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Twitter ban in national interest, says Malami Alao Abiodun Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami has said the ban on the use of Twitter in the country was done to protect Nigeria’s interest. Malami said the nation’s interest is paramount above other considerations. The minister said any company operating in Nigeria must understand this and respect the nation’s interest. © Copyright 2021, dpa (www.dpa.de). Alle Rechte vorbehalten PRODUCTION - 24 April 2021, Berlin: The screen of a smartphone shows the Twitter app open. In Nigeria...

By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The Supreme Court has scheduled judgment for March 12 next year in the appeal by former Plateau State Governor, Senator Joshua Dariye. The court chose the date on Thursday after taking final arguments from lawyers representing parties. Dariye is, by his appeal, praying the Supreme Court to upturn the November 16, 20218 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which convicted him and sentenced him to 10 years for diverting public funds estimated at N1.162billion while he was the governor. A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, led by Justice Stephen Adah, in its decisi...