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This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. TikTok’s looking to enhance friend connection in the app through a new set of updates that will enable collaborative engagement, as well as a new greeting card option that you can send via DMs. First off, TikTok has…

Habeeb Hamzat, the popular Nigerian TikToker, who is better known as Peller, has dismissed claims that the nighttime ban on TikTok live streams in the country will hurt him financially. Earlier, Tori News reported that TikTok temporarily restricted access to its LIVE feature for users in Nigeria during late-night hours, issuing an…

A young man who previously claimed that Senator Ned Nwoko paid him to assassinate the actress Regina Daniels has now retracted his statement, admitting the allegation was entirely fabricated. The individual, known as Liar of TikTok, went viral after releasing a video in which he accused the senator of sponsoring…

Nigerian TikToker Habeeb Okikiola, known as Peller, went viral for sharing news of his new car. He announced the purchase during Nollywood star Funke Akindele’s movie premiere. Peller had previously posted about the car on Instagram, receiving congratulations from fans and fellow entertainers. A video has gone viral showing Nigerian…

A Cinnabon worker in Wisconsin has been fired after a racist outburst directed at two customers went viral, the Georgia-based cinnamon roll chain said. Cinnabon posted a statement on social media that the worker, who it did not identify, was “immediately terminated” by the franchise owner over a “disturbing video” of the…

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Nigerian rising star Shallipopi has clinched the Artist of the Year title at the 2025 TikTok Awards for Sub-Saharan Africa, solidifying his status as one of the continent’s most influential young artists. The ceremony, held in Johannesburg, celebrated the creators and musicians who shaped online culture across the region throughout…

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Right now, millions of high school seniors are finalizing their college applications and anticipating where they’ll spend the next four years studying and sleeping on bunk beds. If the most hashtagged universities on TikTok are any indication, a lot of them will be headed below the Mason-Dixon line. You’ve probably…