“It was Twitter that reached out to the Federal Government to say they want to know what and what they can do to straighten up the…” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said that social media giant, Twitter, has agreed to all the conditions laid … Read more
…the bride who has insisted on being celibate in the relationship confessed to infidelity on their wedding day. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a wedding ceremony was reportedly cancelled after the wife-to-be openly declared to her groom that she is pregnant for another man. According to a narration shared by a Twitter user identified as … Read more
An impostors and fraudsters have been purportedly hacked the dormant twitter account of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator representing Lagos West, and the Chairman Senate Committee on Finance. According to a press release signed by the Media Adviser to the Senator, Chief Kayode Odunaro indicated that the impostors hacked the dormant … Read more
The FG has given fresh update and revealed why Twitter ban is yet to be lifted. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has given fresh update and revealed why the Twitter Ban is yet to be lifted. While responding to a question from a participant at Nigeria International Partnership Forum in Paris, the … Read more
Moaning competition goes wrong as donor flees Man identified has Tomiwa has deactivated his twitter account after promising $100 Ekohotblog reports that a twitter user, identified has Tomiwa has taken off and deactivated his twitter account after initially promising 100$ to a lady for moaning. A moaning competition was organized on twitter yesterday, 13th of … Read more
Zuckerberg has lost over $6 billion to Facebook outage. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth, on Monday evening, fell by more than $6 billion in a few hours, knocking him down a notch on the list of the world’s richest people, after a whistleblower came forward and outages took Facebook Inc.’s flagship products … 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
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that the suspension on Twitter’s operation in Nigeria has been lifted. The president disclosed this in his Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day broadcast obtained by Eko Hot Blog. Read Also: Nigeria Independence Day: Top 50 Independence Day Quotes And Patriotic Messages According to President Buhari, while efforts were ongoing to prevent … Read more
President Buhari has ordered the lifting of the Twitter ban. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari says he had directed a conditional lifting of the ban placed on the operations of the microblogging site, Twitter, in Nigeria in June. President Buhari made the disclosure via his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians to mark the nation’s … Read more
FG has revealed the date to lift Twitter ban EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) has again assured Nigerians that all issues that led to the ban of microblogging site, Twitter, will be sorted out soon. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the assurance while speaking to newsmen after the Federal … Read more
The micro-blogging platform, Twitter, has disclosed that its discussion with the Nigerian government on the restoration of its services in the country have been respectful and productive. Twitter spokesperson in a statement issued on Monday evening said the company will continue to engage with the Nigerian government to discuss ways to resolve the issue. The … Read more
Indications on Wednesday showed that Nigerians may now have partial access to Twitter. EkohotBlog reports that checks indicated that as of Wednesday night, access to the platform had been restored through computer systems. Meanwhile, access through mobile phones remains unsuccessful. The Federal Government of Nigeria suspended Twitter operations in the country on June 4th, 2021, … Read more
The Federal Government (FG) has given a fresh update on the ban of Twitter in the country. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the Federal Government (FG) had reached agreements on seven of 10 requests made to Twitter to lift the ban on the microblogging site. Lai … Read more
Twitter said in a statement that it will “continue to proactively enforce our rules and review content that may violate Twitter rules, specifically policies against glorification of violence, platform manipulation and spam.” The microblogging platform, Twitter, has refused to join other social media in banning Taliban from using its platform, saying it will monitor content … Read more
FG banned Twitter operations indefinitely in the country two days after it took down a tweet by the President Muhammadu Buhari, which the social media giant said violated its rules Microblogging site, Twitter has reacted to the Federal Government’s announcement that it will lift the ban on the use of its platform in Nigeria. “We … Read more
The Federal Government suspended Twitter’s operations in June after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari for breaching the site’s rules The Nigerian government, on Wednesday, disclosed that Twitter has agreed to open an office in the country by 2022. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed who made the … Read more
FG has announced the date to lift the Twitter ban. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) has said that the ban placed on the operations of the microblogging site, Twitter, will be lifted “in a matter of days”. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known after the week’s virtual … Read more
The suspension of Twitter has seriously undermined transparency and accountability in government. The Commonwealth has said it is closely observing decisions around the suspension of Twitter, and allegations of repression of the rights to freedom of expression, access to information, media freedom, as well as disregard for the rule of law in Nigeria. Secretary-General … Read more
Musk said he loses money when the value of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies declines but that he has not been selling despite the volatility Tesla founder Elon Musk, on Wednesday, disclosed that he personally has invested in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but that he does not manipulate or “dump” the digital currencies. In a wide-ranging … Read more