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Jun

30

2022

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2023: Buhari Warns Diasporan Nigerians Against Irresponsible Social Media Use

NEWS#2023PresidentialElection, #MuhammaduBuhari, crisis, social media, Twitter, violence

2023: Buhari Warns Diasporan Nigerians Against Irresponsible Social Media Use President Mohammadu Buhari has appealed diasporan Nigerians to resist the urge to incite crisis in the country using Social Media, as the 2023 general elections draw closer. Buhari, Wednesday, has reassured Nigerians of the commitment of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deliver peaceful, transparent, free, fair and credible elections in 2023. President Buhari reiterated that the exercise would be held devoid of any form of interference, whatsoever his administration. President Buhari gave the assurance in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal while speaking at a…

Oct

28

2021

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Just In: Facebook now Meta, Mark Zuckerberg announces

NEWSMeta, Metaverse, social media, Zuckerberg

Just In: Facebook now Meta, Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook Inc is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on its ambitions building the "metaverse," a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the next big computing platform. The rebrand comes as the world's largest social media company battles criticisms from lawmakers and regulators over its market power, algorithmic decisions and the policing of abuses on its platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, speaking at the company's live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference, said the new name reflected its ambitions to build the metaverse, rather than…

Aug

24

2021

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Death Threats: I can no longer keep quiet, Kanu’s Lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor voices out

NATIONAL NEWS, SECURITYAloy Ejilmakor (Esq), Biafra agitation, death, Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, insecurity, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, ndigbo, Nigerian government, social media, Threat

Death Threats: I can no longer keep quiet, Kanu's Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor voices out Barr. Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu's, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has cried out yesterday over the various messages threatening his life, allegedly coming from Ndigbo. Counsel Ejimakor made this pathetic call via his social media handle, Twitter, the world's giant social media, to alert the right thinking members of the world on the impending jeopardy. Prog. George Obiozor, President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo worldwide and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The die-hard…

Jun

05

2021

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R!diculous! Nigerians Mock FG Ignorance About Unrestricted Globalisation *See rapid increase amid Twitter ban

NATIONAL NEWS, NEWSGlobalisation, Nigerian government, social media, Twitter ban

President Mohammadu Buhari and Twitter Ban Nigerians have through their tweets, mocked the Federal Government of Nigeria for their ignorance about globalisation enhanced by technology without boundaries. This is even as Nigerian Twitter usage has rapidly increased by 18% amid Federal Government Ban on the Tech Giant There has been an unprecedented surge in the usage of the tweeting social media platform among Nigerians in the diaspora as well as those living locally in Nigeria. A report revealed that out of 192 Million daily Twitter users around the world, Nigeria shares among the 17th highest user countries in the world…

Apr

10

2021

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0MG! Rep. Sam Onuigbo Makes Thunderous Remarks About The Fourth Estate Of The Realm (the Press) *Must Read!

NEWSBlogger, Blogging, media imperialism, media industrial action, Rep Sam Ifeanyichukwu Onuigbo, social media

Rep. Sam Ifeanyichukwu Onuigbo Odozi-Obodo, member representing Ikwuano Umuahia Federal constituency of. Abia state The member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/South Federal Constituency, Rep. Samuel Ifeanyi Onuigbo FCIS, FNIM says the Fourth Estate of the Realm otherwise known as the press, is the most important Arm of Government, describing her role as crucial in the society. Rep. Sam Onuigbo who is also the Vice President of (Africa) Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment International and President, Climate Parliament Nigeria, in his goodwill message to “A 2-Day Capacity Building Workshop for Bloggers” organised by Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria, OMPAN, Abia State…

Nov

05

2020

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APC should Apologize for making our social media toxic, PDP Blasts
*Rejects FG’s Bid to Censor Social Media

POLITICS#EndBadGovernment, #federal government of Nigeria, all progressives Congress, people's Democratic party, social media

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, has accused the All Progressives Party, (APC) of making the social media toxic, thereby importing fake news into the polity. The strongest opposition party in the country who also accused the ruling party of running an incompetent, oppressive and corrupt administration, charged the latter to tender an apology for her mischievous acts from inception. The party further described the Federal government's move to censor the Social Media as unconstitutional, anti-people and a suppressive design to suffocate Nigerians, as it unhesitatingly rejected the same. This is contained in a statement signed by its National Publicity…

Aug

29

2020

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We’re not Considering Passage of Social Media Bill… Senate’s Spokesman

POLITICSsenato Ajibola Barisu, social media

The Senate has debunked the rumour making the rounds that it was considering passing the contentious Social Media Bill, describing it as baseless and unfounded. The Senate, however, said on Saturday that the passage of the bill was not on the card of the upper legislative chamber as the relevant committee, it sated, is yet to complete necessary legislative work on it. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Ajibola Basiru In a release titled: “On That False Story On Social Media Bill by SaharaReporters”, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public…

Feb

19

2020

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Clergy Speaks On Economic Importance Of ICT In journalism… A Must Read!!

OPINIONICT, journalism, main stream journalism, professionalism, social media

FAMOUS REPORTERS Pst. Igbeaku Orji says the importance of the ICT in the present day's Journalism cannot be overemphasized. Speaking in an interview with Famous Reporters, in Umuahia, the impacts of the ICT on journalism profession, Pst. Orji, a renowned Abia based Journalist maintained that there would scarcely be any aspect of Journalism in the 21st century that could thrive without the ICT. Speaking further, he said: "Gone are the days when news gathering and transmission were done using the analogue and manual methods. Today, all the aspects of mass media are based on the knowledge of the ICT", he…