Opinion

November 10, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Buhari, Kemi, Ben Bruce, others

1. Buhari They might have probably discussed the issue of the Islamisation of Nigeria. I just welcomed Christian leaders to the State House, for a meeting. At 2pm I will meet with Muslim leaders. Our diversity is one of the most important things about us as a nation, and we must do everything in our... Read More

November 10, 2017

The Thread: Here’s what Nigerian men are doing around the world

Nigerian men are travellers, explorers and entrepreneurs, and if that resulted in finding new planets and galaxies, the country will be better for it, and our public image will soar. Instead, what we are notorious for, apparently, is this: https://twitter.com/DeeTreble/status/927973076389769216 Not sure if this is a case of sowing wild oats or time and chance... Read More

Nigerian men, Propagating children, The Thread

November 10, 2017

The Thread: “I want you to blow my back out” “I carry an inhaler with me everytime ’cause you take my breath away” | Twitter MCMs and slay queens send crush notes

After her #DateChallenge went viral, Oloni is back with another challenge. This one is open to both ladies and gentlemen. She calls it crush notes. Here’s how it works: https://twitter.com/Oloni/status/928932220152242177 It’s relationship Friday, so don’t let anything stop you from getting your 143 on; who knows, it might just be all you need to do... Read More

Crush notes, nigeria, Oloni, The Thread

November 10, 2017

The Thread: “Protect your mumu button” | How to avoid dating abusive men

Ladies, if you needed a pep talk to summon the will power to leave an abusive relationship, @The_Kitchen_Guy has just the right words for you. Wake up and smell the coffee. https://twitter.com/The_Kitchen_Guy/status/927870213009395712 Guys- abusers and abuse apologists, here’s a fellow man calling you out on your bs. Let this be a hard reset to your... Read More

abuse, Domestic violence, Relationships, The Thread, women

El-Rufai

November 10, 2017

The Thread: Is this the real reason Nigerians are celebrating el-Rufai?

Yesterday, Twitter Nigeria was divided over El Rufai’s decision to sack 22,000 Primary School Teachers who had failed the Kaduna state Competency test. Half were in favour of retraining the teachers and the other half adamant that the teachers are completely useless. Why will you suggest training as a remedy? This is a matter of... Read More

Child education, Demola Olarewaju, el rufai, Kaduna teachers, Mark Essien, nigeria, Politics, The Thread, trending topics

November 9, 2017

The Thread: President Buhari just repeated the same mistake GEJ made

BBOG activist, Oby Ezekwesili has served President Buhari another dose of bitter truth: his administration is just as bad as that of Jonathan. You will recall that in the early days of the Chibok Girls kidnap, then President Goodluck Jonathan spent some time dilly-dallying, calling the kidnap something orchestrated by his detractors. Also, many felt... Read More

Buhari, Chibok girls, GEJ, Migration, Oby Ezekwesili, The Thread, trafficking

November 9, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: El-Rufai, Chude, Wizkid, others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More

Aisha Yesufu, Banky W, Chude Jideonwo, kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, wizkid

November 9, 2017

The Thread: These are the test questions Kaduna primary school teachers failed | El Rufai releases scripts

Following the ruckus on Twitter over Gov El Rufai sacking 21,000 teachers who failed the Primary 4 competency test, the Kaduna Governor released some marked scripts on social media. It’s a good PR move by the Governor, asking the public to judge whether these teachers deserve their jobs. We must warn you, the answers are... Read More

Child education, el rufai, Kaduna teachers, nigeria, Protests, The Thread

NUT

November 9, 2017

The Thread: “El Rufai should learn from Peter Obi” “Train teachers that cannot pass Primary 4 test?” | Firestorm brews on TwitterNg over KD teachers

There’s a furious debate on Political Twitter Nigeria over Governor El Rufai’s decision to sack 21,000 teachers who couldn’t pass the Primary 4 Competency Test organised by the state government. Governor El Rufai had embarked on the test in a bid to clear the Kaduna Public School system of unqualified personnel. In response to the... Read More

