Tag: Twitter
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Twitter Blues: Lai Mohamed’s And Garba Shehu’s Outbursts, By Magnus Onyibe
By Magnus onyibe. The penchant or predilection for Nigerian government officials , particularly those in the top hierarchy of the ministry of information and in the higher echelon of the presidency to demonize the citizens of this great country has been taken to the next level. Perhaps the casting of Nigerians, particularly men and women…
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With Twitter, an indignation most uncalled for, By Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe Life in Nigeria would have continued its new normal last week, not the new normal imposed by COVID-19, but the bizarre reality of waking up to stories of deaths and attacks and threats of war – yes – that is the new normal, only if Twitter did not decide, in a flash…
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Continental hqtrs: ‘This is what you get for de-marketing your country’, FG blasts media, unpatriotic Nigerians for Twitter’s choice of Ghana
The Federal Government has blamed the media and some unpatriotic Nigerians for the choice of Ghana over Nigeria for the citing of Twitter continental headquarters. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in an interview on Thursday in Abuja said the development would serve as a lesson for Nigerians the country to be…
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Why Twitter shunned Nigeria to locate it’s Africa HQ in Ghana
American microblogging and social networking service based in San Francisco, California has opened its first office in Africa, it’s headquarters on the African continent, shunning Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Twitter announced opening its first office on the African continent on Monday, after laying the foundation through partnerships with a Nigerian firm and three others in…
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Twitter blocks Nigerian influencers’ accounts over #FreeAlexSaab
Popular social media platform, Twitter has suspended the accounts of Nigerian influencers for allegedly being involved in a funded promotion for the release of Columbian businessman, Alex Saab. The influencers, according to their Twitter names, include Pamilerin, Samuel Mbah, Danny Walter, Tife, Valhalla, Mr Ahmed, Adonai, Volqx, Lamar, Four-eyed Edo Boy, Biisi. A check by…
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US model Chrissy Teigen exits Twitter, deletes her account
American model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen quit Twitter on Wednesday, becoming the latest celebrity to ditch the platform after facing abuse. Earlier this week, Teigen faced a backlash after announcing the launch of a line of plant-based cleaning products, in partnership with reality TV star Kris Jenner. Some users accused her of “selling out”…
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Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter for not deleting protest content
Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests, the Interfax news agency cited a Moscow court as saying on Tuesday. Twitter, Google, Facebook each have three cases against them, with each violation punishable by a fine of up to 4 million…
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Twitter to offer $1.25bn convertible senior notes
Twitter Inc said on Monday that it plans to offer 1.25 billion dollars aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2026. The company also expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional 187.5 million dollars aggregate principal amount of the notes, to cover…
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Russia accuses Twitter of breaking law by failing to delete content
Russia’s communications regulator accused Twitter on Monday of violating Russian law, saying the social media platform had not complied with some of its requests to delete banned content. Roskomnadzor said Twitter had failed to delete 2,862 posts containing material linked to suicide, pornography and drugs since 2017. It could be fined heavily if found guilty…
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Twitter launches new account, @SecondGentleman for Kamala Harris’ husband
Douglas Emhoff, husband of U.S. Vice President-elect has officially logged-in to @SecondGentleman with his bio reading, “Devoted dad. Proud husband to Vice President-elect Harris.” TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Second Gentleman of the United States (SGOTUS) is the title that Kamala Harris’s husband plans to use when his wife takes office on January 20, 2021. As Twitter…