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  • BREAKING: Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram down

    BREAKING: Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram down

    Social media platforms owned by Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, including the parent Facebook app are currently experiencing a down time in Nigeria.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went off air as noticed from about 5:30 pm West African Time (WAT).

    At the time of filing this report, the Facebook and Instagram apps do not refresh new posts and users cannot make posts nor engage on the platforms.

    Messages sent via WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger do not deliver.

    Meanwhile, Facebook has confirmed the occurrence via Twitter, saying its’ engineers were attending to the issue.

    “We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment.

    “We’re working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible,” Facebook stated via its official Twitter handle.

  • Tunde Kelani slams NRC over poor service at Yaba train station

    Tunde Kelani slams NRC over poor service at Yaba train station

    Veteran Nigerian filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, has condemned the Nigerian Railway Corporation over its poor service today, especially as the nation marks its 61st independence anniversary.

    Kelani via his Instagram page complained about the negligence of the workers of the NRC at the Yaba Station. He said that despite the fact that today is a public holiday, the Yaba station should have envisaged a high amount of customers, the officials of the NRC did not resume work till about 6:45 am.

    In an extensive post via his page, the award winning filmmaker wrote, “Nigerian Railway Corporation gets it wrong. The NRC operating the new SGR could have been more efficient this morning at the Yaba terminal with advance planning. On a National holiday, October 1, the high turnout of passengers could have been anticipated and an appropriate operational plan put in place.

    “At 6 am, when long queues have been formed, no staff of NRC has arrived! The doors of the ticketing office remained shut. More passengers were arriving at 6:45 when the door was finally thrown open with NRC staff struggling to manage the ensuing chaos. ‘Abeokuta this way’, ‘Ibadan that way only resulted in a stampede to get to the front of the line. Inside the ticket office, there was more confusion – ‘Abeokuta standard that line, Abeokuta business class this line – Ibadan business class is another line and Ibadan standard class is the other line. Finding out too late, reports, no first-class service on this train.

    “Another queue has developed to get to the cubicle. No POS payment, you have to provide cash, counted one by one, by the ticket salesperson. A dozen biro or ballpoints scribbling on tiny tickets with proof of identity etc.

    “Frankly, I think China’s CCECC has delivered or will deliver when the project is complete and handed over. But is NRC is ready? The new system cannot be allowed to run as an extension of the old NRC. Should China take over the commercial management or should it be contracted to Nigerian firms who can deliver efficient and enjoyable service? This morning, the EBJ/Yaba terminal of Mobolaji Johnson Station was no better than the Oshodi or any of our township motor parks. SHAME!”

     

  • I’m super heartbroken, I’ve been stagnant- Tonto Dikeh

    I’m super heartbroken, I’ve been stagnant- Tonto Dikeh

    Actress, Tonto Dikeh, has said she is heartbroken and has chosen a “mental checkout” as she reveals plans to stay off social media on account of some problem with her Instagram account.

    The pretty actress made this known in a series of videos she shared on her verified Instagram page @tontolet on Saturday.

    According to her, she’s heartbroken because her Instagram page has issues.

    “I’m super heartbroken because I learnt that I have to go offline for 72 hours. I don’t know why that is. I don’t know why I’ll have to go through that to get my Instagram fixed,” she laments.

    Dikeh further stated that her account is not showing her correct number of followers.

    “For over a year, I’ve been stagnant. It’s telling me 6.8m but my back log is showing 11-12 million or even more,” Dikeh said.

    In the last video she shared, Tonto opened up on how she would use the period to “mentally check out” because she needs a “detox.”

    The actress recently reacted to the leaked audio of her conversation with Prince Kpokpogri, her ex-lover.

    The estranged couple have been in the news over speculations that they parted ways, less than three months after their relationship became public.

    On Tuesday, an audio recording said to be from a private conversation between the duo was leaked.

    In the audio, Kpokpogri could be heard alleging that a man slept in the same room as the actress, naming a chat on Dikeh’s phone.

     

  • Biafra will be the best country in the world with Nnamdi Kanu – Rita Edochie

    Biafra will be the best country in the world with Nnamdi Kanu – Rita Edochie

    Nigerian veteran actress, Rita Edochie has expressed hope of actualization of Biafra as a country, saying it will be the best country in the world.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Anambra State born veteran Nollywood star stated this on Sunday via her official Instagram profile.

    Edochie was commenting on Obi Cubana’s burial of his mother when one of her fans brought the discussion of Biafra to bear on her Instagram post.

    The fan commented on the post, saying she doesn’t think Igbo people need Biafra with what she saw on the day of Cubana’s mother burial.

    “Nice ma’am but with what I saw on that day don’t think igbo people need Biafra ooo … we chasing cow they bringing them giving them house to stay,” the fan wrote.

    Reacting, Edochie wrote: “Biafra is sure my dear. There is no two ways to that. It’s a question of time. Biafra will [be] the best country in the world with our leader, Masi Nnamdi Kanu”.

     

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    TNG reports the interaction has sparked diverse reactions, with some fans cautioning the veteran actress that the federal government might come for her.

  • [See list] Cristiano Ronaldo tops Instagram rich list

    [See list] Cristiano Ronaldo tops Instagram rich list

    Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Instagram’s rich list as the celebrity thought to be able to charge more than anyone else for a sponsored post.

    The Juventus forward can charge advertisers $1.6m (£1.2m) per post on his account, according to social media marketing firm Hopper HQ.

    Former Real Madrid star Ronaldo knocked wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson off the top spot.

