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Oye Owolewa: What you should know about the 1st Nigerian elected as US Rep

Vanguard News Nigeria. The first Nigerian-American, Oye Owolewa, to be elected as a US (Shadow) Representatives emerged winner on Wednesday to represent Washington DC. Recall at least, nine Nigerian-Americans were in the race for different political offices at the federal, state and local levels in the US 2020 elections. Recall at least, nine Nigerian-Americans were […]

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Facebook, Twitter tested by Trump’s false victory claims

The actions by the social networks demonstrate similarities and differences in their approaches cnet.com Facebook and Twitter took action on several misleading posts by President Donald Trump about election results as votes rolled in Tuesday, highlighting both similarities and differences in their treatment of political messages.  Both companies labeled a post in which the president alleged without evidence […]

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Nine Nigerian-Americans Who Contested the United States Elections

SAHARAREPORTERS Apart from the presidential election, governorship elections are taking place in 11 states and two territories while congressional elections are also holding for all 435 seats of the US House of Representatives, and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate As the United States of America heads to the polls on Tuesday, no […]

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Why FG didn’t shut down social media during #EndSARS protests –Minister

Punchng.com Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said the Federal Government had the option of shutting down the social media space during the #EndSARS protests but chose not to tread the path. Dare, who spoke on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s programme Sunrise Daily, said the government did that to allow freedom […]

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#LekkiMassacre: Why Facebook labeled content from October 20 incident ‘false’

TechPoint.Africa On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, several content containing images related to the unfortunate incident that occurred at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday were flagged as misinformation on Facebook and Instagram. The shocking incident which involved the killing of an unconfirmed number of protesters by the military started on Tuesday evening. […]

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Windows 10: Become a pro with these 11 hacks

This is your guide to mastering Windows 10, including taking screenshots, shutting down background apps and saving your battery. cnet.comWhether you’ve been using Windows 10 for years or have only recently upgraded, there are plenty of new and old tips, tricks and hidden features to learn that will make using your laptop every day faster and smoother. […]

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#EndSARS: Who is the infamous hacker group called “Anonymous”

Some organizations use the power of the Internet for good; others, for evil. Some leverage their digital power in full view of the world, legally (or just shamelessly) staking claims to online territories. Others are Anonymous. Anonymous is an amorphous group of computer-savvy people who sometimes work toward a common cause as so-called hacktivists. A […]

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Meet the Nigerian girls who built dementia app in Ireland

TheCableSpeaking with BBC, Joy said the app has six main features spanning health check, photo wallet, a music playlist, reminder alerts, a reach-out feature, and a memory game to strengthen cognition. “We created the reachout feature so that people living with dementia can contact their friends, family, caregivers, doctors, and emergency contacts,” the 17-year-old programmer […]

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Trump, Melania test positive for coronavirus, president vows to begin quarantine ‘immediately’

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning development that came hours after he confirmed one of his longest-serving aides with whom he had recently traveled also received a positive test result. The revelation had implications for the president’s health, the administration’s response to the pandemic and also the Nov. […]

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