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Twitter has barred the social media account of Simon Ekpa on the microblog @Simon_ekpa, reports ITREALMS.

The barring which took effect Tuesday, December 13, 2022 was due to violation found on the account.

Twitter ban ruling against FG: ISOC Nigeria applauds ECOWAS court, CSOs - ITREALMS

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The Internet Society (ISOC) Nigeria chapter, has commended the ECOWAS Court of Justice on its ruling over the ban on Twitter and warned the Federal Government never to repeat such action against the citizenry, reports ITREALMS.

President, ISOC Nigeria, Mr. Caleb Ogundale gave this commendation in a reaction to the court judgment on Friday, July 14, 2022,
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ECOWAS court says FG erred in banning Twitter, describes it as unlawful, warns against repetition - ITREALMS

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The court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has proclaimed the ban on Twitter in Nigeria led by General Muhammadu Buhari, retired, as unlawful, reports ITREALMS.

According to the deputy director, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) Kolawole Oluwadare, the court also warned the Nigerian government led by General Buhari not to repeat such a ban.

Confirmed! Twitter seals deal with Elon Musk @$44bn for takeover - ITREALMS

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It is now confirmed that micro-blog social platform, Twitter has sealed a deal with billionaire entrepreneur, Mr. Elon Musk for its purchase at $44 billion, about N9,949,920,000.00, reports ITREALMS.

Affirming this deal on Monday, Twitter revealed that the sale was a dramatic shift for the board, which had originally maneuvered to block Musk from taking the social media network private.

Twitter accessible 12am Thursday says FG - ITREALMS

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Some seven months after the unceremonious ban of Twitter in Nigeria, the Federal Government has unbanned the microblogging site, with effect from 12am, Thursday, January 13, 2022, reports ITREALMS.

ITREALMS gathered was contained in a press statement by the Chairman, Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement who doubles as the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi in Abuja.

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.

Twitter suspension by FG is over-kill says Guild of Editors - ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has urged the federal government to tread with caution and immediately reconsider the suspension of the operation of Twitter in Nigeria and seek other legitimate means of resolving its dispute with the company, reports ITREALMS.

NGE in a press statement available to ITREALMS and endorsed by the President, Mustapha Isah and General Secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren, said that the Federal Government’s action has the unintended consequences of hindering free speech and  jeopardising the economic interests of many Nigerians who rely on the social media platform for vital information to make informed business decisions daily.

Confirmed! NCC orders telcos, 'suspend access to Twitter' - ITREALMS

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Telecommunication operators in the country have confirmed receipt of order from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to effect the suspension order on Twitter including citizens access, reports ITREALMS.

Confirming this to ITREALMS, the operators under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) said they have received “order to suspend access to Twitter.”

Twitter suspension on Twitter: Nigerians confused, proffer alternatives - ITREALMS

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The Nigerians Tweeps have expressed surprised over the announcement Friday afternoon that the Federal Government (FG) has pronounced suspension of microblogging social platform, Twitter, indefinitely, reports ITREALMS.

Their confusion, ITREALMS gathered, emanated from the fact that the announcement was initially made on tweet with the handle from the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture @FMICNigeria was posted and it read: “Press Release:- FG Suspends @Twitter operations in Nigeria.”

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.

Atiku sets Twitter agog with USA visit, lodges into Trump Hotel+photospeaks - ITREALMS

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 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku has set his Twitter handle agog with his arrival in the United States of America (USA) for a business and government visit, reports ITREALMS.

The arrival announced by Atiku himself with a welcome picture of flower presentation by the Nigeria’s business community in US, soon had several other pictures setting his Twitter page literarily on fire.

Some of the pictures showed the Senate President, Dr Abubakar Saraki among the delegation, even as fingers were pointing out the former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the facilitator.

Investigations since yesterday announcement, ITREALMS gathered showed almost every Nigerian on Twitter is discussing the visit one way or the other.

Equally, ITREALMS gathered the Atiku delegation are staying in Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, which is less than a mile from the White House and luxe hotel with a 9-story atrium.

Whereas some hail the visit and US government for the comradeship, others prefer to urge US to force Atiku to face an alleged fraud which they cannot substantiate.

“Just arrived Washington D.C for meeting with US government officials, Nigerians living in D.C metropolis and the business community –AA.”

The above tweet from Atiku, announced the arrival as at 11:26am Thursday, 17th January, 2019 the tweet has also garnered some 6,406 retweets and over 12,962 likes as at the time of filing this report, even as 13,000 Tweeps love the tweet.

The photos of the arrival have been awash on social media including WhatsApp and Telegram.

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Twitter: Making of Presidential covfefe

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Have you ever thought how words and meanings are coined. May be asking President Donald Trump will give a clue, reports ITRealms.

President Trump was caught in a midnight typo on a social media platform, Twitter when he typed "Despite the constant negative press covfefe" at about 12:06am on May 31, 2017 on his handle '@realDonaldTrump.'

Although, he corrected himself a few hours later, but industry watchers said they expected him to correct himself earlier and even accept it was a typo, rather, he asked what the 'covfefe' means.

However, much later, he declared “Who can figure out the true meaning of ‘covfefe’ ??? Enjoy!”

ITRealms gathered that since this assertion, covfefe has since find its way into Google search engine and across the world wide web (www).

This came on the 132nd day of Mr. Trump administration after emerging the most Twitter-inclined president in American history.

For an American Matt Flegenheimer of New York Times,  just after midnight on May 31, "President Trump had at last delivered the nation to something approaching unity — in bewilderment, if nothing else.

"The state of our union was … covfefe.

"The trouble began, as it so often does, on Twitter, in the early minutes of Wednesday morning. Mr. Trump had something to say. Kind of.

“Despite the constant negative press covfefe,” the Twitter post began, at 12:06 a.m., from @realDonaldTrump, the irrepressible internal monologue of his presidency.

"And that was that.

"A minute passed. Then another. Then five.

"Surely he would delete the message.

"Ten. Twenty. It was nearly 12:30 a.m.

And by 6am, the tweet was deleted and replaced with “Who can figure out the true meaning of ‘covfefe’ ??? Enjoy!”

For most followers of Mr. Trump on social media, "Hello, this is a Presidential covfefe!" whatever that means eventually.

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Ibori joins Twitter, follows Tinubu, Atiku, APC, PMB

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The returnee, Chief James Onanefe Ibori at the weekend joined the Tweeps on Twitter as his twitter handle opens @ChiefIbori, reports ITRealms.

Chief Ibori, according to information available to ITRealms, opened his first-ever Twitter account at about 8. 00 am on Sunday morning, which a profile indicating that he is a politician, former Governor of Delta State (1999-2007), dad, philanthropist and business man.

ITRealms also gathered that as at the time of filing this report, has over 1, 610 followers within 24 hours of the handle coming up.

In addition, @ChiefIbori, has three tweets obviously dedicated to his people and kind of welcome he received at the weekend when he arrived home from United Kingdom after serving a jail term.

He equally follows 9 other Tweeps including Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Presidency Nigeria and APC Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo @ProfOsinbajo, Muhammadu Buhari @MBuhari, Official PDP Nigeria @OfficialPDPNig and TheCable @thecableng. 

One of the fore tweets @ChiefIbori reads, “Good morning Nigerians. #myfirstTweet.”

While the second tweet came as a video clip as he was cheered by his community at Oghara on Saturday afternoon on arrival.

Hear him, “I’m excited to unite with my people. The strength of any politician lies in hands of his followers.”

However, @ChiefIbori went on third tweet which reads “The energy yesterday was electrifying and intimidating. I’m grateful.”

Industry analysts informed ITRealms that those Chief Ibori is following on the first day shows where his interest lies. 

Although ITRealms reports it has been a mixed reaction thereafter with his core political followers eulogising him, others call him names over how he managed the Delta State during his tenure.

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FakeTwitter account for Kemi Adeosun

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The Honourable Federal Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has denied having any Twitter account, describing any such Twitter handle as fake, reports ITRealms.

The minister through her Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Festus Akanbi, informed ITRealms insisted that “recession is just a word.”

According to him, the attention of the Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has been drawn to a fake Twitter handle in her name saying that “recession is just a word.”

He explained for the avoidance of doubt, that the Honourable Minister does not own a twitter account.

“The Twitter handle currently trending, and any other Twitter handle presently in existence is not, and cannot be that of the Honourable Minister, as a Twitter account has not yet been set up for her,” Akanbi said.

Investigation by ITRealms revealed that the parody Twitter account for Mrs. Kemi Adeosun

Pointing out that it is obviously fake and does not represent the views and opinions of the Honourable Minister.‎

He insisted that at no time did the Honourable Minister, who addressed the media immediately after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council, make such a statement.

Assuring that the Minister has consistently demonstrated empathy for the plight of Nigerians hard hit by dwindling oil prices and the impact on the economy.

The account was explicit that @Mrskemiadeosun on Twitter is a caricature Twitter account of the Honourable Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria and has the photo of Mrs. Adeosun.

As at the time going to press, ITRealms gathered that the Twitter handle got 119 tweets, 20 following 20 Tweet accounts, while 8,198 followers has patronized it whereas it has been listed in 25 places and was created since November 2015.

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Twitter takes down Niger Delta Avengers handle, blog too

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Twitter on Monday woke up to its responsibility by taking down the handle of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), @NDAvengers, just as the blog site of NDA was also brought down, reports ITRealms.

It was also gathered by ITRealms that NDA, a militant group, used this handle to announce its rampaging activities which target mainly national oil installations.

This is coming after NDA had on Sunday proclaimed its latest attacks, which have negatively affected oil production in Nigeria.

The Sunday tweet by NDA, indicated the group attacked on oil facilities operated by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Chevron Nigeria Limited and Nigerian Petroleum Development Company to name a few.

However, the message on display when trying to access @NDAvengers on Twitter reads, “Account suspended! This account has been suspended. Learn more about why Twitter suspends accounts, or return to your timeline.”

The spokesman of the Avengers, Mudoch Agbinibo, confirmed the suspension in a statement posted on Facebook.

“Notice! This is to bring to your notice that our twitter handle @www.twitter.com/@ndavengers has been suspended and our blog @www.nigerdeltaavengers disabled,” Agbinibo said.

Appealing to fans and supporters with a promise they will soon launch a new accounts.

“We use this medium to appeal to our fans and supporter to be very careful with any website or twitter claiming to represent us. We shall launch new accounts soon! We must continue the struggle!!!” Agbinibo assured.

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Twitter.com, TweetDeck now on seamless log-in experience

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As promised by Twitter a few weeks back, the social media company, says Tweeps can now login into TweetDeck or Twitter.com seamless, reports ITRealms.

People who use Twitter are known as Tweeps.

Confirming this to ITRealms, Product Manager at Twitter.com, Amy Zima (@amyzima), noted that though starting from March 17, 2016, this seamless log-in experience was announced but due for commencement on April 15, 2016.

Zima explained that henceforth, when Tweeps logged in to any Twitter website, like twitter.com or analytics.twitter.com, “you’ll no longer need to log in to TweetDeck separately.”

The product manager stressed that from now, when Tweeps move from TweetDeck to Twitter websites, or from these websites to TweetDeck, they’ll be automatically logged in, making it even easier to move between the tools they use daily.

Also, Zima advised those seeking more information about how this works, to check out Help Center.

“We’ve been working on infrastructure projects like this to ensure we have a stable foundation to continue improving TweetDeck in the future. Over the last year, we’ve shipped features such as TweetDeck Teams, group Direct Messages, and a confirmation step before Tweeting, as well as new search filters to make it easier to surface Vines, GIFs, Periscopes, and older content,” Zima said.

