The Punch Newspaper, a major print and digital publisher in Nigeria has announced its decision to start addressing President Muhammadu Buhari with dictator-style prefixes.
The announcement is a sign of protest to what appears to be a clampdown on freedom of expression and the press in the country. Other major media houses have announced the decision to address the president in a similar fashion in solidarity.
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