TikTok

A death row inmate sparked nationwide outrage after illegally using a prohibited mobile phone to host a viral TikTok livestream from inside Ibara Custodial Centre. The Controller-General of Corrections ordered the immediate removal of the Officer-in-Charge and two...

December 08, (THEWILL) — Nigerian artist Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has been named TikTok’s 2025 Artist of the Year at the Sub-Saharan Africa Awards. The award ceremony took place on December 6 in Johannesburg, South Africa. TikTok described...

July 16, (THEWILL) — Short video platform, TikTok, has removed over 3.6 million videos in Nigeria between January and March 2025 for violating its Community Guidelines, making a 50% rise from the previous quarter. In its Q1 2025 Community...

January 18, (THEWILL) – TikTok has announced plans to “go dark” in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden’s administration provides assurances to companies like Apple and Google that it will not face enforcement actions when a...

November 07, (THEWILL) - The Canadian Government on Wednesday ordered that Chinese-owned TikTok “wind up” its business in the country, citing national security risks. Canadian Innovation Minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne, confirmed the directive to newsmen. “The Government of Canada has ordered TikTok...

March 13, (THEWILL) - The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that may ban TikTok unless it separates from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, in six months. However, they will need the approval of the...

October 08, (THEWILL) - On September 25, a TikTok post from the Napoli account sparked a social media firestorm spanning continents and involving figures from footballers to government officials. The video in question featured clips of Nigerian striker Victor...

August 02, (THEWILL) - A female TikTok user, Nwakaego Okoye, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for defaming Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos gave the ruling on Wednesday. The judge...