former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has also reacted saying his tweet maybe the last tweet from him going by the policy.…
Funke Busari The Federal Government has suspended indefinitely the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter in Nigeria. This is according to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The announcement for the suspension was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday through Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant To The President (Media) Office of the Minister of Information and Culture. The government has cited the reason for the development as “persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.” The Minister said the Federal Government has also directed the…
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, NBA-SBL, has unveiled its keynote speaker for the 15th Annual Business Law Conference scheduled to hold on Wednesday July 14th and Thursday 15th, 2021. In a press statement signed by the Chair of the Conference Media, Publicity & Mobilization subcommittee, Theodora Kio-Lawson, the Section revealed that NASA’s Wendy Okolo would give the keynote address at this year’s conference. Dr. Wendy Okolo is an aerospace engineering researcher in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center. She leads a control team on a Space Technology project to advance the guidance, navigation, and…
Funke Busari, Lagos A Chairmanship Aspirant, Hon. Mrs. Abimbola Tijani Oladokun of the All Progressive Congress party in the recently held party’s primary election for Orile-Agege LCDA in Lagos State, has decried the conduct of the outgoing chairman during the election. The only female aspirant claimed that last Saturday’s election was marred by irregularities and devoid of a free and fair election. In her petition to the party’s leadership dated 31st May, 2021, which a copy was made available to CASEFILE, she stated that that the exercise was not rancor free in Orile Agege LCDA. She alleged that the outgoing…
Funke Busari, Lagos A 61-year-old father has been handed over to the police for physically assaulting his daughter. He was accused of assault on his 11 years old daughter and has been handed over for further investigation. Meanwhile, the girl has been rescued from further assault by the Directorate of Citizens Rights, of Lagos State Ministry of Justice. The Directorate of Citizens Rights rescued the victim after a neighbour on a street in Ikosi, Ketu reported to the Directorate of Citizens Rights, of Lagos State Ministry of Justice. This Mrs. Oluwatoyin Odusanya, Director of Citizens Rights, said officials of the Ministry…
Funke Busari, Lagos It is a case of old habit die hard for Onyemachi Maduabuchi, a fleeing inmate of the Imo State Correctional Center who was re-arrested in Lagos for theft. The escapee linked up with his sister in Ijegun area of Lagos, but the spirit in him refused to leave as he was arrested when he reportedly stole a SIM and memory card. He reportedly committed the offence during a church before he was re-arrested on April 23, 2021.It was gathered that the suspect has been standing trial for armed robbery and arson before Justice Nna Amadi of Ngbidi…
Funke Busari A farmer based in Ogun, Mr. Oluwaseun Adegoke is accusing the police of killing one of his staff, Shola Adeleke, in custody. The farmer who is the Managing Director of Skapomah Global Limited, said one of his farm’s guards died in police custody in circumstances the police could not explain following investigation into a suspected case of murder. He also alleged that one of his detained staff was yet to be released and he was not sure whether he is still with the police. On Monday Mr. Adegoke had narrated that one of his farm guards died in police…
Funke Busari A 23-year-old secondary school leaver, Iwuyi Princewill Chukwuka has been arrested with 6.3kg skunk at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The suspect was nabbed during an outward clearance of Turkish airline flight at the departure hall of the Abuja airport. The drug was said to have been concealed in cray fish and stuffed inside Golden Morn packs during an outward clearance of Turkish airline flight at the departure hall of the Abuja airport. Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA informed that during interrogation, the suspect claimed…
Funke Busari, Lagos Drug traffickers dare going many steps higher and the agency is catching up with them in their new tactics. The latest is the fresh raids on online drug traffickers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, during which a young lady and her boyfriend as well as eight others were arrested and assorted drugs recovered from them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. A statement from the Agency’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said the first suspect, 28-year-old Ese Patrick who sells her illicit substances through Instagram account; Ese’sOvenSecret, was tracked and arrested with some pieces of brownies ordered…