Traditional rulers, Christian leaders condemn escalation of hate speech, ethnic profiling against Ndigbo
The Joint Body of the South-East Council of Traditional Rulers and Representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops on Peace and Conflict Resolution (the Joint Body), have condemned what it described as a ‘resurgent escalation of hate speech and ethnic profiling targeting the Ndigbo community’.
Forum calls for withdrawal of Hate Speech, Fake News Bills
Participants at the just concluded Townhall Forum organised by Africa Independent Television, AIT. LIVE have called for immediate withdrawal of the Hate Speech and Fake News bills currently pending before the National Assembly.
Hate Speech Bill: Stakeholders, sponsors clash
Abuja—It was a clash of opinion and views yesterday at the first Daar Communications Townhall meeting on Hate Speech and Media Regulations Bills held at NAF Conference Centre, Abuja, as sponsors of the bill and stakeholders from the media and civil rights organisations disagreed on the desirability of the proposed law.
Hate speech: No society will allow such ominous crime go unchecked ― Malami
The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has decried the level of acrimony and slander that currently dominate the nation’s social media space. He made this known during a town hall at a meeting in Abuja on “Social Media and anti-Hate Speech Bills” organised by Daar Communications PLC. Malami was represented by his Special Adviser on […]
Hate speech bill won’t have death penalty – Senator Abdullahi
SPONSOR of the National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech (Establishment) Bill 2019 and Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has assured that the death penalty will now be expunged from it.
Why I did not support hate speech bill ― Senator Fadahunsi
Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi has disclosed that his refusal to back the hate speech bill was because the bill was aimed at crippling quality journalism. He said the real brain behind the bill was Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Muhammed, while Senator Sabi was just […]
