Meta, owner of popular social media platform, Facebook has deactivated account of Human Rights activist and politician, Omoleye Sowore. A quick check showed that Sowore’s account cannot be found again on Facebook after several attacks by him against Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023. While it’s not clear …
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How to stay Informed In the Digital Age
IN today’s fast-paced digital world, staying informed as an active and responsible citizen has become both easier and more challenging. The abundance of information online offers unprecedented access to knowledge, yet it also presents risks such as misinformation, biased reporting, and cybersecurity threats. To navigate this complex landscape, individuals must …
Read More »Netflix, Google, Facebook, and Others Paid N2.55tn Tax in Six Months – Report
Google, Netflix, Facebook and other foreign companies operating in Nigeria paid N2.55tn in taxes to the Federal Government in the first six months of 2024 The amount represents an increase of 158.76 per cent from N985.27bn collected in the preceding period of 2023. The figure includes Company Income Tax and Value …
Read More »Facebook, Instagram Services Restored After Global Outage, Says Meta
META, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Wednesday that services have been fully restored following a widespread global outage. The disruption, which affected millions of users, resulted in issues with accessing and using both platforms. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has confirmed the restoration …
Read More »BREAKING: Facebook, Instagram Are Down
FACEBOOK, Instagram down during outage, thousands affected Meta’s social media platforms are currently not working, with both Instagram and Facebook pulling up “failure to load” error pages. DownDetector reported over 44,000 outages. This is a developing story. Stay up to date on the latest from Xpariso Media
Read More »Facebook, Instagram Users To Pay For Monthly Verification
FACEBOOK and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter. Meta Verified, which will roll out first in Australia and New Zealand this week, …
Read More »Data Breach: Facebook To Pay $725m Settlement
Facebook parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running lawsuit that accused the social network of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users’ private data. The amount was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday. “The proposed settlement of $725,000,000 …
Read More »FG To Facebook: Stop IPOB From Inciting Violence
The Federal Government has called on Facebook and other social media platforms to stop allowing the Indigenous People of Biafra from using their platforms to allegedly incite violence and instigate ethnic hatred in Nigeria. The government said that since IPOB had been proscribed and classified as a terrorist organisation, “Facebook …
Read More »Russian Court Bans Facebook & Instagram, Calls Them ‘Extremist Organisations’
The Tverskoy Court of Moscow banned the work of the social networks Facebook and Instagram in Russia for extremism, a RIA Novosti correspondent said from the meeting room. It is emphasized that the decision must be implemented immediately. The lawsuit to recognize the company Meta, which owns the services, as …
Read More »JAMB candidate arrested for upgrading score to 290
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) yesterday arrested one Adah Eche for fraudulently upgrading his scores in the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME) from 153 to 290. Eche, 19, allegedly engaged some fraudsters through Facebook and Whatsapp platforms, having come across an advertisement that claimed to upgrade 2019 …
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