Facebook is banning Holocaust denial on its platform, with the social media giant saying it is concerned by rising anti-Semitism, in the latest move restricting controversial content. “If people search for the Holocaust on Facebook, we’ll start directing you to authoritative sources to get accurate information,’’ Facebook Chief, Mark Zuckerberg, said on Monday. Zuckerburg said he has “struggled with the tension’’ between protecting free speech and limiting hateful content. “Drawing the right lines between what is and isn’t acceptable speech isn’t straightforward, but with the current state of the world, I believe this is the right balance,’’ Zuckerburg said. Last week, Facebook…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari says the corporation will partner with the media to ensure Nigerians are properly informed on the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Kyari gave the assurance at the 3rd Valuechain Magazine Annual Lecture and awards in Abuja on Monday. The lecture is titled: “The role of Media in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry Reform and Investment’’. “We are open to partnerships with the media in terms of capacity building, especially as it relates to the PIB. “I am of the opinion that every Nigerian deserves to know what…
The re-election of Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, is a resounding victory borne out of credible performance and citizens’ genuine confidence in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said. Reacting to the reelection of the governor at the weekend, the Deputy President of the Senate expressed delight that Akeredolu won by an indisputable margin, even as he urged him to remain more focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of the state. Senator Omo-Agege reiterated his belief that the APC’s populist agenda still continues to resonate with…
A group, Friends of Democracy has submitted a memorandum to the National Assembly Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, proposing for a return to the 12-state federal structure of 1967, with the states becoming the federating units. The memorandum titled, “Constitutional Review and the Restructuring of the Nigerian Federation: Our Position”, is signed by Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa, Amb. Fatimah Balla, Alhaji Sule Yahaya Hamma, Dr. Abubakar Siddique Mohammed, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaih, Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim, Malam Bilya Bala, Dr. Usman Bugaje, Mr. Hubert Shaiyen, Dr. Kabir Az-Zubair and Prof.Jibrin Ibrahim. According to the Memorandum, a copy of which…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has begun the distribution of 54 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines and other medical kits to health facilities in nine Niger Delta states, an official said. The NDDC Managing Director, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, flagged-off the distribution in Port Harcourt on Monday, according to a statement by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili. Pondei said that the commission decided to distribute the machines to enable the states to increase the test for COVID-19. “So, we are concluding our COVID-19 intervention with the distribution of PCR machines across the Niger Delta region. “We hope…
The House of Representatives says the increase in subscription by Multichoice/DSTV, is unacceptable, insists on Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO). Rep. Unyime Idem, Chairman, House of Representatives Ad Hoc committee investigating the non implementation of PAYGO Tariff said this on Monday in Abuja. He said that given the current situation as occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic, Multichoice/DSTV should suspend the increase in the monthly subscription. Idem said that the house was of the opinion that MultiChoice, the owners of DSTV was not sensitive to the plight of Nigerians for increasing tariff of their various bouquets and anchoring that on VAT increment from five per cent…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Okonjo-Iweala, who is contesting for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO),has already emerged as one of the final two candidates for the position. Although the agenda between the president and Okonjo-Iweala was unknown to newsmen as at the time of filing this report, it was however learnt that the former minister’s visit to the Villa might not be unconnected with her efforts to clinch the WTO’s…
Police in Katsina State have confirmed the killing of eight persons in an attack by gunmen on Shau village in the Ruwan-godiya community of Faskari Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman, Gambo Isah, a police superintendent, told newsmen that the incident occurred on Sunday night. He said that the gunmen attacked Shau village, razed many houses and wrecked the vehicle of the village head. He added that a combined team of security operatives was deployed to the area to engage the criminals who escaped from the counter-attack.
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has recovered and paid into the Federation Account more than N474 million from Guinness Nigeria Plc unremitted excise duty. The Public Relations Officer of RMAFC, Mr Christian Nwachukwu made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to the statement, the commission’s Chairman, Mr Elias Mbam, said that the recovery was part of the progress recorded by its verification exercise on selected manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Mbam also said that the exercise was done on companies that paid excise duty into the federation account. The chairman said that excise duty…
A Federal High Court has fixed Oct. 19, for continuation of trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT). The registry gave the date, following the absence of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja and Maina on Monday. Also, the trial of a Briton, James Nolan, over his alleged complicity in the 9.6 billion dollars judgment against Nigeria in the Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) scam. The court registrar announced that today (Monday)’s sitting would not be holding because Justice Abang was attending a seminar. Maina had, on Oct. 8, in a viral video…