The Federal Government has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. This was made known by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE today January 12. In a…
Twitter has removed Shatta Wale’s tweet where he seemingly admitted ‘engaging in rape’ while having a face-off with Nigerian music star, Burna Boy. The Ghanaian singer has tweeted ” Because he is a rapist, He is jealous I did…
The ban on Twitter operation in the country may soon be lifted as the social media giant has reportedly met six conditions imposed on it by the Nigerian government. The Nation reported that the Technical Committee raised by the…
Professional footballer, Victor Osimhen has told off a Twitter user who criticized him for the way he uses social media. The footballer shared a Tweet that didn’t go down well with a follower and the follower told him his…
Social media platform permanently bans Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for repeated violations of its COVID misinformation policy. Twitter says it has permanently suspended the personal account of Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for violating the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy.…
Social media giant, Twitter has removed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s post for copyright violation of Beyonce’s song. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had shared a tweet on March 8, in commemoration of international women’s day. The theme song used for…
A lawsuit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the federal government over the Twitter ban in the country, has been struck out by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday December 9. The group in its lawsuit…
Parag Agrawal, the new Twitter CEO, has been hit with racism claims after a 2010 tweet resurfaced in which he appears to call all white people racist. In the tweet shared on October 26, 2010, Parag Agrawal, an Indian-American, wrote:…
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief executive of the company. He will be replaced by the current chief technical officer, Parag Agrawal, Twitter said. Mr Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter in 2006, has been serving as chief…
Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, said that Twitter, the social media platform banned by the Federal Government of Nigerian in June 2021, has agreed to conditions laid out by the government to lift the ban.…
A Twitter user has taken to his handle to draw the attention of the authorities to a crack he spotted on one of the pillars at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos state. Posting a photo showing the crack,…
Journalist David Hundeyin and Bashir, one of the sons of Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, have been trending on Nigerian Twitter following the serious clash they had this evening. It all started when David spotted a derogatory remark…
Activist Rinu has tackled Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai for using Twitter despite the fact that the app is still suspended in Nigeria. El-Rufai shared a tweet on Wednesday, Nov. 10, and when he was asked if he was using…
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, sold $5bn worth of Tesla shares after his Twitter followers voted in favour him offloading some stock. Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk unloaded $5 billion of stock in the electric-car maker,…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has explained why he shared new tweets despite the Nigerian government suspending the social media giant’s operation in the country. The Kaduna state Governor made a return on the platform by acknowledging a tweet celebrating his…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has explained why Twitter suspension in the country is yet to be lifted. Lai Mohammed gave the explanation while responding to a question from a participant at Nigeria International Partnership Forum…
A man who got married to a woman that ignored his DM for 24 days has shared the first chat they exchanged. He took to Twitter to share photos from his wedding while adding that he met his wife on the platform…
Big Brother Naija’s Nini has given a sarcastic response to a Twitter user prying into her private life. The Twitter asked her to show the public her boyfriend whom she kept mentioning in the Big Brother Naija house. Nini…
Twitter lost more than half a billion dollars in the three months to September after it paid $809.5m (£588m) to settle a long-running lawsuit. The social media giant was accused of misleading investors over user engagement in 2015. However…
Twitter amplifies tweets from right-leaning political parties and news outlets more than from the left, its own research suggests. The social-media giant said it made the discovery while exploring how its algorithm recommends political content to users. But it…