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I Must Make Sure I Always Have The Right To Express Myself Freely – Kanye West

David Folami — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:55:32 +0000

Popular rapper, Kanye West has begun the process of buying the social media app, Parler, which is associated with far-right views and personalities such as Donald Trump. This is coming after Kanye’s Twitter account was locked for violating Twitter’s policies after he made comments deemed to be anti-semitic. The upcoming acquisition was announced by Parler [...]

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Is Freedom of Speech in Danger in Nigeria?

Adewale A. — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:06:40 +0000

#ThursdayTalks is a monthly conversation with thought leaders, change agents and active citizens with a specific focus on issues of good governance, citizen representation, human rights and effective service delivery in Nigeria. It is organised by EiE Nigeria and BudgIT, with full media support from The Cable Nigeria. This month’s edition will focus on the [...]

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FG Is Not Against Free Speech – Presidency

David Folami — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 23:47:47 +0000

The Presidency has come out to say that failure to control what goes down on social media will result in more lawlessness, violence, and deaths in the country. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said this as he spoke to the Kawararafa Media Award on Sunday. According to [...]

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Information Minister Assures Not To Stifle Free Speech And RegulateSocial Media Influencers

Alaba Rotimi — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:59:11 +0000

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed (Alhaji) has assured that the Muhammadu Buhari Administration will not stifle free speech by seeking to regulate the Social Media or abridge the rights of Nigerian citizens. The Minister, who gave the assurance in Lagos on Monday during a meeting with a cross – section of Social [...]

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