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States Fine Google and Meta for Tax Evasion

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Meta Deleted 63,000 Accounts Connected to Cybercrime

Meta deleted 63,000 accounts connected to cybercrime Dangote and local refineries set to end petrol importation Governors and Ministers meet to stop the hunger protest Nigerian Customs Service auctions 26,625…

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Fisayo Fosudo

YTech| Top 10 Tech Content Creators

How do you know what trending tech gadgets to buy and keep yourself updated in the tech world?  These top 10 tech content creators review almost every device that any…

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Here Are The Leading Content Creators Of The Week: Shaping the Nigerian Content Landscape

Content creators hold a special place in the vast world of social media. They can captivate our attention, tickle our funny bones, and inspire us with their creativity. These creators…

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Meta’s ‘Threads’ Surpasses 10 Million Sign-Ups in 7 Hours – Is Twitter in Trouble?

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has made a significant entry into the social media landscape with its new platform, 'Threads'. Within just a few hours of its launch, Threads…

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Facebook and Instagram users to pay $12 monthly for verification

The parent firm, Meta, has announced that users of Instagram and Facebook may now pay for a blue tick verification. Meta Verified will cost $11.99 per month on the web…

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FG files lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta over advertisements, demands N30 billion.

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has announced that it has launched a complaint in the Federal High Court of Abuja against Meta Platforms Incorporated (the owners of Facebook,…

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Infinix Storm X 2.0 Edition: N3,000,000 Cash Up for Grabs

If you know Infinix as a brand, you know that they have always been committed to supporting the youth in entertainment by creating platforms for them to develop their skill…

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The Chronicles of Tunde Ednut; punished at the ‘mark’ | The #YNaijaCover

Celebrity blogger, Tunde Ednut, has been suspended by Instagram for the second time in the space of a month. He was initially suspended by Instagram late December, after his account…

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#ChallengeAccepted: Why women are sharing black and white photos of themselves

Over the past few days, Instagram has been flooded with photos of women in monochrome images gushing over themselves and passing the baton to other women to do same as…

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LONG READ: Why Instagram Live has been such a hit in Nigeria

You hate to see it. Or love to. Depending. To possess an Instagram account in the year 2020 is to be aware of that sign on the top left corner…

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Cubana Chief Priest is latest Instagram celebrity to be arrested on allegations of fraud

With recent developments, it would seem like there is a stigma surrounding wealthy young men in Nigeria. This stigma is enabled by a 'culture of fraud' in the country and…

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Davido takes a break from fame leaving fans in amazement

Striking a balance between how much of yourself you give to the world, and how much of yourself is left for you, is something we've seen a number of famous…

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Tacha became a worldwide trend and here’s how

Since last week, some of the hottest trending topics on social media and everywhere else have been centered around the sensitive issues that have resulted from the violence and injustice…

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Chimamanda Adichie, author and feminist

Chimamanda is reviving the art of storytelling via Instagram

Bedtime storytelling is not a universally shared experience amongst Nigerians. Many Nigerians weren’t raised to the calming voice of their African parents telling them stories before they go to sleep…

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Deep Dive: Is Seyi Shay a victim of cyber assault or it’s just one good story?

Over the years, many people, celebrities and everyday people alike have been victims of cyber assault, and often times when that happens, victims are sometimes seen as the architect of…

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Burna Boy: Very loud and very wrong, but we know why

By now, the name Burna Boy is almost synonymous with everything over-the-top; especially in speech. That is if you are looking at the mega star's antiques from a positive viewpoint.…

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Cuppy

Cuppy doesn’t think she should pay you to be her fans and we agree

For a public figure who largely spends her time enjoying her #Gelato and minding her business, Dj Cuppy gets a lot of flack from Nigerians. Perhaps its the fact that…

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The YNaija Cover – the 15th of August

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Bobrisky dragging a homophobe on Instagram over the attack on Jussie Smollett is pure energy

Multiple reports on Tuesday confirmed the brutal racist, homophobic assault on Empire star Jussie Smollett in Chicago, perpetuated by two white men who yelled ''MAGA Country,' put a noose around…

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Short video social app, Vskit hits a milestone of 10 million users in Africa

Vskit is cementing their place as One of Africa’s topmost entertainment platforms as they recently hit a milestone of 10 million users in Africa with more than half of the…

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In case Drake doesn’t know, Kim Kardashian shouldn’t be messed with

Media personality and star of the hit show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and wife of rap artist Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West has responded to the recent altercation between…

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Instagram Boosts Women Startups with Inspire Action Training

As part of the Africa Tech Week taking place in Lagos, photo sharing app, Instagram on Thursday, 6 December held the maiden edition of Inspire Action training - aimed to…

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The Instagram Explore page is the digital candy store of the social media era

There's no question about it: Instagram is where the fun is. And over the years, the photo and video sharing platform has evolved to improve user experience, even if blatantly…

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Facebook and Instagram introduce new tools to help you manage your time

Facebook has announced new tools to help people manage their time on its platform and on Instagram: an activity dashboard, a daily reminder, and a new way to limit notifications.…

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Bury your blogs: How Instagram took over the Nigerian blogosphere

Admit it: you once had a blog, and you tended to it like a young garden. So excited you were then that you'd share links to new posts on social…

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The return of Tee Billz to Instagram and the exorcism (we hope) of past demons

After a 8-month hiatus, head honcho of 323 Entertainment Tunji Balogun aka Tee Billz, returned to Instagram at around past midnight with a Story with the transient words, “CAN SOMEONE…

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Stop what you are doing and read Mary Njoku’s Instagram post on sexual harassment in Nollywood

On Thursday, actress and ROK studios head honcho Mary Njoku posted a disturbing (and hardly surprising) account of sexual harassment that she witnessed on a movie set. It had happened…

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West Africa Arts Exchange

British Council partners YNaija to launch West Africa Arts Exchange 

British Council in partnership with YNaija.com has launched the West Africa Arts Exchange (WAArtsExchange), a community of the talented artists from West Africa and arts lovers across the world.    It will serve as a one-stop online destination…

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Entertainment Roundup: M.I Abaga to release fourth album, Yxng DxnzL this May; Cable debuts in new Deadpool 2 trailer | More stories

Here's everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept - and are still buzzing today. M.I has an album coming this May Choc City rapper,…

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This Instagram comedian is using ugly drawings of celebrities to preach against fear

Portrait artists in Nigeria, some of whom have the difficult task of selling their art have resorted to painting celebri…

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