A youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has bagged one year imprisonment for insulting President Buhari. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Ikamu Kato, has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for insulting President Muhammadu Buhari … Read more
A US Court document has revealed the conversation between Abba Kyari and Hushpuppi over bribery and the arrest of Chibuzor Vincent following a dispute over $1.1 million fraud. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a US Court document has revealed the conversation between the Deputy Commissioner of Police and leader of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response … Read more
While holding placards outside the Ministry of Justice, the group accused Facebook of limiting remarks on the platform while making a fortune in the country. A group has petitioned the Ministry of Justice and Information to have Facebook permanently banned in Nigeria. While holding placards outside the Ministry of Justice, the group accused Facebook … Read more
Facebook owner, Mark Zuckerberg, has unveiled free products for content creators to attract more social media users. The Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has unveiled free products for content creators on all Facebook-owned services including WhatsApp and Instagram, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. The latest development is coming amidst the ban of Twitter … Read more
“Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War,” Social Media giant, Facebook, has deleted President Muhammadu Buhari post wherein he threatened to give those agitating for secession the civil war treatment. Although it is unclear the exact time … Read more
Facebook has banned Trump for two years. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Facebook on Friday set its ban on former US President Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment for violating platform rules over a deadly attack by his supporters on the US Capitol. The two-year ban will be effective from … Read more
Social media was long Trump’s weapon of choice, letting him fire off comments without having to explain or back claims Twitter on Thursday confirmed that it pulled the plug on several accounts trying to skirt its ban on former president Donald Trump by promoting his blog posts. The ex-president launched a page on his website … Read more
EFCC has arrested a Slay queen, gang after bragging on Facebook. They were rounded up by operatives of the Commission following intelligence report on their alleged criminal activities in and around Makurdi metropolis. A day after bragging on Facebook, a slay queen and her gang have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and … Read more
A youthful entrepreneur from Mweiga, Nyeri in Kenya, has died hours after predicting his death on Facebook. He took to the Digital Farmers Facebook group, saying he had tested positive for COVID-19 but didn’t know where he contracted it. A youthful entrepreneur from Mweiga, Nyeri in Kenya, has died hours after predicting his death on … Read more
Instagram, WhatsApp and FacebookMessenger have gone down for users across the world. The three apps, all of which are part of the Facebook company and share common technology, stopped working on Friday evening. Users saw error alerts when they opened the app as they were unable to send or receive messages. Facebook’s official “platform status” … Read more
Social media and technology giant, Facebook, on Friday announced the launching of a new, lighter version of his photo and video sharing app, Instagram, for Nigeria and 170 other countries. Facebook in a press release on Friday, said the new version of the app, called instagram lite, will consume less data and will also be … Read more
Zuckerberg’s net worth stands at US$104 billion at 36 years of age Zuckerberg’s control’s the three most used social media platforms in the world (Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram) Zuckerberg plans to help get 50 million people globally get COVID-19 vaccines. Mark Zuckerberg has become the youngest individual on planet earth to ever be worth at … Read more
A lady has taken to Facebook to accuse a married man of paying her N2m after he raped her. According to her, she met the man as a friend on Facebook. Media personality, Blossom Martins made the disclosure through a post she shared. She wrote: “Blossom one of your followers raped me, I ve been … Read more
Nnamdi Kanu made a statement on tuesday that led to his account being banned on facebook Facebook’s management eventually provided reasons for the deletion of the account. IPOB Members have reacted to the new development Social media giants, Facebook, has finally given reasons for deleting the account of the leader of the Indigenous People of … Read more
United States President, Donald Trump has been suspended from Twitter and Facebook after tweeting in support of mob who attacked the US Capitol. In a social media message to protesters he said “I love you” before telling them to go home. He also repeated his claims about election fraud. Twitter said it required the removal … Read more
Facebook’s chief of advertising integrity, Rob Leathern who regulated the company’s ad products around sensitive contents such as politics and coronavirus misinformation, left Facebook for misleading claims. Rob Leathern, director of product management, said earlier this month on Facebook’s internal network that he would be leaving the company. His exit had not been previously reported. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG 23RD DECEMBER 2020 Think you’re a Facebook expert? There is so much you can do on the social networking site that you probably don’t know it all. 1.The hidden messenger tab Yep, Facebook has a message tab that you might not know about. It is a filtered inbox with messages from people … Read more
The Katsina State Government has place a ban Whatsapp and Facebook in schools across the state. The government also banned civil servants from using social media to comment positively or negatively on government activities. The ban was contained in a circular with number MOE/ZDKT/ADG/VOL.1 by the state’s Ministry of Education’s Zonal Education Quality Assurance and … Read more
Facebook, President Donald Trump Facebook on Tuesday removed a post by US President Donald Trump for downplaying Covid-19 danger by saying the season flu is more deadly, in a rare step against the American leader by the leading social network. A day after checking out of a hospital where he received first-class treatment for Covid-19, … Read more
September 18, 2020. Facebook has reportedly said it would be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria, as part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Ekohotblog learnt. Facebook, in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, said this would be its second office on the African continent. It said the opening of … Read more