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Nigeria suspends Twitter operations

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The federal government says it is suspending the activities of Twitter in Nigeria. 

 The federal government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.

The minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, June 4.  Nigerian government cited the "persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria's corporate existence".

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