Nigerian President tweet removed, country suspends Twitter
Following the deletion of a tweet from President Buhari’s account, Nigeria has suspended use of Twitter – with prosecution on the cards for those who do.
Following the deletion of a tweet from President Buhari’s account, Nigeria has suspended use of Twitter – with prosecution on the cards for those who do.
A judge is set to have former president Jacob Zuma arrested for failing to show up in court on grounds of illness; his lawyer will have to prove he is really sick.
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa had the honour of hosting President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on a state visit.
Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari was declared the winner Wednesday after beating his main challenger, Atiku Abubakar, by a margin of 56% to 41%.
A closely fought presidential election in Nigeria will fail to convince voters that anything much will change, says The Economist.
In the run up to next year’s election, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has an unusual new campaign pitch: he isn’t dead.
As Nigeria gets set for an election early next year, analysts are speculating whether voters will pick a man with a reputation as being clean or one who has dirt under his fingernails.
MTN applied to Nigeria’s Federal High Court to stop the government enforcing $10 billion in claims against the mobile phone company, buying itself some time as it tries to defuse the dispute.
The heavy-handed approach by Nigerian authorities towards MTN – not for the first time during President’s Buhari’s tenure – has spooked investors, clouded the policy outlook and created a business environment of mistrust.
President Jacob Zuma missed an opportunity to tackle the king of spontaneity on some of Donald Trump’s more insulting tweets.