Eze Onyekpere 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...