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The Thread: This is for those who don’t know the difference between satire and comedy

Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, The Tonight show all anchored by comedians/satirists are making waves in America currently, thanks to President Trump’s continual gaffes. These shows are predominantly based on satire. And they make people laugh. Elnathan John, writer and satirist believes they are losing the plot. He takes a different tack: satire is... Read More

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The Thread: “Dark ritual”, “Awesome cosmic powers” | Twitter is curious about this ‘ritual’ Trump performed in Saudi Arabia

At the inauguration of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, President Trump, King Salman of Saudi Arabia and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt put their hands on an “orb” to officially activate the centre. The intention was to launch a splashy welcome video, Saudi Gazette reports. They certainly... Read More

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The Thread: Epic moments from the Lagos Eyo Festival (PHOTOS)

The popular Lagos Eyo Festival took place yesterday and Nigerians were on ground to capture the incredible moments. Do see below: The Venue Venue for the Eyo Festival happening today is already set. Who's coming through to TBS today? #EyoObaElegushi2017 #EyoFestival pic.twitter.com/MVslXmKdNC — Nejeeb Bello Oyarese (@NejeebBello) May 20, 2017 This year's Edition of Eyo Festival is... Read More

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The Thread: “Baba prefers oracle” “Ancestor of lies” | Nigerians drag Lai Mohammed over alleged statement about Buhari’s health

Viral reports carried by Naij.com, Channels 24 (not to be confused with Channels TV) say that Lai Mohammed shocked the world by telling Nigerians that although the president is receiving treatment in London, he is using Nigerian drugs. PMB is using #MadeinNigeria drugs from London – Lai Mohammed But he couldn't patronise Naija Hospitals? Co-ordinator... Read More

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The Thread: How America’s legislature propagates slavery using prisoners

Although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified in December 1865 effectively abolishing slavery, apparently it continues unchecked in the United states through the prison system. Samuel Sinyangwe expatiates below: I thought I understood racism and mass incarceration. But nothing prepared me for what I saw... Read More

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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

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The Thread: “Shooting blanks” | All the ways men cause female infertility

Stories abound of mother-in-laws terrorising their son’s wives because they can’t give birth and husbands throwing their wives out of the house because she can’t give him a child. In cases where the husband is experiencing severe’brain touch’, the husbands throw the wives out of the house because they can’t produce a son for the... Read More

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The Thread: “To have something for the boys” | Witty, eye opening answers to Pastor Sam’s question about Nigeria

Pastor Sam Adeyemi, founder of Daystar Christian Centre Church in Lagos is very passionate about Nigeria. Today, he decided to pose a pertinent question to his followers. Seeing as there is an American dream, it is only fitting for there to be a Nigerian dream, isn’t it? In fact, every country should have a dream-... Read More

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The Thread: “Fleeing your problems?” “Try not to start WW III” | Americans worry about Trump’s international trip

Getting ready for my big foreign trip. Will be strongly protecting American interests – that's what I like to do! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2017 Gosh! Donald Trump has embarked on his first international trip with First Lady, Melania Trump. He intends to visit some holy sites and repair fractured relationships with... Read More

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The Thread: The upsides and downsides of NYSC posting

Call-up letters for the Batch A stream of Youth corpers have been released and are a cause for much rejoicing, yea? Depends on how much you loathe the National Youth Service Corps scheme or how excited you are to finally start earning 19,500 as a government worker. Whichever side of the divide you’re on, this appreciation... Read More

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The Thread: “Cry baby” “Terrible spin” | Scathing responses follow Trump’s “greatest witch hunt ever” accusation

Donald Trump, POTUS 45 is having a very hard time right about now. After firing FBI Director, James Coney, and leaking classified information to Russia, America and Trump are no longer at ease. As some sort of a last sympathy cry, Trump tweeted this today, but going by the replies he got, Americans are not... Read More

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The Thread: “Go. Be. Do” “Explore the world” | Candid tips on how to live life as a millenial

This is the time of the millenial, and it has never been harder to navigate life. There’s the tug to make something of their lives quicker to conmpete with their contemporaries who grace the front page of Forbes magazine. The pressure is on to become one of YouTube’s latest stars or a geek with a... Read More

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The Thread: “We won’t pay for Trump’s wall but we’ll pitch in for his impeachment” | Reactions to calls for Trump’s impeachment

