Tag: nigerian twitter

All you need to know about Nigerian Twitter’s Mother-in-law and kitchen controversial debate

One thing that Nigerian Twitter is known for is its conversations around cultural norms and how they play into gender responsibilities. The current ongoing mother-in-law and kitchen debate was sparked…

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How “O jewa ke eng?” infiltrated Nigerian Twitter and crushed our hearts into sad little pieces

"O jewa ke eng?" I texted a friend last week, knowing I sounded a little ridiculous and indecipherable. I had assumed he was Googling what those words meant until he…

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Here’s how Nigerian Twitter is reacting to the suspension of accounts belonging to digital influencers

So today, Twitter came for Nigerian Twitter and suspended some accounts. This is almost in the vein of Twitter’s recent official attempt at purging suspicious accounts of bots to restore…

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Supermodel Naomi Campbell causes mayhem on TwitterNG | See our 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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#YNaijaEssays: The not too fine art of Nigerian internet trolling

You might not have heard of Adeniji Ayodeji, but unless you are one of Nigeria’s few remaining luddites with no access to instant messaging or social media of any kind,…

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The Media Blog: This message is for the Nigerian Twitter Outrage Machine 

Because every twenty-something-year-old on Twitter is now a media critic, knowing everything about the ethics of journalism, how stories should be told and what the standards have always been, it…

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The Thread: Everything you should know about Izien’s story which broke TwitterNG

When the Izien story began few days ago, no one expected it to snowball so fast and trend for so long. Let's bring you up to speed. On the 5th of October…

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The Thread: @elnathan_john’s polls explore the Nigerian state of mind this Independence

What would Independence Day be without a poll to give perspective as well as help us take stock on the things we have done wrong as a nation and what…

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Brymo’s unpopular opinion on black killings splits Nigerian Twitter

Brymo has taken a dive into the troubled waters of Nigerian Twitter again and as usual he is in a battle of words with anybody who contradicts his views. It…

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Entertainment Roundup: Toyin Aimakhu’s ex-lover, Seun Egbegbe ‘humbled’ by Nigerian Police | Beyonce’s Lemonade heads back to number 1 on UK chart| More stories

Here are some of the stories you might have missed yesterday or while you slept in today's Entertainment Roundup. Seun Egbegbe 'humbled' by Nigerian Police... apologises to ex-girlfriend Toyin Aimakhu. Like…

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Top 10 funny Nigerian twitter reactions to Burna Boy and his ‘baby-mama’ palaver

A new development sprung late Monday evening in regards to Burna Boy and Stella Uju, the lady claiming to be carrying his baby.  Burna Boy who was reportedly at her house…

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40 Tweets that captures Nigerians’ reaction to #SarakiOnTrial

The trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki began today as he finally appeared at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Unsurprisingly, Nigerians immediately started an hashtag for him- #SarakiOnTrial, and it quickly…

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Has James Ndu just scammed #NigerianTwitter?

So James Ndu is now a celeb. Thanks to Nigerian Twitter. The attention seeking user casted his ex who is married when she told him she missed him. He replied…

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