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“Not tithing does not attract any curse from God” | Apostle Arome Osayi settles the tithe controversy
Daddy Freeze set up a firestorm on Nigerian social media with his utterances about tithing. Throughout the whole hullabaloo, the principle of tithing has not been addressed by popular men…
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Rita Dominic slays in white; Timi Dakolo’s moving anthem | See your fave celebrities at #TFAA2017
Nigerian celebrities came to #TFAA2017 with their A-game. Kenny Blaq cracked VP Osinbajo up with his King Sunny Ade and Tope Alabi's rendition of 'Mans Not Hot'; Timi Dakolo got…
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The Thread: Who should win at The Future Awards Africa 2017? TwitterNG predicts
Young Nigerians - and Africans- are excited about The Future Awards 2017. The award recognises outstanding contribution in the year under consideration. Last year, the awards caused a bit of…
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Ebuka, Rotimi Amaechi, Teju Babyface | See our first photos from #TFAA2017
The biggest youth awards in Africa since its inception in 2006 is taking place now at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos. Every year, The Future Awards draws young people from…
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“I was quite wealthy before coming into government” | 7 things we learned from Atiku’s reply to I Go Dye
Since Mama Taraba announced her support for Atiku's 2019 campaign, Twitter Nigeria has been in a tizzy. Atiku has been accused of being corrupt and not championing the cause of…
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The Thread: “I will be contesting for the governorship of Lagos state” – Bisi Alimi
Popular gay rights activist Bisi Alimi has set his sights on another mountain to conquer: politics. But he's not starting from the grassroots, nope. He is gunning for Ambode's job.…
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The Thread: TwitterNG bands together in support of @segalink
Nigerians are adamant on proving to the government that they are no pushovers and they won't be cowed by threats from the Nigerian police. After #EndSARS trended sufficiently on Twitter…
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The Thread: “This is a low level civil war” “These animals are worse than Boko Haram” | TwitterNG reacts to NAF bombings in Adamawa
While Nigerians are still screaming #EndSARS on social media, there has been a development in the Fulani herdsmen crisis that's been barely acknowledged. According to media reports, the Nigerian Airforce…
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The Thread: “They threatened to shoot us for laughing” | 7 Heartbreaking stories of SARS brutality
Five days after #EndSARS blew up on Twitter, the campaign is still trending and garnering public support. Yesterday, Senator Isah Misau joined the campaign by raising a point of order…
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The Thread: “Latent haters. Forming inactive volcanoes” | Omojuwa and Bisi Alimi go head to head on Twitter
Entrepreneur and social media influencer, Japheth Omojuwa has been part of the crew leading the charge to #EndSARS on Twitter but that initiative almost got hijacked after he tweeted this:…
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The Thread: “He is a total misfit” “This thing is not normal” | TwitterNG drags Gov Rochas for his latest stunt
It's official! Rochas Okorocha, the Governor of Imo state, has lost every last one of his marbles. Abi, what other diagnosis can be given to a Governor of a whole…
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Seyi Shay steps out ‘naked’; elderly couple shows Instagram the definition of true love | See our top 10 photos from last week
The 12th edition of The Eperience held last week Friday and Tafewa Balewa square saw the glory of the Lord. Like a boss, Atiku confirmed the rumour of leaving APC…
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The Thread: How SARS officials almost raped me
Twitter Nigeria is flooded with tales of SARS officials using the power of the gun to intimidate, terrorise and murder, even, Nigerian citizens. While the IGP's response has been to…
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The Ivory Coast Princess; The Nigerian who dressed Michelle Obama | See the top 27 artists we are rooting for in 2018
Despite prevailing socio-economic hardships down this way and a horrible name in first world countries, Africans are doing their darndest to banish stereotypes and exalt the image of the black…
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The Thread: “SARS is filled with cultists and armed robbers” | A police officer’s son reveals shady operations
What comes to mind when someone creates a new social media account at the height of a trending topic? You know dirty tea's about to be spilt. All weekend, the…
