Social Media

The Department of State Services (DSS) says the arrest of Mallam Salihu Tanko-Yakassai, the Media Aide to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State followed issues beyond the expression of opinion in social media.The Public…

The Management of Kaduna State University (KASU) has described as Fake news, trending social media posts purporting a change of name for Kaduna State University to Magajin Garin Zazzau Sambo University.“The Management of…

Big brother Naija reality star, Khafi Kareem has cautioned young ladies who are participating in a new social media trend called ‘Silhouette Challenge’.Women across the world have joined the silhouette challenge on TikTok, and have…

Prince Harry has blamed the Capitol Hill invasion and the continuous harassment of his family on social media.Prince Harry pleaded for social media regulation and said “time is running out”.He said big-tech internet firms needed to…

Chioma is having troubles with her mother-in-law. I know because she made it headline news on her social media page. She does not share her concerns with the other party in the nuptial contract or with a trained counsellor, but with aliens…

Twitter’s new short-lived tweets, known as Fleets, are supposed to last for only 24 hours. But a new bug was causing fleets to not totally disappear, remaining accessible long after 24hrs had expired. SEE ALSO: How Men Connive with Doctors…

The Federal Government on Saturday solicited the support of South-East governors and leaders in the zone on social media regulation to check fake news and misinformation of Nigerians. SEE ALSO: Why police won't arrest Fulani herdsmen…

In order to curb the excesses of social media operators and the spread of fake news, stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to come up with legislation and penalties.They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

The Federal Government says it has no intention of shutting down social media.It said its plan is to regulate social media to be responsible and refrain from being a purveyor of fake news and hate speech.The Minister of…

Following the viral video of Desmond Elliot's submission at the State House of Assembly, Ex Presidential spokesperson, Reno Omokri has taken to his Instagram page to blast the young politician/ Nollywood actor over his strong comments on…

The Federal Government has solicited the support of the National Assembly in formulating a national policy on the use of social media to control fake news and misinformation.The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…

Twitter has prohibited any tweet wishing death on Donald Trump following the shocking news that he and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19.US President, Donald Trump had on Friday announced that he and his wife, Melania Trump…

Facebook had threatened to stop Australians from sharing news on its platform after regulators proposed forcing the company as well as Google to pay local media outlets for news content.

A Facebook user, identified as Abiona Taofeek Altruist has urged social media users to stop taking pictures because it is a sin.The religious scholar prayed to God to soften the heart of “stubborn” people who are fond of doing it.…

An employee of cable TV provider, DSTV has sacked one of its employees who had an encounter with Radio personality, Daddy Freeze.The sacked employee who took to social media to express her anguish at the situation, explained that she…

Social media platforms including twitter have been trying to censor what they call hate speech and misinformation on their platforms. Asides from censoring accounts and labeling tweets, Twitter has taken it a step further by censoring…

A social media influencer, Dr. Olufunmilayo accused of rape and sexual assault has charged his accuser to court for false rape allegation and defamation of character. Dr Funmilayo is also demanding for an apology and 10,000 British Pounds…

They said war doesn't decide who is right but who is left.Narratives of media reports on counterinsurgency in the northeastern part of Nigeria is another threat of cyber terrorism and counter inflicting technique of the dread sect.…