Twitter can make gold out of anything. All it takes is a determined tweep (read troll) and a snappy, witty comeback. Like gold, sometimes it can take a while for those comebacks to saunter along, but when they do, viral is their name. A perfect example is this tweet by Nicki Minaj and the sick... Read More

Gist

bants, Nicki Minaj, The Thread, twitter.

September 23, 2017

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The Thread: “The world ends tomorrow. Confess your sins tonight and be free”, dude tweets. The reactions are lit!

What will you confess if the world were to end tomorrow and you were guaranteed heaven on a platter? That’s the experiment Favour Onyeoziri conducted on TwitterNG last and our eyes are still popping from the confessions.?? Jeez, how do Priests keep it together, though? From school fees corruption to shagging househelps to stealing from... Read More

Gist

bants, confessions, foolishness, gist, nigeria, The Thread, TwitterNG, youth

August 17, 2017

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The Thread: “I will give you hidden treasures” | Sassy answers from TwitterNG – and a shocking story

Twitter was made for bants and foolishness, so these cheeky answers to this tweet were nothing out of the ordinary, after all, which Nigerian doesn’t love money. See below: https://twitter.com/AHoeStory/status/896681646782545920 Praise and Worship time Thank you ,thank you lord ,thank you lord ,thank you lord for everything you have done 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 — Toluwanimi of #GenI🧘🏾‍♀️🩺... Read More

Opinion

bants, Diamond Bank, integrity, The Thread, TwitterNG

August 4, 2017

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The Thread: This has to be one of the funniest things we’ve read on TwitterNG today

There’s no shortage of interesting things on TwitterNg per time. Savage, subs, jokes and fun flow in the river all day long, but this really had us hooting without restraint. Join in: So @Taxify_ng I just drove myself to my destination because your driver jumped out to fight with a Keke Marwa & disappeared… —... Read More

Thinking Through

bants, Nigerian drivers, Taxify woes, The Thread, TwitterNG

August 3, 2017

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The Thread: This rapper has Americans reaching for their rosaries and holy water

Hi everyone. Introducing XXXTentacion, an America rapper whose lyrics had this duo gaping in shock. Watch: https://twitter.com/akaBashh/status/892633311453089792 Black Twitter could not believe its ears. Rap can be wild, vile or even violent and fans will be fine but when it crosses over into the diabolical realm, all bets are off. The lyrics he spewed had... Read More

Opinion

Americans, bants, culture, rap, social media, The Thread, XXXTentacion

June 26, 2017

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The Thread: Remy Ma disses Nicki Minaj in acceptance speech | Twitter reacts to BET 2017 Awards

The 2017 BET Awards took place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, today. It was a star studded night. As with popular events like this, International Twitter did not fail to update the world on every part of the event. From Bruno Mars electrifying performance to Nicky Minaj’s fans taking aim at Remy Ma’s... Read More

Opinion

bants, Chris Brown, Entertainment gistBET 2017 awards, Nicki Minaj, Remy Ma, social media, The Thread

May 20, 2017

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The Thread: #Nepawahala | NEPA takes major L on Twitter NG

Our electricity problems in Nigeria looks like it’s been from time immemorial. With each new Minister of Power, our electricity woes get compounded. At this point, Nigerians are convinced constant electricity is rocket science. There can be no other valid explanation. With this in mind, Nigerians descended on Twitter with savage bants, designed to portray... Read More

Opinion

bants, Blackouts, NEPA, nigeria, PHCN, The Thread, Twitter NG

April 27, 2017

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The Thread: All the Kings greater than the Oba of Lagos

You’ve probably heard of the snub Oba Akiola, the Oba of Lagos, gave the Ooni of Ife at a public event, which the Oba of Lagos is now allegedly pinning on poor eyesight. If you missed it, here it is. Oba of Lagos snubs the Ooni of Ife; refuses to shake his hands. pic.twitter.com/ds9CC6Xtx1 —... Read More

Opinion

bants, Nigerian traditional government, oba akiolu, oba of lagos, Ooni of Ife, The Thread

April 26, 2017

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The Thread: “He’s a millenial” “Innovation” “The president is a freelancer” | Bants fly on Twitter NG about Buhari’s work from home day

It’s the first of it’s kind world over: The Nigerian president has begun to work from home. Honestly, this news could not come at a better time. This is what we have been trying to get our CEOs to embrace, but the stubborn mules just won’t hear word. Now that Mr President has endorsed it,... Read More

Opinion

bants, Buhari's illness, nigeria, Politics, The Thread, work from home

February 13, 2017

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10 hilarious tweets that will convince you to follow the @officialEFCC on twitter

While many public/private offices, government agencies, ministries and departments have got on the transparent and inclusive operations system that has compelled them to open one or two social media accounts, not many of them have properly got a hang of it. The best we can hope for most of the time is a Twitter or... Read More

Thinking Through

bants, EFCC, humour, OfficialEFCC, Pop-Culture, TwitterNG

January 23, 2017

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The Thread: “Candle sales have picked up again, “| Our top 10 reactions to President Buhari’s tweet

It’s official. Nigerians have no chill. In what has to be an indirect response to his death rumours, President Buhari tweeted a picture of him on vacation catching up on news from Nigeria on Channels TV. This generated all sorts of questions and comments, most of which are subs. Do see below: Wherever I am,... Read More

Cover Stories, Opinion

bants, Buhari, death, nigeria, twitter., uk

January 12, 2017

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That epic Soulja Boy shade

This response to the rapper’s enquiry is epic. We thought to share. https://twitter.com/Jack_Talley21/status/819447012957495296 Oh, boy! These streets are rough.

