Entertainment
TikTok Removes 1.4m Nigerian User’s Videos In Q3 2023

The short video platform owned by Bytedance, TikTok, has reported that during the third quarter of this year, it deleted 1.4 million videos uploaded by Nigerian users.
According to The Times, Nigeria was one of the top 50 nations from which videos abusing the site’s policies originated in Q3, the platform claims. During the evaluation period, 136.5 million videos were taken down from the internet worldwide.
The business noted in its recently published Community Guidelines Enforcement Report that 90% of all content removals for the quarter occurred in the top 50 markets where policy violations were documented.
One or more of TikTok’s policies, which cover topics like Integrity and Authenticity, Privacy and Security, Mental and Behavioural Health, Safety, and Civility, among others, were allegedly broken by the removed content.
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TikTok reported that it deleted 73.6 million accounts that were found to be fraudulent or spam during the period under investigation.
“As always, we’re keeping an eye out for outside threats and taking precautions to protect the platform from fraudulent accounts and activity. There are periodic variations in the reported metrics in these regions as a result of these attackers’ continual probing and attacking of our systems.
“In spite of this, we’re unwavering in our resolve to swiftly detect and delete any accounts, materials, or actions that aim to manipulate users’ popularity on our platform.
According to the corporation, 348.7 million likes on videos were also deleted. In addition, 7.2 billion fake follow requests and 211.3 million fake followers were deleted.
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It was found that the deleted likes, followers, and follow requests were the result of “automated or inauthentic mechanisms,” according to TikTok.
In 2023, TikTok reported a rise in the number of ads deleted for breaking its advertising regulations and a fall in the number of ads removed as a result of account-level measures during the third quarter. According to the research, the number of ads removed in Q3 2023 for breaking the platform’s policies increased to 1.3 million from 962,574 in Q2.
Even with the removals, TikTok’s user-generated revenue continues to climb, making it one of the most popular social media sites worldwide.
In 2023, TikTok made $3.8 billion in customer spending through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, bringing its total income to $10 billion, according to a recent estimate from data.ai.
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According to Data.ai, in Q1 2023, TikTok became the first mobile app to generate over $1 billion in global consumer spending in a single quarter. With over $6.2 billion in customer spending at the beginning of 2023, the social video app has managed to add $3.8 billion to that number over the course of the year.
Entertainment
Salawa Abeni Reacts To Death Rumours
Veteran Nigerian musician, Salawa Abeni has reacted to her death rumours.
The singer in a video shared on her Instagram page debunked the viral report, and described it as “shameful”.
While appreciating her fans and loved ones for their concerns, Salawa Abeni urged the general public to disregard the rumours.
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Singing in the video, she declared that anyone wishing her dead shall die before her.
Captioning the video, the 64-year-old songstress wrote “I’m alive, hail, and hearty. Please disregard the rumours. Some blogs will do the unthinkable just to trend. It is rather shameful. The Queen is fine and doing very well”.
Entertainment
FULL LIST: Imisi, Koyin, Others Make Top 10 Ahead BBNaija S10 Grand Finale
The Big Brother Naija 10/10 housemates have been narrowed down to the top 10 finalists ahead of Sunday’s grand finale.
The finalists are Kola, Imisi, Isabella, Sultana, Jason Jae, Mensan, Koyin, Kaybobo, Dede, and Faith.
During the live eviction show in Lagos on Sunday, the show host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced the exit of three housemates; Mide, Zita, and Rooboy.
The remaining seven contestants joined Sultana, the Head of House; Mensan, the most influential player; and Kaybobo, who secured immunity through the red phone twist deducting ₦10 million from the prize money.
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Mide, the first to leave, expressed surprise at how far she had made it in the house.
She said last week was particularly difficult without Bright Morgan but reminded herself why she was in the game.
She told fans, “Watch out for Mide the actress, she is coming,” revealing that her time in the house sparked a passion for acting she plans to explore outside the Big Brother Naija house.
Zita was the second to exit. On stage, she said she was grateful to God for the time spent in the house and reflected on her journey.
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On a potential reunion with Danboskid, she said she cannot say until she meets him. Regarding her fight with Rooboy, she described it as emotional, saying, Rooboy is a cool person.
Rooboy was the third housemate evicted. On stage, he shared his plans to explore hyping, acting, contribution into the football community and acting.
The eviction also featured a brief moment with Faith, who acknowledged some tension in the house.
Asked by Ebuka about conflicts with colleagues, he admitted, “I am the problem sometimes and sometimes it is the housemates.”
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Isabella addressed questions about her interactions with various male housemates, including Koyin, explaining, she was just having fun.” Koyin confirmed that the fun was mutual.
The bottom three for the week saw Mide topping the chart, with Zita at the last spot.
Sunday’s grand finale promises an exciting conclusion as the top 10 housemates compete for the BBNaija 10/10 crown.
Entertainment
‘We Don’t Monitor Such Record’ —GWR Rejects Nigerian Adult Entertainment Star’s Marathon Sex Attempt
The Guinness World Records, GWR, has rejected plans by controversial Nigerian adult entertainment star, Mandy Kiss, to set a world record by having sex with 100 men at a time.
Mandy Kiss had earlier in an Instagram post announced her plan to attempt to have sex with 100 men.
The event is scheduled for October 30, 2025, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos.
The development has sparked controversy on social media with many questioning her moral values.
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However reacting to the trending news under a promotional flyer shared by @Naija_PR on X, Guinness World Record distance itself from the attempt.
The organisation noted that it doesn’t monitor such records.
“This is not a record we monitor,” GWR stated under the post.
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