•Jordan Parlour and Tyler Kay Two British men have been sentenced to prison for posting inflammatory content on Facebook. Jordan Parlour, 28, from Leeds, and Tyler Kay, a company director from Northampton, received jail terms of 20 months and 38…
Mum chose euthanasia ‘to punish husband who got custody of their children’
A mum who took her own life at a suicide clicinc in Switzerland did it as a final punishment to her estranged husband for getting custody of their three children, it’s been claimed. Catherine Kassenoff publicly announced in a lengthy…
We met on Facebook and got married and then she deleted me
I met my wife on Facebook; that was about 5 years ago. The photo she put as her profile photo was not her real photo but you know women can be very deceptive. She told me she was a Master’s…
I am pregnant for a ghost
Ours did not start like a love story. In fact, there is no love in this relationship I am about to tell you about. I was working in Lagos for a pharmaceutical when I met the man responsible for this…
Court remands student who allegedly defiled teenager he met on Facebook
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 24-year-old student, Nduka Kalu, who allegedly lured a teenager to a hotel and defiled her. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, did not take the defendant’s plea. She said that she…
Marriage by Facebook dissolves on Twitter — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I am too ancient to understand the bytes and cookies of this new age of fast weddings and faster divorces. You can log in to Facebook to see a lavish wedding being celebrated only to get to Twitter to see…
Zuckerberg’s Twitter rival Threads will not launch in the EU this week
Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter rival will not launch this week in the EU as the billionaire grapples with strict regulations in the single bloc. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), the chief regulator in the EU which governs Meta, said the company…
Meta Quest+ VR subscription service launched
Facebook owner Meta has launched a virtual reality (VR) subscription service as it tries to make that part of its business profitable. Meta says paying users will get access to two new games a month. For the first three months…
Facebook will end news sharing as Canada passes payment bill
Meta Platforms Inc has announced it will end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada after the country’s Parliament approved legislation designed to compel internet giants to pay publishers. The legislation, known as the Online…
WhatsApp to allow users to edit messages within a 15-minute limit
WhatsApp has granted users one of its most awaited features – the ability to edit messages. “For the moments when you make a mistake or simply change your mind, you can now edit your sent messages on WhatsApp,” the Meta…