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…

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…

You wanna chill with the big boys? – Gbubemi Atimomo

…Musings on living above one’s means A friend of mine shared a story with me some years ago. She was HR Manager in a fast-growing company, and one of her employees, a middle-aged married woman with children, wanted to apply…

Sound Sultan’s brother exposes scammer who hacked late singer’s Instagram account

A scammer who hacked into the Instagram account of late singer Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, has been exposed by the singer’s brother, Dare Fasasi. Popularly known as Baba Dee, Sound Sultan’s brother took to his Instagram page…

*Tinubu returns to Nigeria after 3-month UK medical trip (Punch)*Anxiety as ritual killings, Yahoo-plus, rape cases spread (DailyTrust)

Tinubu returns to Nigeria after 3-month UK medical trip (Punch) The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, returned to Nigeria on Friday after about a three-month medical trip to the United Kingdom, where he underwent…

Mark Zuckerberg apologises for six-hour Facebook outage

Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for the “disruption” caused after its social media services went down for almost six hours – impacting more than 3.5bn users worldwide. The billionaire said sorry after an internal technical issue took Facebook, Messenger,…

Are online Friendships real friendships? – Gbubemi Atimomo

…reflections on social media friendships The first social media network I joined was Hi5, sometime in the mid-2000s. One of my cousins who lived abroad had sent me an invitation link. I wasn’t sure what to expect: I trusted her,…

*EFCC arrests ex-Abia gov Orji*Fawehinmi’s late son, Mohammed died from COVID-19 related complications -Family (Nation)

EFCC arrests ex-Abia gov Orji at Abuja airport (Punch) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The ex- governor, who has been on…

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