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  • EU donates laptops, smartphones to corpers

    EU donates laptops, smartphones to corpers

    The European Union (EU) has announced plan to donate laptops and smartphones to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

    TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports only NYSC members who worked during the 2019 general elections in Nigeria will benefit from the EU donation.

    The laptops and smartphones are equipments the EU used for monitoring the 2019 elections in the country.

    The equipments also include printers that the EU would be donating to appreciate corps members who worked as ad-hoc staff or who did voter education work.

    “The EU Delegation to Nigeria wants to donate the items used by the EU Election Observation Mission during its assignment in the country to deserving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, in recognition of their contribution and sacrifice in the just-concluded elections,” the EU said.

    According to the Union, corps members who participated in voter education activities or served as ad hoc staff, and wish to receive any of the items, should send a message on Twitter or tag the EU on Instagram @euinnigeria, using the hashtag #EU4DemocracyNG.

    The corps members are expected to attach photos of themselves in the field as ad-hoc staff or voter education volunteer.

    “Also add a video of no more than 30 seconds, saying why you chose to volunteer in this process,” said the EU.

    Deadline for entries is Wednesday, April 3, 2019.

  • Going nude on Instagram won’t affect my chances of getting married- Etinosa

    Going nude on Instagram won’t affect my chances of getting married- Etinosa

    Comedienne and actress, Etinosa Idemudia was slammed by Nigerians on social media over going nude on Mc Galaxy’s Instagram live video.

     

    The hilarious entertainer has opened up on what led to that embarrassing occurrence.

     

    In her words: “It (the nude video) was (done) under the influence of alcohol. However, the deed has been done. I just had to keep quiet and move on. I can’t explain to everybody what really happened, after all, not everybody is intelligent enough to assimilate and understand certain things. I just had to keep calm and keep my head up high.

     

    “I also don’t think it might affect my chances of getting married someday (laughs). Africa is so freaked about marriage. My dear, if marriage is in one’s destiny it will come, she told The Sun.

     

    Etinosa who produced her movie,’Washerman’ last year, also revealed what she learnt from the incident.

     

    “If you must drink alcohol, at least do have a friend you trust, who would be with you and seize your phone if things start getting out of hand. She also monitors you, so you don’t do anything stupid. Also, please know your gauge when drinking. Don’t presume you are fine and conscious of your environment. Simply put, drink responsibly.”

     

  • Music star, Davido hits 10 million followers on Instagram

    Music star, Davido hits 10 million followers on Instagram

    Award winning musician,, Davideke, a.k.a Davido has hit 10 million followers on Instagram.

    Instagram is a social networking application that enables users capture, share and edit photos, videos and messages with friends in a creative way.

    The ”FIA” crooner thus became the first Nigerian artist to achieve such feat.

    Davido took to his official instagram account to celebrate this achievement and said that he would ”post every win for everyone to see.”

    The 26-year-old artist had set such record of firsts previously.

    He was the first Nigerian artist to reach 1 million, 2 million , 5 million and 9 million followers on Instagram.

    His 2017 hit song, ”Fall” became the first Nigerian music video to hit 100 million views on YouTube.

    The Daps-directed video had made Nigerian YouTube history as the most -viewed Nigerian music in recent times.

    Also, his song, ‘Wonder Woman’ was listed as one of the hottest tracks from across the African continent by Apple Music.

    Another Nigerian artist with a large fan base on social media is Wizkid, with 7.2 million followers.

  • Facebook cracks down on sale of fake accounts, likes, followers

    Facebook cracks down on sale of fake accounts, likes, followers

    Facebook and Instagram have filed a lawsuit in US federal court against four companies and three people based in the People’s Republic of China for promoting the sale of fake accounts, likes and followers.

    TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Paul Grewal, Facebook’s Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Litigation, made this known on Friday.

    “They did this on both Facebook and Instagram as well as other online service providers including Amazon, Apple, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter.

    “We’re also enforcing our rights under US intellectual property law for their illegal use of our trademarks and brand.

    “By filing the lawsuit, we hope to reinforce that this kind of fraudulent activity is not tolerated – and that we’ll act forcefully to protect the integrity of our platform,” said the Facebook VP.

    The lawsuit specifically asked the court to prevent these people and entities from “creating and promoting the sale of fake accounts, likes, and followers on Facebook and Instagram”; “infringing on our trademarks on their websites” and “using Facebook branded domain names to operate their websites (i.e. cyber squatting)”.

    “Inauthentic activity has no place on our platform. That’s why we devote significant resources to detecting and stopping this behavior, including disabling millions of fake accounts every day.

    “Today’s lawsuit is one more step in our ongoing efforts to protect people on Facebook and Instagram,” said Grewal.

     

  • Ariana Grande becomes Instagram Most-Followed Woman

    Renowned American singer Ariana Grande 25, has racked up yet another spot with over 146.3 million followers surpassing Selena Gomez as the most followed woman on instagram.

    Previously, Gomez,26, held the title with about 146.2 million.

    However, the most followed person on Instagram still remains superstar footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, 34, who has 155.9 million followers and still counting, says billboard.

    Grande is likely to close the gap to Ronaldo by drawing more followers from Britain following news that she would be a headliner at a concert in Manchester in August.

    Grande’s latest social-media achievement hardly comes as a surprise, considering that she’s gained more than 13 million new Instagram followers in the last four months and maintains a hyperactive presence on the platform.

    Her new Instagram title comes on the heels of her record-breaking success with the release of her fifth full-length LP, Thank U, Next, which is spending a second week at No0.1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

    Even though, Gomez posting on the photo-sharing app has been minimal since her announcement in September of taking a major break from social media before subsequently checking into an inpatient facility to seek mental health treatment.