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The Thread: The top 10 viral tweets from last week
Viral tweets just make Twitter utterly delightful; so we thought to curate our top 10 (there’s a bonus and then some) from last week. Some of the tweets will have…
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“You exposed the Chibok girls to avoidable danger” “For 15 years, Buhari was banned from the US” | Read our top 10 quotes from last week
Last week, the gloves came off. As if to give credence to the rumour that he's left the APC for PDP, Atiku revealed that Buhari was not allowed into the…
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The Thread: “What about the soft slave trading we practice here?” | Eldee tackles modern day slavery in Nigeria
While the uproar continues over Libya's slave auctions of Africans, Nigerian celebrities Eldee and Kemi Adetiba have used the opportunity to draw parallels between the Libya situation and our version…
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The Thread: “You’re late” “Man just woke up” | Buhari tweets concern about Libya’s slave auctions; TwitterNG reacts
14 days after CNN broke the news of slave auctions taking place in Libya, President Buhari finally spoke up. It would appear that the president was waiting on other African…
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The Thread: “This is absolutely inhumane” “Wipe Libya off the map” | Twitter reacts in horror over Libya’s slave trade
Social media has been blowing up since CNN's exclusive piece on the slave trade auctions in Libya came out. We're having a difficult time wrapping our heads around the despicable…
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The Thread: UNILAG Olodo fights back after @udala_ accuses him of rape on Twitter
Controversy erupted on Twitter after @uduala_ pointed accusing fingers at a Twitter influencer, @UnilagOlodo for raping her when she visited him sometime in June. From the responses to the thread…
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Fisayo Soyombo: How Ethiopan Airlines has been stealing from Nigerians
by ‘Fisayo Soyombo The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything — Albert Einstein. In life,…
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Banky W and Adesua’s ‘Wedding of the Year’ | See our top 10 photos from last week
We really should title this edition of Top 10 Photos from last week #BAAD2017 because our focus was mostly on our favourite celebrity couple's wedding (they didn't tag it the…
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The Thread: The top 10 viral tweets from last week
Viral tweets just make Twitter utterly delightful; so we thought to curate our top 10 (there’s a bonus and then some) from last week. Some of the tweets will have…
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“The voice of the people is the voice of God” “May your love outlive creaking limbs and grey hairs” | Read our Top 10 quotes from last week
This past week, Zimbabwe, Atiku and The Wellingtons occupied the news for very distinct reasons. Over in the South of Africa, "The Crocodile" returned from exile, back home, Atiku did…
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The Thread: “Ebuka: CEO, Agbada Technologies” “Mans too hot” | That time Ebuka broke the internet
In case you've been living under the rock, you should know that the number one topic in Nigeria last week was Banky Wellington and Adesua's wedding. They are Nigeria's favourite…
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Mugabe takes a bow; Malami’s 360 on Maina; Ebuka’s iconic agbada | Here are this week’s winners and losers
by Alexander Onukwue and Ezinne Ajoku This was a week in which an awful lot of people won. From the Niger through Zambezi and across the Atlantic towards South America,…
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The Thread: “I just finished crying to my mummy on the phone” | The hilarious diary of a frustrated youth corper
The compulsory National Youth Civil Service programme is on. For diasporans, it basically means that for one year, the country owns you. The Federal government determines where you live, when…
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The Thread: “Atiku plays his hand very early and it is a major disadvantage” | PDP stalwart schools Atiku
It's heating up, this race to the 2019 presidency and Atiku just made it that much harder for Buhari to clinch the Presidency a second time by switching parties. The…
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The Thread: “A political prostitute will always be a political prostitute” | TwitterNG reacts to Atiku’s transfer to PDP
2019 is shaping up to be quite contentious, with this transfer by 4-time presidential aspirant, Abubakar Atiku. A week after PDP sent out a letter begging him to return to…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy