Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter, with an announcement planned as early as Wednesday. Meta declined…
FG sues Meta, seeks N30b penalty
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria says it has lodged a suit against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms) and its agent AT3 Resources Limited at the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division. According to a…
How to lose weight overnight — Gbubemi Atimomo
Reflections on losing weight and the battle to keep it off to achieve a fit life I was always the fat kid. All of my baby pictures show me looking very cherubic and well-fed (euphemisms for “fat”). In some of…
Who makes social media rock? — Gbubemi Atimomo
Musings on the different characters who make social media what it is Social media is an integral aspect of many lives. Some use it to keep in touch with friends and family, and also catch up with what they are…
*Lagos tenant rapes neighbour’s 16-year-old daughter, commits suicide (Punch)*Lagos police arraign three suspects for lynching commercial sex worker (Guardian)
Lagos tenant rapes neighbour’s 16-year-old daughter, commits suicide (Punch) A man, identified only as Kayode, has committed suicide after his neighbour’s daughter accused him of raping her twice at their house in the Oja-Amukoko area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro…
Another Cybercrime Act as FG releases guidelines to regulate social media
The Federal Government of Nigeria has released a Draft Code of Practice to guide the operations of Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Google, TikTok, and other social media platforms in the country. Part of the code, which seeks to regulate social…
FG releases code of practice for Twitter, Tik Tok, others
The Federal Government, through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has issued Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms, Internet Intermediaries and Conditions for Operating in Nigeria. Hajia Hadizar Umar, Director, Public Affairs NITDA, said the Code of…
Billie Eilish did not say she wants to be ‘poor’
Billie Eilish did not say that she wants to “be poor” in order to relate to most of her fans. Many social media users have been sharing a fabricated quote attributed to the 20-year-old singer about her wanting to be…
Just like that Chrisland girl, my daughter fooled me, too
I saw the video of that Chrisland girl’s mother online; you know, as a mother, I felt sad for her. Especially when I read that they suspended her daughter. But something in me said, “hummn, the children we are raising…
Must you table your matter on social media? – Gbubemi Atimomo
Thoughts on the rampant dependence on social media as an adjudicator of justice It usually starts with a buzz, most often on Twitter. Someone shares a message alleging that a person or organisation has wronged, hurt, or taken advantage of…
