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Obinim Turns Kumawood Actor

Photos are began circulating showing controversial prophet, Bishop Angel Obinim acting in a yet-to-be-released Kumawwod...

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Not Running For Office, But Wants ‘to Learn’

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg says he is not running for public office but is making a series of public appearances...

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Snapchat Leads Augmented Reality Gains

Augmented reality is seeing strong gains among Americans thanks to social networks like Snapchat, Instagram and...

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Instagram Ranked Worst Social Network For Young People’s Mental Health

Instagram is the worst social media site in terms of its impact on the mental health of young people, a report has...

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Twitter User Numbers Overtaken By China’s Sina Weibo

There are now more people using Sina Weibo, the Chinese micro-blogging platform, than there are using Twitter....

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Ukraine President’s Site ‘attacked By Russia’

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's official website has been hit by an "organised" cyber-attack from Russia, his...

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Snapchat Faces Harsh Reality Check After Earnings Miss

Snapchat's hopes to become the next big social media platform hit a brutal reality check with the first earnings report...

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Facebook Prunes ‘shocking’ News Feed Posts

Websites that harbour “disruptive, shocking or malicious” adverts will appear less frequently on user’s news...

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Snapchat Shares Slide As Growth Slows

Shares in Snapchat’s owner have sunk after it reported disappointing growth in the first three months of the year. In...

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Snap Posts $2.2 Bn Loss In First Results

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. saw its shares slide Wednesday after posting a loss of $2.2 billion in its first quarterly...

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Facebook Takes Aim At ‘low Quality’ Websites

Facebook said Wednesday it was making changes designed to keep its users from linking to "low-quality" websites, part...

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Otiko Quits Facebook Over Impersonation

Gender and Social Protection Minister; Otiko Djaba is set to shut down her Facebook account following a page that has...

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US Teen Breaks Internet Record, Spurred By Love of Nuggets

An American teenager has broken the world record for the most retweets, in a crusade to win a year's supply of his...

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Chicken Nugget Tweet Breaks Twitter Record

A tweet from a teenager asking a US fast food chain for a year’s supply of chicken nuggets has become the most...

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Russia Blocks China’s Biggest Messaging App

Moscow's communications regulator has added WeChat to its list of prohibited websites, according to Russian state news...

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Facebook Publishes Fake News Ads In UK Papers

Facebook has broadened its campaign to raise awareness about fake news, by publishing adverts in the UK press. The ads,...

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Facebook Tests Reactions and Dislike Button On Messages

Facebook finally has a Dislike button, but it’s not where you’d expect. How do you reply to a specific message in a...

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‘Malams’ Taking Over Social Media

The emergence of social media has created a safe platform for all manner of social deviants to pull a fast one on...

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Facebook Accused of Targeting Vulnerable Teens With Predatory Ads

The Australian has obtained confidential internal documents from Facebook that supposedly show how it’s possible for...