How General Buhari populated VPN in Nigeria - ITREALMS

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The ban on Twitter by the General Muhammadu Buhari, retired-led government, is a symptom of how not to respond to a ‘21st century communications’ tool which has triggered adoption of the Virtual Private Network (VPN), writes REMMY NWEKE.

That General Buhari’s Tweet:

When we hear that knowledge is power, it could pass for one of those sagastic statements associated with evolutions. One of such came with the recent tweet by the President of Nigeria; General Muhammadu Buhari (retired) which trended for the better part of week, June 1, 2021.

Twitter’s suspension: Nigeria, a nation in technology dilemma - ITREALMS

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Recent ban of Twitter by the Federal Government is an indication how responsible leadership should not react to powerful ‘communications’ technology tool in an environment dare need of peace building, writes REMMY NWEKE.

General Buhari vs Twitter:
Dateline was Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by 5:43pm on June 1, 2021, a Tweep with the Twitter account Muhammadu Buhari on his handle @MBuhari shared thus: “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War. Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand.”

VPN: General Buhari’s FG orders prosecution of persons using Twitter - ITREALMS

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The Federal Government (FG) administration of General Muhammadu Buhari, has once again added to the heightened tempo in the country by ordering prosecution of persons using Twitter in the country, reports ITREALMS.

FG, ITREALMS recalls had on Friday suspended Twitter operations in the country and by Saturday morning ordered telcos to suspend subscribers access to the microblogging platform.

General Buhari's FG suspends Twitter in Nigeria - ITREALMS

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the suspension of Twitter in the country, reports ITREALMS.

According to the Special Assistant to the President on Media, Office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Segun Adeyemi, in a press statement available to ITREALMS, quoted the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed as saying that the suspension is indefinite.