Opinion

bants, musicians, Soulja boy, Twitter America

December 14, 2016

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The Thread: MMM has not crashed; it has gone on midterm break

All through yesterday, and now into today, MMM has been trending. With good reason. Yesterday, MMM operators announced a suspension of its activities till the new year. Those who have their monies tied up in the scheme pretty much have their heart in their mouths. And folks on Twitter have a lot to say; heck,... Read More

bants, economy, mmm, nigeria, Ponzi Schemes, recession

November 10, 2016

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The Thread: Does Barack Obama wish he could eat his words about Donald Trump?

At the White House Correspondents Correspondents Dinner in 2011, Seth Meyers and President Barack Obama took a stab at Donald Trump’s presidential ambitions. Seth Meyers said, “Donald Trump has been saying he’ll run for President as a Republican, which is surprising since I assumed he was running as a joke.” President Obama himself, during the... Read More

2011 White House Correspondents Dinner, 2016 American Elections, bants, barack obama, cOMEDY, Hillary Clinton, nigeria

October 31, 2016

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The Thread: #DearPatient, these are the things your doctor wants you to know

It’s no news that Nigerian patients can be trying. Doctors on Nigerian Twitter are swapping hilarious anecdotes and dispensing advice to their #DearPatient(s). If you are guilty of these blunders, desist. If you know any persons who are guilty of these blunders, do them a favour and share. Hear ye! Hear ye! https://twitter.com/SickSage_/status/792801325302112257 #Dearpatient please go... Read More

bants, culture, Doctors, ignorance, medical students, nigeria, patients, Religion, The Thread

October 27, 2016

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The Thread: These bants had us rolling

Husband and wife, @I_pissVodka and @HeartOfGold_, traded these memes between each other. See below: My Dear Angel, I pick my pen from the basket of love.. pic.twitter.com/hQJJpuuZrP — Ibe 🎒 (@maziibe_) October 27, 2016 Dear Ibe Stop writing me all those silly letters. I have a boyfriend…. pic.twitter.com/0ScC3hPMpT — Hey Sugar (@HeartOfGoId_) October 27, 2016... Read More

bants, Love, Marriage relationship, nigeria, twitter.

August 26, 2016

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Earn over 200k salary or maintain your (poverty) lane: Twitter NG’s new standard (READ)

by Tolu Omoyeni On Twitter Nigeria, the bants never end. Someone posts a tweet and everyone else rides on it to create conversations that lasts for days and the varying perspectives you’ll see will have you oohing and aahing. As President Buhari has not given tweeters anything to discuss in the past one day, everyone... Read More

Featured

200k, bants, Buhari, Muhammadu Buhari, recession, salary, Twitter Nigeria, twitter.

August 11, 2016

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Twitter turns against the @DigiCommsNG handle, and it’s not pretty

The twitter handle of the Presidency’s Office of Digital Engagement, @DigiCommsNG, on Wednesday, bit more than they can chew and the response they got wasn’t pretty -at all. Known for deploying bants and sarcasm that are often tasteless and too sensitive for a nation with frayed edges, the Presidential handle replied a tweet with its... Read More

The News Blog

bants, Buhari, Digicomms, Ogunlesi, Presidency, twitter.

May 23, 2015

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Nigerian women, Etcetera has (plenty) tips for you on how to please your man

by Chinwe Okafor Well at the very least, celebrities can heave a sigh of relief to be spared this weekend of the fiery wrath of defunct Nigerian artiste turned social banter and critic, Etcetera. He has decided to ply on a more humanistic terrain and offer much-needed counsel to Nigerian women, on how to avoid... Read More

bants, critic, Etcetera

The Thread: Nicki Minaj’s throwback tweet goes sideways; Twitter has a field day

The Thread: “The world ends tomorrow. Confess your sins tonight and be free”, dude tweets. The reactions are lit!

The Thread: “4 months pregnant. 4k RTs & I won’t abort it”, lady tweets. The responses are sick

The Thread: “I will give you hidden treasures” | Sassy answers from TwitterNG – and a shocking story

The Thread: This has to be one of the funniest things we’ve read on TwitterNG today

The Thread: This rapper has Americans reaching for their rosaries and holy water

The Thread: Remy Ma disses Nicki Minaj in acceptance speech | Twitter reacts to BET 2017 Awards

The Thread: #Nepawahala | NEPA takes major L on Twitter NG

The Thread: All the Kings greater than the Oba of Lagos

The Thread: “He’s a millenial” “Innovation” “The president is a freelancer” | Bants fly on Twitter NG about Buhari’s work from home day

10 hilarious tweets that will convince you to follow the @officialEFCC on twitter

The Thread: “Candle sales have picked up again, “| Our top 10 reactions to President Buhari’s tweet

That epic Soulja Boy shade

The Thread: MMM has not crashed; it has gone on midterm break

The Thread: Does Barack Obama wish he could eat his words about Donald Trump?

The Thread: #DearPatient, these are the things your doctor wants you to know

The Thread: These bants had us rolling

Earn over 200k salary or maintain your (poverty) lane: Twitter NG’s new standard (READ)

Twitter turns against the @DigiCommsNG handle, and it’s not pretty

Nigerian women, Etcetera has (plenty) tips for you on how to please your man

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