Abuja, Nigeria – Samuel Abraham, an Abuja based Business and Development Leadership Consultant discovered early on Sunday morning that he could no longer access Twitter on his phone. This was barely 48 hours after Segun Adeyemi, the spokesman for the Ministry of information and culture announced the Federal Government’s suspension of Twitter in Nigeria on Friday 4th June 2021. “I felt very pained and disappointed, aside Twitter being an unofficial current affair media where new and evident based information can be accessed, it also serves as a medium of pushing out quality content to information consumers” said Samuel who has switched to other…
Author: Chinonso Kenneth
The 2020 #EndSars protests aimed at revolting against police brutality which rocked the nation during the pandemic lockdown showcased the potentials and resolve of the teeming youth population in Nigeria to drive political change and demand for good governance. Their use of the internet, digital platforms and social media to organise and stage the protests showed not only social and political awareness but creativity and alignment with global trend of democratic civil disobedience to effect political and social change. The acephalous nature and message-centric rather than people-centric approach adopted by the peaceful protesters points to a deeper yearning for broader…
