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Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he supports the Nigerian government’s decision to ban Twitter in the West African country — and called on more nations to follow suit while incorrectly stating that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was banned from the platform. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” Trump said in an emailed statement. “More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech—all voices should be heard. “In the meantime, competitors will emerge and take hold. Who are they to dictate good and evil if…

Pan-Arewa Socio-cultural organization under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Groups on Tuesday has cautioned the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Otunba Gani Adams, against the killing of Northerners in the South-West The organization said the warning became necessary following the comments credited to Adams that the killing of residents of Igangan town, Ibarapa in Oke-Ogun Area of Oyo State was a declaration of war on the South West by the North. The CNG issued the warning in a statement by its Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman. He said, “Any attack against Northerners in any part of the South for the only reason…

…There’ll be no human rights if Nigeria is on fire —Minister  Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, will decide whether or not to prosecute the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye; the Founder and General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry Worldwide, Pastor William Kumuyi; as well as other violators of the Twitter ban by the Federal Government. Mohammed made this known on Monday evening during an interview with BBC News Africa monitored by The PUNCH. Adeboye, in a tweet on…

Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has cautioned those who hold political appointments in his government against all forms of complacency or dereliction of duty because of their vested interest in the 2023 general election in the country. In a veiled reference to why he dissolved the state executive council and numerous senior political appointees, Okowa stressed that they should rather be preoccupied by the desire to redouble their efforts in contributing to the administration to enable it deliver on his electoral promises and finish strongly. The governor gave the charge yesterday at the Government House in Asaba while swearing…

The Senate on Tuesday observed a minute silence in honour of the Founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua. This was sequel to the adoption of Order 43 raised by the Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Ajayi Borroffice, over the death of Pastor T B Joshua in Lagos last weekend. The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, thereafter called for a minute silence to honour the late cleric and also commiserated with the deceased family over irreparable loss of their bread winner. [ThisDay]

Summons Lai Mohammed for explanations decries nationwide killings The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Communication, Justice, Information and Culture, and National Security and Intelligence to immediately commence investigation into the circumstances leading to the decision by the federal government to suspend the operations of Twitter in Nigeria and the legal authority for the ban on the operations of the micro blogging platform. The House also summoned the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to appear before it and explain the reasons for the ban. The directives were contained in a welcome address delivered by the Speaker,…

Wants teachers’ retirement age increased from 60 to 65 President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives, seeking the confirmation of the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Yahaya replaces the former COAS, Major General Attahiru Ibrahim, who recently died in a plane crash in Kaduna. Buhari also sent an executive bill to the House seeking to increase the retirement age for teachers in the country from 60 to 65 years. The president’s requests were contained in separate letters, read by the Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, at plenary on Tuesday.…

Two lawmakers from Borno have supported moves by the House of Representatives to investigate the N500 million safe school initiative fund earmarked for rebuilding the Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Chibok, Borno. Sen. Ali Ndume of Borno South District and Rep. Ahmed Jaha of Chibok/Damboa/Gwoza Federal Constituency, gave support on Tuesday in Chibok while speaking to newsmen on the completion of the GGSS Chibok project embarked by the Borno Government. They said that the probe became necessary to find out what happened to the N500 million meant for the project under the Save School initiative in 2015. Sen. Ndume said…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives has ordered the immediate probe of the decision by the authorities to ban the usage of Twitter in Nigeria. The decision by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila did not go down well with members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), who insisted on the immediate reversal of the ban pending the outcome of the investigation. Speaking during the plenary session of the House, Gbajabiamila asked the Minister of Information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to brief the House of Representatives on the objectives, intent, and duration of the suspension on the operations of Twitter in…

The delayed Euro 2020 kicks off this Friday, June 11 with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal aiming to defend the title they won in France in 2016. AFP Sport selects six of the hottest strikers to look out for over the next month: Romelu Lukaku Belgium are the world’s top-ranked team and are leading contenders to win a first major tournament, three years after finishing third at the World Cup in Russia. Their hopes will depend to a large extent on the fitness and form of Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard, but they will need Lukaku to put the ball in…