Pregnancy

November 9, 2017

7 surprising facts about pregnancy everyone should know

by Dr. Omiete Charles-Davies Pregnancy is a very special period. From conception to delivery, several changes happen in a woman’s body to make her able to carry the pregnancy without any complications. Today, we would be looking at a few facts about pregnancy that may surprise you. Let’s dive straight in. 1. A woman’s blood... Read More

opinion, pre-eclampsia, pregnancy, Symptoms

NUT

November 9, 2017

“Why should our children sacrifice for teachers”? | 3 Takeaways from Joachim MacEbong’s article on El Rufai’s teacher crisis

Governor El Rufai is a controversial political figure by any standard. He caused a ruckus on Twitter during the Southern Kaduna crisis by arresting the driving force of the movement, Audu Maikori. This time around, it’s Kaduna Primary School teachers that El Rufai is up against. After most of them failed the competency test organised... Read More

Child education, el rufai, kaduna, nigeria, opinion, Teachers

November 9, 2017

The rhetoric of Islamisation: A deliberate attempt to create division and mutual suspicion

by Rotimi Ayanwale Human beings can at best be described as homo economicus: path dependent, self-interested, utility maximisers and rational. Although the level of rationality every human has is contingent on the amount of information he is privy to. This general definition makes the news making the rounds about the Islamisation agenda by a... Read More

Islamisation, Muhammadu Buhari, Yemi Osinbajo

Failure

November 9, 2017

Chude Jideonwo: Nigeria is the Federal Republic of Rumour Mongering

by Chude Jideonwo It was my baptism of fire into the workings of Nigerian governance. Our firm had just begun communication consulting for government departments and agencies about six years earlier, and this was a very important client. Where I thought my work would centre on strategic planning and execution, it turned out much of... Read More

elections, Governance, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Rumour mongering

November 8, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: The #ThankYouHilary comment, 2Baba’s grand response to Blackface, others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More

2face, JJ Omojuwa, noisemakers, Rochas Okorocha, Yakubu Dogara

November 8, 2017

The Thread: “We’ll now be seeing ropes instead of threads” “Reno’s nuggets will become Reno’s whole chicken” | Hilarious reactions to Twitter’s 280 character update

After an initial test run, Twitter finally enabled its 280 character limit for all users today. https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/928004549478047744 140+140! — jack (@jack) November 7, 2017 The update hasn’t been well received. As way of protesting the death of 140 characters, Twitter users sresponded to the update by tweeting silly. @KingAbsolute foretold it. https://twitter.com/KingAbsolute_/status/928183415073107968 And look what... Read More

280 characters, apps, The Thread, Twitter update

Social media

November 8, 2017

How to manage and control your social media perception

By Olufemi Oguntamu Before man moves to Mars, he will first move online. What we call the online community today will someday be home to most of planet earth’s population. In essence, almost everyone will have an online account of some sort in the not too distant future. With social media, we interact, mingle and... Read More

editorial, Ogunkamu, op-ed

November 8, 2017

The Thread: “How did we find ourselves a mad man for Governor?” | TwitterNG reacts to Rochas Okorocha’s new statue

Rochas Okorocha, the Governor of Imo state has come again. He broadcast on Twitter that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the beloved President of Liberia will pay Imo state a visit. Twitter erupted with questions and condemnation because we all know what happened the last time an African President came to Imo. However upsetting this might be,... Read More

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Irresponsible governance, nigeria, Rochas Okorocha, Statue erection, The Thread

November 8, 2017

The Thread: “Wealth is a major ethnic group” | All the reasons to give up on Nigeria

The average Nigerian is resilient and happy. No matter how dire the circumstances, we remain convinced that e go better. But will it? Kobi has listed more than 10 reasons to get your heads out of the clouds and brace for the worst. Honestly, reading this thread almost caused me to lose my joy- that’s... Read More

corruption, hopelessness, nigeria

Niger Delta

November 8, 2017

The Thread: “PMB’s stamina is impressive”, “All these trillions with nothing to show” | TwitterNG reactions to 2018 Budget

Yesterday, President Buhari presented the 2018 budget, dubbed the Budget of Consolidation, to the National Assembly. Here’s the breakdown of a budget: FG’s Proposed 2018 Budget in one chart. #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/sTRlrgu93z — BudgIT Nigeria (@BudgITng) November 7, 2017 Twitter Nigeria has commented on everything from his impressive health recovery to the loopholes in the budget... Read More

budget, national assembly, nigeria, Saraki, The Thread

November 7, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Davido, Oby Ezekwesili and the lady that thinks men have not been punished enough

