Micro blogging website, Twitter, suspended the account of New York based online newspaper, Sahara Reporters, for tweeting false and malicious news.
The suspension was as a result of Sahara Reporters’ posting details of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Access Bank account number.
The news medium claimed Saraki used the said account to divert funds from the Kwara State government between 2011 and 2013 after his tenure as a governor.
Founder of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, claims Twitter did not act independently but merely “succumbed to threats by Saraki.”
This is not the first time the controversial news platform is struggling to remain above water with a social media website.
On June 29, days after Saraki became Senate President, Facebook suspended Sahara Reporters’ Facebook account for posting a photoshopped United Kingdom international passport of Saraki.
The issue was however resolved.
Sowore revealed that Sahara Reporters had sorted issues out with Twitter and it’s account is once again active.
Sahara Reporters is yet to provide any evidence to support its claim that Saraki is behind its ordeals with the two social media giants.
The suspension was as a result of Sahara Reporters’ posting details of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Access Bank account number.
The news medium claimed Saraki used the said account to divert funds from the Kwara State government between 2011 and 2013 after his tenure as a governor.
Founder of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, claims Twitter did not act independently but merely “succumbed to threats by Saraki.”
This is not the first time the controversial news platform is struggling to remain above water with a social media website.
On June 29, days after Saraki became Senate President, Facebook suspended Sahara Reporters’ Facebook account for posting a photoshopped United Kingdom international passport of Saraki.
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| Omoyele Sowore’s Post on Sahara Reporters |
Sowore revealed that Sahara Reporters had sorted issues out with Twitter and it’s account is once again active.
Sahara Reporters is yet to provide any evidence to support its claim that Saraki is behind its ordeals with the two social media giants.
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