THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kano State has arrested popular TikTok star, Murja Ibrahim Kunya on charges of Naira mutilation and abuse, specifically for spraying money—an act that violates Nigerian law. A source within the commission confirmed to Freedom Radio Kano that Murja is currently in EFCC custody. The EFCC has … Read more
A father in Pakistan killed his teenage daughter after she uploaded what he considered to be inappropriate videos on the social media app TikTok, police said on Thursday. The man, said to be in his 50s, recently brought his family back from the U.S. to settle in the South-Western Pakistani city of Quetta, local police … Read more
TikTok, the popular video-sharing platform, has resumed its services in the United States following an announcement by President Donald Trump, granting a 90-day extension to its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to find a US-based buyer. This decision offers a temporary lifeline to the app, which faced a potential ban due to national security concerns. However, … Read more
TWO weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments over TikTok’s future, President-elect Donald Trump has asked the justices to delay a Jan. 19 deadline for the app to be sold to a new owner or face a ban in the U.S. An amicus brief filed by Trump’s nominee to be solicitor general, John … Read more
PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump is meeting with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Monday ahead of a possible U.S. ban on the video app, a source familiar with the plans told NBC News. Trump expressed having “a warm spot” for TikTok at a news conference earlier in the day, saying “we’ll take a look” at the app and … Read more
A FORMER Nigerian soldier, Ruth Ogunleye, who was dismissed by the military after accusing senior officers of rape and sexual harassment, has released a video condemning her treatment and demanding the public release of the investigation’s findings. Ogunleye first made her allegations in January through her TikTok account, claiming she had suffered abuse at … Read more
Kenya is actively pursuing monetisation opportunities for its digital creators, with the government now in discussions with TikTok to introduce revenue-generating tools for local content creators. This follows the recent introduction of similar tools by Meta in the region. Mary Kerema, the Secretary of ICT, e-Government, and Digital Economy, highlighted this initiative as part of Kenya’s … Read more
THE President of the United States, Joe Biden, has signed into law a bill seeking to ban social media app, TikTok. The bill which was earlier passed by the U.S. Congress requires TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app within nine months, or face a ban in the U.S. Biden signed the bill … Read more
THE United States House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States. The legislation is the biggest threat yet to the video-sharing app, which has surged to huge popularity across the world all while causing intense nervousness … Read more