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Woman sentenced to 34 years in jail for aiding dissidents on Twitter

            A Saudi woman, Salma al-Shehab has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for aiding dissidents seeking to “disrupt public...

BREAKING: ECOWAS Court declares Twitter ban unlawful

    Economic Community of West African States’ Court has declared “unlawful” the suspension of Twitter by the Federal Government. The court also ordered...

2023: Peter Obi’s supporters under fire for asking Twitter to ban Omokri, Adeyanju, others

          The Concerned Nigerians for the Protection of Human Rights and Rule of Law Initiative has condemned petitions by supporters of Peter...

Kidnapping: Police detain Ameerah Sufyan over fake alarm on Twitter

      The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has detained a Twitter user, Ameerah Sufyan, who raised an alarm via her Twitter handle that she and 16...

Lady who raised the alarm on Twitter apologises for faking kidnap

    A lady, identified as Ameerah Sufyan, who raised the alarm about her alleged kidnap via Twitter last Tuesday has tendered an apology for faking the...

Twitter, others must delete porn posts within 24 hours – FG

    The Federal Government has ordered online interactive platforms, such as Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to ensure that they remove,...

Nigerian govt sets new rules for Facebook, Twitter, others

      The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued new regulations for Internet platforms to operate in Nigeria. They were...

Deborah Samuel: Atiku deletes Twitter, Facebook posts after fanatics threatened his presidential ambition

  Former Vice president and a presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar has deleted a post he made on his Facebook and Twitter handles condemning the killing of Deborah...

Why I sold Twitter to Elon Musk – Jack Dorsey

Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey has given the reason the microblogging app was sold to billionaire, Elon Musk. Musk on Monday night reached an agreement to buy Twitter for...

BREAKING: Elon Musk reaches agreement to buy Twitter for $44bn

Billionaire, Elon Musk, has reached an agreement to buy Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company has confirmed. Musk acquired the company at $54.20 a share,...

Twitter user who threatened to kill Mr Macaroni aplogises

    A tweep who threatened to kill comedian, Mr Macaroni has tendered a public apology. The tweep, Prince Tiamiyu Lawal, had vowed to kill Mr Macaroni after...

Baddo @33: Fans react, as Olamide trends on Twitter

    Olamide Gbenga Adedeji who is better known by his stage name, Baddo, BaddoSneh or simply Baddo is thirty-three (33) years old today. Olamide is a Nigerian...

Twitter ban: ECOWAS Court rejects Nigerian govt’s latest request

    The ECOWAS Court has rejected an application by the Federal Republic of Nigeria seeking to dismiss a consolidated suit before the court challenging the...

SERAP Sues Buhari, Lai Mohammed Over Failure To Publish Details Of Regime’s Agreement With Twitter

    The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over his government’s failure to...

Man United vs Middlesbrough: Ronaldo mocked on 37th birthday as #Penaldo trends on Twitter

    Twitter fans mocked Cristiano Ronaldo on his 37th birthday after missing a penalty against Middlesbrough late Friday. This is as the Twitter user trended...

BREAKING: Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Twitter Operations In Nigeria

    The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday struck out a lawsuit by former Presidential candidate, Adamu Garba, challenging the operations of Twitter in...

Twitter returns with a message

    The Nigerian government was effusive last week as it announced lifting the ban which it placed on Twitter since June 4, 2021. Like a flash, the news...

Over 72 hours after lifting Twitter ban, no tweet from Buhari, Osinbajo yet

    More than 72 hours after the Federal Government announced the lifting of the ban on Twitter, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is yet...

El-Rufai under fire for using Twitter despite ban

    Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai surfaced on the microblogging platform, Twitter, on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, despite the ban placed on...

Twitter reacts to FG’s plan to lift suspension

      Twitter has said that it looks forward to Nigeria lifting the suspension on its services after an advanced negotiation. Nationnewslead had reported...