Tag: Social Media
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Trump’s altercation with Twitter assumes new dimension
Twitter on Friday flagged and hid a tweet made by U.S. President Donald Trump for allegedly glorifying violence, taking the altercation between the President and the microblogging platform to a different level. Trouble started recently after Twitter issued a fact check on some Trump’s tweets, marking the first time the U.S. President’s favoured social media…
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President Trump mulls executive order against social media
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on social media on Thursday, according to local media reports. The reports, citing unnamed White House officials, came a day after microblogging site, Twitter, tagged Trump’s tweets on mail-in voting as misleading. In the tweets, the president told his over 80 million followers that…
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Trump threatens to close down social media platforms
U.S. President Donald Trump, on Wednesday threatened to “strongly regulate or close down” social media platforms. The threat came a day after microblogging service provider, Twitter, labelled his tweet on voting by mail as misleading. “Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. “We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we…
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Burna Boy sets social media on collision with subtle shades on Davido over supremacy battle
Nigerian super stars Davido and Burna Boy might not be having the best of times in the industry. This is so as a result of the subtle shade going on between both acts with recent posts they made on their respective social media pages. DMW boss, Davido, had taken to his page earlier to announce…
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Naira Marley turns preacher on social media, advises fans to ‘put God first’
Nigerian singing sensation and record label executive, Naira Marley has definitely taken a new turn since the beginning of the Ramadan fast. The president of ”Marlians” known for controversial comment has continued to dish kind words to spiritually uplift his fans and supporters. Put God first and you will never be last — nairamarley (@officialnairam1)…
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Ganduje’s ex-commissioner who ‘celebrated’ Kyari’s death on social media survives COVID-19, discharged
Dismissed Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Kano State, Engineer Mu’azu Magaji has recovered from COVID-19. He took to his Facebook timeline to announced that he has been confirmed COVID-19 negative and discharged. Magaji was sacked by Governor Umar Ganduje on April 18 for gloating on Facebook over the death of Malam Abba Kyari, President…
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BBNaija 2020: Leo advises intending participants on how to scale through
Former Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, housemate, Leo Dasilva, has urged intending BBNaija 2020 participants not to post their audition experience on social media. Dasilva cautioned intending participants against posting the audition process on their social media Timeline, TL, if they want to scale through. In a tweet, the former BBNaija housemate said intending participants would…
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Graphic Photo: Man beats wife to stupour, brags about it on social media
A man who beat his wife mercilessly and boasted about it on Facebook has been arrested by the police in Lagos. The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, DSVRT disclosed this on its twitter handle on Thursday. According to DSVRT, its attention was drawn to a viral post on Facebook wherein one Afobaje…
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Lockdown: Entertainers find solace in usage of social media
Your favourite celebrities will probably not be on the list of the wealthiest Nigerians, however they have been using their star power and influence to build their brand amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and also sensitizing their fans. Since the coronavirus lockdown took effect in Nigeria, particularly in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, celebrities have had to…