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Supreme Court asks U P to reconsider plan to hold Kanwar Yatra
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Uttar Pradesh cannot go on with Kanwar Yatra, says Supreme Court
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Buhari vs. Twitter: So long, so sad The Punch
Published 7 June 2021
The ban, last weekend, on the operations of the microblogging and social media platform, Twitter, by the Federal Government raises very fundamental issues for Nigeria’s democracy, rule of law, economy, and social life. Twitter has over the years become a veritable part of Nigeria’s social life, especially among the youths. It has facilitated the right to freedom of expression by enabling Nigerians to express themselves freely as well as promoted livelihoods through job creation and enabling environment for businesses to prosper. This discourse seeks to analyse the implications of the enforcement of the Twitter ban on the rights and welfare of Nigerians.
This is a moment of unending grief. It is also a moment for asking hard questions. There is nothing more tragic than avoidable death. Who is responsible? We asked for statesmen, wrote Wole Soyinka, we were sent executioners. Indians asked for statesmen, we got politicians for whom democracy is reducible to elections; a route to grab power and privilege.
Democracy has disappointed democrats across the world. We had hoped for democracy because this is the form of rule that recognises the political competence of ordinary people to participate in decision making. Democracy is of value not because of its outcomes, whether peace, increased GDP, or world-class infrastructure, but because of its presumption that every citizen is equal.
Women parliamentarians submit motion seeking PSC to probe gender based discrimination
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