The military in Turkey has been deployed in Istanbul and Ankara, and the government has apparently blocked social media in response to what is being reported...
There was bloodshed in Dallas during protests over the recent killings of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota respectively when at least four policemen were...
By Ahmed Boulor One-time rave-of-the-moment, Brymo, who quit his record label Chocolate City in 2013 after a protracted legal battle got on the wrong side...
There’s a new way to watch Wimbledon without cable: Twitter. The parent company of Periscope is taking its live streams to a more professional arena, starting...
The militant group in the Nigerian oil region, Niger Delta Avengers on Tuesday switched to Facebook to communicate its late Monday attack on Chevron well and...
Finally, Twitter will let you see when tweets are from a specific place, like a business, sports stadium, or music festival. Twitter confirmed to TechCrunch it’s...
By Ahmed Boulor . . . Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde fired back at a fan of hers on Twitter who accused her of having a short-lived...
Several users across most social media platforms have expressed their displeasure at a whipping incident which left the buttocks of a 13-year-old girl badly bruised. Reports...
Facebook’s artificial intelligence systems now report more offensive photos than humans do, marking a major milestone in the social network’s battle against abuse, the company says....
Kizza Besigye, a key opposition figure in Uganda has been slammed with treason charges after declaring himself president and challenging the election victory of veteran leader...
According to multiple rumors and a newly spotted placeholder on the Google Play Developer Console, it seems that Google will be unveiling an Android VR headset...
By Nkem Ndem . . . Social media has proven to be an essential tool for numerous businessmen in Nigeria as it is changing the way...
A former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has come under attack for revealing that his office was funded...
In a bid to boost visibility, social media giants, Twitter is switching from social networking to news. Following yet another quarter of sluggish user growth, Twitter...
The hard stance government of North Korea run by Kim Jong-un has this week begun to block access to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other websites in...
Social media platform Twitter seeks to inject more life into its platform by allowing the “best” tweets rise up on its timeline. Following the steps of...
Social media platform Twitter has blocked over 125,000 accounts, most of them linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Levante (ISIL) in a move which...
Social media networking platform, Twitter is about to lose not just one but several senior executives as soon as tomorrow. Read also: Twitter poaches new VP...
A U.S widow is taking Twitter to court for allowing Islamic State members unfettered access to the social media platform and the ability to still maintain...
According to an announcement by Twitter, iOS users will now be able to watch live Periscope broadcasts in their time lines instead of seeing a link...
Social networking site, Twitter is looking to let users write more without leaving the service. The company is mulling a new option that would let you...
According to an announcement from Twitter, political gaffes on the social media platform will once again be preserved on the Politwoops website. Twitter blocked API access...
Social networking platform, Twitter has hired Jeffrey Siminoff to replace Janet Van Huysse as the company’s new vice president of diversity and inclusion. The news was...
In a move which will allow users to make purchases and find information using 140 characters Twitter has announced a partnership with Lookup, a chat app...
Seasoned broadcaster, master compere, actor and entertainment personality, Patrick Doyle, has revealed that one of the reasons most celebrity marriages don’t last is because most couples...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . Mavin Music honcho, Don Jazzy is a year older today and Nigerians have been sending him a flood of...
In from Ahmed Boulor … Soft singing sensation Sean Tizzle got on the wrong side of fans on twitter for suggesting that Omawumi’s version of Adele’s...
Twitter has started an experiment on a news tab to gauge its acceptability by its handle users. It kicked off the experiment on Tuesday with some...
US President Barack Obama has just launched his own Twitter feed, the White House has confirmed. Within 24 minutes his new Twitter account had attracted 100,000...