As the nation clocks 59, President Muhamamdu Buhari has warned that his administration will not tolerate free speech that infringes on the rights of other citizens or threatens to undermine National Security, saying, “we will take firm and decisive action.” Buhari who said his administration upholds the Constitutional rights of citizens to freedom of expression and association, however, called for all to exercise restraint, tolerance and mutual respect in airing their grievances and frustrations. “Our attention is increasingly being focused on cyber-crimes and abuse of technology through hate speech and other divisive materials being propagated on social media. Whilst we…

Trucks carrying weapons including a nuclear-capable missile designed to evade U.S. defenses rumbled through Beijing on Tuesday as the Communist Party celebrated its 70th anniversary in power with a military parade that showcased its emergence as an increasingly ambitious global power. The military showed off China’s most advanced weapons, some being shown for the first time, as rows of soldiers marched in lockstep past President Xi Jinping and other leaders on Tiananmen Square, the country’s symbolic political heart. Thousands of spectators waved Chinese flags and fighter jets flew low overhead. “No force can shake the status of our great motherland,…