{"id":124150,"date":"2025-12-02T06:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124150"},"modified":"2025-12-02T06:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:11:12","slug":"eedris-abdulkareem-loses-social-media-accounts-for-releasing-open-letter-to-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/eedris-abdulkareem-loses-social-media-accounts-for-releasing-open-letter-to-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Eedris Abdulkareem Loses Social Media Accounts for Releasing \u2018Open Letter to Donald Trump\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Controversial Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has been locked out of his Facebook and Instagram accounts, days after releasing his politically charged song, \u201cOpen Letter to Donald Trump,\u201d which criticizes corruption, insecurity, and bad governance in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The musician confirmed the suspension, saying, \u201cFacebook just suspended my Facebook and Instagram accounts because of my new song, Open Letter to Donald Trump. I can\u2019t access it.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The song, released under his label Lakreem Entertainment, is a protest track that, while addressing former U.S. President Donald Trump, mainly highlights the challenges facing ordinary Nigerians, including rising insecurity, kidnappings, and the failings of political leadership.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This is not Abdulkareem\u2019s first run-in with censorship.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In April 2025, his song \u201cTell Your Papa\u201d was banned by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for \u201cobjectionable lyrics.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He first rose to prominence in 2004 with \u201cJaga Jaga,\u201d a hit that openly criticized government corruption and mismanagement.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is\u00a0 yet to issue any\u00a0 statement to\u00a0 explain the suspension or indicate how long it might last.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The suspension has sparked strong reactions on social media, with many Nigerians interpreting it as an attempt to silence dissenting voices. Some reactions include:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhen u speak against their way, they will try as much as possible to silence the person.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI love Eedris, na him sing Nigeria jagajaga dat year\u2026 now without hearing the song, I no say stray bullet go don meet Mr agbado.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThis is exactly why we need more freedom of speech in Nigeria. Artists like Eedris are speaking truth to power.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cSocial media companies should not be arbiters of what we can or cannot hear. Suspend him, fine, but his voice matters.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Fans and civil society commentators have expressed concern that politically sensitive content may be increasingly targeted, warning that such actions could have a chilling effect on freedom of expression in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Controversial Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has been locked out of his Facebook and Instagram accounts, days after releasing his politically charged song, \u201cOpen Letter to Donald Trump,\u201d&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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