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| Nigeria's President Buhari in plea for Nigerian unity | Nigeria's President Buhari in plea for Nigerian unity |
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| Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation following three months of medical leave in the UK. | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation following three months of medical leave in the UK. |
| In a televised speech, Mr Buhari said he had followed events in Nigeria closely during his absence. | In a televised speech, Mr Buhari said he had followed events in Nigeria closely during his absence. |
| He was "distressed" by calls for the dissolution of Nigeria, he said, urging Nigerians to come together. | He was "distressed" by calls for the dissolution of Nigeria, he said, urging Nigerians to come together. |
| But the president failed to disclose what he was being treated for. It was his second spell of medical leave this year. | But the president failed to disclose what he was being treated for. It was his second spell of medical leave this year. |
| Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories | Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories |
| President Buhari: Profile | President Buhari: Profile |
| BBC Pidgin service launched in Nigeria | |
| "I was distressed to notice that some of the comments, especially in the social media, have crossed our national red lines by daring to question our collective existence as a nation," Mr Buhari said. | "I was distressed to notice that some of the comments, especially in the social media, have crossed our national red lines by daring to question our collective existence as a nation," Mr Buhari said. |
| Nigeria's unity was "not negotiable", he added. | Nigeria's unity was "not negotiable", he added. |
| The president also made reference to ethnic violence in the country, blaming "political mischief-makers". | The president also made reference to ethnic violence in the country, blaming "political mischief-makers". |
| Ethnic tensions - with some calling for a separate state in the south-east known as Biafra - surfaced during his leave, while the war against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram continued in parts of the north. | Ethnic tensions - with some calling for a separate state in the south-east known as Biafra - surfaced during his leave, while the war against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram continued in parts of the north. |
| Calls for Biafran independence 50 years on | |
| Buhari's unhealthy start to 2017 | Buhari's unhealthy start to 2017 |
| 19 January: Leaves for UK on "medical vacation" | 19 January: Leaves for UK on "medical vacation" |
| 5 February: Asks parliament to extend medical leave | 5 February: Asks parliament to extend medical leave |
| 10 March: Returns home but does not resume work immediately | 10 March: Returns home but does not resume work immediately |
| 7 May: Travels to UK for further treatment | 7 May: Travels to UK for further treatment |
| 6 June: Buhari's wife says he is "recuperating fast" | 6 June: Buhari's wife says he is "recuperating fast" |
| 19 August: Buhari returns to Nigeria | 19 August: Buhari returns to Nigeria |