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LifestyleNigeria“I Am Proudly Igbo”, Nigerians React to a Viral Video of the Eagle Masquerade

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 2, 2023

A video of a magnificent Igbo masquerade has gone viral and stirred reactions on social media. The masquerade was being paraded around the village during the Christmas season to the admiration of many onlookers. The masquerade is popularly called eagle masquerade or ‘mmanwu ugo’ in the Igbo language because it looks exactly like an eagle. Nigerians appreciated the cultural heritage and many called for it to be promoted and showcased to the world. A few...

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LifestyleExciting Video Showing Happy Kids Dance as Mother Prepares to Serve Food

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2023

Many popular quotes have been floated regarding the undying love of the Mother to the child, including a Quote by popular author, Agatha Christie, stating, “A mother’s love for her child knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” However, this video showing excited kids dancing why a happy mother readies their food exemplifies strength, comfort, healing, and warmth influence a mother’s love bears....

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NewsNigeriaNCC Warns Consumers Against Patronage, Use Of counterfeit Devices

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 1, 2022

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has warned consumers against the patronage and use of counterfeit devices that are not approved by the commission. The warning followed the arrest of representatives of three companies responsible for the sale of counterfeit as well as non-type-approved devices during the Commission’s enforcement activities in Kano. It said such devices negatively affect the quality of services while leaving the users vulnerable to losses and other discomforts. Those arrested include Yahaya...

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LifestyleNigeriaChacha Eke Reunites With Husband, Blames Bipolar Disorder for Break-up

PilotnewsNovember 29, 2022

Five months after announcing the end of her nine-year-old marriage on social media, Chacha Eke has reportedly reunited with her husband, Austin Faani. The West African Pilot News reports that in June the Nollywood actress disclosed that she has been ‘living a lie these past years’ with the filmmaker, noting that there has been trouble in her ‘perceived paradise’. “I sincerely and publicly apologize for living a lie these past years. True to random speculations,...

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NewsUnited StatesDonald Trump Says There’s No Reason to Return to Twitter After Elon Musk Reinstated Him

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2022

Donald Trump, former United States president, says he has no reason to return to Twitter after the new Twitter boss, Elon Musk, lifted the ban on his account. Trump’s account on the social media platform was permanently suspended on 8 January 2021 following the attack by his supporters on the US Capitol that left several people dead. The suspension cut Trump off from his nearly 90 million followers on Twitter. Trump’s account, however, reappeared on...

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NewsEx-Twitter CEO Gets 30,000 Beta Users for New Social Media Platform

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 6, 2022

Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former chief executive of Twitter, announced that his social media platform, Bluesky Social, is accepting beta users as it prepares for a global launch. The announcement made on Tuesday, 18 October 2022 coincides with Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, which Dorsey co-founded and ran for several years. Bluesky Social was conceived in 2019. Dorsey had tweeted that Twitter was funding a team of “architects, engineers, and designers to develop a decentralized standard for...

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BusinessNewsVerified Twitter Users Express Willingness to Lose ‘Blue Tick’ as Elon Musk Announces $8 Monthly Charge for Verified Accounts

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 2, 2022

Multiple Twitter users with verified accounts have said they would be happy to lose their ‘blue ticks’ after Twitter’s new boss, Elon Musk, announced an $8 monthly charge for verified accounts. This is coming days after Musk’s plans to charge for Twitter verification had leaked, with Daily Mail reporting that it would cost $20 per month. “Twitter’s current lords and peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue...

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BusinessNewsTwitter to Charge $20 Per Month for Verified Accounts

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 31, 2022

Twitter has announced plans to charge $240 (N192,000) yearly for verification (blue tick). This is coming a few days after Elon Musk sealed the $44 billion Twitter acquisition deal and took over the ownership of the company. According to Daily Mail, Musk wants to launch a pay-for-play verification system in which verified users are charged $20 per month. It was gathered that Musk had communicated the project to employees of the micro-blogging platform on 30 October....

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LifestyleNewsPeter Obi, Buga, AFCON 2022 Emerge Top Google Searches In Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 22, 2022

Google released its list of the top searches for the first half of 2022 on Thursday. The top searches highlighted personalities, music, musicians, movies, high-profile deaths, actors, moments, sports, as well as sportsmen. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Google West Africa, said in a statement that the first half of 2020 had been eventful with high-profile deaths, politics, and personalities among others. Kola-Ogunlade noted that such trends and searches were as a result...

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BusinessNewsTwitter Sues Elon Musk For Backing Out Of $44bn Acquisition Deal

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 13, 2022

Twitter has sued Elon Musk to compel him to complete his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. The company sued Musk in Chancery Court in Delaware on Tuesday to push the Tesla CEO to follow through with the acquisition agreement. Musk had agreed to buy the micro-blogging platform in April but backed out of the deal last Friday. Noting that Musk was exercising his right to terminate the merger agreement and abandon the...

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