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The growing use of Instagram, an American photo and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook, by many is peaking globally. One billion people are said to be using Instagram every month, Yasmina Al-Gannabi, an Audience Development Manager from Deutsche Welle, stated this on Thursday at the ongoing Social Media Week 2020 in Lagos. “A total of 500 million people use Instagram stories every day. The gender mix of Instagram is pretty even- 52 per cent females and 48 per cent males. 63 per cent Instagram users log in at least once per day,” Al-Gannabi further said. Speaking on the…

By Akanimo Sampson With the oil region, the Niger Delta and the theatre of war on terror, the North-East already with their development commission, some other regional power blocs have started battling for theirs. It seems the other regions are seeing in such commissions a huge gold mine. For instance, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is awash with corruption scandals than development initiatives. The obviously displeased President Muhammadu Buhari has since ordered a forensic audit of the interventionist agency which has been described as a den of thieves by the Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Godswill Akpabio. In spite of…

The death of a four-old girl from Lagos State threw the family into deep mourning, yet the Non-Governmental Organisation that raised money for her treatment has put aside the trauma to do more for others in similar health condition. Little Kehinde Adewumi had cancer but donate-ng raised N1.2 million from crowdfunding (It is a way of raising finance by asking a large number of people each for a small amount of money). Narrating the story during the ongoing Social Media Week 2020 in Lagos on Thursday, Olubukola Anjorin, Business Support Manager of donate-ng, said the NGO raised and handed over…

By Akanimo Sampson All Progressives Congress (APC) former Governor-elect in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, says the battle is not yet over. Some of his aggrieved supporters say he will re-strategise to flush out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the state.  They spoke as the apex court again, aborted Lyon’s electoral victory in favour of his opponent, Duoye Diri, of the PDP, following irregularities in the credentials of his running mate. Dissatisfied, Lyon and his party approached the apex court to review its ruling. But the Supreme Court upheld its ruling of February 13, which sacked Lyon as the duly…

By Akanimo Sampson A seeming desperate bid by the Imo State Government to slash the exploding Rivers State oil revenue by N15 billion has failed. Ihedioha had asked the Federal Government to direct the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to undertake payment of N15 billion to Imo for oil wells allegedly belonging to the state, but which are being counted for Rivers. But a Federal High Court in Abuja has declared that Rivers is entitled to continue to receive and retain revenue from the Federation Account and other accounts maintained for the purpose in respect of oil revenue…

No fewer than 12 million Nigerians have benefited from the various life-touching programmes of the Federal Government. These are School Feeding, Cash Transfer, N-Power, and Small and Medium Enterprises otherwise known as Market Money. In an exclusive interview with the publisher of Straightnews on Tuesday, Mrs Maryam Uwais, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investments said her office has made a direct impact on the lives of at least 12 million Nigerians. Mrs Uwais who was one of the resource persons at the Social Media Week held in Lagos said: “When you consider the family index- the farmers,…

Pep Guardiola warned his Manchester City players that Real Madrid are more than capable of a Champions League fightback after a historic 2-1 last 16, first-leg win for the English champions at the Santiago Bernabeu. City struck twice in the final 12 minutes through Gabriel Jesus and a Kevin De Bruyne penalty to beat the 13-time European champions for the first time in their history. Madrid will also be without captain Sergio Ramos for the second leg after he was sent off late on for bringing down Jesus, but Guardiola is wary of Madrid’s history of comebacks in the Champions…

A total of 184,426,187 persons are said to be mobile subscribers in the country, a report by National Communications Commission has shown. The major mobile companies are MTN, Airtel, 9Mobile and Glo. Temitope Benson of and Austrian-based Delivery Lead- West & Central Africa, Out There Media who stated this during the ongoing Social Media Week in Lagos on Tuesday said he obtained the figure from the commission. Speaking on Mobile advertising: a more inclusive approach, Benson announced that 58,697,859 mobile subscribers on online. According to him, 125,728,328 are internet subscribers showing 48 per cent according to PEW Research Centre.  …

By Akanimo Sampson Stakeholders at Onne Port in Rivers State say it is far easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for businesses to operate at the port. They are blaming it all on lack of scanners at the port which they say, is negatively affecting Nigeria’s economy. According to them, that is largely responsible for the slowdown of business at the port. They made this known at a meeting with the Comptroller, Customs Area11 Command, Aliyu Galadima Saidu, last week. Generally, the stakeholders comprise the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents, (ANLCA) National…

By Akanimo Sampson Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says the security challenges be-devilling Nigeria cannot be wished away so easily without a re-jig of the country’s twisted federalism. According to him, allowing real federalism is the only way to put Nigeria on the path of accelerated development. Sanwo-Olu says decentralisation of some Exclusive functions of the Federal Government, including the provision of security, will provide an instant answer to the current agitations threatening the unity of the country. “The emergence of beggar-states as the major constituents of Nigeria’s federation will not take the country to the future it desires…