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The Thread: “You are a fool. Wetin concern your papa for the matter”? | Wizkid’s fans tackle Tekno
It's like Wizkid's way of getting through the London heat is turning the heat on others. Just saying. First, it was Davido who was the subject of his digital…
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The Thread: Rob Kardashian sets the internet on fire with details of Blac Chyna’s cheating
Rob Kardashian is serving us some reality TV on the Gram. It's so much tea, guaranteed to choke an average amebo. Rob's major grouse is Blac Chyna's serial cheating while…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Omojuwa, Chydee, Bollylomo and others [#YepaChallenge]
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,…
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The Thread: “Oil money is not really reaching you” | The reasons why Nigeria MUST be restructured
If you're just returning from a trip to the moon or you're back from personal session of unplug, the conversation in every nook and cranny of the land is restructuring.…
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Trump says ‘Fake News will be forced to discuss’ the accomplishments of White House
President Trump in a tweet this morning, wrote that the media would soon have no choice but to report on all the accomplishments of the White House, rather than what…
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My use of social media is “Modern Day Presidential” – Donald Trump
After accusing the media of trying to convince lawmakers that he should stop using Twitter, Donald Trump has said on Saturday, that his social media use is "modern day presidential". "The…
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The Thread: “Sit in the pain” | How to forgive
Are you struggling with bitterness, courtesy the pain of a betrayal? Or did a loved one just walk out your life leaving you empty. Whatever the situaution, Jesus instructed we…
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The Thread: The major talking points of Jay Z’s album
We are yet to hear the last of Shawn Carter's 13th album 4:44, as it is still trending on Twitter for the second day in a row. What are folks…
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The Thread: These things could spell the downfall of your relationship
Someone asked a random question on Twitter and the answers were both funny and revealing: 1 He did not know my name 2. Clueless 3. Hygiene ;
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Today’s Noisemakers: Jay Z, Wizkid, Toke Makinwa, Folorunso Alakija and others
Every day, 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…
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The Thread: “The sex addict” | Halle Berry’s ex Eric Benét claps back at Jay Z and Twitter rains hell
Jay Z's 13th album 4:44 is the talk of Twitter today. Just like Lemonade, the album is raw and full of personal revelations - like how he cheated on Beyoncé.…
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Opinion: The time to empower the NHIS in its regulatory and oversight functions is now
by Adewole Kehinde On Thursday, June 22nd, 2017, major headlines such as “NHIS: FG Wants Health Management Organisations Scrapped Over Mismanagement of N351bn - Daily Times; “Health Insurance: FG Wants…
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2 billion people now use Facebook – Zuckerberg
More than a quarter of the world's population now uses Facebook every month, Mark Zuckerberg says. "As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially 2 billion people! "We're…
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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…
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The Thread: “Yahoo is collecting money for abortion when you’re not pregnant” | Twitter NG’s hilarious definitions of Yahoo Yahoo
Are you ready for an education? Take a seat, Twitter NG has your back. Perhaps you've lived in Nigeria all your life and take our local lingos for granted. Still,…
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The Thread: “Music is not to blame for Nigerian children turning to Yahoo”, Funmi Iyanda chides
Nigerians love a good fight, even if about irrelevant things, like whether Falz was right to say that musicians should stop repping crime. In this particular story, the protagonist is…
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Is this the end of Snapchat? Instagram adds new features that may end snaps for good
Are we nearing that time when we will be saying R.I.P to Snapchat? New statistics reveal that the ephemeral messaging app has taken a major hit in user engagement while…
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The Film Blog: So Uche Jombo woke up this morning and decided to make a fool of herself
The first comment on BellaNaija says it all: Who do these people think they are?
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Today’s Noisemakers: Juliet K’ego, Kelechi Okafor, Aniefiok and 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,…
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The Thread: “You are all mad” | Twitter NG stomps all over #FreeEvans
Uchenna Onwuamadike, wife of the kidnapper Chukwudi Onuamadike aka Evans has pled both ignorance and mercy for her husband, saying he must have been labouring under a curse to commit…
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The Thread: Vanguard makes a typo and Twitter NG lays into them
The news medium Vanguard has been the butt of jokes and subject of indignation over ridiculous clickbait headlines and outright falsehoods. Remember Buhari Undergoes penis surgery? Or that time they…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Donald Trump, Nathaniel Bassey, Imam Tawhidi and 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,…
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“It is not prayers we need. We need common sense” | 7 takeways from Joy Isi Bewaji’s Hallelujah Challenge rejoinder
Nathaniel Bassey's June Hallelujah Challenge has stirred up controversy, the likes of which was unanticipated for a simple praise and worship gathering on Insta Live and Facebook. Strangely, it inspired…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Donald Trump, Issa Rae, Kechi Okwuchi, Nathaniel Bassey and 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,…
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The Thread: “It’s causing spiritual traffic that’s not allowing witches to fly” | Twitter NG claps back at #HallelujahChallenge critics
So we were all worshipping jejely in the comfort of our homes, plugged into God courtesy Nathaniel Bassey's Hallelujah Challenge on Instagram Live when the murmurs and complaints began to…
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[The Church Blog] Social media and the Gospel: #HallelujahChallenge as a case study
The world constantly progresses at such a fast rate that says “Evolve or you disappear” and the constant question on our minds has been focused on how we can effectively…
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“The Hallelujah Challenge will change nothing in Nigeria” | 7 things we learned from Joy Isi Bewaji’s no-nonsense rants
Psalmist and gospel music minister Nathaniel Bassey began a thing he dubbed the Hallelujah Challenge on Instagram this month. ' Basically, believers gather on Insta Live to worship God in…
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The Thread: “Unfortunate swine” | Lady insults Mr Eazi and Twitter NG shreds her to bits
Y'all must have heard, Mr Eazi is cozy with Otedola's daughter, Temi. For one or more Nigerians, this piece of information was practically a burr up their ass. And so…
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The Thread: Isn’t it time for Hillary Clinton to shut up about Trump?
Hillary Clinton is a thorn in the side of Donald Trump's administration and he knows it. Heck, he can't seem to shut up about it either. Clinton calls him out…
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Nigeria now has an official Twitter account
And a coordinating Facebook page! We don't know who the handlers are for now but we already love the Twitter page and the brilliance with which its first 15 tweets…
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