He was barred indefinitely from both sites in January in the wake of posts he made on the US Capitol riots, but last month Facebook's Oversight Board criticised the open-ended penalty.

The deputy national publicity secretary of the party, Diran Odeyemi slammed the Muhammadu Buhari-led Presidency for what it called its “lawlessness and inability to abide by the rules governing operations of the Twitter community," Vanguard reports.

The radio station which is located in Yola, the state capital, has been running on funds contributed by the staff members who have yet to be paid, he said.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Prints, Modestus Nwamkpa made this disclosure through social media on Friday.

On Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had announced the suspension in a statement signed by his Special Assistant Segun Adeyemi, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.

The Nigerian Government on Friday suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria.

Addressing journalists during a two-day virtual training programme for select journalists in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Tuesday, Stephen Ibelli, Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate General Lagos, noted that "journalism is an integral part of democracy as it helps check abuse and ensure accountability. Journalists help to keep the society informed, question government policies, gather information and put these information together for the public."

The security agents went ahead to block his way with a wooden table, while he was in traffic.

The fire which reportedly started at about 10:30 pm on Thursday, burnt down three shops and a plank shed built for livestock sellers.

Justice Chuka Austine Obiozor in her judgment on Friday also ruled that the National Assembly Service Commission has no power to determine the remuneration and allowances of the lawmakers.