By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the renewed clampdown on the media and gagging of free speech in the country by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government, Daily Times gathered. The party insisted that, without prejudice to the allegations or claims the Federal Government has against Nigeria Info, a broadcast […]
…Says a nation thrives on free flow of ideas and information among its citizenry The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has cautioned the Federal Government against planned regulation of social media, saying it could hinder freedom of speech. Kukah disclosed this on Friday while speaking at the convocation lecture of Achievers […]
A recently released report by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) revealed an emerging trend of user information and content removal requests by African Governments to Internet and telecommunications companies. These companies, including Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Twitter disclosed a surge in requests for user information – Nigerian government had […]
Recently, the Director of Defence Information, Maj-Gen John Enenche, was on Channels TV to discuss what the military has embarked upon as part of its national security duties. Gen Enenche set off a storm that could come back to hurt the present administration when he said the military was now monitoring social media and the […]
The activities of Nigerians on the social media are now being monitored for hate speech, anti-government and anti-security information by the military. The Director of Defence Information, Major-General John Enenche, announced this on a Channels Television programme in Abuja. Maj-Gen Enenche said that such close-marking has become necessary because of troubling activities and misinformation propagated […]
Ferdinand Nahimana was the founder of Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, RTLM, a Rwandan radio station that was on air between July 8, 1993 to July 31, 1994. RTLM played a significant role during the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. During Ferdinand’s sentencing by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Judge Navanethem Pillay, a South […]