Tag: Social Media
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Fans slam Tonto Dikeh over cursing in the name of God
Nollywood actress and social media influencer, Tonto Dikeh has rained curses on social media users who create fan pages for celebrities. According to Dikeh, these fans create the fans pages in the name of celebrities and then change the name to resell when they have thousands of followers. Sharing a now deleted video via her…
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Princess Shyngle deletes Instagram posts, takes break from social media
Gambian born Ghanaian actress, Princess Shyngle shocked many of her fans when she deleted all her photos on Instagram, revealing that she is going through real life issues. The voluptuous actress made this known via her Instagram stories on Tuesday, October 2, 2019. According to her, she will be going off social media for a…
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Kaduna Assembly rejects El-Rufia's commissioner nominee over social media criticisms
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Thursday rejected the Commissioner nominee for Agriculture, Alhaji Aliyu Jaafaru, sent to the assembly by Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The nominee, who appeared before the assembly for screening was however, rejected by the lawmakers due to his alleged criticism of the El-Rufai administration. The Speaker, Alhaji Aminu Shagali, who…
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Ayo Makun becomes most followed African comedian on social media
Award-winning comedian and actor, Ayo Makun fondly called AY has announced that he has become the most followed African comedian on social media. The entertainer who also doubles as a filmmaker made this known on his Instagram page. AY’s total followership across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter totals over 12 million. According to him:” You…
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Use of social media: NITDA cautions public institutions
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called for strict compliance to the framework and guidelines on use of social media platforms by public institutions. The agency’s Director General, Dr Isa Pantami, made the call on Thursday in a statement issued in Abuja. Pantami recalled that the guidelines was signed into law in January…
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Social media should be banned in Nigeria- TBoss
Tokunbo Idowu fondly called TBoss by her fans was a contestant on BBNaija reality show — and she was constantly criticized by viewers on social media. The socialite took to her social media platform to express her thoughts on the use of social media in Nigeria. According to her: “Personally I think social media ought…
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Kannywood actress cautions colleagues against hate speech on social media
A famous Kannywood actress, Sadiya Kabala, has cautioned her colleagues against growing rate of hate speech on the social media targeted at their colleagues in the industry. Kabala, in a video she sent via her Instagram page, real_sadiya_kbl, decried the attitude, saying it was unnecessary. According to her, “All those engaged in the act know…
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Kannywood actress cautions colleagues against hate speech on social media
A famous Kannywood actress, Sadiya Kabala, has cautioned her colleagues against growing rate of hate speech on the social media targeted at their colleagues in the industry. Kabala, in a video she sent via her Instagram page, real_sadiya_kbl, decried the attitude, saying it was unnecessary. According to her, “All those engaged in the act know…
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Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta quits social media, gives reasons
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday suspended his social media accounts citing infiltration by unauthorised individuals. Kenyatta has been active on social media platforms, Twitter and Facebook, where he has millions of followers, earning the tag ‘digital president’. “On the account of unauthorised access to official social media handles of the President of the Republic…
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Inspiring story of how Social Media helped transformed little Success to a bank customer
Last week, a social media user uploaded a video of a passionate and disgruntled little girl, Success Adegor who felt cheated for being sent out of class because she defaulted in her school fees. While this was not the first time that such stories and videos make it to the internet, however what took many…