The Thread: “Buhari is a bigot and a sadist” | Nigerians are worried about the president’s perceived nepotism

Early Monday, the Twitter account, @chairmanNHRC tweeted a photo of a highlighted page of Ambassador Olu Sanu’s book, Audacity on the Bound: A Diplomatic Odyssey. In page 512 of the book, the diplomat recounted how on a trip to West Germany (now Germany), Buhari, who was then Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister did not utter a word to... Read More

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October 1, 2016

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Facebook adds Hausa, Fula to its list of languages

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg on Friday added Hausa, Fula and two other languages to the social media platform. Zuckerberg while announcing the addition said it would make Facebook more appealing to users around the world. “Facebook is now available in more than 100 languages — with more than one billion people using a language other... Read More

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August 31, 2016

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Zuckerberg says Facebook will embrace more Nigerian languages

The Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, who is currently in Nigeria has pledged to include more Nigerian languages on the platform. He said this on Wednesday, during a meeting with software developers and ICT entrepreneurs in Lagos. Zuckerberg said the platform will add more Nigerian languages to the Hausa language which has already been allowed. “I... Read More

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