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Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Islie: 4:10am On Sep 14, 2021
The statement comes a day after the controversial ban hit 100 days, with rights activists expressing fears that the regime was not in a hurry to rescind its action.


Twitter on Monday said its talks with the Buhari administration to address the lingering statement over restoration of its services in Nigeria have been respectful and productive.

“Discussions with the Nigerian government have been respectful and productive – we look forward to seeing the service restored very soon,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement to Peoples Gazette on Monday evening. “We continue to engage with the Nigerian government to discuss why Twitter has been blocked and ways to resolve the matter. We are committed to charting a path forward to the restoration of Twitter for everyone in Nigeria.”

The statement comes a day after the controversial ban hit 100 days, with rights activists expressing fears that the regime was not in a hurry to rescind its action and allow the constitutional rights of Nigerians prevail.

Telecom operators were asked to block access to the microblogging platform with effect from June 4 in an announcement by information minister Lai Mohammed. Twitter initially criticised the move as repressive and incompatible with the modern times, Other Western diplomatic missions including the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, also registered their displeasure and demanded immediate reversal of the decision.

Mr Buhari however dug his heels in, with several of his political appointees claiming the social media giant erred substantially when it deleted the president’s tweets that apparently called for violence against ethnic Igbo citizens of Nigeria.

Administration officials also said Twitter must be registered in Nigeria before its services would be restored, a demand that Twitter insiders told The Gazette would be difficult to accept.

In July, the government raised a group of several ministers, including Mr Mohammed and Attorney-General Abubakar Malami, to interface with Twitter over the matter. Some of the officials traveled to the U.S., but did not disclose much as to the extent of their success.

At one point, Mr Mohammed claimed Twitter had accepted to register as a business and open offices in Nigeria, but a Twitter spokesperson swiftly debunked the minister’s claim in an email to The Gazette.

The comments again cast Mr Mohammed in his notorious spectre of propaganda, with Nigerians saying he made the false announcement as a way to buy additional time for the government or safe face in the event that the ban was reluctantly lifted.

Pro-regime commentators have insisted that Twitter and other social media outlets must not be allowed to control what Nigerians can do online, and definitely shouldn’t be policing the president’s posts, which they described as innocuous and even reconciliatory towards the Igbos.


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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Phiniter(m): 4:15am On Sep 14, 2021
keep decision

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by SWDude: 4:18am On Sep 14, 2021
Mchewww. I've even forgotten that Twitter is banned.

Tip: For Android users, just use the proxy option instead of VPN, that drains battery. You won't have your battery to worry about.

You can get free proxies here: https://free-proxy-list.net/#list

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by crossfm: 4:26am On Sep 14, 2021
Hehehe.

Which ban are they talking about. Everybody is tweeting so sweet.

Federal government will understand say,no be everything them go da ban.

Even lie is tweeting coded.

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by NettyNelly(m): 4:27am On Sep 14, 2021
This is heading in the right direction. Can't wait to install back Twitter once again

I do attention grabbing designs

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by kingthreat(m): 4:27am On Sep 14, 2021
Las las, na Twitter lose pass.

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by seunlier(m): 4:27am On Sep 14, 2021
Na una sabi

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Olumiday15: 4:28am On Sep 14, 2021
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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Crazeworld(m): 4:29am On Sep 14, 2021
SWDude:
Mchewww. I've even forgotten that Twitter is banned.

Tip: For Android users, just use the proxy option instead of VPN that drains battery. You won't have your battery to worry about.

You can get free proxies here: https://free-proxy-list.net/#list
Proxies doesn't work for me. I don't know why.
Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by belente(m): 4:30am On Sep 14, 2021
Ok till when?. The ban on Twitter by Nigerian government is more than a month now. Government should come down from its high horse and unban it immediately because a lot of hard working Nigerians get their source of livelihood from twitter.

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Wokenaija: 4:31am On Sep 14, 2021
There are more pressing issues but see how they chose to show the world they are not concerned about the rapid depreciation of the country. What’s the need for the Ban in the first place, if it’s not pure Tyranny!

BUCK
FUHARI !!!

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Truthissupreme: 4:31am On Sep 14, 2021
Jack still use spokesman to address the issue

While a federal minister is the one dealing on behalf of a nation with spokesman of a private firm


Says alot about who is on the receiving end

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by RapistOnBail: 4:32am On Sep 14, 2021

Ever since Twitter was disabled, lots of tensions have been quelled.


It was really not a bad idea after all.



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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Lexusgs430: 4:33am On Sep 14, 2021
VPN is still in use...... By 2023, den go go....... Hopeless buhari & lie mohammed........
Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by ChiefSosa(m): 4:34am On Sep 14, 2021
kingthreat:
Las las, na Twitter lose pass.

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Lexusgs430: 4:34am On Sep 14, 2021
kingthreat:
Las las, na Twitter lose pass.


Nope..... Since the ban, Twitter's share price is up........ smiley

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Wantedmiller: 4:40am On Sep 14, 2021
SWDude:
Mchewww. I've even forgotten that Twitter is banned.

Tip: For Android users, just use the proxy option instead of VPN, that drains battery. You won't have your battery to worry about.

You can get free proxies here: https://free-proxy-list.net/#list

E no dey work for me
Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Truthissupreme: 4:43am On Sep 14, 2021
Lexusgs430:



Nope..... Since the ban, Twitter's share price is up........ smiley
But but as a zombie Twitter must be loosing that's what i am programmed to believe

Wetin concern me with what the actual data says?

