Twitter has suspended several Iranian news accounts over alleged harassment of people who follow the Baha’i faith. Young Journalists Club (YJC), run by state broadcaster IRIB, state-run IRNA, and Mehr were among the Farsi-language accounts suspended on Saturday. Some agencies,…
Dami Ajayi, Nigerian poet and doctor in spat with BA over missing laptop
Award winning Nigerian poet and psychiatric doctor, Dr. Dami Ajayi is engaged in a twitter spat with British Airways following the loss/theft of his laptop while aboard a BA flight enroute Lagos from London. Dr. Ajayi was on his way…
2019 BBNaija: Omashola’s blunt diary session sets social media agog (Punch)
Fans shared divergent views on social media platforms especially twitter following the epic and blunt diary session of Omashola, one of the housemates of the ongoing reality show BBNaija. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 38-year-old model previously caught…
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…
MTN introduces the MTN Smart Feature Phone
In keeping to its promise of making access to advanced digital services a reality for everyone, leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, MTN Nigeria, has launched an affordable smart feature phone known as the MTN Smart, designed as a…
Twitter can keep hold of your deleted DMs, reports claim (Metro)
Twitter, like most social networks these days, is determined to hold on to as much user data as it can. According to a report from TechCrunch, the company is able to keep hold of deleted direct messages even after users…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins Twitter (Guardian)
Multiple award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has officially joined Twitter. It is learnt that the renowned writer’s account will be handled by her team. According to her team: Over the past few months, we have been made aware of…
Trump accuses Twitter of making it hard for people to follow him (Metro)
Donald Trump and Twitter are inextricably linked in the minds of most people. But it seems the Donald isn’t happy with the way he’s being treated by his favorite platform. The US president renewed his claim that the likes of…
Myanmar defends Twitter CEO blasted for ‘tone deaf’ tweets (Guardian)
Patriotic internet users in Myanmar have rushed to defend Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, whose tweets following a visit to the “beautiful” country drew global scorn for failing to mention the persecution of Rohingya Muslims. Dorsey posted a series of gushing…
Having sex in a car in public not a crime, says Police (Guardian)
Nigerian Police on Monday said that having sex in a car at a public place is not a crime and would not amount to arrest if done by persons within adult age in the country. Police spokesman Abayomi Shogunle made…