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The Ekiti State capital, Ado-Ekiti, was on Saturday agog as hundreds of Yoruba nation agitators, under the aegis of Ilana Omo Oodua, trooped to the town from neighboring South-West states for a rally. The agitators, who were led by popular Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also knowns as Sunday Igboho, stormed the capital city to demand independence of Yorubaland. The agitators, comprising traditionalists, masquerades, women, traders, youths, motor cycle riders, artisans, and others, wore attires with the inscription ‘Omo Oduduwa ni mi.’ The protesters who converged on the Fajuyi park took a long walk through Okesa junction to Ojumose to…

The US has condemned the ban on Twitter by the Nigerian government, describing it as sending a poor message to citizens and investors. In a statement on Saturday, the US Mission in Nigeria said the Nigerian constitution provides for freedom of information. Read full statement: Nigeria’s constitution provides for freedom of expression. The Government’s recent #Twitterban undermines Nigerians’ ability to exercise this fundamental freedom and sends a poor message to its citizens, investors and businesses. Banning social media and curbing every citizen’s ability to seek, receive, and impart information undermines fundamental freedoms. As President Biden has stated, our need for…

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on Saturday said those leading and supporting agitation for the Yoruba Nation are foolish saying “they should consider the consequences of war.” Aregbesola while speaking at Zenabab Hotel, Ilesha, Osun State during his 64th birthday celebration warned that agitators must consider the women, children, old people and those living with disabilities who are mostly affected. He said Nigeria must be more united else African countries will be enslaved once again. He noted that Nigeria is the country that will liberate Africa from all oppressions therefore Nigerians must not give nod to secessionists. “Anything that threatens…

There was pandemonium in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, as a yet-to-be-identified soldier reportedly killed an operative of the Department of State Service (DSS) over a minor disagreement. DAILY INDEPENDENT learnt that the unfortunate incident occurred at the popular KSSD Hotel located at NTA road, Friday evening. It was gathered that the soldier had accosted a young man suspected to be a “Yahoo Boy’ (internet fraudster) at the Hotel and in the process of apprehending him, the suspect sighted a familiar face who happened to be the late DSS man. The atmosphere became charged when the deceased attempted to intervene…

The Islamic State West African Province, ISWAP, has disclosed reasons for killing the factional leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau. In an internal message from ISWAP leader, Abu Musab Albarnawi, whose recording was obtained by HumAngle on Friday, said Mr Shekau blew himself up after refusing to surrender, following the invasion of his hideout on May 19, 2021. The ISWAP said the interim leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, ordered them to take action on Mr Shekau for deviating and killing “believers”. Mr Al-Barnawi described Mr Shekau as “the leader of disobedience and corruption.” According to…

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has directed for immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by spokesman to the minister, Umar Gwandu. “Mr Malami directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, DPPF, at the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, to swing into action and commence in earnest the process of prosecution of violators of the Federal Government de-activation of operations of Twitter in Nigeria. “Mr Malami directed the DPPF to liaise…

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said social media platforms should deactivate the accounts associated with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and his government. Fayose said this following the Federal Government’s suspension of Twitter’s operation in Nigeria. The Ministry of Information and Culture which made the announcement cited the “persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.” With Twitter still active as of the time of filing this report, Fayose took to the platform to air his displeasure at the Federal Government’s decision. “Those undermining the rights of Nigerians…

Telecommunications companies in Nigeria including MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9Mobile, have started blocking access to the microblogging site, Twitter, THE WHISPERER has learnt. The telcos said they received a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission to block access to Twitter in the country following the suspension by the Federal Government on Friday. The Nigerian Twitterati woke up on Saturday encountering difficulty in accessing their Twitter handles while some navigated the hurdle using virtual private networks. Mobile network operators in the country under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, however, made it clear that they have started…

The Nigerian Bar Association has threatened to challenge in court, the decision of the Federal Government to suspend the operations of microblogging site Twitter in the country. NBA President, Olumide Akpata, who made this known in a statement on Friday night, described the government’s decision as illegal. THE WHISPERER had earlier reported that Twitter deleted a post by the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. Consequently, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension of Twitter today, citing the “persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”. However, checks by our…

Facebook has deleted an “unpresidential post” by President Muhammadu Buhari who threatened genocide against the Igbos. Although it is unclear the exact time the post was removed, the development follows outrage by Nigerians after the offensive post by Buhari. The president, in a post also shared on Twitter, vowed that “those misbehaving” would “soon have the shock of their lives,” while referencing his role during the 1967 Biafra war where over a million people were gruesomely killed. “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian…