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Sowore attacks Tinubu and supporters over social media pictures

The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and the Convener of the RevolutionNow, has called out the candidate of the Progressives Congress, APC,, and his teeming supporters over his from the country. It will be recalled that the former Governor of Lagos and his supporters have been churning pictures of the APC candidate to prove that he is ...

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Osun Guber: INEC warns politicians against resorting to social media

The electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Osun State, Professor Abdulganiy Olayinka Raji has called on politicians and political parties who feel aggrieved about electoral issues not to resort to the social media. He made this appeal on Tuesday during the Omoluabi Convergence, an initiative of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), ...

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Regulation of Social Media: Buhari’s govt wants to suppress outspoken Nigerians- PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked against alleged moves to regulate social media in Nigeria. The party in a statement issued by its national Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Wednesday described it as unconstitutional, anti-people and attempt to silence Nigeria. Ologbondiyan said that the attempt to censor the social media was targeted at muzzling outspoken Nigerians. ...

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Buhari’s ‘Wedding’ News: It’s time for strict regulation of social media- APC chieftain

Nura Tela-Ada, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Daura, Katsina state, has called on Federal Government to ensure strict regulation of social media to prevent abuse. He disclosed this while speaking with newsmen, in Daura, headquartres of Daura Local Government Area (LGA) of the state on Monday. Tela-Ada was reacting to fake news on social media on ...

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Elections: Beware of social media results, INEC warns Nigerians

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kebbi state, has urged politicians to be wary of social media posts after voting prior to the official declaration of result by the commission. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Alhaji Ahmad Mahmud, gave the advice during an interactive session with stakeholders in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. “Fake news is now ...

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#Ekitidecides2018: Ignore social media results, INEC urges Nigerians

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday urged Nigerians to ignore the purported Ekiti governorship election results making the rounds on the social media. The Ekiti Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), AbdulGaniyu Raji, made the plea in Ado-Ekiti. “Our attention has been drawn to illegal release of results of the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti State on the social media. ...

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