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  • Young people need to avoid wasting time on social media-Koffi

    Comedian Koffi Ayinde Idowu Nuel, popularly known as Koffi, on Wednesday advised Nigerian youths to avoid wasting their time on social media.

    Koffi gave the advice at an hangout session themed “Monetising the creations”, organised by 27th Street Entertainment company.

    He further said Nigerian youths should make use of scale of preference and priority.

    “Young people should have a scale of preference and priority to make it in life as time management is essential in whatever we do in life.

    “Young people should avoid wasting their time on social media. What the youth do not understand is that, they own the time now and whatever time wasted today cannot be gotten back.

    “When I see young people the first question I ask is, ‘what are you doing with your time.’ You should use your time to add value to yourself.

    “It is sad that this environment that does not respect time, so we have also build ourselves in a way that we do not respect time.

    “If you have a purpose-filled day, every other thing will follow.

    “When you waste your time on what is not relevant, irrelevance crops in.

     

    “Yes, we all like entertainment but this same entertainment which should be the solution for Nigerian youths can also be their destruction when the time spent on it is not managed.

     

    “Time is just like a word of promise which should be held dearly.Time translates differently to us all.

    “Remember that you do not see 45 minutes the same way a footballer sees it,” he said.

    Koffi further advised youths to gather experience to make good use of their time.

  • Fans slam Tonto Dikeh over cursing in the name of God

    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 Instagram page on Monday 21st of October 2019, Dikeh said:”To everybody out there selling pages, I pray that your destiny, your life, everything that has your name on it will be sold in the name of Jesus”

    Dikeh’s fans have condemned her over the derogatory remarks in the video.

    “Those curses can never be answered with Jesus name in it! Mad woman”, a social media user wrote.

    @Reginadrs said:” The mighty name of Jesus don’t work that way”.

    Social media comedian, Mc Makopolo said:” I’m trying to imagine Jesus’s face when she got to the “in Jesus name I pray part “.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B34ySRgD9da/

     

  • 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 while over some real-life issues.
    “I’m going off social media for a while. I’m going through some real-life issues right now and I need a break to get myself together. I love y’all and pray for me,” she wrote.
    Though she didn’t state her reasons for deleting the pictures, the actress obviously will be dealing with emotional issues.
    TheNewsGuru recalls that back in 2018, Princess Shyngle was in the news after reports of her attempted suicide broke the internet. The sexy damsel however debunked the claims.

  • 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 presided over the plenary, said the rejection was as a result of his criticism against the present government on his social media handles since 2017.
    Shagali said Jafaaru had been criticising one of the best policies of the present administration on education since 2017, hence the issue of disengagement of unqualified teachers in the state.
    While quoting some of his posts, the speaker said “in your face book account, you said there was nothing like making Kaduna State great again.
    “It is a deceptive clinch used by politicians to deceive the masses; we will make Kaduna great at the appropriate time.
    “It is a responsibility for those who are truly sincere not for those who are inherently sarcastic.
    “You also said El-Rufai must learn to tackle issues with human face, you also said you are an advocate of change that goes to the root cause, not only the symptoms.
    “You also said in the same post, stop comparing me with El-Rufai who thinks he is more intelligent than intelligence itself.
    “You however, said you are a humble human being that believes that all that glitter is not gold hence there is nothing authoritarian in insisting on the truth and never speak the truth.
    “I detest insincerity as there are better ways of genuinely solving problems.”
    Briefing journalists shortly after the plenary, the Chairman, Assembly Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Alhaji Tanimu Musa, said the rejection of the governor’s nominee was as a result of his criticism of the present administration.
    He said: “The evil that men do live even after them, Jaafaru has been a critic of this administration on social media.
    “He has been criticizing the government, so why did he want to work with the government you have been criticizing,” Musa said.
    Other nominees screened include, Mr. Thomas Gyang – Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Alhaji Hassan Mahmud – Commissioner in the governor’s office for Riots, Damage, Rehabilitation and Resettlement and Alhaji Atiku Musa as Auditor General.
    The House urged the auditor general to ensure that the audited account of each local government in the state was up to date.
    Meanwhile, the speaker also announced that the Deputy Governor, Hajiya Hadiza Balarabe would serve as the acting commissioner for Health pending when the substantive commissioner was appointed.

