5 Ways Social Media Fuels Controversy
Since the inception of social media, there have been epic online fights, especially among celebrities. Examples include Linda Ikeji vs. Wizkid, Olamide vs. Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage vs. Teebillz, Drake vs. Meek mill, and Kim K vs. Taylor Swift. The list is endless. Perhaps, celebrities revel in these controversies. We don’t know. What we know is that social media play an important role in fanning these disputes.Jumia shares 5 ways social media fuels controversies.
Niger Delta Dialogue: You don’t have our mandate, militant group tells NDDCG
The Ndokwa ethnic militant group(NEM) , said it did not mandate the Niger Delta Dialogue Contact Group, NDDCG, led by former military governor of old Rivers State, HRM King Alfred Deitte Spiff, Sen. Florence Ita Giwa, or Chief Mrs. Chinoye Aliyu to negotiate on their behalf with the Federal Government.
Chained 9-yr-old: Celestial Church wants pastor-father prosecuted
The Celestial Church of Christ, CCC, which ordained Francis Taiwo a pastor and deployed him to head one of its parishes in the Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, yesterday, issued a statement condemning the man’s action concerning his nine-year-old son.
Mobile Money: How the UN is using cellphones to improve conditions for Boko Haram victims
The World Food Programme (WFP) is combating the chaos Boko Haram has created in Northern Nigeria by providing victims with help through mobile money.
Unions petition NASS over alleged abuse of Cabotage Act
Following a request by the House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Education, the Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association, have petitioned the lower chamber on the need to put measures in place for effective utilisation of the Cabotage Act.
Calming the Abia guber storms
Respite came the way of the Abia State gubernatorial logjam on Tuesday July 26, 2016, when the Justice Morenike Ogunwumiju-led five-man panel of the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, ordered all parties involved in the power tussle to “remain as they were” before the case was brought to the court.
Panel on ‘slavery’ crisis visits Alor Uno in Nsukka
The panel set up by the Enugu State government to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the slavery crises rocking the Alor Uno community in Nsukka Local Government Area of the state was yesterday welcomed with placards by about 2,000 people from Ugbene in the area who asked the state government to approve an autonomous community for them.
Anti-graft war: Body of A-Gs meets today to adopt national policy on prosecution
ABUJA — Body of Attorneys General from the 36 states of the federation will meet in Abuja today to consider and adopt a draft National Policy on Prosecution of corrupt public officials.
35 FRSC officials killed on duty
No fewer than 35 regular marshals have been killed by motorists on highways across the country in the past one year while on official duties, with seven of them from Niger State.
Warri North LG boss woos investors
Chairman of Warri North Local Government Area, Delta State, Mr Francis Eyituoyor Maku, has invited investors across the country and beyond, particularly the President of Dangote Group, to avail themselves of the serene, strategic and alluring business climate in the council to invest in it.
Onitsha agog as CMS marks 159th anniversary of Christianity in Igboland
Anglican Church faithful in the Diocese on the Niger yesterday embarked on a road show in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State to celebrate 159th anniversary of the advent of Christianity in Igboland, championed by the Church Missionary Society, CMS, led by Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther.
