Aisha Buhari Spreads Fake News About Naira Notes On Facebook, Instagram

The federal government’s naira redesign policy has been a hot topic on social and traditional media for several weeks. The policy has triggered cash scarcity across the country. The first lady was caught in a lie on Tuesday making false claims about the naira redesign policy. Eko Hot Blog reports that the First Lady of … Read more

Inside The Sorrowful Mystery That Is The Ikoyi Post Office

By Aminu Wada A YouTuber recently filmed the poor state of the Ikoyi Post Office facility in Lagos. The video shows that the post office was commissioned by Eteng Okoi-Obuli, the former Minister of State, Ministry of Communications, on June 5, 1981. The post office’s manager reportedly said the company had reported the infrastructural deficit … Read more

Meta Threatens To Remove US news Content

Meta has threatened to remove news content from Facebook in the US. Eko Hot Blog reports that Meta objects to a new law that would give news organisations greater power to negotiate fees for the content shared on Facebook. EDITOR’S PICKS Colombia: Landslide Kills 3, Buries Several People Leaders Of South Africa’s Governing Party Sit … Read more

Normalcy Returns To WhatsApp After Two-Hour Outage

The instant messaging service WhatsApp has now resumed operations after being unavailable for more than an hour. Eko Hot Blog reports that users of WhatsApp noticed that they were unable to send or receive messages as well as update their status at around 8:20AM on Tuesday. EDITOR’S PICKS Buhari Commissions Pinnacle’s Petroleum Offtake Facility, Lekki … Read more

BREAKING: Movie Industry Loses Another Nollywood Actor At 54 (PHOTO)

Biyi Bandele has passed away   EKO HOT BLOG reports that Biyi Bandele Thomas, a writer of plays and novels as well as a film director, has passed away, sending the worldwide film industry, and Nigerian cinema in particular, into sadness. His daughter, Temi Bandele, shared the sad news on Facebook under the name Biyi Bandele. … Read more

Block Terrorist Organisations From Using YouTube – Lai Mohammed Tells Google

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Block Terrorist Organisations From Using YouTube – Lai Mohammed Tells Google   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday asked Google to block terrorists organisations from YouTube.   EDITOR’S PICK EFCC Declares Mompha Wanted After Failure To Appear In Court Marwa Reveals How EFCC Recovered 258.7kg Met, Nabbed Chemist, … Read more

4 Easy Ways Every Nigerians Can Make Money On Facebook In 2022

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Easy Ways Every Nigerians Can Make Money On Facebook Originally launched on October 28, 2003 as Facemash, before being changed to Facebook in 2004, the platform founded by then Harvard students Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes with just a few users has grown to have nearly half of the world’s population … Read more

BREAKING: Court Adjourns IPOB Members Trial

Ebonyi State High Court on Wednesday adopted a no-case submission by the legal team IPOB members  ..Ifeanyi Ejiofor, IPOB’S Lead Counsel, disclosed this via Facebook  EDITOR’S PICK Lagos TESCOM Set To Conduct Promotion Exercise For Education Officers Nationwide Blackout As National Grid Collapses Burna Boy: IGP Directs Lagos CP To Investigate Nightclub Shooting EKO HOT … Read more

NITDA Issues New Regulations For Twitter, Facebook, Others

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On content moderation, NITDA said Internet platforms must “provide a comprehensive compliance mechanism to avoid publication of prohibited contents…” It also requires that they comply with all regulatory demands and comply with all applicable tax obligations on its operations under Nigerian law EDITOR’S PICK Lagos TESCOM Set To Conduct Promotion Exercise For Education Officers Nationwide … Read more

BREAKING: Popular OAP Abducted In Imo

Professor Jachimike Adiele, an On-Air Personality (OAP) with Boss Radio 98.9FM Owerri, Imo State, has been abducted by some unknown gunmen.  …Ijeomah disclosed this via on her Facebook page EDITOR’S PICK Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest In Kogi JUST IN: Troops Eliminate Scores Of ‘Unknown Gunmen’ In Anambra [PHOTOS] BREAKING: Tension As Gunmen Invade Abuja Estate, … Read more

Russia Bans 963 Prominent Americans, 26 Canadians From Entering Country

Russia Bans 963 Prominent Americans, 26 Canadians From Entering Country. Moscow has already announced sanctions targeting many of those on the new list, in particular Biden, his Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin and Zuckerberg. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin … Read more

Man R*pes Facebook Friend, Blackmails Her With Nude Photos

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The suspect was arrested following a report at Owode Egbado Division by the victim, who said she met the suspect on Facebook in 2021 At his residence, she said he offered her a drugged drink which she took and became unconscious… EDITOR’S PICK Chaos As Angry Passengers Block Abuja Airport Over Flight Delays [PHOTOS] 2023: … Read more

Facebook Group Admin Sacked for Requesting Nudes Before Approving Comments

Facebook group admin has been sacked for requesting nudes before approving comments. EKO HOT BLOG reports that YorochiTV, a Facebook group, has sacked Don Owl-Malik, its head of administration, for soliciting nude pictures from female members of the group as a requirement for approving their comments. In a statement released on Tuesday which was seen … Read more

PDP Spokesperson Arraigned In Court For Criticising Governor on Facebook

PDP spokesperson has been arraigned in court for criticising Governor on Facebook. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Chika Nwoba, has been arraigned in magistrate court in Abakaliki for allegedly criticising the State Governor, Dave Umahi on Facebook. He is accused of publishing on Facebook … Read more

FG To Apply Twitter Operational Conditions To Facebook, WhatsApp, Others

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FG To Apply Twitter Operational Conditions To Facebook, WhatsApp, Others Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government says it is set to amend its relevant statutes and code to enforce the operational conditions of Twitter in Nigeria on other social media platforms. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in … Read more

Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ App Set For February Launch

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Trump says the new platform will be an alternative to Silicon Valley internet companies…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that former US President Donald Trump’s media group is aiming to launch its long-promised social network in February, according to a listing at Apple’s App Store. A “Truth Social” app is “expected” to be available on February … Read more