The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Nigeria’s fastest growing social platform pulled down more than 4.8 million videos from its local community between January and March 2026, a figure that lands in the middle of the most aggressive push for platform regulation the country has seen since the Twitter ban of 2021. The disclosure is contained in TikTok’s Community Guidelines…
A prominent rights group has urged the National Assembly to withdraw a controversial draft data protection law immediately. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project described the proposed legislation as a deceptive backdoor attempt to regulate social media networks. The organisation warned that the bill grants state regulators sweeping powers to censor online expression and shut…
The Presidency has called for legal action against social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over the circulation of an alleged doctored audio recording involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, escalating an already tense relationship between the Tinubu administration and one of Nigeria’s most influential online personalities. Special Adviser to the President…
An Australian federal court has ordered Elon Musk’s social media platform X to pay a fine of AU$650,000 (approximately US$464,900) after the company failed to adequately respond to demands from the country’s internet safety regulator regarding child protection measures, bringing to a close a legal confrontation that stretched over three years. The ruling, delivered…
Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has formally proposed changes to its controversial blue checkmark verification system in a bid to resolve a high-stakes dispute with European Union regulators, following a record €120 million ($138 million) fine imposed in December. The European Commission confirmed on Friday that it had received remedies from the company addressing…
A Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square has awarded $25,000 in damages against Meta Platforms Inc., owners of Facebook, in favour of renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) over the publication of a false video claiming he was suffering from a terminal illness. The judgment, delivered on Tuesday by Justice Olalekan…