{"id":2271,"date":"2021-06-05T06:32:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T06:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/?p=2271"},"modified":"2021-06-05T06:32:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T06:32:48","slug":"buharis-tweet-twitter-finally-suspended-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/2021\/06\/05\/buharis-tweet-twitter-finally-suspended-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari\u2019s tweet: Twitter finally suspended in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Micro blogging platform, Twitter, has finally shut down in Nigeria.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is reported on Friday that the Nigerian Government announced the suspension of Twitter from operating in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension was indefinite as the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed explained that Nigerians were using Twitter to perpetuate activities inimical to the corporate existence of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>This happened a few days after Nigerians pleaded with the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Twitter, Jack Dorsey to suspend the account of President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>The call was as a result of Buhari\u2019s tweet on Tuesday whereas the Nigerian President stated that his government will get \u201charder\u201d on those trying to destroy his government.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"n3VNCb\" src=\"https:\/\/alexis.lindaikejisblog.com\/photos\/shares\/60baa2563344b.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria&amp;#39;s suspension of our operations is deeply concerning - Twitter\" width=\"863\" height=\"518\" data-noaft=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Buhari had vowed that those wanting to destroy his government will receive the shock of their lives, a threat directed against the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its military wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).<\/p>\n<p>Buhari\u2019s Twitter account was being reported by Nigerians who believe the last part of the thread of his tweet is a threat to IPOB and ESN. Consequently, Twitter deleted the offensive tweet. This, however, angered the Nigerian government.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/2021\/06\/03\/federal-government-protests-deletion-of-tweet-says-twitter-cant-gag-buhari\/\">Federal Government Protests Deletion of Tweet, Says Twitter Can\u2019t Gag Buhari<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s information minister, Lai Mohammad had described Twitter\u2019s action as double standard.<\/p>\n<p>However, the government on Friday announced the ban of the social media platform.<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement, activities continued on the platform for a few hours before it was finally shut down.<\/p>\n<p>It is observed that new tweets no longer pop up as the platform does not refresh anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micro blogging platform, Twitter, has finally shut down in Nigeria. It is reported on Friday that the Nigerian Government announced the suspension of Twitter from operating in Nigeria. The suspension was indefinite as the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed explained that Nigerians were using Twitter to perpetuate activities inimical to the corporate existence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":2273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.4 (Yoast SEO v24.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Buhari\u2019s tweet: Twitter finally suspended in Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Buhari\u2019s tweet: Twitter finally suspended in Nigeria. 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