Category: Deep Dive
#JusticeForSeyiAkinade is a reminder that we are paying with our lives for a ‘corrupt police force’
#EndSARS has been a trend for close to a decade. Police brutality has been a ‘normal’ event in Nigeria but ...
#OilPrice: Here’s how the crash concerns us unless we plan to drink our oil anytime soon
2020 is in a race with itself to shock us more and more each day, and it is winning. Shock ...
#BopDaddyChallenge: Did the Nigerian Immigration Service shoot itself on this one?
Religion. Yes, that’s the word. The word that has led many in divisive ways. The word too many people misinterpret. ...
Nasty Blaq will do well to remember that the internet never forgets
The chain of trends began hours ago when online comedian, Nasty Blaq posted a comedy skit titled “The lockdown has ...
Conversations on ‘Yoruba Muslims’ is sign that ethnic bigotry is not something people can afford to forget
Social media has this way of starting and never finishing wars. The only thing that gets to the finish line ...
M.I joking his way into public disrespect is why comedy is the domain of comedians
It is perfectly understandable if like many, your first reaction to the Twitter trend Sarz had been apprehension, at what ...
KWAM 1 is in the news again, and this time he’s allegedly messed with a monarch
“It’s another beautiful Thursday morning” one might think, only to go on the streets of Twitter and realize that two ...
Not even Dugbe, Ibadan has been spared from market fires, we should all be worried
Fire outbreaks are becoming commonplace across Nigeria. We only just saw reports of a part of the Finance Ministry’s building ...
#PayUsWithBVN is trending, will the FG listen or allow hoodlums consume us all?
Since the first major case of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in Lagos; critics, interest groups and Nigerians in general ...
What is all the fuss about Eko Atlantic?
What can you buy with 2 million, 400 thousand US dollars? A tonne of things are probably running a race ...
The Police is watching from afar but MC Oluomo is being invited to be a hero
The bomb we all had no idea will explode soon enough has timed out and raging through. You can say ...
Lagos and Ogun Unrest: Can we really fight COVID-19 and armed robbery at the same time?
For the past couple of days, armed hoodlums have taken the opportunity of the coronavirus compulsory lock-down to steal from ...
This is not a drill, we want Cynthia Morgan back
If you have been scouring first the #CynthiaMorgan Twitter trend and then the wider internet, in hopes that the reggae ...
A social media influencer’s battle with botched surgery has Twitter all aflutter
It would seem that the subject surrounding the concession of the female body remains a hot button topic. Even after ...
It is finished! The Health Minister doesn’t think front line health workers are doing anything special
This period has brought with it interesting times and the owners of circuses; indeed. What’s today’s story? Nigeria’s Health Minister, ...
Burna Boy: Very loud and very wrong, but we know why
By now, the name Burna Boy is almost synonymous with everything over-the-top; especially in speech. That is if you are ...
Wuhan won the fight against COVID-19. Hurray?
We were hardly one month into the year when the world began facing a global crisis no one was really ...
Mercy and Ike’s new reality show may generate concerns but it signals growth of our entertainment industry
On the 26th of April, a new reality show is set to premiere on African Magic. This show which would ...
Rema is trending again…and here is why
Rema continues a streak of casual virality that characterises most of the singer’s career to date. Just 2 weeks ago, ...
It may be difficult to tell if 5G is dangerous, but Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s theories definitely are
This is what experts refer to as Dunning–Kruger Effect in psychology. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s cognitive bias has led to perceptual ...
Funke Akindele: Did the Lagos Government shoot itself with this trial?
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has been to court and sentenced for the misdemeanor charge of breaking social distancing guidelines by ...
#LockdownLagos: If you want to stay law abiding, avoid Gbagada
While we will agree that many residents of Lagos have seriously flouted the rules to stay home and stay safe, ...
‘Congratulations Sir,’ is trending on Twitter and this is what it’s about
In the late hours of Sunday, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, announced through his official Twitter handle that he tested negative ...
COVID19: It’s 2020, yet Nigeria’s Finance Ministry unlocks a new level of ‘bambiala’
As Nigeria poises for a growing pandemic with the potential to wreak havoc to its fledgling healthcare system, it appears ...
Here’s what’s up in the Ada Ada vs. Durosoke battle on Twitter
Amidst the newly discovered cases of Coronavirus in Lagos and Akwa Ibom, Nigerians are taking a recess to argue about ...
Get in here if you want to know why Osun is on the COVID-19 map
As Nigeria confirms more cases of the coronavirus disease – COVID-19 – there are states bracing up for record cases. ...
COVID19: What is April Fool’s Day in times of scourge?
To successfully carry out an April Fool’s prank, you need a trick, a joke, or a gigantic, well-crafted lie that ...
COVID-19: The cure is almost here, but it’s not your kitchen herb
Nigerian Twitter is divided on how to approach the advice from the Ooni of Ife on how to get through ...
COVID19: It’s Day 1 of the first ever #Lockdown and here are our burning concerns
Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, is among 3 cities in the country currently on total lockdown. The measure which has become ...
In the time of a pandemic, Nigerians debate a 1M in Abuja or 300k in Ibadan salary
“Nigerians are the happiest people on the planet” – you are allowed to argue with your ancestors. Beset by extreme ...
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