Category: Deep Dive
Wike’s ‘Lockdown Republic’ gains fans on Twitter
From rumors that the President of Russia; Vladimir Putin released a hundred lions on the streets of Moscow, to keep ...
The NCDC needs to consider stronger campaigns if we’d win over the ‘Doubting Thomasses’
If there is one habit synonymous with adults, it is falling into routine. We often have that thing we can’t ...
Igbo is trending and there can hardly be a more beautiful conversation
Besides its prominence as an essential channel of communication with people of diverse backgrounds, Twitter has become a handy tool ...
Are we going to ignore reports of ‘Yobe mysterious deaths’ like we did with Kano?
Recorded cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have continued to increase and nearing 3,000 as of Wednesday, May 6. Amid ...
#TestKitScam: What is the likelihood that a goat and pawpaw tested positive for COVID-19?
Perhaps the last headline you or anyone for that matter will want to read in these uncertain times is “CDC ...
Here’s why the trend on Enugu is most worrisome
We had problems pre-pandemic and it seemed like all our other problems disappeared immediately the pandemic became a more worrisome ...
What to remember from the Uganda VS Nigeria Twitter war
Uganda is in a headlock with Nigeria in a Twitter war that has raged for most of the weekend. This ...
It’s a long battle but an African remedy may just be the solution to COVID-19
The Coronavirus pandemic which has prompted a swift halt of economic activities all around the world, and also caused entire ...
‘Sexual consent’ dominates conversation as allegation of sexual assault resurfaces on Twitter
Ah, consent! The one topic people on social media, particularly Twitter, that some can’t seem to get enough of. It ...
Nigerians pay respect as popular video vixen, Picture Kodak dies from electrocution
There is no doubt that this has been a trying year for Nigerians across several industries. To top this up, ...
Why are Nigerians protesting the NCDC bill? Take a look for yourself
If no-holds-barred criticism is what makes a great government, the Federal Republic of Nigeria may very well lead in global ...
Here’s why Timini’s alleged relationship with undergraduate girlfriend became gist for the timeline
At this point, you may be expecting a little too much if you expect that Nigerians have outgrown some topics, ...
#FreeMubarakBala: Archaic laws have no place in our books
Blasphemy laws, like many archaic laws in Nigeria’s spazzing justice system, is a relic of our colonial past. That this ...
COVID-19 : If you’re in search of a recipe for disaster, Kano’s reliance on ‘verbal autopsies’ is one
First question: why the fuss? We get surprised easily and forget that we are still in a country where there ...
Mamman Daura’s heartfelt tribute to Abba Kyari invokes apathy from Nigerians
Following the burial ceremony of Late Abba Kyari, which broke the internet and unfortunately, the rules of social distancing, the ...
The recklessness that led to Plateau State’s index coronavirus case
Daily updates on newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the country have become as much a part of our lives ...
There may be many reasons to scapegoat the NCDC, Kano is not one of them
It’s easy to get caught up in the uniformity of conventional activities that make up our daily lives, so much ...
$21,000 tuition is no substitute for hands-on parenting; a bitter lesson African parents must learn
Is this beating ? 21k USD is a lot and the mum is saying he should not beat them ...
#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 ...
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