Tag: twitter.

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 5, 2015

Nigerians got closer to God yesterday with #HymnFriday – Top 7 tweets

The hashtag- #HymnFriday, is number 2 second trending topic on Nigerian Twitter. The hashtag was only beaten by Rafael Nadal, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 4, 2015

How Union Bank milked Buhari’s assets declaration on Twitter

Union Bank should be grateful to President Buhari. The Bank, regarded as old people’s bank, became popular on Twitter, after President ...

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Mallam YeroAugust 31, 2015

Lauryn Hill’s concert last night was a lesson in delayed gratification

After May’s debacle, Lauryn Hill finally performed in Lagos. It wasn’t all smooth sailing, however. The opening acts weren’t any ...

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Mallam YeroAugust 28, 2015

The worst tweets of the week (28.08.15)

Like we did last week, we’ve gathered the absolute worst tweets on #NigerianTwitter and to discuss them like one big happy family. ...

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Janeth JAugust 27, 2015

Trans-James: The funniest tweets from the #JamesNdu incident

So Uncle Ndu has gotten the attention he wanted. James Ndu decided to cast his ex on twitter, but unfortunately, ...

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Ada IgboanugoAugust 27, 2015

Has James Ndu just scammed #NigerianTwitter?

So James Ndu is now a celeb. Thanks to Nigerian Twitter. The attention seeking user casted his ex who is ...

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Mallam YeroAugust 21, 2015

The worst tweets of the week (21.08.15)

So here’s a little thing we’re going to start doing on YNaija, Nigerians on the Internet say the dumbest things ...

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Janeth JAugust 6, 2015

#SecSchoolInNigeria: See hilarious tweets about Nigerian secondary schools

Nigerians on Twitter have started another trending hashtag — as usual. This time it’s #SecSchoolInNigeria. People are sharing some quotes ...

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Janeth JAugust 4, 2015

Abike Dabiri-Erewa says she doesn’t owe anyone a thing

Former House of Representatives member, Abike Dabiri has debunked Nigerian Deposit Money Banks’ allegation that a company in which she ...

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Mallam YeroAugust 3, 2015

5 Nigerian brands doing Social Media right

Following Access Bank’s epic contribution to #NigeriansAtHogwarts, we had a little debate at YNaija HQ. What Nigerian brands actually do ...

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Janeth JAugust 1, 2015

#NigeriansAtHogwarts: The funniest tweets

As usual there yet another trending topic on twitter. Nigerians on twitter today started another hashtag, #NigeriansAtHowarts. Trust Nigerians to ...

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Janeth JAugust 1, 2015

Mark Zuckerberg expecting his first child after three miscarriages

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla are proud to announce that they are pregnant after series of miscarriages. The Silicon ...

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Mallam YeroJuly 29, 2015

Sugabelly, inane feminism, and the question of violence – a counterpoint

Words by Akintoye Abdulraheem Yesterday, in an unprecedented display of animosity towards men, Sugabelly wrote an article in which she ...

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Seyi AlbertJuly 27, 2015

Twitter Weekly Roundup: The Nigerian passport, #SomeoneTellCNN, inclusive government

*picks up megaphone* GOOD MORNING NIGERIA AND BEYOND! IT IS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL MONDAY! *drops megaphone* How are you all doing ...

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Mallam YeroJuly 24, 2015

Libeling Oby Ezekwesili is always a terrible idea

Some website called “BT Breaking Times” claimed Oby Ezekwisili “blast”-ed the President’s recent comments. FLASH | “I Will Not Treat ...

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SugabellyJuly 23, 2015

No Cheta, the feminist movement has NOT gone off the rails

Funny how a man who will always be the beneficiary of patriarchy boldly declares feminism has lost the plot.   ...

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Janeth JJuly 22, 2015

Who owes Davido money? Please pay him back

Davido is not chilled at the moment as he has took to Twitter to vent. It seems someone is owing him ...

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Ada IgboanugoJuly 21, 2015

18-year-old house-help drinks pesticide after being jilted by boyfriend (PHOTOS)

According to Twitter user, Aisha Yesufu, an 18-year-old maid drank half the content of a bottle of pesticide, ‘Sniper’, after ...

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Mallam YeroJuly 20, 2015

Femi Adesina just can’t catch a break on the internet

A seemingly innocent tweet by Femi Adesina… Breakfast with VP Joe Biden. Meeting with Obama at White House. Meets John ...

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Mallam YeroJuly 11, 2015

J.K. Rowling’s epic response to Twitter troll’s comment on Serena Williams

Serena won her, what, 6th Grand Slam today and the Twitter was awash with “White People Tears”. While many spoke ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 10, 2015

Saraki says allegations that he laundered money are ‘negative lies’

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday, said he will not be distracted by “negative lies” being reported about him on ...

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Janeth JJuly 8, 2015

#GEJWhileYouWereAway: The 10 funniest tweets

Former President Goodluck Jonathan returned from his vacation to the UK Tuesday night and Nigerians started the Twitter hashtag #GejWhileYouWereAway, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 7, 2015

I’ll be the last person to support a satanic party – Dino Melaye

Senator representing Kogi West district, Dino Melaye, has yet again, defended his decision to support the election of Bukola Saraki ...

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Op-Ed EditorJuly 6, 2015

Ben Murray-Bruce: Why we should not insult people on social media

by Ben Murray-Bruce  We should not come on social media to abuse one another on partisan grounds. That to me ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 2, 2015

#BabaGoSlow is trending on Twitter | These are the top 10 reactions

We blame Bloomberg for the avalanche of shades thrown and swipes taken at President Buhari, today, July 1. The business ...

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Mallam YeroJune 30, 2015

#BeingFemaleInNigeria hashtag brings out the village idiots

A group of wonderful women on Twitter decided to share their terrible experiences as women in Nigeria. The wise move ...

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Mallam YeroJune 28, 2015

Maybe we all overreacted about President Buhari’s helipad

Now you think about it, the President building a helipad is not really a big deal. Admit it. But we’re ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJune 26, 2015

The President’s special assistant, Garba Shehu is excited by Twitter

Senior Special Assistant on media and publicity to the president, Garba Shehu, is quite giddy today. As a result of ...

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Janeth JJune 26, 2015

All ye shoppers on Instagram, beware of scammers

Scammers and 419ers have moved from the typical way of scamming people to using social media to do their jobs. ...

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