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by AmigoDeDon(m): 4:48am On Sep 14, 2021
Waiting for Lia Muhammad version of this news.
Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Lexusgs430: 4:52am On Sep 14, 2021
Truthissupreme:
But but as a zombie Twitter must be loosing that's what i am programmed to believe

Wetin concern me with what the actual data says?

How many companies in Nigeria, place ad banners on Twitter?......

It's Twitter users, that are feeling the brunt......... smiley

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Evolution3x: 4:54am On Sep 14, 2021
They are tired of the propagandas now abi.

They were busy sponsoring different nonsense articles in daily newspaper about how Nigerians are losing trillions when in actual sense, they are at the losing end.

They don't know that Buhari has ear problem to listen to any propaganda or certificate to read newspaper.

They should just accept all the Federal government terms and count their loss.

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Aufbauh(m): 4:56am On Sep 14, 2021
Those disgruntled and embittered species keep consoling themselves that they don't see the impact of Twitter ban in Nigeria. Seriously?

Twitter itself is feeling the heat from the lost patronage of cooperate institutions and multinationals who contributed in ad. revenue and not those individual trols.

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by RichDad1(m): 4:58am On Sep 14, 2021
Shildren of 8 will no be happy about this.
God bless Nigeria.

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by calculator123(m): 4:58am On Sep 14, 2021
kingthreat:
Las las, na Twitter lose pass.

You know nothing. Twitter made profit despite the ban, Nigerians that survive on Twitter inclusive of Influencers, artiste, entrepreneur and even the NCDC lost money.

So who lost?
Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Evolution3x: 4:59am On Sep 14, 2021
Lexusgs430:


How many companies in Nigeria, place ad banners on Twitter?......

It's Twitter users, that are feeling the brunt......... smiley
most big coperations in Nigeria, telecom operators, and banks are the ones giving twitter 95% of their revenue from Nigeria and they have all stopped using Twitter or partnering with twitter.


Average Nigerians don't pay jack to twitter.
And those average Nigerians use vpn to access twitter anyway.

So it hurts twitter more than it hurts average Nigerians.

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by DesChyko: 5:12am On Sep 14, 2021
There is this rat my grandmother used to speak about. She says when it comes while one is sleeping. It bites the soles of the feet while blowing air on the bite area to soothe the person in case they stir; and continues the biting when the person falls asleep again.

SWDude:

Tip: For Android users, just use the proxy option instead of VPN, that drains battery. You won't have your battery to worry about.

You can get free proxies here: https://free-proxy-list.net/#list

I currently use VPN. But I'ld like to know:
1. Please, how do I use the proxy?
2. Can it allow me download twitter videos through third party?

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Evolution3x: 5:12am On Sep 14, 2021
Truthissupreme:
Jack still use spokesman to address the issue

While a federal minister is the one dealing on behalf of a nation with spokesman of a private firm


Says alot about who is on the receiving end
and is Buhari the one talking on twitter issue or his spokesman?

You think if it's causing any significant pain apart from extra income for vpn owners, they wouldn't have reversed it?

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Hangmnk: 5:15am On Sep 14, 2021
Igbos and PDP are angry. Twitter ban will stay until 2023

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Susu888(m): 5:18am On Sep 14, 2021
See dem, slaves to the west, brainwashed with sh*t daily that they're begging for the white man's collar to be put around their necks!

Indeed the house slave is the biggest hurdle to the slaves escape, they will do anything for their masters because he gave them an illusion of human rights.
You think they give a toss about you? They have succefully programmed you idiots to dislike whatever is good for you!!!

You willingly give them your pictures, locations, hobbies, likes and dislikes without them having to directly ask for it! Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, google maps.
Those platforms are the first go to place for them to get first hand info about you...

The mordern black man is a very unfortunate being, he now thinks his oppressors are those fighting for his freedom cuz they told him that his words matter.


Indeed subconscious programing is real as the sheeps are living in a matrix and don't even know!

Being woke is hard..

Immortal technique ( it's a rich mans world and civil war come) comes to mind.
People r really dumb... We r in the final days of the his arrival (Anti-christ)

When they crack down on protesters in theur domain its for social order when African countries do it its oppression and suppression of freedom of speech... Democracy is only a word they use when they r trying to install their puppets in your countries.

The closest allies to the west are monarchies, U.K, KSA.

They topple governments at will, scatter and pillage them of their resources while feeding you bullsh*t, create civil wars and famine then prevent you from flocking into their respective countries. They Bleep up your economies (inflation nd instability) nd When you go looking for loans they give you conditions that must be met, legalising sodomy adjusting your education curriculums with twisted and false history so your children's minds are chained from a young age.

The average African is a monkey!

Patrice lumumba
Hailey selassi
Idi amin
Sani abacha
Gaddafi e.t.c

They all where hated and disliked by their people for trying to protect the interests of these same people because a television news broadcaster said so...
How have these countries fared since the lose of their leaders compared to when those leaders where there?

The U. N is a sham, they allow certain countries who are controlled by the masons to possess nuclear weapons but others are destroyed just for contemplating the idea!

They approve the vaccinations you're given and you hv been programmed to deny what ever comes fron another source.
You don't have the independence of choice!
They determine the prices of raw materials while they don't have sh*t in their God for saking lands (oil, gold, silver, diamonds) prices are set by western markets and industries.

They are the ones who approve the leaders you elect... The ones they disapprove are automatically dictators nd authoritarians cuz they won't give their corporations free access to your riches nd you as the monkeys that you're fall for that sh*t.

What a world... Read your effing histories (the untainted ones) to know what you are up against.

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Re: Twitter Says Engagement With Government Respectful, Productive by Heryormilekan(m): 5:21am On Sep 14, 2021
It is what it is

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