Twitter issues fact check of Trump tweets for first time
Twitter issued a fact check of some of Donald Trump’s tweets on Tuesday, marking the first time the U.S. president’s favoured social media platform has […]
Trump accuses Twitter of interfering in U.S. elections
President Donald Trump has accused Twitter of interfering in the 2020 U.S. election scheduled for Nov. 3 after the microblogging service provider tagged his tweet […]
Eagles’ striker Osimhen loses dad
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has lost his father. The Lille striker made the disclosure on his twitter handle: @victorosimhen9 on Sunday. “RIP Dad. No […]
Lagos records 88, Kano, 64 as NCDC confirms 242 fresh COVID-19 cases
Once again, Lagos has recorded the highest COVID-19 cases confirmed by the NCDC on its twitter handle. The report also confirmed 64 fresh cases in […]
Coronavirus: Twitter tells staff to work from home
Twitter has told its employees to work from home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a blog post, the social media giant […]
Twitter confirms Olympics, IOC accounts hacked
Twitter said on Saturday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the media Twitter account of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had been […]
Nigerians on Twitter debate Wole Soyinka, aircraft passenger saga
Nigerians on Twitter have continued to share diverse, ‘hot’ reactions on the trending issue between Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka and a fellow aircraft passenger. News […]
Indian Parliament summons Twitter over alleged anti-BJP bias
Representatives of Twitter have been summoned to appear before an Indian Parliamentary panel following complaints that the platform is biased against pro-ruling party and right-wing […]
World Wizkid Day: Fans eulogise music star on Twitter
By Anita Eboigbe Thousands of fans have taken to Twitter to list Wizkid’s achievements under the hash tag #WorldWizkidDay. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
Peter Obi joins Twitter
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has officially opened a Twitter account. […]
IBB says Twitter handles bearing his name, photographs fake
General Ibrahim Babangida (retired), former military president, has said that twitter handles bearing his names and photographs were fake. Babangida, in a statement signed by […]
North Korea’s Kim agrees to inspections if the US took unspecified “reciprocal action
North Korea said on Wednesday it would permanently abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, the latest gesture by leader Kim […]
Okonjo-Iweala appointed Twitter board of Directors
Social media giant, Twitter Inc., has announced the appointment of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to its board. Also appointed is former World […]
Breaking: Kanye West loses 9 million Twitter followers in 10 minutes
American rapper Kanye West reportedly lost 9 million Twitter followers in 10 minutes on Thursday. A slew of celebrities have unfollowed and spoken out against […]
Twitter bars tactics used by ‘bots’ to spread false stories
Twitter Inc said it would no longer allow people to post identical messages from multiple accounts, cracking down on a tactic that Russian agents and […]
Facebook loses Belgian privacy case, faces fine of up to $125m
Belgian court on Friday threatened Facebook with a fine of up to 100 million euros (125 million dollars ) if it continued to break privacy […]
Mixed feeling trends Twitter over 2017 Mo Ibrahim Prize
Twitter users on Monday expressed mixed feelings over the emergence of former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, as the winner of the 2017 Mo Ibrahim Prize […]
Twitter-addict Trump admits he sometimes tweets while in bed
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he sometimes posts on Twitter while in bed, defending his use of the social networking tool as necessary amid […]
Ex-Twitter worker claims responsibility for Trump’s account shutdown
A German man has come forward as the former Twitter Inc employee who shut down the account of U.S. President Donald Trump for 11 minutes […]