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TikTok removes 3.6m Nigerian videos for contents violation
In the Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, TikTok restated the importance of a safe, respectful, and trustworthy digital environment.

Short video platform, TikTok has clampdown on perceived offensive videos globally, including Nigeria.
Owned by Bytedance, TikTok removed over 3.6 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the first quarter of 2025 for violating its content policy.
Globally, it removed 211 million videos.
In the Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, TikTok restated the importance of a safe, respectful, and trustworthy digital environment.
Analysis of the report showed that the 3.6 million removed Nigerian videos, showed a 50 percent increase in removals over the previous quarter, where 2.4 million videos from the country were removed for the same violation.
The company said it recorded a proactive detection rate of 98.4 percent, which is content removed before it was reported to TikTok, and 92.1 percent of videos were removed within 24 hours.
Earlier in March 2025, TikTok also removed 129 accounts in West Africa tied to covert operations.
Further analysis showed that in the Q1, 2025, the 211 million videos removed rose from the 153 million videos removed in the previous quarter, where some 184 million were yanked off the platform.
The platform’s global proactive detection rate reached 99 per cent, demonstrating continued improvements in identifying and removing harmful content quickly and effectively.
TikTok explained that on spam and fake engagements, it removed a total of 44.7 million comments from fake accounts between January and March this year.In addition, it also removed 4.3 billion fake likes in the period under review.
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JUST IN: Kano Commissioner For Transportation Resigns Over Drug Allegations

The Kano State Commissioner for Transportation, Ibrahim Namadi has resigned from his position following an allegation of his involvement in the controversial bail of a suspected drug baron, Sulaiman Danwawu.
According to reports, his resignation is coming just hours after the governor of the state, Abba Yusuf received the report of an investigative committee set up to probe his involvement in the deal.
In a statement signed by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature, the Commissioner explained that his decision to resign was made in the overriding public interest and in the light of sensitive nature of the matter.
The Governor while accepting the resignation letter stressed the need for all political appointees to always reason with caution on sensitive matters and obtain permission from the higher authority anytime they are about to engage themselves on issues of public interest.
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BREAKING: MKO Abiola’s wife, Doyin Dies at 82

Dr. Doyin Abiola, the first woman to become Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of a national daily in Nigeria, has died.
She passed away at 9:15pm on Tuesday, August 5, family sources confirmed.
She was 82.
Doyin, the widow of the late business mogul and politician Chief MKO Abiola, was a media powerhouse in her own right long before her name became linked to Nigeria’s most iconic democratic martyr.
She began her journalism journey in 1969 at the Daily Sketch, where her popular column “Tiro” tackled major societal issues including gender advocacy at a time when few dared.
In 1970, she left for the United States, bagged a master’s degree in journalism, and returned home to join Daily Times as a Features Writer.
There, she rose to become Group Features Editor, and later secured a PhD in Communications and Political Science from New York in 1979.
On her return, she served on the Daily Times editorial board, where she worked alongside greats like Dele Giwa, Stanley Macebuh, and Amma Ogan.
But history would come calling when the National Concord, owned by MKO Abiola, appointed her as its pioneer daily editor.
She eventually became Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief in 1986, becoming the first Nigerian woman to hold such a top role at a national daily.
Her career at the National Concord spanned three decades, and she remained a towering figure in Nigeria’s media landscape.
Dr. Doyin Abiola and MKO Abiola got married in 1981, and she stood firm through the highs of journalism and the political storms that trailed her husband’s June 12 presidential mandate.
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LASG Orders Residents of Flooding Communities in Lekki, Ikorodu, Isheri, Ajegunle to ‘Move Now’
He reassured residents in other parts of Lagos such as Epe, Mushin, and Ikeja, which he described as generally safe.

The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh warning to residents living in low-lying areas across Lekki, Ikorodu, and Ajegunle to relocate immediately to higher ground, as more flooding is expected due to intensified rainfall this season.
The State’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the order during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.
The warning comes after parts of the state were severely flooded on Monday following marathon rainfall that began Sunday night and continued through the next day. Viral videos
He advised the affected communities to act now to avoid avoidable disasters as the rains intensify.
“Those around the Ajilete axis of Lagos, that’s Ajegunle, have to move,” Wahab said. “Those around the coastline of Ikorodu; Majidun, have to move. Some areas around the Lekki corridor too — not all.”
Wahab specifically mentioned Isheri in the OPIC area as another flood-prone location where residents should be on high alert.
He reassured residents in other parts of Lagos such as Epe, Mushin, and Ikeja, which he described as generally safe.
The warning comes after parts of the state were severely flooded on Monday following marathon rainfall that began Sunday night and continued through the next day. Viral videos
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