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Entertainment
Social Media Awards holds Nov. 23 – Organiser
The organisers of the Social Media Awards (SMA) on Thursday said that the 2024 edition of the award would hold on Saturday, Nov. 23. Mr Emmanuel Nwafor, Chief Executive Officer of Alternative Adverts Ltd. and Convener of the awards, disclosed this during the official unveiling of the award programmes in Lagos. Nwafor said that the theme for the year’s edition…
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Featured
Cleric cautions Nigerians against social media abuse
Pastor Kolawole Daniel of the Christ For All Church in Ilorin has warned the public against the abuse of social media. Daniel told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Sunday that social media has regrettably been negatively used to promote hate and crisis. He noted that Nigerians have been misusing the social media and have never minded…
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economy
NIMASA D-G cautions against fake social media accounts
Dr Dayo Mobereola, Director-General (D-G), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has cautioned members of the public against fake social media accounts with purported link to the agency. Mobereola gave the advice in his verified X handle on Monday in Lagos. He said that the fake accounts being floated in the social media were not affiliated or endorsed by…
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Defence
Organisation advocates verifying social-media information to reduce fake-news
The Avant-Garde Interbiz Projects, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has underscored the need for people to always verify information on social media before sharing to reduce spread of fake news. Mr Nathaniel Allahmagani, Managing Consultant of Avant-Garde Interbiz Projects, said this at the end of a 3-day capacity building workshop on combating spread of fake news on Friday in Ado, Nasarawa State.…
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Entertainment
Social media abuzz as Bobrisky released from prison
The release of Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, from Kirikiri Correctional Centre on Monday has sparked a social media frenzy.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bobrisky was released after spending six months incarcerated for abusing the Naira. He was greeted by Nollywood actress Moyo Lawal, Eniola Ajao, friends, and well-wishers who celebrated his release. Social media platforms…
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Entrepreneurs
Don’t post camp activities on social media, NYSC D-G warns corps members
The Director -General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.- Gen. Yushau Ahmed, has warned corps members to stop posting camp activities on social media. The D-G said that posting happenings in camp on social media was a violation of the scheme’s standing rules and policies. Ahmed, who spoke during a visit to the NYSC Orientation Camp in Ede,…
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Bere wants social media deployed to promoting development
Mr Gyang Bere, Director of Press and Public Affairs in the Gov. Caleb Mutfwang administration in Plateau, has advised Nigerians to deploy the social media into promoting developmental issues. Bere gave the advice on Saturday in Jos during a ‘Peace Walk’ organised by the Forum of Special Assistants to the governor on media, to commemorate the 2024 Social Media Day.…
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Nigeria
Police Cautions Couples Against Oversharing Marital Details on Social Media
Federal Capital Territory, February 4, 2024: The Police Public Relations Officer of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, issued a cautionary note to married couples, advising them to refrain from sharing details of their marriages on social media platforms. SP Josephine Adeh delivered the message through her social media handle on Sunday, emphasising that couples should use…
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Healthcare
WHO Urges Israel to Reverse Order on Gaza Medical Warehouses Amidst Humanitarian Concerns
In a plea for urgent action, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called on Israel to reverse its directive to empty medical warehouses in the southern Gaza Strip. The WHO received an order to remove supplies from its two medical warehouses within 24 hours, citing concerns that ground operations could render them unusable amid…
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Crime
Nigeria Police Warn Against Spreading of Fake Election Results on Social Media
The Nigeria Police has cautioned against the dissemination of alleged/fake election results on social media and other news platforms, contrary to the policy and guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement on Sunday, the police noted that this trend is a calculated attempt to heat up the polity and possibly create post-election chaos. The police regarded…
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Bishop urges young couples to refrain from using social media to settle marital issues
Most Reverend Goffrey Onah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, has urged young couples to refrain from using social media to settle marital issues as it escalate the problems. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Onah  gave the admonition in a homily he delivered on Tuesday at the 80th Birthday Thanksgiving Mass of Igwe Lawrence Agubuzu, Chairman of…
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Opinion
Effects of Online Gaming and Social Media addiction on the Nigerian Youth!
The internet is actually a great tool for students in schools but compulsive use of it can negatively affect the academic performance of students. In today’s technology age, particularly the era of smartphones, iPads, tablets etc, business,  communication, research, education etc will be difficult without the internet but when used excessively in such a way that it interferes with…
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Nigeria
Ebonyi streamlines related Social Media Groups
The Ebonyi Government says it will shut down most of its related social media – WhatsApp – groups from June 2. The disclosure is contained in a statement signed by Commissioner for Information and Orientation Uchenna Orji in Abakaliki on Sunday. He said that the state government-related WhatsApp groups were directed to be streamlined for ease of information dissemination and management.…
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Technology
Facebook celebrates key milestones for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019
Facebook today released its ‘2019 Year in Review’ infographic, showcasing just some of its investments across Sub-Saharan in 2019. Committed to giving people the power to build community and bring the world closer together, throughout the year this translated into significant support and investments into growing the ecosystem of developers, entrepreneurs, creatives, and many other communities. During 2019, Facebook Africa:…
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News
I have no social media accounts, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday said social media accounts bearing his name are not his as he is not on any social media platform. Mr. Obasanjo, while speaking with journalists at his Hilltop Private residence in Abeokuta, reacted to a twitter account, @newsvergeonline linked to his name. @newsvergeonline had claimed that the former President described the Director of Media…
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Africa
Why Jonathan didn’t speak at Mandela’s service – Presidency
The Presidency last night rose in defence of President Goodluck Jonathan for not speaking at the memorial service in honour of the former South African leader, Nelson Mandela in South Africa. The President had come under serious condemnation by critics in the social media, who wondered why he went to Johannesburg in the first place without rendering an oration in honour…
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