A Zambian court bailed a fierce critic of President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday after he was charged with telling an ethnic Indian that he was stealing local jobs. Chishimba Kambwili, who is still an MP in the ruling party, will go on trial on April 8 for showing hatred, ridicule or contempt for a person […]
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Pakistani authorities Wednesday vowed to carry out a “massive” crackdown targeting hate speech and extremism on social media, as a minister boasted arrests have already been made. Officials in Pakistan are frequently accused of muzzling the media and targeting individuals critical of the country’s powerful military establishment and have blocked hundreds of websites and social […]
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old pastor, Chris Mordi, of the Miracle of Fires Ministry, Langbasa, Ajah, Lagos, for allegedly propagating hate speech in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Edgal Imohimi, disclosed this to newsmen, stressing that the suspect was arrested on May 5 at Ado Road, Langbasa […]
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The governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai, personally filed a N2 billion suit against Shehu Sani, lawmaker representing Kaduna central senatorial districtm on Friday. He sought reliefs for alleged injuries suffered as a result of “malicious statements” made by Sani. El-Rufai said defamed him by referring to him as a “drunk, loose cannon and an […]
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The inspector-general of police, Ibrahim Idris, has vowed to arrest and prosecute perpetrators of hate speech under the Terrorism Prevention Act. According to Moshood Jimoh, police spokesman, the IGP directed assistant inspectors general of police and commissioners to ensure that anybody found guilty of hate speech is “promptly arrested and prosecuted”. Jimoh told The Nation […]
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The federal government on Thursday directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction any radio or television station that broadcasts hate speech. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, issued the directive in Abuja at the annual lecture series of the NBC and the 25th anniversary of the commission. The minister said the directive was […]
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Director of Defence Information, John Enenche, said the Nigerian military is now monitoring the social media for comments that could be “anti-government, anti-military or anti-security”. He said the measure became necessary in the wake of hate speeches and comments threatening Nigeria’s unity. Eneche spoke two days after President Muhammadu Buhari expressed worries that some comments […]
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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, has expressed reservations concerning the branding of hate speech as an act of terrorism. At a security summit in Abuja on Thursday, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said the federal government would no longer tolerate inflammatory statements. But in a statement which Lere Olayinka, his spokesman, issued on his behalf, Fayose alleged […]
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