As the calls for impeachment by Democrats heat up the American political space, Americans have taken to social media to raise sympathy for the petition against Donald Trump. Do see below: Congressman: "I rise today… to call for the impeachment of the President of the United States of America." https://t.co/65wfzLXbgO pic.twitter.com/rMiOJWNgjR — CNN (@CNN) May... Read More

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The Thread: Nigerians throw major shade at TBoss for this picture

Did TBoss set herself up with this picture with the Ajekun Iya maestro? https://www.instagram.com/p/BUKDacRBJwE/?taken-by=officialtboss_ https://www.instagram.com/p/BUKELjDB1ZI/?taken-by=officialtboss_ To be honest, the caption reads like baby speak- pure cluelessness. Lmaooooo pic.twitter.com/GyEI1aYPis — Daddy D.O🇳🇬 (@DOlusegun) May 16, 2017 Was TBoss stranded on an Island before she went into the Big brother house, ’cause that will be the only... Read More

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The Thread: “I’m in love with 3 guys” | Lady asks Twitter NG’s advice on relationship dilemma

“This world is a world of scaffolding” If you’re utterly befuddled by that statement above, nice to meet you. Let’s see what you think about this thread below. The popular verdicts are that madness prevails, deliverance/therapy is necessary and Google has the answer. Nigerians really have no chill. But, hey, before you make haste to... Read More

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The Thread: “Put it on my head” | All the things to look forward to doing as an African parent

African parents are surely and truly a peculiar lot. Whether in the motherland or across the Atlantic, their distinctive behaviour set them apart from their western counterparts. African parents can be annoying, frustrating, high-handed and often quite comical. But underneath all that beats a heart of love (yes, even when they are screaming “I will kill... Read More

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The Thread: “APC politicians are arrogant hypocrites” | Demola Olarewaju lays out the differences between PDP and APC

Demola Olanrewaju takes a hard look at the popular sentiment that the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress are essentially the same political party. His view? That claim is grossly misleading, not to mention bears all the hallmarks of laziness. Do follow his train of thought below: Saying APC and PDP are the... Read More

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The thread: “My mum is having a baby for the man who abused me” | Lady narrates painful experience of sexual assault

These stories of sexual assault on women are downright depressing. It’s unimaginable to have a stranger make inappropriate advances, but a caretaker, an uncle, a father, family, that’s simply sickening: Pearl’s tale of sexual abuse is heartwrenching first for the experience itself, but more for her mum’s reaction to it. She pours out her heart... Read More

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The Thread: Hilarious tricks ladies employ to keep a guy on the hook

Nigerian girls like to string a guy along during the initial stages of a relationship. Baba Oni Gas is sharing his tale of past woes with a lady love. Do enjoy: https://twitter.com/manmustwack/status/863709469582270465 https://twitter.com/manmustwack/status/863712686978281472 https://twitter.com/manmustwack/status/863714694472892417 Reactions Happened to everyone. The phenomenon of "is coming" https://t.co/uMFp2HYYmK — Onyeka Onyekpe (@onyekaonyekpe) May 14, 2017 https://twitter.com/MrNosegbe/status/863840295661821952 But... Read More

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The Thread: “Black Lives Matter is not equivalent to #MenAreTrash | Dr Etin schools Twitter NG on labels

Following the death of Karabo Mokoena, a South African lady who was burnt to death by Sandile, her boyfriend; and Nathan Oko-Jaja, a Nigerian young man, who was killed by his ex-girlfriend, Twitter Africa has been caught up in the fury of hashtags- Men are scum; Men are trash; Not all men – and a... Read More

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The Thread: “I am very sympathetic to atheism and agnosticism” | A believer makes a case against science

They say religion and politics bring out the worst in us. But Chude Jideonwo, co-founder and managing partner of RED, has a different perspective. Do see below: To be honest, I am very sympathetic to atheism, and especially agnosticism. Always have been. The major holy books are complicated, often — Chude Jideonwo (@Chude) May 13, 2017... Read More

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The Thread: IBB shuts down Minna like he did in Lagos, 1989 [PHOTOS]

