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Atiku warns of attempt to duplicate Rwandan Genocide in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2017 0

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned a song wishing members of the Igbo ethnic group dead. The song, which has been circulating on social media, was published by online news medium, Sahara Reporters, over the weekend. In a statement issued by Atiku’s media office Monday,

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Buhari is suffering from cancer – Sahara Reporters

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2017 0

Online newspaper, Sahara Reporters says that recent visits to President Buhari in London was staged by the cabal to give the impression that the president has recovered The newspaper reports that such impression is far from the reality that the president’s health is deteriorating The medium says Buhari’s doctors have discouraged moves by the cabal […]

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Google, Facebook crack down on online hate speech

Ihesiulo Grace 6 June 2017 0

giants have sharply boosted efforts to clamp down on online hate speech, a top European Union official said Thursday. The EU joined forces with the companies a year ago to combat online extremism, responding to growing alarm in Europe over the use of social media as a recruiting tool, especially by the Islamic State group. […]

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WhatsApp,Facebook Quarterly Update on Connecting The World

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2017 0

WhatsApp and Facebook announced its quarterly results and gave an update on the progress connecting the world. Facebook now has more than 1.9 billion people, including almost 1.3 billion people active everyday. Owner Zuckerberg said “our next focus is building community. More than 100 million people on Facebook are members of “very meaningful” groups like […]

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Gmail users hit by massive email Scam

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2017 0

A huge scam is sweeping the web and anyone with a Gmail account may be vulnerable. Huge numbers of people may have been compromised by the phishing scam that allows hackers to take over people’s email accounts. It’s not clear who is running the quickly spreading scam or why. But it gives people access to […]

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Facebook Shares As Users Near 2 Billion

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2017 0

Facebook shares surged 15.5 percent on Thursday, their biggest percentage increase since July 2013, after the social networking service posted quarterly results that blew away expectations on every Facebook shares surged 15.5 percent on Thursday Facebook shares closed at $109.11, putting its market capitalization at about $308.6 billion. That would make it the fourth most

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Zuckerberg adds hausa language,fula, others to facebook

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2016 0

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, Friday, added Hausa language, Fula, and two others, Maltese and Corsican to Facebook, making the social media platform become available in more than 100 languages. Zuckerberg announced this Friday where he expressed optimism that the addition has halted the disappearance of some of the added languages. “Facebook is now available in […]

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Social Media celebrity and new culture of fame

Ihesiulo Grace 7 July 2016 0

Five Nigerian Celebs that came through Foremost American Historian, Daniel J. Boorstin while describing fame and the celebrity, once said: “The Celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness. In his days, he admired film stars, high end fashion models, politicians, talented singers and comedians were the typical representation of fame and fortune. […]

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Teens and Social media

Ihesiulo Grace 6 July 2016 0

Nowadays, social media is ubiquitous, offering many opportunities for people to share and access information, to create and distribute content, and to interact with more traditional media. For almost two decades, the web has changed the world and revolutionised how information is stored, published, searched and consumed. The effect has spread so wide that it […]

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Publisher laments negative impact of social media on reading culture

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2016 0

The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Chief Dele Momodu, has expressed worry over the negative impact of social media on the reading culture of younger generation of Nigerians. Momodu, who expressed this worry at a public presentation of a historical book titled, ‘The Nigerian Centaury,’ also decried the preference of youths to profane music that lacks […]