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The government of Nigeria “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 statement, which was posted on the ministry’s official Twitter handle on […]
Seven people died after a Nigerian military plane crashed near Abuja airport on Sunday morning, according to officials. The Nigerian Air Force plane, Beechcraft KingAir B350i, had reported engine failure, military spokesman Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola tweeted. He added that the plane was on the way to Minna. Minna is a city about 110km […]
Turkish crew kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea have been freed, Turkish media reported on Friday. Private NTV television said 15 crew members were brought to Nigeria where they are undergoing health checks. They will be brought to Turkey from Abuja, the Turkish foreign ministry said. This wasn’t a political kidnapping. […]
Ten people died in protests over police brutality in Nigeria, Amnesty International said Tuesday. The the human rights group said police used excessive force against unarmed protesters since the protests started last Thursday. “So far, Nigerian Police have killed at least 10 people since the start of protests against callous operations of SARS,” according to […]