General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida gave out his daughter, Halima Babangida in marriage to Auwal Abdullahi, a businessman, at the Hilltop mansion in Minna yesterday. The event was quite the crowd puller. ThisDay captioned it “10 Hours of Laughter, 10000 VVIPs, 35 Private Jets, Tons of Bi-partisan Goodwill in Minna”. The operative words are bi-partisan goodwill,... Read More

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The Thread: “Not all #MenAreTrash does not make sense” | Justin Irabor fires back on Twitter and all hell breaks loose

During the course of the week, the subject of intense debate on Twitter Africa was domestic violence, specifically the ratio of men to women, who kill or batter their significant others in relationships. Jasper- @JajaPhD- took a major beating when he posited that male violence carried out by women should not be swept under the... Read More

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The Thread: “I left my man at the altar” | Lady explains reasons for dumping fiance at the last minute

It’s a cruel, queer world, for sure. As Twitter NG battles out the validity of #AllMenAreScum or trash (depending on your poison), an anonymous tweep comes forward to narrate her I-dumped-him-at-the altar story. Is this the unforgivable sin? Do see below: https://twitter.com/bunmi_bum_bum/status/863273472402874372 https://twitter.com/bunmi_bum_bum/status/863274362291531776 https://twitter.com/bunmi_bum_bum/status/863275324603281408 https://twitter.com/bunmi_bum_bum/status/863276227473416193 https://twitter.com/bunmi_bum_bum/status/863277296681181188 https://twitter.com/bunmi_bum_bum/status/863278451901554689 https://twitter.com/bunmi_bum_bum/status/863279752324534272 https://twitter.com/bunmi_bum_bum/status/863280431063601152 https://twitter.com/bunmi_bum_bum/status/863280929065885697 https://twitter.com/bunmi_bum_bum/status/863282383021322242 https://twitter.com/bunmi_bum_bum/status/863283074968301568 Reactions ..Good... Read More

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The Thread: “Get Out meets The Conjuring” | White woman gets saved from haunted house by husband

This thread reads like the perfect backdrop for a Stephen King book or movie. It is also hilarious as hell. White woman is saved by her black husband from leasing a haunted house. Enjoy: https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862680785412870144 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862681179618775041 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862681410565525504 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862681832428642304 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862682037102235648 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862682362496372736 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862682572526166018 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862682933227859969 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862683263030218752 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862684204563398656 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862684404921098242 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862684675273347072 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862685001824993282 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862685358898778116 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862685504239751170 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862685848638300161 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862686089768833024 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862686799457656833 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862687235417702400 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862687462208016385 https://twitter.com/RantingOwl/status/862687841268224000... Read More

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The Thread: “It was dark” “I arose to titrate” | The perfect responses to the question ‘How was your night?’

No thanks to security guards who popularised this culture, morning conversations in Nigeria tend to begin with the question “How was your night?” Tolu Ogunlesi is curious about the right response to give: People, what's the most appropriate response for 'How was your night?' — Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) May 12, 2017 Here’s what Twitter... Read More

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The Thread: “Piece of shit” “Men are taught to be trash” | Twitter NG divides into fiery camps over domestic violence

The conversation on Twitter since yesterday has been fixated on sexual abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence- and in particular who bears the brunt of sexual abuse and violence more. It was set in motion by this thread by Jasper (@JajaPhD) https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/862605450671525888 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/862628632237412352 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/862629351698948096 Problem was, a couple of days ago, a girl had been declared... Read More

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The Thread: “I was raped by my dad” | Horrifying stories of abuse out of Twitter that will break your heart

Twitter Africa today is full of stories that will make you shiver, clutch a hanky and wail into it, while shaking your head endlessly in sheer frustration. Women are sharing the treatment they have received at the hands of men, some of which are fathers and some strangers. The dam broke when a story about... Read More

abuse, gender-based violence, nigeria, rape, south africa, The Thread

The Thread: “Promise Kept” “Won’t God do it” | Nigerians react to #Open NASS

It’s official: NASS is open. We said we will, and we did.#OpenNASS = #PromiseKept — Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) May 11, 2017 #OpenNASS1 of 3 down. Summary of @nassnigeria #2017budget @bukolasaraki is indeed committed to transparency and accountability. pic.twitter.com/lLuC839Ome — ‘Demola Adeyeye (@AAAdeyeye) May 11, 2017 Actually, partially open until we see the 33-page... Read More

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