Tag: Facebook
Fraudster opens Facebook account in Tinubu’s name
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 19-year old student, Emmanuel Oti, has been paraded in Lagos for allegedly opening a Facebook account in…
Turkey blocks Twitter, Facebook, YouTube
Turkey on Monday blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube over the publication of images of a Turkish prosecutor killed…
Navy boss has no Facebook account – Spokesman
The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday in Abuja said the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Usman Jibril, has no…
I don’t have Facebook, Twitter account, says Obasanjo
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Contrary to speculations from several quarters that the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has social media accounts, especially…
Facebook unveils ‘lite’ app in Nigeria, other emerging markets
Facebook said Monday it is testing a lightweight version of its mobile app for mobile phones with poor-quality Internet connections…
Man Utd sack scout over Facebook posts
Manchester United have sacked one of their European scouts over claims he posted racially offensive comments on Facebook. According to…
Cynthia Osokogu Murder Trial stalled
Henry Ojelu The ongoing trial of the alleged killers of Cynthia Osokogu before a Lagos High Court today suffered another…
Actress Bukky Wright Seeks Reps Ticket
Funsho Arogundade The rank of entertainers seeking elective positions swelled over the weekend with the entry of star actress, Bukky…
Facebook ‘newspaper’ spells trouble for media
Facebook’s move to fulfill its ambition to be the personal “newspaper” for its billion-plus members is likely to mean more…
Nigerian Sex Workers Explore Social Media
Eromosele Ebhomele For many commercial sex workers in Nigeria, the internet has become a blessing as it is increasingly becoming…
Facebook addresses privacy fears, ramps up advert targets
Facebook on Thursday made it easier for people to understand and control how their information is used at the leading…
FAAN Boss’ Facebook Account Hacked
Simon Ateba The Facebook account of the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Saleh Dunoma, has been…
Zuckerberg donates $25 million to Ebola fight
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he and his wife were donating $25 million to help US efforts to contain…
Cynthia Osokogu: Trial of her murderers adjourned
Akin Kuponiyi The ongoing trial of the alleged killers of Cynthia Osokogu before a Lagos High Court was again stalled…
Fraudsters open Facebook accounts in Pastor Bakare’s name
The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has raised an alarm over the activities of internet…
Facebook, Whatsapp Merge
The EU regulators on Friday, 3 October, 2014, approved the merger of Facebook and WhatsApp communication platforms. The regulators said…
Facebook Fraudsters Impersonate Fashola
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday called on residents of the state to be wary of a facebook scam whereby…
Jonathan Slammed For Travelling To Chad With Modu Sherif
Harrison Iyoha President Goodluck Jonathan has been criticised for travelling to Chad with the former Governor of Borno State, Senator…
Man Kills Male Sex Partner In Hotel Room
Cyriacus Izuekwe Another social media love tragedy has occurred in Lagos after a homosexual allegedly murdered the male sex partner…
Facebook awards ‘Internet Defense Prize’
Facebook on Wednesday awarded a $50,000 Internet Defense Prize to a pair of German researchers with a seemingly viable approach…
Facebook becomes outlet for religious anger in Myanmar
Facebook is coming under scrutiny in Myanmar as an unwitting platform for a rising tide of hate speech following a…
Brazil’s World Cup humiliation breaks social media records
Brazil’s record defeat at the hands of Germany in the World Cup semi-final sent social networks into overdrive, with Twitter…
Afghanistan rejects Facebook ban as election tensions rise
The Afghan government on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban Facebook during an ongoing deadlock over the presidential election, despite…
Adesuwa Returns With ‘Seriously Speaking’
Seun Bisuga Nigerians across the globe are set to be thrilled to a new television show, Seriously Speaking. The interactive talk…
Facebook probed by Britain over mood experiment
British authorities will question Facebook over an experiment in which the social network secretly manipulated the feelings of users to…
Woman jailed for poisoning daughter to get attention
An Australian woman who deliberately poisoned her four-year-old daughter with cancer drugs then detailed the girl’s “fight for life” on…
Facebook blocks rock band page at Pakistan govt request
Facebook has blocked the popular page of a liberal rock band in Pakistan at the request of the government, angering…
Facebook helps woman escape abduction after 10 years
California police have arrested a 41-year old man accused of kidnapping a teenager and sexually abusing her for a decade,…
Social Media And The Nigerian Youth
By Ufuoma Ogbe Social media is the ‘new media’ that speed up conversations in a more interactive way that makes…
Iran president veto plan to ban WhatsApp
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has vetoed a plan to ban WhatsApp, following a row over censorship of the popular messaging…