ONLINE INSULT COULD LAND YOU IN JAIL

How many of you internet users in Nigeria have seen the proposed Cyber-Crime bill which is before the House of Reps? For insulting someone online, you can get a 5year jail term. Like, for real? I don't understand why this government is not focusing on important things. They are now trying to clip the wings of news sites, blogs, readers/commenter and users of social media? They better not pass this bill into law. What about freedom of speech and expression? Find it below, culled from Punch...

For using profane language on other people or pelting them with insults or abusive words on social networking sites, Internet users in Nigeria risk a jail term that ranges between 12 months and five years.

Section 18 sub-section 1 of the Cyber-Crime Bill 2013, which is pending before the House of Representatives, expressly states that anybody who “insults publicly, through a computer system or network” commits an offense and will be liable on conviction to imprisonment “for a term of not less than five years or to a fine of not less than N10m or to both fine and imprisonment.” Continue...it gets more interesting

Also, the bill prescribes a jail term of five years for anyone who circulates or makes any racist and xenophobic material available online.

Cyber-criminals, who hide under the anonymity of the Internet to bully, harass other users of online platforms also risk jail terms when the law comes into full force. .

Section 15 of the bill, which deals with issues of cyber-stalking, prescribes a jail term of 12 months for anyone found guilty of posting messages deemed “grossly offensive, indecent, obscene” or messages aimed at “causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety” to another online user.

Besides, anyone who bullies, threatens or harasses another person, through “information and communication technologies” or posts messages online that contains “threats to kidnap or injure” another person will be jailed five years or pay a fine of N15m or both.

According to the bill, Internet service providers will be required to keep all traffic data and subscriber information for the purpose of prosecuting those suspected of committing cyber-crimes.

The service providers are expected to provide necessary assistance towards the identification, apprehension and prosecution of offenders, failure of which makes them liable to fines and or jail terms.

Part V, Section four of the bill prescribes the Office of the National Security Adviser as the co-coordinating body for all security and enforcement agencies when the bill becomes law.

One of the high points of the law is the prescription of death sentence for anyone who commits an offense against what it calls “critical national information infrastructure” which results in death.

Nigeria’s Davido Makes The BBC Radio Playlist

Nigeria’s fast rising pop star, David O. Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has broken into the highly respected BBC Radio 1Xtra Playlist.
In a list released early Friday, the young star’s soar away hit song, ‘Skelewu’, was enlisted on the station’s playlist for last week of January (27 to 31 January).
Davido’ ‘Skelewu’ made it to the B list consisting of other 14 international hits such as Jennifer Hudson’s ‘I Can’t Describe The Way I Feel’; Sevyn Streeter Ft. Chris Brown’s ‘It Won’t Stop’; Stylo G’s ‘Move Back’ and Rick Ross ft. Jay Z’ ‘The Devil is A Liar’ among others.

Davido

On the station’s A List which has Beyonce Ft. Jay Z’s ‘Drunk In Love’ leading the loop are British-Nigerian’s Tinnie Tempah’s ‘Lover Not A Fighter’ and Ghana’s Fuse ODG’s ‘Million Pound Girl’.
Davido, who is at present in South Africa and performing at Hush Club in Johannesburg, came to limelight in 2012.
He has consistently released hit song after hit songs which have received rave reviews in Nigeria and abroad.
This year, he won The Headies’ Next Rated award.

2Face Idibia Blasts Nigerian Politicians:The international music star is not happy with the leaders in his country

Idoma, Benue State, Nigeria born multiple award winning musician, 2Face Idibia is one man who does not mince words when saying what he has in mind, not minding who will get angry.
The artiste was a guest on an entertainment television station in the United States of America, HiponTV, and when the discussion veered to Nigerian politicians, the angry 2Face blurted out the following words:
“All these politicians, dem dey mess our brains up; they are embarrassing us.
“Make una behave unasef; una dey craze?”
Are you in support of 2Baba or do you think h
e bit more than he could chew?

Kunle Afolayan wins big at Creative Industry Awards

Hard work pays off and Kunle Afolayan is constantly reminded by the accolades he regularly receives.

The movie maker received two awards at the Creative Industry Awards. Afolayan was rewarded the ‘Creative Entrepreneur in Film making‘ award and the biggest award of the night, ‘Overall Creative Entrepreneur‘.

‘God just did it again. I was presented the British Council awards for the Creative Entrepreneur in Filmmaking and Overall Creative Enterpreneur award of the years! Thanks you to the organizers and you guys for your supports and prayer. Ire‘, he wrote as he posted this photo he took at the venue.

The awards was held at British Council Gardens, Ikoyi on January 25, 2014, with guests including Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the deputy British High commissioner in Nigeria.

AFROBEATS AFRICA EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FUJI LEGEND KING WASIU AYINDE

The king of Fuji music King Wasiu Ayinde is one of the most popular fuji musician that has taken fuji music across the boarder. In an exclusive interview with afrobeatsafrica a subsidiary of santozmuziq reveals his humble beginning, his road to fame and lots more.

WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW BELOW ON SANTOZMUZIQTV