LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians on Twitter have reacted to the news of the acting MD of Niger Delta Development Commission, Daniel Pondei, fainting during interrogation by the National Assembly. It will be recalled that the House of Representative had set up a committee to look into the case of misappropriation of funds at the agency…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Twitter accounts of major companies and individuals have been compromised in one of the most widespread and confounding hacks the platform has ever seen, all in service of promoting a bitcoin scam that appears to be earning its creator quite a bit of money. We don’t know how it’s happened or…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to “strongly regulate or close down” social media platforms. The threat came a day after microblogging service provider, Twitter, labelled his tweet on voting by mail as misleading. Trump said in a tweet on Wednesday: “Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2023 presidency, various names have been mentioned as potential presidential candidates with Peter Obi; a former governor of Anambra State, featuring prominently in political analysis. This was based on discussions on Twitter which propelled Peter Obi to the top trends on Tuesday, February 25. Various discussants, equally important, extolled the…