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More

November 7, 2017

The Thread: How this Nigerian aims to change the lives of ex-convicts

Seeing people doing good for the sake of empowering the lives of those less fortunate in society is always a delight and an inspiration, especially because the Nigerian environment doesn’t exactly, well, enable thinking of anything but one’s survival. But @EL_Deino is not letting that stand in his way. These are his plans for the... Read More

ex-convicts, Inspiration, nigeria, The Thread

November 7, 2017

The Thread: How to get your proposal noticed

The Economist once said that Nigerian English is “prone to verbal flourishes“. And nowhere is this so apparent as in our speeches and writeups- whether emails, proposals and CVs. These “verbal flourishes” might add flavour to a speech, but for official correspondence, it doesn’t help any. If you’ve ever wondered why your proposal always lands... Read More

correspondence, nigeria, proposal, Prosposal writing, Sam Hart, The Thread

November 7, 2017

The Thread: 7 reasons why Buhari is not fit to run in 2019

There are speculations that President Buhari is revving up to enter the 2019 race, because what sitting African President ever voluntarily gave up power? Errr…before you say Madiba, Nelson Mandela doesn’t count, guys. What ought to count where Presidential elections are concerned is that the candidate is at the very least fit for the rigours... Read More

2019 Presidential elections, Buhari, nigeria, Politics, The Thread

November 6, 2017

How conversation over Buhari’s appointees highlights Ekwueme’s legacy

by Alexander O. Onukwue It is an article of faith that, in the Nigerian democratic environment, every matter takes on ethnic and regional sentiments. Appointments into government positions are basically screened by most persons with the lens of the appointee’s place of origin first before issues of competency are brought forward. In his two years... Read More

Buhari, Ekwueme, nigeria, Story of the day

November 6, 2017

The Thread: This is how Nigeria crushes dreams

Nigerians are fond of pointing to “our leaders” as the basis of all our country’s woes, but isn’t that passing the buck? These “our leaders” do not fall from the sky; they emerge from among us. So “we the people” bear the blame for the crop of leaders we have. Furthermore, “our leaders”, who once... Read More

corruption, dreams, Governance, Leadership, nigeria, The Thread

November 6, 2017

The Thread: How do you say “I love you” in your language? Here are 3 amazing ways

Language is such a beautiful thing, and love even more so, that the great Michael Jackson sang “love is magical”. So Twitter thought to share just how magical both can be. Cue Kush: https://twitter.com/keeperoftheday/status/925462401952112640 Soniya took it up a notch: https://twitter.com/Sonyeee07/status/926742379230502912 Then brought it crashing down because she was only clowning around. In spite of... Read More

language, Love, The Thread

November 6, 2017

Fisayo Soyombo: Getting Buhari out in 2019 is not enough

by ‘Fisayo Soyombo There are numerous disgruntled Muhammadu Buhari supporters straddling the social media space. Worried by a series of controversies in a government they placed high hopes in, many of Buhari’s supporters are penitent. “Throwback to when I used my bike to campaign for Buhari preaching change. God forgive me,” one named ‘Hur’... Read More

2019 Elections, Buhari, jonathan, nigeria, opinion, Politics

November 5, 2017

RE: Islamisation plot is real, CAN tells Osinbajo

by Olusegun Adedeji My attention has been brought to the news story credited to the leadership of the South-South zone of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) that President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to Islamize Nigeria. Chairman of the Christian group, Archbishop God-Dowell Avwomakpa, in a news report in The Vanguard Newspaper was credited to... Read More

”Islamization” agenda, Buhari, CAN, nigeria, opinion, Osinbajo

November 5, 2017

Albert Afeso Akanbi: The Koran vs The Holy Bible — Which is the truth? [Pt II]

by Albert Afeso Akanbi I was buried in a pile of feedback –emails, comments, text messages and phone calls, some of them disapproval and veiled threats, and others affirmation from friend and reader alike, following the publication of the first part of this article in some online platforms last week. [In case you missed it]:... Read More

Afeso Albert Akanbi, Bible vs Koran debate, Christianity, islam, opinion, Religion

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