Leading social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have removed a controversial video featuring a group, America’s Frontline Doctors, in which claims termed as misleading were...
The Presidency on Wednesday night raised the alarm over the activities of fraudulent people who have come up with fake social media accounts in the name...
The Governor of Oyo State, Mr Seyi Makinde, has fired his Special Assistant on Digital Media, Muritala Adigun, for allegedly feeding the public with misleading information...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested a blogger identified as Dikeocha Chukwuebuka for allegedly misrepresenting the Commission’s cell in a publication. Chukwuebuka...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has denied claims that it will soon introduce new regulations to monitor phone calls and trawl through what Nigerians do on...
Days after their break up made the headlines, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi and his estranged wife Chanel Chin have both sparked another round...
The Presidency has blamed non-control of social media as the cause of deaths of several people in the country and other harms. The Senior Special Assistant...
The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo (SAN) has again said that nobody should be punished for insulting public officers or criticising government. He was...
The proposed bills on social media regulation and hate speech would not add any value to the nation, a civil society organization said on Monday. The...
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has described the proposed bills on social media and hate speech as the greatest threats to democracy and freedom of...
A bill intended to regulate social media use in the country, has passed second reading at the Nigerian Senate. The bill entitled, ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood...
Social media giants, Twitter has accused British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party of misleading the public after repeated instances of name change stunts on...
A former member of the Senate, Shehu Sani, has the social media bill currently before the Red Chamber is a threat to Nigerians’ human rights. Sani,...
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described the hate speech bill sponsored by Senator Sabi Abdullahi, as an attempt to silence opposition. He also accused...
The Nigerian Guild of Editors has called on the Federal Government to rescind its decision to regulate social media and instead seek ways to maximize the...
The Senate on Tuesday reintroduced the controversial bill designed to regulate social media activities in the country, despite the outcries that followed its first introduction during...
A former representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has condemned the Federal Government’s planned move to regulate social media in Nigeria. The federal government had...
Port Harcourt based singer, Duncan Mighty has raised an alarm over a threat to his life for waxing a song for former Imo State governor, Owelle...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday kicked against the regulation of social media by government, saying it is not necessarily the way to go. Osinbajo, who spoke...
Songstress, Tiwa Savage has distanced herself from a blogpost which surfaced online where she was quoted to be dishing out relationship tips to ladies. According to...
Discerning brands take stock periodically. When it’s not a name change, it could be a tinkering with its creative identity. In all cases, the initiative aims...
The industry body representing Google, Facebook and Twitter has rejected proposals for an industry code of conduct on fake news, warning that the recommendation would turn...
Nollywood actress Bimbo Akintola has expressed her fears over the negative impact social media may have on youths in the country. The thespian who, however, noted...
Social media giants, Instagram has had a major problem with online bullying on its platform and Adam Mosseri, the head of the Facebook-owned company, says he’d...
Nearly all applicants for United States visas will now have to submit their social media details, under newly adopted procedures, BBC reports. The US State Department...
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has said the Loom Money Nigeria, currently running on the social media is a fraudulent scheme being runned by frausters....
As it commenced sitting on Wednesday, the presidential election petition tribunal warned against public analysis of its proceedings and making verdicts while the court is yet...
Ugly stores of electoral irregularities happening in Kano State have saturated Twitter and other social media platforms. These are what some Nigerians in Kano are tweeting...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised the public to disregard different results of elections that have been circulating on social media The commission insists...
By Jerome- Mario Utomi… Like every new invention which comes with opportunities and challenges, there was a veiled agreement among participants at a recent gathering in...
Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, sagas said the “biggest opposition” the Nigerian military faces is probably the social media, and not Boko Haram. Segun...
An experimental study by psychology researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has shown for the first time a causal link between social media use and lower...
Any politician that does not know how to use the social media channels to influence the views and decisions of Nigerians should forget about making an...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, has warned against the use of her name to spread fake news especially on social media. In a statement issued...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, blamed the negative perception about the President Muhammadu Buhari administration on naysayers spreading false and misleading information on...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has reacted to comments made by the Nigerian military that they were monitoring social media to check for hate speech purportedly...
An unknown number of Vine users may have had their email addresses and phone numbers exposed for up to a day, it’s been revealed. Twitter, which...
Controversial media personality Kemi Olunloyo is now soliciting for funds on social media to enable her perfect her bail conditions following a defamation law suit against...
Social media giants Facebook has launched a tool to help its users spot fake news online. The recently launched resource will spot false news and misleading...
In the history of trends on social media, rarely does a hashtag trend for two days consecutively in the social media space. However, #KeepTheChangeBae which set...
Social media giants Snapchat just made it much easier to navigate the app and find friends, groups, Discover publishers and Our Stories with a universal search...
The Social media has been awash with a video of a lone police officer who was overpowered by a truck driver and two other men for...
24-year-old engineering student Amir bin Said has been slammed with death penalty by a Saudi court for posting pictures of a snowman whose resemblance to prophet...
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have ordered telecom companies in the country to suspend internet services in a bid to thwart protests against President...
Social media went into a meltdown after the priceless Fender guitar owned by King Sunny Ade was auctioned for a record sum of N52 million at...
The year 2016 is surely a good one for talented musician cum comic actor Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz the Bahd Guy. Falz who has...
Twitter says it is working out ways to put an end to social network harassment and abuse on its platform, as it says its users will...
Social media giants Facebook are currently under the scrutiny of German prosecutors who are investigating the Mark Zuckerberg led platform over hate speech accusations. The probe...
Publisher of Genevieve Magazine, Betty Irabor has wise words for those who get carried away by the fake lives most celebrities live on social media. In...
One of Nollywood’s most revered and respected thespians; Segun Arinze is miffed by the mind-set of young and emerging actors whom he described as more concerned...