ECOWAS Court Rules Nigeria's Twitter Ban Unlawful

The Economic Community of West African States has declared President Muhammadu Buhari's ban on Twitter unlawful and has ordered the government never to repeat it. <br />The court ordered the Buhari administration to take necessary steps to align its policies and other measures to give effect to the rights and freedoms and to guarantee a non-repetition of the unlawful ban of Twitter. <br />The Court also ordered the Buhari administration to bear the costs of the proceedings and directed the Deputy Chief Registrar to assess the costs accordingly.