…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…
Messi refuses to celebrate passing 200m followers on Instagram in attempt to eliminate online abuse
Football legend Lionel Messi has refused to celebrate passing 200 million followers on Instagram. Instead, he preferred to draw attention to the battle against online abuse and bullying while addressing the impressive landmark. “I see I’ve just reached 200 million…
Depression: Ex-Kannywood actress says she may end her life in shocking Instagram post
An ex-Kannywood actress, Ummi Zee-Zee, says she may end her life as a result of depression. Zee-Zee, who took to Instagram on Saturday, said she is passing through extremely depressing times. She wrote, “I have fallen on hard times that…
Facebook acts after Welsh footballers racially abused
Facebook has removed the Instagram accounts with which Welsh internationals Rabbi Matondo and Ben Cabango were racially abused following the 1-0 win over Mexico on Saturday. Facebook owns Instagram and acted a few hours after Matondo had slammed the social…
Kim Kardashian West joins Facebook and Instagram boycott
Kim Kardashian West and dozens of other celebrities have announced they will freeze their social media accounts to protest against the spread of “hate, propaganda and misinformation”. “Misinformation shared on social media has a serious impact,” Kardashian West wrote in…
UBA’s innovative Mobile Banking App garners rave reviews
The glowing reviews and commendations have not stopped coming in since Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, upgraded its Mobile Banking app recently. Over the past few weeks following the upgrade, social media sites including Twitter,…
Davido leads Nigerian celebrities on Instagram rich list (Punch)
Music superstar, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido has emerged the richest Nigerian on Instagram, with his single post valued at over N26 million. According to Instagram Rich List 2019 by Hopper HQ 2019, Davido holds the second position in Africa and…
Instagram has started hiding likes to stop it ‘feeling like a competition’ (Metro)
Instagram has started hiding the number of likes a post gets as part of a trial aimed at removing ‘the pressure’ of the ‘gram. The idea has been gaining traction for a while and it seems that the photo-sharing social…
Four apps that ‘zap’ data and how to get the best out of them
Data we know, is king. We use it every day; from the moment we wake up to when we finally decide to call it a night. So which apps are your most frequently visited and how much data do you consume…