To better focus on enhancing TweetDeck experience, Zima further said, they would no longer support a standalone Windows app.

“If you use Windows, you’ll still be able to visit TweetDeck on the web — nothing is changing about TweetDeck itself, just where you access it from. This change will take effect on April 15^th,” the product manager said.

Advising Tweeps that for easy access to ensure they have TweetDeck on the web by pinning TweetDeck to their taskbar or open tweetdeck.com in Chrome.

“Click customize and control > More tools > Add to taskbar or you can now launch TweetDeck directly from your taskbar,” Zima said.

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Top five inspiring Nigerian females on Twitter

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The first lady of MavinRecords, Tiwa Savage seems to be on top of her Twitter account as she recorded most inspiring followership number with 1.157m followers in addition to over 18,000 tweets, even as she is listed in 2,839 and herself following 2,754, reports
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For the follow up, is Seyi Shay, another lady singer with 109,192 followers, 17.863 tweets, in 173 list and over 2,600 following.

The other three tops include Asa, Oluchi and Bilikiss.

According to Twitter statistics, with the rise of female empowerment worldwide, it has played a large role in the advocacy of women’s issues worldwide. Hence the use of Twitter continues to grow rapidly across the African continent, with iconic Nigerian women taken to Twitter to share their wisdom online. 

Recall that @TiwaSavage, is the first female @pepsi ambassador in Nigeria, she is an inspiration for Nigerian women out, whether young or old. Her music aims to encourage and motivate young female artists and she uses her Twitter handle to share her journey and lifestyle to her followers.

@iamseyishay is one of the leading female artists in the Nigerian music industry. With her charming smile and beautiful voice, she has worked her way up to the top in the entertainment industry.@iamseyishay doesn’t fail to keep us updated with her music, tour dates and lifestyle through her Twitter handle.

@Asa_official, the well-known Nigerian-French singer is a very influential artist in Nigeria, especially for her debut single ‘’Jailer’’. She uses her Twitter to give us a peek into her world of music, as well as fashion and photography.

@OLUCHI described as a ‘’fashion mini goddess’’ is one of Nigeria’s most well-known models. Oluchi has graced the covers of Italian Vogue, ELLE, Untold and @thepop magazine. On Twitter, @OLUCHI she keeps us updated with her photoshoots, lifestyle and travels.

@bilikiss is the CEO of @realwecyclers , Nigeria’s only recycling venture with a focus on community engagement. A truly inspirational entrepreneur, @bilikiss  is constantly raising awareness about social impact in Nigeria and women power.

Akpabio disowns Twitter, Facebook accounts

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Profiles of some Akpabio's Facebook pages

The Senate Minority Leader at the National Assembly, Chief Godswill Akpabio has disowned opening a Twitter and Facebook, saying he has not authorized such in recent times, report ITRealms.

But investigations by ITRealms revealed that at press time, Godswill Akpabio has four Facebook accounts, ranging from “Godswill Akpabio Government Official,” “Godswill Akpabio,” “Godswill Obot Akpabio,” and “Godswill Akpabio (obot).”

Although ‘Godswill Akpabio Government Official’ has 13,577 likes, others have no known followers on Facebook. The only Twitter account on @SenatorGodswill has not update in the last week.

According to NewsExpress.com, Senator Akpabio reportedly rejected Twitter and Facebook accounts opened on his behalf, and advised those involve to desist, insisting, “he has not authorised or cause to be opened any Facebook or Twitter account on his behalf.”

The report also quoted Akpabio in a press statement as saying appreciating Nigerians for the love they have shown his family members to traditional and religious leaders, who called daily to after his wellbeing.

ITRealms recalls that last Monday, Senator Akpabio convoy ran into a vehicle belonging to the Embassy of United States, causing him to be rushed to the National Hospital before he was subsequently flown to London.

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