    Grande, is also a songwriter and actress began her career in 2008 in the Broadway musical 13, before playing the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon TV series, Victorious and in the Spinoff Sam & Cat

    She made her first musical appearance on the Soundtrack for Victorious and was signed to Republic Records in 2011 after music executive Monte Lipman came across one of her YouTube videos covering songs.

    She has released several albums and singles including, “Yours Truly’’My Everything, “Dangerous Woman, “Sweetner;;, “Thank you, Next.’’

    She is the recipient of several awards and nominees including: Grammy, BRIT, MTV Video Music Awards, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Teen Choice Award, Billboard’s Woman of the Year and others.

  • Facebook, Instagram ban British far-right founder

    Facebook, Instagram ban British far-right founder

    Social media giant Facebook removed the accounts of British far-right founder Tommy Robinson, on Tuesday but his YouTube channel remained active.

    Facebook said Robinson’s pages had repeatedly broken its standards by “posting material that uses dehumanising language and calls for violence targeted at Muslims.

    “He has also behaved in ways that violate our policies around organised hate,” it said in a statement confirming it had removed Robinson’s official Facebook page and Instagram profile.

    Gerard Batten, leader of the Brexit-focused UK Independence Party, appointed Robinson, 36, as an unpaid adviser in November 2018.

    Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage said he was “appalled” by the appointment.

    Batten urged Facebook on Tuesday to reinstate Robinson’s accounts and those of other senior UKIP members that were also removed “without any explanation whatsoever.”

    “I am sure it is no coincidence that this is happening within 24 hours of the release of the ‘Panodrama’ documentary,” he said, referring to Robinson’s video accusing the BBC of bias over an investigation of him by the broadcaster’s Panorama programme.

    In a post on YouTube on Monday, Robinson urged supporters to join a mailing list “so I can contact you when I eventually get deleted.”

    The former leader of the English Defence League and co-founder of Pegida UK, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has convictions for assault, public disorder and drugs offences.

    Robinson was sentenced to 13 months in prison in May after broadcasting details of a trial in progress.
    But he was freed on bail in August pending a decision on a possible retrial.

     

  • EU countries endorse copyright reforms targeted at Google, Facebook

    European Union countries on Wednesday supported an overhaul of the Union’s copyright rules which would force Facebook and Google to pay publishers for news snippets.

    TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the copyright reforms would also force the two internet giants to filter out copyright-protected content on YouTube or Instagram.

    A majority of EU diplomats agreed to the revamp while Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Poland refused to back the deal and two other EU countries abstained.

    Negotiators from the EU countries, the European Parliament and the European Commission sealed a deal last week, two years after the EU executive proposed changes to protect the bloc’s cultural heritage and ensure that publishers, broadcasters and artists are remunerated fairly.

    Romania, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said in a tweet that the copyright agreement had been approved by the EU Council.

    The dissenting countries said the proposed changes could hinder innovation and hurt the bloc’s competitiveness in the digital market.

    “We regret that the Directive does not strike the right balance between the protection of right holders and the interests of EU citizens and companies,” they said in a joint statement.

    The next step in the process is a vote by a committee of lawmakers next week followed by a parliamentary vote either next month or early April before the changes can become law.

    The revamp would require Google and other online platforms to sign licensing agreements with rights holders such as musicians, performers, authors, news publishers and journalists to use their work online.

    Google’s YouTube and Facebook’s Instagram and other sharing platforms will have to install upload filters to prevent users from uploading copyrighted materials.

    Google, which has lobbied against both features and has even suggested that it might pull Google News from Europe, said last week it would study the text before deciding on its next steps.

     

  • Yvonne Jegede deletes husband’s name from Instagram bio

    Yvonne Jegede deletes husband’s name from Instagram bio

    For a while now, there has been untold speculations about crisis in the marriage of Yvonne Jegede and Kunle ‘Abounce’ Fawole.

    The couple who got married in 2016 and welcomed a baby back in November 2018 have been throwing subtle jabs at one another on social media.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG, recalls that Yvonne ranted on her Instagram page weeks ago that she cannot be discouraged by whatever setback she faces.

    In her words:“A strong woman will automatically stop trying if she feels unwanted. She won’t fix it or beg, she will just walk away.”

    At the child dedication of their son Xavier, her husband Kunle was conspicuously missing which further hints that all may not be well in their marriage.

    Earlier today, the busty actress deleted her husband’s surname ‘Fawole’ off her Instagram bio, indicating that there may be severe cracks in their marriage.

    As at the time of filing this report, Yvonne was set to react over their alleged marital crisis.

     

     

     

  • Man Utd to fine Pogba over ‘disrespectful’ post on instagram minutes Mourinho’s sacking

    Man Utd to fine Pogba over ‘disrespectful’ post on instagram minutes Mourinho’s sacking

    Paul Pogba is set to be fined by Manchester United for posting a ‘disrespectful’ picture on social media in the wake of Jose Mourinho’s sacking.

    The photo of a smirking Pogba appeared on the player’s Instagram account on Tuesday with the message ‘caption this’.

    The post was deleted 10 minutes later but not before it was liked by more than 64,000 people and drew a response from Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville who wrote: ‘You can do one as well!’

    According to Dailymail, United bosses were angered by the post which they believe was in bad taste and disrespectful by the club’s £89million record signing. Pogba, who earns £300,000 a week at Old Trafford, is expected to be fined for his actions.

    The breakdown of the Frenchman’s relationship with Mourinho has overshadowed much of the season at United.

    Pogba was stripped of the vice-captaincy in September and left on the bench as an unused substitute for the manager’s last two league games.