Tag: hate speech

TVC incurs N2m fine for airing hate speech by Tinubu, Keyamo

Continental Broadcasting Services Limited, owners of Television Continental (TVC), has incurred a

Lai Mohammed backtracks, denies increasing hate speech fine to N5m despite video evidence

Minister of Information Lai Mohammed has backtracked on his earlier statement where

Hate Speech: Kim Kardashian to Freeze Facebook, Instagram Accounts

  Kim Kardashian West is joining other celebrities to freeze her Facebook

India’s Facebook Executives Grilled Over Hate Speech Policies

Executives of social media giant Facebook were questioned on Wednesday by an

Do you know hate speech bill is still alive and well at the senate? – Fredrick Nwabufo

Social media/internet freedom is a basic human right. It is unalienable. In

Starbucks Suspends Social Media Ads Over Hate Speech

Starbucks has said it will suspend its advertising on some social media

Journalist Arrested for Insulting Lai Mohammed on WhatsApp

A freelance journalist, Rotimi Jolayemi has been arrested for Insulting Minister of

UN Chief Says COVID-19 Pandemic Has Unleashed A Tsunami Of Hate Speech

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a global

Hate Speech saved your marriage -Farooq Kperogi tells Aisha Buhari

Farooq Kperogi, US-based Associate Professor of Journalism has disclosed that Aisha Buhari,

Nigerian Editors Restate Opposition to Fake News, Hate Speech

Editors under the aegis of the Nigerian Guild of Editors on Thursday

Hate Speech: Social Media Bill Passes Second Reading in Senate

A Bill for an Act to Make Provisions for the Protection from

Hate Speech: Rep. James Faleke Disagrees with Death Penalty

A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. James Faleke (APC-Lagos), has

Hate Speech: It is better to live in a racist country, than Nigeria – Lagosian declares

A Nigerian man has decried the poor state of the nation after

Criticisms will not stop Social Media Regulation – Lai Mohammed

Alhaji Lai Mohammed,  Minister of Information has replied online critics, saying their

Kogi Elections: NAS Urges Politicians to Shun Violence, Hate speech

A charity organisation, the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), also known as

BREAKING: Hate Speech Violators to Die by Hanging- Senate

In the quest to curb hate speech, the Senate has proposed a

Stop Saying Nonsense About Buhari – Presidency Warns Ortom

The Presidency has cautioned Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue to desist from

Rise in hate speech alarming, UN warns

The current rise in hate speech, racial tensions and identity-based violence is

I Feel Like Running Away from Being Governor- El-Rufai

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has claimed that running a state is

NBC warns politicians against hate speech

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has advised Nigerian politicians to guard against

Hate Speech: ACSPN Recommends Review of NCC Policies

The Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) has called for

IGP Idris warns politicians against arming thugs, hate speech

The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris has warned politicians in the

Lagos Pastor Nabbed For Propagating Hate Speech

Police in Lagos have arrested a 35-year-old pastor, Chris Mordi, of the

NEWS ANALYSIS: Hate communication: Implications and remedy

  Communication — using words, sounds or behaviours to express or exchange

Hate Speech Bill; Issues And Concerns

Looking at the ripple reactions that greeted the hate speech bill currently

Senate Propose Extreme Punishment for Those Found Guilty of Hate Speech

Any person found guilty of any form of hate speech that results

Don’t Offer Your Platforms for Hate Speech – FG urges Media

The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja urged the media not to

NSCDC cautions Nigerians against hate speech

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, has

Buhari Has Taken Food From Our Table, Can’t Take Freedom Of Speech – Ozekhome

Popular lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari would

Hate Speech: Presidency Demands Respect From Media

The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba