#NIGERIA: Attorney General Likely Violated Twitter Ban

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Nigeria’s Attorney General Abubakar Malami, likely violated the nation's Twitter ban to deactivate his account this week.

A media investigation showed that a Twitter account can’t be deactivated unless you have access to the app, meaning Malami must have logged in to deactivate it, violating the law.

The Nigerian government banned Twitter nationwide last Friday after the App deleted a controversial comment made by President Muhammadu Buhari, in which he made reference to the Nigerian Civil War, which many Nigerians described as distasteful. 

Despite the threat of prosecution, many Nigerians have been using Virtual Private Networks to access Twitter.

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#NIGERIA: Nation Blocks Twitter After President's Tweet Deleted

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The Nigerian government says it has "indefinitely suspended" Twitter's operations in the country, the Ministry of Information and Culture announced in a statement on Friday.

"The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria," it read.

The suspension comes two days after Twitter deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari that was widely perceived as offensive.

An estimated 39 million Nigerians use Twitter.

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#NIGERIA: Pres. Buhari Gets Early Support For 2019 Election From Pro-Democracy Group

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A pro-democracy group, the Northern Alternative Forum, NAF, has endorsed Nigerian Pres. Muhammadu Buhari for a second term ahead of 2019 national elections, saying Buhari remains the most credible presidential candidate from the region.

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#NIGERIA: After 104 Days Abroad, Pres. Buhari Returns Home After UK Medical Treatment

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country on Saturday after more than three months in the United Kingdom for medical treatment for an undisclosed "health challenge." The 74-year-old left for London on May 7.

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#NIGERIA: Allies Of Pres. Buhari Already Laying Groundwork For 2019 Re-Election Bid

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Associates and supporters of Pres. Muhammadu Buhari are making plans for his re-election bid in 2019, despite some opposition among critics and opposition legislators. His associates are creating campaign structures outside of the president's All Progressives Congress Party to highlight his achievements in fighting corruption, insurgency and his policies for economic recovery. He was elected to a four-year term in 2015. Presidents are entitled to two terms in Nigeria.

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#NIGERIA: Gov't Refuses To Disclose Cost Of President's Medical Trip To London

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The government of Pres. Muhammadu Buhari said it would not disclose to the legislature the costs incurred by the president for his medical trip to London, saying the information was too sensitive. But it did form a committee to interface with the National Assembly to mend the seemingly frosty relationship between the executive and the legislature.

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#NIGERIA: Pres. Apologizes For Plagiarizing Obama's Speech Ahead Of Obama Meeting

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Pres. Muhammadu Buhari has apologized for plagiarizing Pres. Barack Obama’s 2008 victory speech and says he will punish those responsible. The announcement comes as Obama is set to meet Buhari, the leader of Africa’s largest economy and most populous country, next week in New York.

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#NIGERIA: In Historic Victory, Muhammadu Buhari Becomes First Candidate To Defeat Incumbent President

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Muhammadu Buhari has defeated incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan, the first time in the nation's 55-year history an incumbent president has been defeated. Jonathan was president for 16 years, but was politically damaged by his inability  to defeat the Boko Haram terror group.