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TikTok Access Disrupted in Parts of Northern Nigeria as Users Turn to VPNs
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By Jos Events
TikTok users in parts of Northern Nigeria are reporting persistent difficulties accessing the popular social media platform, with many turning to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in an attempt to restore access.
The disruption has been reported particularly in Kaduna, Kano and Sokoto, where users say the TikTok application has become difficult or impossible to use through regular internet connections. Reports indicate that the problem began around September 11–14, 2026, although the exact timing appears to vary from one location to another.
Affected users have described several problems, including videos failing to load, feeds freezing while scrolling, difficulty refreshing content and uploads repeatedly stalling. Some users have also reported difficulties accessing TikTok through mobile browsers.
In several cases, users said the platform became accessible after activating a VPN, which changes the route through which their internet traffic reaches TikTok. However, the fact that TikTok works through a VPN does not by itself prove that the platform has been deliberately blocked by the government or telecommunications companies.
No Official Suspension Confirmed
Despite growing reports from users, there has been no official public confirmation from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), telecommunications operators, the Federal Government, TikTok, or the governments of the affected states that TikTok has been officially banned or suspended.
The cause of the disruption therefore remains unclear.
Possible explanations mentioned in reports include a technical problem, network-routing issue, traffic-management measure or deliberate network-level restriction. None of these explanations has been officially established.
What About Plateau State?
For users in Plateau State, including Jos, reports currently available do not provide sufficient evidence to confirm that the same disruption is affecting the entire state.
However, as TikTok remains an important platform for entertainment, news, content creation, advertising and business promotion in Jos and across Plateau State, any prolonged access problem could affect creators, event promoters, businesses and other users who depend on the platform to reach their audiences.
TikTok is particularly significant for small businesses and content creators who use short-form videos to promote products, services, events, music, tourism and other activities.
Users in Jos and other parts of Plateau State are therefore encouraged to share their experiences, including their network provider and whether TikTok works normally, intermittently or only when connected through a VPN.
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State is heading for a crisis ahead of its fresh primary election to select the party's candidate for the Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency.
Recall that the Court of Appeal had ordered a fresh primary in the constituency.
In what appears to signal the beginning of a brewing crisis within the Zamfara APC, an aspirant, Hassan Dangaladima, has petitioned two organs of the party over the actions of its National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda.
In the petition sighted by DAILY POST on Tuesday, which has since gone viral, Dangaladima levelled several allegations against the APC National Chairman.
Chief among his allegations is that Yilwatda unilaterally constituted the committee to conduct the fresh primary without recourse to the National Working Committee (NWC), which he heads.
"Pursuant to the said court order, the National Chairman purported to nominate and approve a committee to conduct the rescheduled primary election.
"The said nomination was made unilaterally by the National Chairman; no meeting of the National Working Committee was convened for that purpose."
The petitioner also alleged that his main rival for the ticket, Honourable Aminu Sani Jaji, is not a card-carrying member of the party.
The petition urged the APC National Executive Committee, NEC, to halt the conduct of the fresh primary and appoint a new set of individuals to conduct the exercise.
However, in response to the petition, the APC National Chairman, through his media aide, Abimbola Tooki, dismissed the allegations as baseless.
According to the party chairman, the committee was properly constituted, contrary to the petitioner's claim.
DAILY POST reports that the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal recently defected to the APC. President Bola Tinubu's re-election campaign Director-General, Abdulaziz Yari, is also from Zamfara State.
APC crisis deepens as Zamfara aspirant accuses Yilwatda of bias ahead of fresh primary
The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says the party is in the 2027 election race to win and not to make numbers.
Baba-Ahmed made this statement at a strategic retreat organised for the party's leadership and candidates.
He charged the party's candidates to go out and convince Nigerians that PRP deserves their trust and their votes in 2027.
According to him, the party has the best presidential candidate in Donald Duke, adding that history and character have moulded him to lead Nigeria out of its current challenges to a deserved status of affluence, security and unity.
He also said that Duke's running mate, Malam Sule Mohammed, is a study in principled loyalty, excellence in personal and professional life and unparalleled humility, which is tragically rare in current leaders.
Baba-Ahmed said the party also has governorship candidates who will be models of competent leadership, integrity and courage, stressing that they are candidates who will embody service, sacrifice and humility.
"We are PRP. We're in the 2027 race to win not to make numbers. We are products of a great tradition which insists that Nigeria can be great enough for all those who work honestly, and a nation which has the same place for the weak and the vulnerable as it has for those who are trusted with power or possess wealth," Baba-Ahmed said.
According to him, the party is under no illusions that its tasks will be easy, stating that the party will be competing in very hostile environments where incumbents fear change, while PRP champions it.
He said the party will find resistance from politicians who bribe the people for their future, while PRP asks for trust and the courage to choose quality and integrity.
On his part, the party's presidential candidate, Donald Duke, took a swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, saying it is enjoying too much advantage when it comes to campaign visibility.
According to him, opposition parties are finding it hard to get venues and places to put their adverts as the 2027 elections draw near.
He said the problem is making it harder and harder for opposition candidates to reach voters in different parts of the country.
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