    It is the first time Ronaldo has topped the list, which started in 2017.

    The five-time Ballon d’Or winner boasts 308 million Instagram followers.

    Johnson, who stars in the box office juggernaut Fast and Furious film franchise, has 250 million followers and can command just over $1.52m (£1m) per post, while pop star Ariana Grande ($1.51m) places third on the list.

    Lionel Messi, who this week became a free agent after his Barcelona contract expired, is the only other sportsperson on the list’s top 10.

    The Argentine, who has 224 million followers, can charge up to $1.1m (£798,011) per post, placing him seventh.

  • Wizkid adopts ‘Big Wiz’ as new name

    Wizkid adopts ‘Big Wiz’ as new name

    Nigerian pop star, Wizkid has changed his name to ‘Big Wiz’ on his Instagram page.

    Before now, there has been clamour from fans and music pundits for the ‘Ojuelegba’ crooner to shift away from the “-kid” suffix in his official stage name to hint his evolution over the years as well as his emergence in the global music scene.

     

    A check by TheNewsGuru on Monday revealed he had adopted “Big Wiz” as his profile name.

    The change came without prior announcement, leaving fans hesitant as to whether or not it’s an official stage name change.

    But his Twitter page, as of the time of this report, had still retained the name “Wizkid” despite being active.

    Wizkid’s handle across both social media platforms also remained unchanged.

    Back in March 2021, Wizzy won his first-ever Grammy Award for his role in ‘Brown Skin Girl’ off the 2019 album, ‘The Lion King’, at the 63rd Grammy Award.

    He won the award alongside Beyonce, who owns the song and featured artists – Wizkid, Blue Ivy, and SAINt JHN

    The official Twitter account of Grammy tweeted, “Congrats Best Music Video winner – ‘BROWN SKIN GIRL’ @Beyonce #BlueIvy @wizkidayo”.

  • Chioma fuels breakup rumour, deletes Davido’s pictures

    Chioma fuels breakup rumour, deletes Davido’s pictures

    There seem to be no end to the rift between Davido and and his fiancée and mother of his son, Chioma Rowland, aka Chef Chi.

    TheNewsGuru reports that on Friday, Chioma who has been mute on the issue deleted all the pictures of her child, Ifeanyi’s daddy, Davido, from her Instagram page, leaving only one displaying the DMW boss with their son.

    Back in 2020, the lovebirds ‘unfollowed’ each other on Instagram .That occurrence sparked diverse reactions on social media. They later continued ‘following’ each other.

    Recall that during the week, a photograph of Davido kissing an American Instagram model, Mya Yafai, made headlines with many bashing the pop star.

    In an interview, Davido who was supposed to get married to Chefchi in 2020, said their wedding would happen this year.

    As expected, fans have continued to make several remarks about Chioma’s action of deleting Davido’s pictures.

    @kenechuwkwu wrote:“But, what was she expecting from a man that had two baby mothers before her? Nigerian women can condone rubbish because of money…”

    @philips_becky wrote:“Ladies, any time you hear Assurance, please ask whether it’s a lifetime or short-term assurance because it is only God that can give one everlasting assurance.”

    @ifynnama added: “Chioma is too good for Davido to press her nursing breasts anyhow in public and still go ahead to break her heart publicly. Chioma deserves someone better.”

    @isabella_linda_ovi wrote, “I like her healing process. Delete them and move on.”

     

     

     

  • There are many beautiful women, choose your wife and delete Instagram-The Game

    There are many beautiful women, choose your wife and delete Instagram-The Game

    American rapper, The Game has stated that men should be careful when choosing whom to marry in this age of social media.

    The entertainer noted that there are many beautiful women in the world. He added that men should find their wives and delete Instagram, because they are always going to find someone much more beautiful than their partner.

    He wrote: “There are so many beautiful women in the world, especially these days. Even when you get you a “bad b!tch” soon as you got her, you see another 1 you THINK is badder.. then you gotta have that one & repeat this process until you’ve lost em all one by one. Find yo wife & delete IG.

    Born in Compton, California, The Game initially released a series of mixtapes upon being discovered by fellow West Coast rapper JT the Bigga Figga. After releasing his debut independent album Untold Story in 2004, he was eventually discovered by Dr. Dre and signed to his Aftermath label. He rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his major-label debut album The Documentary and found continued success with the 2006 follow-up Doctor’s Advocate. The Recording Industry Association of America certified The Documentary Double Platinum in March 2005.

     

  • Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook suffer global downtime

    Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook suffer global downtime

    WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook suffered an outage in Nigeria and worldwide on Friday night.

    A lot of users were unable to send or receive messages. Some users also reported that they failed to even log in to WhatsApp Web.

    Social media users particularly those using WhatsApp couldn’t send or receive messages on the the platform for more than an hour.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that apart from WhatsApp, both Facebook and Instagram were also not working for many users. According to popular downtime reporting service, more than 28,500 people reported issues with Instagram and over 34,127 users were witnessing problems with WhatsApp.

    The cited source suggests that over 49 percent of WhatsApp users were facing connection issue, 48 percent people were unable to send or receive messages on the platform and 2 percent were not able to log in.

    Downdetector showed that around 57 percent Facebook users reported about total blackout and 29 percent were not even able to access the social media app. Around 66 percent of Instagram users were not able to News Feed as well as its official website.

    In case you are not aware, Downdetector is a site that tracks outages by collating status reports from users.

    TNG reports that the three social media platforms is no up and running.