Saturday, June 27, 2026

TikTok

June 24, 2025

Nigerian boy threatens to kill himself by jumping off billboard over favourite TikToker

The police encouraged anyone struggling with emotional difficulties to seek help from relevant health professionals and agencies.

Ibrahim Abubakar on the billboard
June 17, 2025

Dutch govt unveils guidelines to limit children’s use of smartphones, social media

The new guidelines recommend that children under 15 avoid social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram to promote healthy and responsible screen.

April 21, 2025

The Sultan and the terror of truth

The answer to bad speech is not censorship.

Sultan of Sokoto and Nigerian youths
March 18, 2025

Senate passes bill seeking TikTok, Meta, X, others to have offices in Nigeria for second reading

Mr nwoko said, “We can’t continue to have a situation whereby individuals operate anonymously spreading false information without accountability.’’

Nigerian Senate
March 12, 2025

Albania to block TikTok access for one year

TikTok is owned by the Chinese-based company Byte Dance

TikTok
February 12, 2025

Australian health workers sacked for anti-Israeli threats

The two health workers made a range of anti-Israeli comments in the brief video, which was taken down about 12 hours after being published.

Anthony Albanese
January 24, 2025

Trump confident of trade deal with China, calls talk with Xi ‘friendly’

“I can do that,” Mr Trump said in the interview when asked if he could make a deal with China over fair trade practices,” said Mr Trump.

Trump and Xi Jinping
January 21, 2025

TikTok Ban: Trump gives social media app 75-day grace period

Mr Trump had promised to move fast to save TikTok from the law passed overwhelmingly by Congress and signed by then-President Joe Biden last year.

Tiktok and Trump
January 19, 2025

Trump to restore TikTok; insists on 50 per cent U.S. ownership

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against the law banning TikTok.

Tiktok and Trump
January 19, 2025

TikTok shuts down across U.S. as new prohibition law takes effect

The Chinese company unsuccessfully fought to escape a ban passed by lawmakers and signed by President Joe Biden last year.

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