Tag: The Thread

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EzinneOctober 25, 2017

The Thread: Oby Ezekwesili calls out ‘Wailers’ and ‘Buharists’

If you’ve been on social media a while, you’d notice that Nigeria’s political scene is divided into two groups: supporters ...

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EzinneOctober 24, 2017

The Thread: Is leaving an inheritance for your children overrated?

Leaving an inheritance for one’s children is a big part of the Nigerian culture. No parent wants to be “worse ...

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EzinneOctober 24, 2017

The Thread: “Don’t we need another Idiagbon to change Nigeria’s bad online culture?”

Nigeria’s internet culture leaves a lot to be desired. Trolls are a dime a dozen, Clapbacks are never in short ...

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EzinneOctober 24, 2017

The Thread: What the National Assembly needs to do to save Nigeria

President Buhari’s government has gradually lost the goodwill he came into office with in 2015. One of the reasons for ...

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EzinneOctober 23, 2017

The Thread: “What a government” “Buhari has no integrity” | TwitterNG reacts to the Maina saga

Nigerians are no longer buying Buhai’s anti-corruption gospel, not after Maina happened to us. In case you missed it, former ...

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EzinneOctober 23, 2017

The Thread: “The manner in which Maina was terminated is illegal” | TwitterNG criticises Buhari’s action

There’s enough fodder on Political Twitter today, thanks to the controversial happenings over at Nigeria’s Civil Service. The man in ...

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EzinneOctober 23, 2017

The Thread: “Maina isn’t the first person fired by GEJ for corruption that Buhari brought back” | ‘Wailers’ react

It’s confusion galore in Nigeria today. First, Ex-Pension boss,  Abdulrasheed Maina, who was declared wanted by the EFCC for absconding ...

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EzinneOctober 23, 2017

The Thread: How I almost married a married man

The “men are scum” trend on Twitter is a sentiment a good many disagree with. But again and again, the ...

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EzinneOctober 21, 2017

The Thread: This is the only way to change Nigeria

The road to 2019 is paved with fear and trepidation and a ginormous amount of political theories. When Jonathan was ...

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EzinneOctober 20, 2017

“Which spirit is manifesting in you?” “You should not be near Nigeria’s destiny” | Femi Adesina tweets foolishness again; TwitterNG rips him apart

It’s official, this administration’s media team trades in alternative facts. Looks like they got a copy of Donald Trump’s playbook…. ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 20, 2017

The Thread: “Disgraceful” | Troll cabal claps back at APC overlords

The Political section of Twitter Nigeria has been tackling themselves over Nigeria’s former Vice President’s  company’s woes with Nigerian Ports ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 20, 2017

The Thread: “Stop pretending” | Omojuwa calls out SBM Intelligence

I apologize in advance that in order to get to the meat of the gist, you must first digest SBM’s ...

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EzinneOctober 19, 2017

The Thread: Why lighter is better in Nigeria

Nivea is the latest company embroiled in racism controversy over its ads/products. Not quite long ago, Dove felt the heat ...

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EzinneOctober 19, 2017

The Thread: “Parents are the first to slut shame their daughters” | TwitterNG women swap stories

It’s open season on all sexual predators as women abroad and within our borders are opening up about their sexual ...

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EzinneOctober 19, 2017

The Thread: “You told me to keep quiet or you’ll make my life a living hell” | Victims out #MeToo activist as a serial sexual abuser

His Twitter bio says “Equality Advocate and Human Rights Activist | 50th President of the United States #Resist“ but his victims ...

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EzinneOctober 18, 2017

The Thread: Twitter throws a fit over Toni Braxton’s marriage to Birdman

While news of Keyshia’s marriage to Gucci Mane has received good reception from fans, minus the ride or die bit, ...

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EzinneOctober 18, 2017

The Thread: “I’d rather die than ride” | Twitter picks a bone with the concept of “ride or die”

Celebrities Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka’oir tied the knot in a lavish 1.3M wedding ceremony yesterday. It was a dream ...

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EzinneOctober 17, 2017

The Thread: “#MeToo — I went to bed alone. I woke up having sex” | 7 Women share shocking stories of sexual abuse

It’s 2017,  and sexual harassment is a no-no. In recent times, Hollywood Producer Harvey Weinstein has been made to face ...

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EzinneOctober 17, 2017

The Thread: ‘First Of All’, the latest crazy, viral trend on Twitter

Twitter never disappoints with its viral hashtags. This one took hold over the weekend and we are still reeling from ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 16, 2017

The Thread: Here’s a different kind of marriage for you to consider

More and more, couples are no longer living by the traditional definition of marriage. Over here, we’ve always had polygamy. ...

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EzinneOctober 16, 2017

“Issa crime scene” | This savage TwitterNG game will have you howling

Sunday evenings are for bants, and Twitter took full advantage of this game to unleash their bad mouth. You’ll be ...

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EzinneOctober 14, 2017

The Thread: This is why the South-East treatment differs from the North

Co-founder of Transparency Intl, Oby Ezekwesili yesterday defended Buhari’s decision to tell the World Bank to focus on the North ...

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EzinneOctober 13, 2017

The Thread: “Femi Adesina belongs in a quarantine away from society” | TwitterNG reacts

Think of President Buhari’s media team, think attack dogs, uncouth, divisive, ethnic. Their loyalty is to one person alone, woe ...

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EzinneOctober 13, 2017

“The priority given to North East by World Bank & Buhari is not unusual at all” | Oby Ezekwesili comes to the FG’s defence

Like clockwork, the Federal Government got into some hot water today after the President of the World Bank revealed that ...

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EzinneOctober 13, 2017

The Thread: “They should just bury the boy in peace” | TwitterNG’s reactions to Tagbo’s death

As the investigation into the death of Tagbo, Caroline Danjuma’s lover, continues, Davido is keen to extricate himself from the ...

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EzinneOctober 12, 2017

The Thread: “She begged me to say it was a publicity stunt” | Irose and Olivia’s messy battle on Abuja Twitter continues

After all the mud Irose and Olivia slung at each other on Tuesday, which must be said made for prime ...

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EzinneOctober 11, 2017

The Thread: “President Buhari, remember to #BringBackOurGirls” | Oby Ezekwesili’s emotional #DayOfTheGirl appeal

Today, the world celebrates the girl child. In a country like Nigeria and a continent like Africa where the girl ...

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EzinneOctober 11, 2017

The Thread: “Clash of the titans”, “The dirtiest thing I’ve seen in a long while” | TwitterNG reacts to the Olivia-Irose saga

Man, what a night we had, thanks to Olivia and Irose’s special brand of tea. It must have been laced ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 11, 2017

The Thread: This is what caused Irose and Olivia’s bloody fight on Twitter

So we were strolling along Twitter and heard people asking: Can someone tell me what this short husband & sola ...

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EzinneOctober 10, 2017

The Thread: “Did you not go to the ends of the earth to look for Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo’s phone number?” | Olivia serves high tea [Pt II]

Whew! It’s been raining dirty, stinking laundry on Abuja Twitter and boy, it’s both exhilarating and exhausting. You might find ...

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