The Nigeria Twitter Saga
Does the President have unilateral power to ban Twitter…
Media and Democracy
A Civil War and Military Conflict is Going On Somewhere
2021 has seen the insurgency in Northern Chad and the conflict in Niger Delta. Will Africa take these civil wars and military conflicts ahead into 2022?
Time and again, violent conflicts have arisen between the state and non-state actors within the territory. Even though slavery and state rights are not the issues for most of us today, political control still sparks the center of the conflict.
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Twitter suspends account of Nigerian president for ‘abusive behavior’
Twitter has temporarily suspended Nigeria’s president from the site over complaints that he had threatened…
Twitter deletes President Muhammad Buhari’s tweet
Twitter deletes President Muhammad Buhari’s tweet inciting genocide against the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB). The Nigerian civil war1967-1970 saw the systematic killings of Igbos including the death of over one million children due to starvation(1). Forsyth, F.(2020,January 21). Buried for 50 years: Britain’s shameful role in the Biafran war. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/21/buried-50-years-britain-shamesful-role-biafran-war-frederick-forsyth
Members of Mali’s military arrest president and prime minister, raising fears of second coup
DAKAR, Senegal – Members of the Malian military arrested the country’s acting president and prime minister Monday…
Nigerian police arrest protesters at Lekki shooting site
Nigerian security forces have detained at least 12 people following protests over the reopening…
