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State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have given reasons President Muhammadu Buhari should consider lifting the suspension on Twitter. The Nigerian government recently suspended Twitter after the microblogging site deleted Mr Buhari’s tweet which it said violated its rules. Since then Nigerians have been denied access to Twitter, […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, confirmed this when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme monitored by the News Agency […]
China’s Liaoning Province has built 26,500 5G base stations to date, amid efforts to accelerate the upgrade of its digital infrastructure, local authorities said on Tuesday. It is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. The 5G network now covers all Liaoning’s urban […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Recall that after the suspension of Moddibo Kawu as the DG of NBC, Professor […]
Hundreds of Isoko Youths in Delta State, under the auspices of Isoko Development Union Youth Wing, IDUYW, earlier today, Wednesday June 9, reportedly blocked the Ughelli/Iyede Express Road, protesting over what they described as refusal by Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC to pay them social security funds. The protest reportedly prevented […]
Federal Government on Thursday declared Monday, June 14, 2021, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day. Aregbesola in the statement urged Nigerians to reflect on the nation’s country challenges and support the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari towards resolving them. He appealed to Nigerians to drop all forms of agitation […]
In the presence of Belarusian opposition politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the documentary film Courage about the protests in Belarus is scheduled to celebrate its premiere this Friday at the Berlinale. Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, has also been announced for a panel discussion relating to the film about the protests in […]
Former Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh has won Mongolia’s presidential election, National News Agency, Montsame reported, citing preliminary results. Khurelsukh won with 99.3 per cent of the polling stations counted, the candidate of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) secured about 68 per cent of votes, Montsame reported. The election authority was due to announce the […]
Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has appointed Mr Festus Ovie Agas as Chief of Staff, Government House. This was revealed in a statement on Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Chief Patrick Ukah. “It is hereby announced for the information of the general public, particularly Deltans, that His Excellency, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned the Nigerian youths to behave themselves and ensure the nation is secured if they want jobs in the country. Buhari noted that no investor can invest in an unsecured environment, a situation he quite agreed is currently bedeviling the Nation at the moment. President Buhari, in an interview on […]
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