Liberian president, George Weah has reportedly ordered authorities in Liberia to block the internet, in what is perceived to be a move to suppress ongoing anti-government protests in the capital, Monrovia. Netblocks, an organization that monitors internet disruptions and shutdowns confirmed the shutdown on Friday afternoon, saying access to social networking platforms Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp,…
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As the drama continues to unfold, Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels keeps finding herself in the news following her marriage to 59-year old billionaire business mogul and politician Ned Nwoko. This time, the scenario was between her mum, Ms. Rita Daniels and her uncles after they clashed on social media platform Facebook over claims that Ms.…
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Tope Oshin’s film ‘Up North’ is the gift that keeps on giving. Still dominating cinemas across Nigeria since its release, the movie will now be screened at Facebook’s Headquarters in celebration of black history month. The screening which will take place on the 20th of February 2019 at Facebook Menlo Park Campus, will screen privately…
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Instagram Co – Founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned from the the smartphone social media app. According to New York Times on Monday, 24th of September, they left the app, to plan for others to come Although Instagram was bought from them six years ago, for a billion dollars by Facebook, they continued to…
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Following the recent scandal over Facebook’s handling of private user data, a lot of Americans are stepping back from the social network. A survey revealed on the 5th of September 2018. According to the Pew Research Center report, 42 percent of US Facebook users have been taking a break from the platform in the past…
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The Nigeria Army on Tuesday said that it had uncovered a Facebook and other social media accounts, allegedly used by a faction of the Boko Haram group to recruit new members. Artillery Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major Murtala Usman, who disclosed this while speaking at the ongoing Nigerian Army Combat Support Training Week in…
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Toke Makinwa Toke Makinwa, Ramsey Noah, Frank Donga, Omawunmi Megbele, Ric Hassani, dj Consequence and more graced an evening of networking and glitz to celebrate the partnership launch of Facebook and Afrinolly. The goal of the partnership between Facebook and Afrinolly is to empower creative communities across Nigeria through specialized training modules. It would help…
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American technology entrepreneur and chief executive officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg allegedly lost over $ 17.6 billion on Thursday 26, June as Facebook’s stock cratered on a disappointing earnings report. The 34-year-old Facebook billionaire, who had been worth as much as $86.5bn when Facebook stock traded at an all-time high earlier in the day, now has a…
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Social media giant Facebook has announced its plan to launch a dating service to help connect users with people who are not their friends to help them meet new people. The company’s founder Mark Zuckerberg stated this at Facebook’s F8 Conference in San Jose, California. “If we are focused on helping people build meaningful relationships then perhaps this is…
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Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to US lawmakers for the leak of personal data on tens of millions of users as he faced a day of reckoning before a Congress mulling regulation of the global social media giant. In his first-ever US congressional appearance, the Facebook founder and chief executive sought to quell the…
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