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SAN, NUJ kicks against Senate death sentence bill for hate speech

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2018 0

Reactions have continued to trail the Senate newly proposed bill prescribing death by hanging for any person found guilty of any form of hate speech that results in the death of another person. A Constitutional Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Chief Sebastine Hon, SAN who kicked against the bill

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Hate speech: Obiano’s aide calls for caution

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

The Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on Special Duties and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), Dr. Mrs. Amaka Akudo, has advised politicians to focus on issue based campaign and desist from attacking political opponents. Hon. Akudo, who was reacting to a video that recently went viral on the social media where a gubernatorial candidate of […]

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Cybercrime offenders to get 10years jail term, IGP warns

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2017 0

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says offenders of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention ETC) Act, 2015, which is popularly known as “hate speech” in social media risk 10 years jail time and N25 million fine, on conviction. The Inspector General of Police made the comments in Abuja while speaking at a round table organised by […]

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Arewa ultimatum was hate speech – UN

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2017 0

Two UN bodies, the UN Office of Human Rights (OHCHR), and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), have denounced an ultimatum issued by members of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum for demanding that Igbo resident in all parts of northern Nigeria vacate the area by October 1, 2017. The two UN bodies […]

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Hate Speech: FG orders NBC to sanction erring stations

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2017 0

The federal government has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction any radio or television station that broadcasts hate speech, as part of efforts to stem the growing tide in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, directed in Abuja on Thursday at the 3rd Annual Lecture Series of the […]

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Is the government right to clampdown on hate speech?

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2017 0

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 […]

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NBC: War On Hate Speech Or Free Speech?

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2017 0

At a meeting with media houses on August 10, 2017 in Lagos, the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) communicated new rules for radio and TV broadcasters. The NBC says the new rules are meant to curb “hate speech”. The rules include the following provisions: ● Stations allowing callers to air “perceived hate speech” to be fined […]

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Osinbajo to Nigerians: FG ‘ll no longer tolerate hate speech

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2017 0

• Describes action as terrorism, says promoters risk punishment • NBC moves against phone-in programmes • Imposes N.5m fine against erring stations Acting President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said that the Federal Government will no longer tolerate hate speeches in the country, saying that the infamous act is tantamount to terrorism. Osinbajo stated this on […]

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“Hate speech is terrorism” – Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2017 0

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the Federal Government has drawn the line on hate speech. He described hate speech as a species of terrorism. Osinbajo disclosed this while speaking at an ongoing security summit organized by the National Economic Council holding at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the Terrorism Prevention Act […]

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Adeyinka Gradson, the man who threatened to poison Northern Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

A Nigerian man who identified himself as Adeyinka Gradson, the leader of Young Yoruba for Freedom, has called for Oduduwa Republic, threatening to attack Northern Nigeria with chemical weapons to contaminate the air and water. Adeyinka Soyemi, who prefers the be known as Adeyinka Gradson, claims to have been born to an upper middle class […]