…the suspect, aside from impersonating the commissioner on Facebook, defrauded unsuspecting members of the public, mostly women… EKO HOT BLOG reports that operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department have arrested a suspected fraudster, Imaobong Akpan, for allegedly impersonating the state Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, … Read more
Moscow has piled fines on the world’s biggest internet platforms… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Moscow court slapped Google with an unprecedented hefty fine of nearly $100 million on Friday as Russia ramps up its pressure on foreign tech giants. Moscow has piled fines on the world’s biggest internet platforms, accusing them of not … Read more
The Facebook posts that made Osun govt to suspend embattled teacher has been revealed. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the embattled teacher at Masifa Community Grammar School in Ejigbo Local Government Area of the state, Mr Philip Akinyemi, who was suspended by the State Government over his posts on Facebook has released out the posts … Read more
Suspended Osun teacher has reacted to his suspension. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a teacher at Masifa Community Grammar School in Ejigbo Local Government Area of the state, Mr Philip Akinyemi, who was suspended by the State Government over his comments on Facebook has finally reacted to his suspension. This online medium had earlier reported … Read more
Angry Katsina United Fans Mob Enugu Rangers Team Bus, Threaten To Attack ‘Flying Antelope’ EKO HOT BLOG reports that angry fans of Katsina United on Sunday evening held Enugu Rangers team hostage after the Flying Antelopes defeated Katsina United 2-1 in their matchday 1 fixture of the Nigeria Professional Football League (Npfl). Rangers defeated Katsina … Read more
Broda Shaggi and Mini Shaggi thrills fans to a new skit EKO HOT BLOG reports that a new kid called Mini Shaggi who acts and talks like Broda Shaggi, has joined the comedy sector. The kid met with Broda Shaggi and they both showed their identical talents in a new skit that is billed to go … Read more
State attorneys general across the United States are investigating how Instagram attracts and affects the mental health of young people The move raises pressure on parent company Meta Platforms, formerly called Facebook, over the potential harms to its users EKO HOT BLOG reports that a bipartisan coalition of several state attorneys general has launched a … Read more
Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp will retain their names under the rebranding Ekohotblog reports that Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Facebook,, announced the name change in a statement issued on Thursday. Read more: First Ever BBNaija … Read more
The Washington Post reported the new whistleblowers SEC filing claims the social media giant’s managers routinely undermined efforts to combat misinformation… A former Facebook worker reportedly told US authorities on Friday that the platform has put profits before stopping problematic content, weeks after another whistleblower helped stoke the firm’s latest crisis with similar claims. The … Read more
Facebook Inc. owns Instagram and WhatsApp, and is also building out virtual reality spaces like Horizon Worlds as part of its new ‘metaverse’ The company’s flagship social media website, founded in 2004, would keep its name Ekohotblog reports that Facebook will rebrand itself with a new name next week in a bid to distance itself … Read more
Facebook awards Nigerian Man for developing amazing virtual community. A Nigerian Teacher, Dr Peter Ogudoro, has won an award by Facebook as one of the world’s amazing virtual community managers for developing a “most helpful and engaged educators’ platform called Nigerian Teachers’’, EkohotBlog reports. The platform said that the award by Facebook makes Ogudoro a … Read more
Her identity as the Facebook whistleblower was revealed on “60 Minutes” on Sunday night The Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents indicating the company was aware of various problems caused by its apps, including Instagram’s potential “toxic” effect on teen girls, is testifying at a United States … Read more
Facebook staff locked outside of buildings and conference rooms amid a massive outage. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all went dark around on Monday, 11:45am ET. Ekohotblog reports that Facebook staff was reportedly unable to get into their offices Monday to evaluate the extent of the platform’s outage because their security passes were not working. … Read more
Social media services Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are back up and running after an outage that lasted almost six hours, Facebook says. The platforms crashed earlier on Monday, with users unable to send or receive messages or refresh their news feeds. The company says the cause was a faulty configuration change. All three services are … Read more
WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook have all gone down all over the world. EKOHOTBLOG reports that WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, gone down on Monday in what appeared to be another major global outage, leaving billions of users unable to use the platforms. According to data on Downdetector, the three social media platforms owned by Mark … Read more
Facebook has aggressively pushed back against the reports, calling many of the claims “misleading”… A former Product Manager with Facebook, Frances Haugen, who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents, has said that the social media company prioritised profit over clamping down on hate speech and misinformation. The leaked documents show … Read more
Suspected IPOB members have razed Joe Igbokwe’s house. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has claimed that his house in Nnewi in Anambra State, has been razed by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Igbokwe, who made the claim via his … Read more
Speaking further, Abubakar said women are very easy to deceive. He advised the female gender to be careful. Men of the Nigeria Police Force have apprehended and paraded a man who uses a fake name on Facebook to lure and kidnap unsuspecting women. The suspect identified as Sadiq Abubakar, who is an indigene of Kogi … Read more
The convict was apprehended in an operation following intelligence on his alleged involvement in cybercrime. A Kaduna High Court has sentenced a Facebook hacker identified as Innocent Arzuka has been sentenced to a four-month jail term after he pleaded guilty. Justice Hannatu A.L Balogun convicted and sentenced him to four months imprisonment after he … Read more
Abba Kyari has broken social media silence after a three-week break. EKOHOTBLOG reports that amid the police probe of his alleged involvement in a $1.1m Internet scam allegedly carried out by an Instagram influencer, Abbas Ramon, popularly known as Hushpuppi, and four others, the suspended former Head of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, … Read more