Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet Sold For $2.9m At Auction
The first message ever fired off at Twitter sold on Monday for $2.9 million when its sender Jack Dorsey accepted the winning bid for the collectible as a “non fungible…
Naira Marley calls for calm from fans, bloggers after cancelled concert in Cameroon
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Azeez Fashola, a.k.a Naira Marley, has urged bloggers not to paint Cameroonians bad, saying they really love Nigerians. The singer made the appeal after the cancellation…
COVID-19: WHO team visits Wuhan animal market linked to first detected infectionsÂ
A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 visited Huanan market on Sunday, the now-shuttered wholesale seafood centre in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the…
Twitter CEO says banning Trump was right decision but sets dangerous precedent
Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday that banning President Donald Trump from its social media platform after last week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol was the “right…
YouTube Temporarily Suspends Trump’s Channel Over Safety Concerns Ahead of Biden Inauguration
Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Donald Trump’s channel and removed a video for violating its policy against inciting violence, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts…
Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election
Uganda banned social media and beefed up security in the capital on Tuesday, two days ahead of a presidential election pitting Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, against opposition…
Lockdown: Meagre food parcels for English school children provoke outcry
Shared images of meagre food packages supplied to children by schools during England’s COVID-19 lockdown prompted an outcry on Tuesday and led the government to warn private suppliers to raise…
COVID-19: Avoid travelling, WHO warns amid spike in Africa’s numbers
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa, has advised people to avoid travelling, during this festive period, as over 2.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on the…
Facebook faces U.S. lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp
Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state filed lawsuits against the social media…
Explainer: Why Twitter suspended, restored our account – NCC
The Twitter account of the Nigerian Communications Commission, @NgComCommission, has been restored less than 24 hours after it was suspended for security reasons. This followed a temporary suspension by Twitter,…