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If the govt was responsible, they would have blocked foreign apps and safeguarded Nigerian-made apps – Tuface laments
Nigerian singer, TuFace Idibia has lashed out at the Nigerian government over the proposed regulation of social media. In a video he shared on Instagram, the singer averred that if the Nigerian government was responsible, they you would have blocked foreign social media apps and safeguarded apps developed by Nigerians as that would have been the “true regulation”. Tuface also pointed out that there are many tech gurus in Nigeria who stopped pushing because they couldn’t compete with foreign apps. He further noted that the country would have been the best place for indigenous apps to thrive because of the…
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After watching those looting videos, no good leader should sleep well – Yul Edochie
Nollywood Actor, Yul Edochie has expressed that no good leader after watching videos of Nigerians looting will sleep well. In a post shared via his twitter handle he said a good leader will rather work out ways to improve the living standard of the masses but unfortunately they are focused on executing a social media bill. He wrote; ”After watching those looting videos, every good leader should be having sleepless nights working out ways to improve the living standard of the masses. Nigerians are dying of hunger. Rather your headache is social media. SHAME!”
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Veteran Singer, Prince Morocco dies at 76
Veteran singer, Prince Morroco Maduka, has died. He died at the age of 76. The singer passed away on Thursday afternoon, October 29 after he had celebrated his 60th year as a singer. The chairman of the Anambra chapter, Performing Musician Association of Nigeria, Ikeme Mazeli, announcing his passing in a statement wrote; ”With heavy heart of sorrow…We the entire Anambra state PMAN announce the exit of a music Legend, Dr Prince Morroco Maduka…..Ozonweluibe. He passed on this afternoon (Thursday, October 29th, 2020). May his soul rest in peace
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#EndSARS: ‘Police are still committing same offence that caused Protests’ – OAP, Do2dtun
Popular Nigerian OAP, Do2dtun, has expressed displeasure over the fact that the police still harass harmless citizens despite the protests against police brutality. The award winning radio personality and professional hype-man in a tweet shared that a bad egg will always be a bad egg and cannot change. He wrote; “The Police are still committing the same bloody offense over the same reason why this protest ever happened in the first place. You can’t recast a bad egg. A bad egg is a bad egg. Same atrocities, same method, same people #EndSARS” He has also suggested that people who lost…
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‘Social Media is your weapon; use your voice’, Uche Jombo tells Nigerians
Nollywood actress, Uche Jombo has advised Nigerians to keep using their voices on social media to speak against all forms of oppression. Taking to twitter, She encouraged that the campaign should be extended to the thugs used to cause electoral violence in all areas of the country who are ignorant of the current trends on the internet. She wrote; “Social media is your weapon of choice. Use your voice. Then move onto ‘those’ they USE during elections (Thugs/hoodlums) let them to know we are fighting for them too, get your Northern, Eastern, Southern (all tribe) youth to understand we MUST…
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Hoodlums steal Obafemi Awolowo’s glasses from his statue in Lagos (Photos)
A report has gone viral that hoodlums have defaced the statue of late Obafemi Awolowo by removing his iconic glasses. This comes after the statue of Nnamdi Azikiwe in Anambra state was burnt by an angry mob. The Awolowo statue was erected during the administration of former Lagos governor Akinwumi Ambode, in recognition of the late former lawyer, nationalist’s contribution to the country’s democracy.
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Youths beat up Porthacourt Pastor after he was accused of being gay and making advances to men
A pastor was publicly humiliated and beaten up after a man accused him of being gay and making advances at him. Pastor David Alfred, the General Overseer of Faithful People’s Assembly Church in Bayelsa, was accused of sending chats to men to ask for sex. Screenshots of chats purportedly showing him propositioning men for sex have been circulating online. A number of men accosted the pastor over these allegations. A video shared online shows the confrontation taking place in Port Harcourt. The confrontation soon turned violent as they beat the pastor up. In the viral video, the men beating the…
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Ritual Rites held for the return of Oba of Lagos Staff to the Palace (Photos)
Ritual rites were held at Isale Eko in Lagos Island to welcome the Oba of Lagos and his staff of office to the palace. This comes after the monarch and his wives were forced out of the palace when a mob stormed the palace, vandalized it, and carted away his Staff of Office, on Wednesday October 21 The staff of office has been found and the Oba will be returning to the palace tomorrow October 28. His chiefs, members of the royal family and others are have held a procession in Isale Eko to welcome the Staff of Office to…
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Nigerians fault woman who claimed her Son died during the Lekki shooting
Some Nigerians have reacted to claims of a lady who said she lost her son, Anthony during the shootout at Lekki toll gate. Though the woman’s identity is yet to be uncovered after a viral video she shared, it was however gathered that she said her son’s corpse was recovered by his friends. She further stated that she is yet to be visited by government officials Faulting the lady’s claim, a Facebook user identified as Pretty Loveth alleged that Anthony died after he and his friends bumped into a trailer on their way home. She wrote “He didn’t die at…
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All hoodlums taking advantage of this season will not go unpunished – Oyedepo
General Overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has prophesied that hoodlums who took advantage of the End SARS protest to loot and destroy properties shall not go unpunished Oyedepo said this while reacting to the invasion of the End SARS protest by hoodlums destroying and carting away with people’s properties in different parts of the country. The cleric who declared that unrest was over in Nigeria and that the peace of God has been restored in the land said the sources of the agitation will be dealt with. “The sources of agitation will be wisely dealt with and…
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Lady buys carton of indomie with COVID-19 sticker in Akwa Ibom (Photo)
A Nigerian lady has lamented over the insensitivity of some Nigerians who go about selling Covid-19 palliatives. In a Facebook post, the lady, Inemesit Green-Nathaniel said she bought a carton of Indomie and removed a Covid-19 sticker found on it stating that the indomie is not for sale. “I don’t really know what took my mind to this pack of indomie in my house, I decided to remove this new sticker from it, lo and behold at the back of it I saw Covid 19, Not for sale. “So all this while I have been buying my own right? So…
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‘Nigeria should be a YouTube Channel or a Netflix Movie’ – BBNaija’s Kimoprah
Reality TV star, Kimoprah, has likened Nigeria to a YouTube channel or a Netflix movie. The former BBNaija ‘Pepper Dem’ housemate took to her Twitter page to express that some of the events that have occurred in the past few days seem too unbelievable to be real. In her words: “This country is supposed to have a Youtube channel or be a movie on Netflix cos some things are just unbelievable You will wondering if they are real… God help us” She also weighed in on the COVID-19 palliatives stored in warehouses. To her, it is broad daylight robbery and…
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