There’s a growing dispute between the Department of State Security (DSS), activist and politician Omoyele Sowore, and social media platform X (formerly Twitter). In a letter dated Saturday, September 6, the DSS demanded that X take down an August 25 tweet from Omoyele Sowore, saying it disparaged President Bola Tinubu, was misleading, and capable of […]
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It’s not the best of times to be a content creator in Egypt. In the past few days, the Egyptian authorities have doubled down on their stance to safeguard the country’s moral and social values, deploying measures that include arresting creators found complicit and threatening to ban TikTok, which has been deemed a hotbed for […]
2025 is barely halfway through, yet it’s already turning out to be one of the most exciting years in gaming in recent memory. Although there have been a few setbacks with some of the year’s most anticipated titles, like Grand Theft Auto VI being postponed to 2026 and Dune: Awakening delayed to June 10, several […]
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Since the turn of the year, the prospect of TikTok being banned in the United States has raised alarms across digital communities, including those geographically far removed from the Western powerhouse. With over 170 million American users, a ban on TikTok in the country could seriously impact millions, notably influencers, content creators, artists, small business […]
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The thing about artificial intelligence is that despite its many capabilities and expected far-reaching impact on the human race, no one is quite certain what acclimating and settling to its full influence will truly look like. This is especially true in the entertainment industry, where AI is still being explored, even as the film sector […]
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Running a business in Nigeria is one thing; running a subscription-based one is another entirely. The work that goes into funding, distribution, production, and consumption is immense, and it’s further complicated by Nigerian dynamics. But there are examples of companies that appear to be scaling and have found the hack, though the bigger question still […]
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On Wednesday, May 21, the government of Tanzania effectively blocked access to X (formerly Twitter) across the country. The move followed a serious cyber breach on Tuesday, May 20, when the official X account of the Tanzania Police Force was hacked. The compromised account was used to share pornographic images and publish fake announcements, including […]
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Nigeria is entering a new era of digital maturity. The country’s domestic internet traffic hit a record high of 1 terabit per second (Tbps) in March 2024, driven largely by a surge in video consumption on social networks like Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. This milestone now places Nigeria as Africa’s second-largest internet hub, just behind […]
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Conversations about money, especially the kind we want to multiply, are often sensitive, tense, and defensive. The stakes are rarely low. Every decision is a risk, and suggestions come with a disclaimer: “This is not a financial advice,” they’ll say. “Do your research.” And when things go wrong, as they often do, the blame falls […]
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Before the grind of the dreaded Mondays that stir the country back to life, Nigeria used to slow down on Sunday mornings. Streets emptied as churches and mosques filled up for a few hours when the sounds of various religious proceedings overlapped in the same wave that also felt the density of clustered religious structures […]
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Anyone who has recently been active on social media, particularly TwitterNG (the Nigerian vertical of Elon Musk’s social network, now known as X), would have been inundated with the buzz from Paystack’s offshoot product launch, Zap. Zap is the fintech giant’s first consumer-centric product after nearly a decade of operating as a B2B (business-to-business) company. […]
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Communication has come a long way, transitioning through different generations and evolving with the times. It has always been in flux, adapting to the needs of its era and the peculiarities of the people involved. With mobile phones, we first spoke. Then we wrote. Then we texted. Now, we’re texting with visual shorthands, which has […]
