Hate speech

“A rose”, says Shakespeare, “called by any other name would smell as sweet”, President Muhammadu Buhari called by another name would undoubtedly spell soldier, jack-boot and, of course, Major General.…

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has reiterated the reason the Nigerian Government would regulate social media. The Minister, who was represented by Memunat Idu-Lah during a roundtable discussion…

The founder of Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, has called on Nigerians to reject the Hate Speech Bill in its entirety. He made his position known at…

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged the media to remain vigilant, educate and mobilize Nigerians to defend the country’s hard-earned democracy. Mr Tambuwal gave the task while declaring…

The Senate on Tuesday criticised the executive arm of government for having two parallel management boards in place for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). While the Minister of Niger…

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has advised the National Assembly to hold a public hearing on the hate speech bill before it to ensure that views of Nigerians were captured…

The Senate has reintroduced a bill seeking to establish a commission for the prohibition of hate speech in the country. The proposed legislation passed first reading in the upper legislative…

Senator Shehu Sani has stated his position on the ‘hate speech’ bill known to the public, the passage of the widely criticized Hate speech bill was sponsored by Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi of Niger…

With controversy continuing to mount over the role the internet has played in fueling extremist groups, Google.org today announced a new initiative it hopes will put a dent in the…

As part of efforts to end the growing spate of hate speech in the country, Nigeria’s Federal Government has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction any radio or…