The federal government of Nigeria has directed security agencies to curb the propagation of hate speech, especially through monitoring the activities of some notable Nigerians on social media. This order was given when security chiefs held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. Mansur Dan Ali, minister of defence, had described […]
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Prince Harry’s fiancée, Meghan Markle has deleted all her social media accounts. The 36-year-old ‘Suits’ star who got engaged to the Prince in November no longer has a social media presence. Markle went off Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. “Sorry, this page isn’t available, the link you followed may be broken, or the page may have […]
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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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The Nigerian army has stated that its men are prohibited from uploading pictures and videos of their operations on social media. As reported by DailyTrust, a lieutenant-general and general officer commanding (GOC) 1 Division Mechanized Army, Kaduna, gave the directive on Tuesday. Oyebade said this when he represented Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, at […]
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