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[STATS] Accra Has More Facebook Users Than Lagos?

By Loy Okezie On March 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Lagos might be the largest city in Africa by population of over 15 million but its Facebook population is no match compared to that of Accra, says SocialBakers.

Recent statistics from SocialBakers.com reveal that Lagos is…

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Nollywood Superstar, Omotola Becomes Nigeria’s Queen of Facebook

By Loy Okezie On March 14, 2011 · 2 Comments

Nollywood actress and music diva, Omotola has emerged the most popular Nigerian female celebrity on Facebook with over 500,000 fans.

Surprisingly, Omosexy as she’s popularly known as, didn’t even know that she had a Facebook Page (like most celebs)…

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Adloopz Lets You Loop Adverts On Social Networks

By Loy Okezie On March 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Adloopz is a new service launched today that allows you to post adverts and share them with your friends and followers on social media platforms.

The service, currently in beta version, was founded by five Nigerian tech entrepreneurs.

Adloopz…

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It’s Official: President Jonathan Wins 500k Fans on Facebook

By Loy Okezie On March 8, 2011 · 5 Comments

Today, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan crossed the 500,000 Facebook fans milestone, beating Omotola Jolade-Ekeinde, Nollywood superstar and singer to it.

President Jonathan who joined the largest social networking site, Facebook in June 2010…

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The Rise and Rise of Nigeria’s Facebook Population

By Loy Okezie On February 26, 2011 · 3 Comments

The rise and rise of Nigeria’s Facebook population is unprecedented in Nigeria’s Internet history.

Statistics from SocialBakers.com shows that there are currently over 2.9 million active Facebook users in Nigeria.

According to a recent stat by SocialBakers which shows…

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Goodluck Jonathan Gets Mobile App For 2011 Presidential Campaign

By Loy Okezie On February 18, 2011 · 1 Comment

As the 2011 presidential campaign gradually kicks off, a new mobile application for President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign has been released.

The app built by Emerging Platforms Limited is available via Blackberry and iPad/iPhone devices, but also…

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Facebook Beats Yahoo! To Become Most Visited Site in Nigeria

By Loy Okezie On January 1, 2011 · 5 Comments

Facebook, the social networking behemoth has toppled Yahoo! to become the most visited website in Nigeria, claiming the number one position which has been Yahoo!’s for years.

Before now, Yahoo! has been the number one most…

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Interview with Makinde Adeagbo, Nigerian Software Engineer at Facebook

By Loy Okezie On November 15, 2010 · 1 Comment

Makinde Adeagbo is one of Facebook’s software engineers who has worked at various parts of the Facebook stack on projects including search, new user orientation, photos, performance, events, and client software.

At 25, Makinde is famous for being part…

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If You Love Lagos, Tag Her. You Might Win:)

By Loy Okezie On August 18, 2010 · 3 Comments

An initiative to give everyone a chance to say what they love about Lagos has been launched using a Facebook application and offers prizes to the most

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Will President Jonathan become Nigeria’s Most Popular Celebrity Leader?

By Loy Okezie On July 9, 2010 · 5 Comments

When President Goodluck Jonathan announced that he would create a Facebook page in order to interact with Nigerians, it became evident that his personal meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in April may have inspired his decision to join…

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