politricks:
“No one was jailed for anything not only speaking one's mind. I guess every citizens were extraordinarily law abiding during GEJ'S tenure.

U missed d point.He was sayg that GEJ was tolerant of free speech.

is ben-bruce d father christmas in dt house where they want to gag social media freedom?

mnairaland:


U missed d point.He was sayg that GEJ was tolerant of free speech.

That is what i am saying. He wasn't only tolerant of free speech, he was tolerant of everything both good and bad.

Nigeria is in big trouble.

So APC can't endure criticism , chai this party is really predictable. GEJ is really a democratic legend

Why is this fake pastor talking? Better go and get good lawyers. All the deals you made under Jonathan's government shall be probed. Wendell Simlin.

There would always be Freedom of Speech, bur Freedom after Speech would nor now be guaranteed!

They shuld not try it atall because we knew how we campign for GMB on social media,melaye and saraki shuld be careful

searchiing4love:
I SUPPORT THE BILL %100. BAN SOCIAL MEDIA COS NIGERIA IS NOT RIPE ENOUGH FOR SUCH PRIVILEDGE.

u cant even spell privilege..ds is d more reason we nid social media-to keep dumbheads like u in check

Lol...because u know u'll definitely fall into the trap...buh seriously,its a shitty bill sponsored by pple with crooked ways,to cover tracks..

babyfaceafrica:
Reno!!!!.....you better keep your mouth shut before they reason your matter ....see in big heat....loves ranting online ..no action

you are a useless idiot, a mistake to nature, you are supposed to be aborted by your mother. What he fighting for is it not for your good? Which kind of idiot are you? Tufiakwa

MrKong:
Something Nairaland mods need to learn

Bros e be lyk say u don chop ban tire!

What about FOI bill? What about Democracy? The senate should do the needful and jettison this idea. It won't work. I repeat it won't work.

In other news, am I the only one seeing the Billions of Naira and Millions of Dollar figures that has been trending on Local tv.

searchiing4love:
I SUPPORT THE BILL %100. BAN SOCIAL MEDIA COS NIGERIA IS NOT RIPE ENOUGH FOR SUCH PRIVILEDGE.

How do you mean,were you born in the 30's to say such thing?. Be guided

searchiing4love:
I SUPPORT THE BILL %100. BAN SOCIAL MEDIA COS NIGERIA IS NOT RIPE ENOUGH FOR SUCH PRIVILEDGE.

Ban Social Media? Na spiritual media you dey use?

why won't dey criminalize it wen they have used it to win election and don't want other parties to use it too

One thing people don't seem to realize about this law is that it has no clear boundaries. Take for example, i for one follow a number of news agencies, Sahara Reporters amongst them, the law they are trying to criminalize says that for example Sahara Reporters posts a story that turns out not to be true and i like and SHARE it on Facebook, i can be sent to prison for sharing a story that turned out false. Now, this is crazy as we all know that tracks can be covered and information made to disappear to protect people. This crazy law will also reduce or extinguish checks and balances.

babyfaceafrica:
Reno!!!!.....you better keep your mouth shut before they reason your matter ....see in big heat....loves ranting online ..no action

Zombies everywhere you go just like MTN

Nigerians making much ado about nothing new. The crimes of criminal libel and criminal defamation have long been entrenched in Nigeria's statute books, as separate and distinct from civil libel and civil defamation. The difference? If anybody makes a false accusation of a criminal offence, that in itself is justiciable as criminal libel or criminal defamation. Checks and balances.