TikTok Tops As Most Downloaded App Of 2020
August 11, 2021 TikTok was the world’s most downloaded app last year, overtaking Facebook and its messaging platforms, market tracker App Annie said Tuesday. The Chinese-owned video app surged in…
US Court Seeks 10-Day Pre-trial Detention of Suspended Nigerian Cop Kyari
August 5, 2021 A United States District Court of California, has requested a pre-trial arrest and detention of suspended Nigeria Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, for 10 days. According…
From Facebook to Twitter, Big Tech sees social commerce driving sales growth
July 30, 2021 Led by Facebook, social media platforms from Alphabet’s YouTube to Snap Inc and Twitter are investing heavily in shopping features to drive revenue growth, a major theme…
Twitter Tests E-commerce Product Called ‘Shopping Module’
July 29, 2021 Twitter on Wednesday began testing a feature allowing businesses sell goods from their profile pages at the one-to-many messaging platform. A “Shopping Module” being tried by a…
WhatsApp To Let Users Send Messages Without Their Phones
July 16, 2021 Facebook-owned messaging service, WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones. In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook engineers said…
Court sentences LASU student to 21 years imprisonment for armed robbery, rape
June 29, 2021 An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a student of Lagos State University (LASU), Afeez Ogunbowale, to 21 years imprisonment for involvement in armed robbery and…
Facebook valuation tops $1 trillion after court dismisses antitrust complaint
Mack Zuckerberg and his team are now richer as Facebook shares surged Monday, lifting the company’s valuation above $1 trillion for the first time, after a US court dismissed a…
FG presents Letters of Credence to the Ambassadors-Designate to Benin Republic, Cameroon
June 23, 2021 The federal government has presented Letters of Credence to the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to the Republic of Cameroon, Amb. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin and the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria…
Google agrees to alter ad practices as France imposes fine
June 7, 2021 Alphabet’s Google agreed to make changes to some of its widely-used online advertising services under an unprecedented settlement with France’s antitrust watchdog released on Monday. The authority…
Facebook, Instagram To Let Users Hide ‘Like’ Counts
May 27, 2021 Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday announced plans to let users stop displaying “like” tallies racked up by posts, letting people opt out of seeking status through the…