Tag: Twitter
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Twitter issues fact check of Trump tweets for first time
Twitter issued a fact check of some of Donald Trump’s tweets on Tuesday, marking the first time the U.S. president’s favoured social media platform has pushed back against him spreading falsehoods. The move, which almost immediately heightened tensions between Trump and the social media giant, came in the form of a label under two of…
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Lagos carries out Twitter survey to determine lockdown restoration
Lagos Government has conducted a survey on Twitter to determine if the lockdown would be restored in the state. TheNewsGuru recalls that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of the state had recently threatened to revert to full lockdown if there is no progress in adherence to the public health guidelines. On Tuesday, the Lagos government took…
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Twitter expresses readiness to allow employees work from home ‘forever’
Twitter announced on Tuesday that it could allow employees to continue to work from home indefinitely even after the end of the coronavirus crisis. Jennifer Christie, Twitter’s head of human resources, said if employees were in a position to work from home and they wanted to continue to do so “forever”, Twitter would “make it…
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El-Rufai’s son dragged on Twitter for criticising Trump, threatening to ‘gang-rape’ critic
Bello, son of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Sunday landed in Twitter trouble over his response to Nigerian social media users who criticized his comment on United States President Donald Trump. Bello in a tweet inferred that the President of the United States, Donald Trump is an “incompetent leader”. The governor’s son further said…
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Again! Burna Boy quits twitter, drops last message
Burna Boy has announced that he is quitting Twitter again, hours after being dragged by social media users for being “too proud and arrogant”. Recall that the singer was slammed by Nigerians after categorically saying that Reekado Banks who signified interest in a “battle of hits” with him, was an unworthy challenger. Burna Boy who…
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Hackers take over Olympics, Committee Twitter accounts
Twitter said on Saturday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the media Twitter account of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had been hacked and temporarily locked. The accounts were hacked through a third-party platform, a spokesperson for the social media platform said in an emailed statement, without giving further details. “As soon…
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Naira Marley regains hacked Twitter account
Nigerian rapper, Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley has regained his Twitter account which was recently hacked. According to reports, the account was hacked on Monday, February 10, 2020, by a hacker who changed the user ID of the account. After hacking the account, the account was given a new name @Fros. The good news is…
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Trending: Twitter users kick, over Pastor Adeboye’s advice
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Wednesday advised couples to be faithful with their partners. Adebayo made this statement via his twitter handle @ PastorEAAdeboye, where he shared some of his thoughts. He said couples should try not to place anything before their families, making their…
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Ihedioha sacked: Mbaka’s profile soars on Twitter as 2020 prophecy over Imo gov is fulfilled
The profile of Enugu Catholic priest and spiritual director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Fr. Ejike Mbaka, soared in the virtual space on Tuesday following the Supreme Court ruling which sacked Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo state and affirmed Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the March 9 election. Recall that the controversial…
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Regina Daniels’ birthday celebration sparks Twitter debate
Nigerians have taken to Twitter to debate over the real age of Regina Daniels, Nollywood teen actress, as she celebrates her birthday on Thursday. Ever since the news of the young actress marriage to Ned Nwoko surfaced online, the role interpreter has become one of the most talked-about superstars in Nigeria, Regina Daniel’s age has…