  • 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 guys could have picked some more talented individuals to follow on social media, but you all chose to follow and consistently encourage me. My invaluable thanks to each one of you for preseently positioning me as THE MOST FOLLOWED STANDUP COMEDIAN IN AFRICA..May the almighty God make you all bigger in Jesus name.”.
    Ayo Makun attended Delta State University, Abraka. He graduated (after spending nine years) in 2003 as a theatre arts student. A.Y also won other awards such as the most fashionable student on campus (1999 and 2000); best show-biz promoter (2001); the most celebrated student on campus (2001) and the Jaycee Club socio-personality award (2003).
     
     
     

  • Use of social media: NITDA cautions public institutions

    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 and provided rules for the use of social media by public institutions to ensure transparency in government.

    He stated that “NITDA would like to bring to the attention of federal public institutions, the need for strict compliance with framework and guidelines over use of social media platforms.

    “The framework and guidelines were issued with the aim of providing guidance on the use of social media, designed to improve communication, transparency, participation and interaction with the public.

    “This has become necessary as the agency’s compliance monitoring activity revealed that some public officials use personal accounts for official communication.

    “We further note that where official accounts are used, some public officials, upon expiration of their tenure or retirement, fail to release such accounts.

    “These actions are in violation of the provisions of the framework and guidelines which require public officials not to use personal social media accounts for official engagements”.

    He further stated that public officials at the end of their tenure were required to handover official social media accounts and change of passwords effected by incumbent officials for safety of information.

    The director general warned that all official social media accounts under the care of public officials were the property of government and must be handed over appropriately.

    “NITDA, therefore, advises public officials to take appropriate measures at ensuring that they comply with provisions of the regulation within 14 days of this release to avoid being sanctioned,” Pantami said.

    He advised that public institutions and the public should acquaint themselves with NITDA’s regulatory instruments, available on the agency’s website — www.nitda.gov.ng.

    Pantami further warned that “violation of the regulatory instruments of NITDA is a criminal offence, punishable with a fine, imprisonment or both.”

    NITDA is a Federal Government agency established in April 2001 to implement the Nigerian Information Technology Policy and coordinate general IT development and regulation in the country.

  • Social media should be banned in Nigeria- TBoss

    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 to be banned in Nigeria, just so many mean people on there”, she wrote.

    After being criticized by for complaining about the conduct of some of the 2018 BBNaija housemates, TBoss made a video, saying: “For viewers that were watching the Big Brother show, I made a bloody obvious observation.

    “It’s not like I insulted anyone because anybody who has a bloody brain and who has eyes would see what was happening.

    “It was my turn last year; I was in the Big Brother house. I had people who on a normal day can’t walk up to me use their f***ng N100 data to talk smack about me and for what.

    “You know what, I don’t care, I would still keep doing myself.”

    TBoss emerged the second runner-up of the reality show in 2017.

     

  • 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 themselves and they are our elders and role models in the industry.

    “I appeal to them to learn to settle their scores outside the social media in order to maintain their self respect.

    “It is not proper, providing a platform for their fans to be insulting their colleagues in the industry or outside. ”

    The actress urged the film practitioners to unite and live peacefully for the progress of the industry and their profession.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a famous Kannywood actress recently expressed similar concern over the growing rate of hate speech amongst the Kannywood family on social media.

  • 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 themselves and they are our elders and role models in the industry.

    “I appeal to them to learn to settle their scores outside the social media in order to maintain their self respect.

    “It is not proper, providing a platform for their fans to be insulting their colleagues in the industry or outside. ”

    The actress urged the film practitioners to unite and live peacefully for the progress of the industry and their profession.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a famous Kannywood actress recently expressed similar concern over the growing rate of hate speech amongst the Kannywood family on social media.

  • Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta quits social media, gives reasons

    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 of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, all official social media handles of the president have been suspended.

    “Although remedial measures were being taken to restore them,’’ Nzioka Waita, State House Chief of Staff, said in a statement posted on social media.

    Kenyatta, before the suspension, had posted on Twitter and Facebook his resolve to fight corrupt officials noting he will not spare even his friends, a message that generated heated reactions.

    The Kenyan leader has pledged to reinvigorate the war against graft during his second and final term in office.