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January 29, 2018
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[The Injustice Blog] The government wants to illegally invade your privacy by monitoring your social media presence

The federal government of Nigeria once again is failing to keep its promises yet again. In January 2017, allegations surfaced that the Federal government intended to censor public speech by illegally monitoring the conversations across social media platforms and punishing persons they adjudged as dissidents.  The Honourable Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said “we have... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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January 3, 2018
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Toke Makinwa, Bobrisky, Nathaniel Bassey… We present the #YNaijaPowerList2017 for Social Media

In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in the country and on the continent and highlighting the efforts of young Nigerians and Africans challenging the tired narratives around the continent through personal achievement and social good. Sometimes these stories are forgotten, buried under... Read More
#YNaijaPowerlIst, Featured
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December 31, 2017
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President Buhari’s receipts; the White woman who stumbled into Davido’s #30BillionConcert | See the 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 you shedding a tear; others will make you bowl over with laughter; altogether they’ll give you an idea about what Twitter talked about during the... Read More
Opinion
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SARS
December 5, 2017
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YNaija Editorial: #EndSARS is a clear proof of the power of social media

There have been a number of studies on what it takes to make a social media post go viral. The results have been varying but there’s one single fact that every study unanimously agrees on; viral social media content always transcend the unique experience of the original poster and elicits a similar emotion in everyone... Read More
Thinking Through
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November 26, 2017
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The Thread: “Ebuka: CEO, Agbada Technologies” “Mans too hot” | That time Ebuka broke the internet

In case you’ve been living under the rock, you should know that the number one topic in Nigeria last week was Banky Wellington and Adesua’s wedding. They are Nigeria’s favourite celebrity couple so it followed that everyone watched the wedding via Instagram. Everything was going swell until Ebuka hit us with this picture. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbrZPBvHgJQ/?taken-by=ebuka Suddenly,... Read More
Opinion
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November 2, 2017
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The Thread: “Start putting my hands in his pants, I don’t take no for an answer” | How women help rape culture

We are used to reading stories of women being raped by men on social media, but that of men being raped by women are quite rare. Is this because women do not know when certain sexual actions they take constitute rape? Or they’ve totally bought into the myth that “no” is a potential yes? Or... Read More
Opinion
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October 4, 2017
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[The Injustice Blog] Is Nigeria planning the Biya example?

Cameroon is currently embroiled in a major crisis. The calls for secession in the Southern region of the country has led to lots of casualties due to the confrontation between the military and the residents. Chief of this is the consistent Internet shutdown in that part of Cameroon, all in a bid to suppress their... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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Olusegun Adeniyi YNaija
September 28, 2017
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Olusegun Adeniyi: President Buhari has proven his critics right

by Olusegun Adeniyi When on 19th April this year President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the suspension of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr David Babachir Lawal and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke, he instituted a three-man committee headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to investigate... Read More
Opinion
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September 27, 2017
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Use of social media to promote hate speech will no longer be tolerated – El-Rufai

The governor of Kaduna, Nasiru El-Rufai Wednesday, said hate speech and fake news were the biggest threats to national security –  saying those found wanting will be arrested. Highlights: The governor said this when he received Anthony Alolagbe, the new commander of ‘Operation Safe Haven’, a military task force, in Kaduna. There is need to curtail... Read More
The News Blog
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September 25, 2017
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Monday Puzzle Alert! The mystery behind #ThePartyThatCounts

Hey guys. It’s Monday… the start of the new week and the day when we get to share all the hottest gist we encountered over the weekend. This weekend was a flurry of activities oh… from weddings to Owambe parties; birthday celebrations to anniversaries; first dates to proposals, it just kept coming. Thank God for... Read More
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September 22, 2017
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The Media Blog: Hardly any activity on their social media, website… is TStv really ready?

It’s no longer news that TStv will launch on October 1. The entry of the cable network into Nigeria’s media space was one of the top trending topics on Twitter NG yesterday. [#InCaseYouMissedIt] The Media Blog: TStv, the new cable TV that seeks to give Nigerians independence Reactions were on both sides of the divide on... Read More
The Media Blog
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September 22, 2017
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The Thread: What will you do if a girl stains your car seat with menstrual blood?

We have to say, this thread restores our hope in Nigerian men, first because guys are naturally squeamish about blood. This type of blood in particular. Plus, not too long ago, we were shocked to our bone marrow at the outdated, not too mention hateful opinions guys were throwing in girls faces about sanitary towels.... Read More
Gist
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September 22, 2017
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How social media promotes hate speeches, insecurity – Gov Lalong

The Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong Monday, while declaring open a one-day town hall meeting organised by Plateau Peace Building Agency to mark the 2017 World Peace Day in Jos, said that the social media was promoting hate speeches and instigating insecurity in the country. Highlights: Lalong stated that the social media was filled with hate... Read More
The News Blog
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September 19, 2017
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The Thread: “Nuclear wars speech at the UN?” “Trump’s speech is despicable trash” | Americans lash out

The 72nd United Nations General Assembly had world leaders deliver speeches on the theme ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’. While TwitterNG adjudged President Buhari’s speech to be lacking in nationalism and heavy on hypocrisy, Zimbawaweans found Trump’s speech to be so boring, they slept through... Read More
Opinion
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September 19, 2017
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5 reasons we don’t care about Psquare’s rumoured fight

If we all can just start perceiving Paul and Peter Okoye’s constant social media bickering as mere sibling rivalry and not celebrity beef, then maybe we can look away everytime they make it to news headlines for same. This is exactly how we have learned to react to any news report that says “Psquare are... Read More
Thinking Through
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September 16, 2017
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The Thread: What if Jon Snow’s dad isn’t who you think it is?

Game of Thrones Season 7 has been concluded so what do GOT fans do with their days? They spend it wool gathering, conjecturing, figuring out what Season 8 will hold, while throwing bants. Season 8 is like a year away, you know. Honestly, HBO should just conscript these folks into its writing crew. Their imaginations... Read More
Opinion
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September 15, 2017
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The Thread: “I owe Igbos a duty not to be misled” | Kayode Ogundamisi explains his OPC struggle

TwitterNG came for Kayode Ogundamisi today, armed with receipts of his OPC past, in response to what seemed like a continuous aggression against Nnamdi Kanu and his group, IPOB. The receipts showed that Ogundamisi at some point agitated for a Yoruba nation, same way Nnamdi Kanu has been doing in recent times. What’s more, he... Read More
Opinion
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September 11, 2017
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The Thread: “You will soon unblow and go back to upcoming artiste” | TwitterNG uses Mr Eazi for barbecue

Mr Eazi has been taking flaming Ls on TwitterNG for saying that Nigerian musicians are now copying his style. In this interview he did in Ghana, he complained that in December, over 60% of Nigerian musicians were in Ghana doing shows and now everyone is flinging about words like “banku”. Seriously ? WATCH: https://twitter.com/fxntney/status/905518851965804552 This... Read More
Gist
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September 5, 2017
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The Thread: “Loyalty” “Freaky in bed” | 20 things men want in a relationship

As long as the earth remaineth, discussions about relationships (“Act like a woman, think like a man”; “10 ways to keep your man”) will never go out of style. From the stables of Twitter, here’s another what men want from women manual. To be honest, we are tempted to give this a vigorous eye roll,... Read More
Opinion
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September 1, 2017
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“How can I get a Kenyan passport? I’m tired of elections being stolen by Mugabe” | Twitter reacts to Kenya’s Supreme Court decision

Kenya has put itself on the world’s map for doing something so unprecedented, we got a chill. Early last month, the East-African country conducted an election that saw incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta emerge winner. International observers were even on hand to state that the elections were credible. In a bloody gutsy move, Kenya’s Supreme Court... Read More
Opinion
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August 29, 2017
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Houston Pastor, Joel Osteen faces heavy criticism for closing his church to Hurricane Harvey victims

by Wareez Odunayo In the wake of the disaster that has rendered thousands homeless in Houston Texas, dozens of churches, schools and community centers have opened their doors to offer temporary shelter to the victims of devastating Hurricane Harvey. Famous televangelist and pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Joel Osteen has become the subject of... Read More
The News Blog
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August 29, 2017
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[The Activism Blog] Paradigm Initiative condemns military monitoring of Nigeria’s social media space

Digital rights organization, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria has lent its voice to the growing condemnation of the decision of Nigeria’s military to start monitoring Nigerians on social media. In a release, the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative, Gbenga Sesan said, “The statement made by the Director of Defence Information during the Channels television interview is worrisome.... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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August 28, 2017
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Stop military from monitoring Nigerians on social media | SERAP tells Buhari

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the plan to monitor Nigerians on social media. SERAP in a letter by its Deputy Director, Timothy Adewale was reacting to the directive to the military to clam down on perpetrators of hate speeches. In the letter sent to the President, SERAP... Read More
The News Blog
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August 24, 2017
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The Thread: “4 months pregnant. 4k RTs & I won’t abort it”, lady tweets. The responses are sick

Twitter trolls and bants go hand in hand. Nothing is off topic, and it’s usually off-colour. This one, though, is for the archives (*whispers: we still don’t know if she’s serious). Enjoy: https://twitter.com/saipanting/status/900498587490144257 Reactions: Sweetie, How sad has to be your life to do this? pic.twitter.com/N4MvyV3Zv0 — badbonnie (@IonicRainbow) August 23, 2017 https://twitter.com/Zurizoltan/status/900518730626723842 https://twitter.com/saipanting/status/900523311385505800 https://twitter.com/JabariTheGreat/status/900532234259582976... Read More
Gist
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August 21, 2017
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“Stylish restworking” ” See lying and witchcraft” | Buhari says he’s working from home- again. TwitterNG runs mad

Media aide to the president, Bashir Ahmad has corroborated news reports that President Buhari will be working from home for some time while renovations are ongoing at his office. See below: Some renovations are on going at the office. He's a fully equipped office in his residence, he'll be back to the main office after... Read More
Opinion
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