Nigerian Twitter is rallying to have the account of Yomi Shogunle banned and this could happen

Following yesterday’s crackdown on accounts belonging to Nigerian digital influencers, Nigerian Twitter has pivoted towards the Assistant Commissioner of Police Yomi Shogunle, with efforts to have his social media presence removed on account of abuse and bullying, not to mention how he ethically sucks at his job. Advanced thieves like – Yomi Shogunle @YomiShogunle –... Read More

The Media Blog

End SARS, Twitter Nigeria, Yomi Shogunle

December 27, 2017

The Thread: 5 things you must do in 2018

2018 is just around the corner and they don’t call it a New Year for no reason. As you review the year, there are things that must be dropped in 2017 and other things that must be picked up in 2018. Twitter has helped out with a few suggestions. Check on it: 1 Get multiple... Read More

Opinion

2018 goals, The Thread, Twitter Nigeria

December 4, 2017

The Thread: 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

The Thread, Top 10 viral tweets, Twitter Nigeria

November 8, 2017

The Thread: This is why Bobrisky was arrested

There was a major uproar on Twitter this morning following the news that Bobrisky had been arrested. Nigerians threw subs and sewed thread, like this below: This is so upsetting. As problematic as I find Bobrisky to be, being gay shouldn’t be grounds to arrest anybody. Nigeria needs to do better. https://t.co/Q20mTbbLWL — Kelechi (@kelechnekoff)... Read More

Gist

beef, Bobrisky's arrest, gist, The Thread, Toyin Lawani, trending, Twitter Nigeria

October 20, 2017

The Thread: “Disgraceful” | Troll cabal claps back at APC overlords

The Political section of Twitter Nigeria has been tackling themselves over Nigeria’s former Vice President’s company’s woes with Nigerian Ports Authority. One group finds it curious that shortly after Mama Taraba declared support for Atiku’s 2019 election campaign, the Federal Government via Hadiza Bala Usman of NPA suddenly finds reason to terminate Intel contract (Atiku... Read More

Opinion

omojuwa, The Thread, Troll Cabal, Twitter Nigeria

October 20, 2017

The Thread: “Stop pretending” | Omojuwa calls out SBM Intelligence

I apologize in advance that in order to get to the meat of the gist, you must first digest SBM’s points in full. How else are you going to know where to pitch your support? According to Twitter politico heavy hitter, Omojuwa, SBM intelligence has some pretty nasty termites festering in the woodwork. His evidence... Read More

Opinion

APC vs PDP, omojuwa, SBM Intelligence, The Thread, Twitter Nigeria

October 6, 2017

The Thread: All the APC fanboys who have lost their voice over Buhari-Baru’s NNPC $26Billion contract scandal

Political Twitter Nigeria can be an amusing and deadly space, and should, therefore, come with a caveat: enter at your own risk. We’re issuing you a caveat in respect of this post: Highly prejudiced. Proceed at your own risk. The reason is simple- party politics is at play. Ever since Ibe Kachikwu’s leaked memo on... Read More

Gist

@ayourb, 26 Billion contract scandal, Buhari, Ediong, Ibe Kachikwu, Leaked memo, Mark Essien, nnpc, omojuwa, party politics, The Thread, Twitter Nigeria

October 6, 2017

The Thread: These are the problems with Tiwa Savage’s comments

In Round 2 of Tiwa Savage vs the Public, the famous singer has been the unfortunate punching bag of Twitter Nigeria. Why? Because she dared express that men and women were not created equal. Listen: pic.twitter.com/mqm6nRGleJ — THE BEAT 99.9FM LAGOS (@thebeat999fm) October 5, 2017 At this rate, Tiwa Savage will never live down her... Read More

Opinion

Gender equality, Marriage, tee billz, The Thread, tiwa savage, Twitter Nigeria

April 30, 2017

The Thread: ‘That’s how two people infected Twitter Nigeria with HIV’

Twitter NG is absolutely a place to be. But once in a while, you come across stories that will send shivers down your spine and make you regret opening your Timeline. This is one of such stories shared by @HeartofGold_. Read: https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858664281587503104 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858666305121116161 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858667422865403904 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858667940299911168 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858668326293299201 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858668730510913536 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858669314131587074 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858669701374894080 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858669701374894080 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858670105722572801 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858670337545863168 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858671535112024064 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858671842810363906 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858672232536649728... Read More

Thinking Through

boyfriend, heartofgold, hiv, infection, The Thread, timeline, Twitter Nigeria

April 14, 2017

The Thread: That one time a Yoruba demon was exposed and soundly beaten

So the legend of the Yoruba demon is strong in these parts. Reading this story below, we think this dude would be better described as a scavenger than a Yoruba demon. But hey, you decide. Do see below: https://twitter.com/_clvrarose/status/851818859048955908 https://twitter.com/_clvrarose/status/851819086568882177 https://twitter.com/_clvrarose/status/851819527646179329 https://twitter.com/_clvrarose/status/851825266867531776 https://twitter.com/_clvrarose/status/851828477280088064 Hahaha. Brilliant.

Opinion

Scam artistes, The Thread, Twitter Nigeria, Yoruba demon

April 13, 2017

The Thread: Lawyers take Omojuwa to school on the actual role of the Judiciary

Everyone on Twitter NG knows Japheth Omojuwa is an overlord, right? He has 449k followers on Twitter. He is an entrepreneur as well as a social media influencer. He is usually quite vocal on Political Twitter. Now with the discovery of $43.4m, £27,800 and N23.2m by operatives of the Economic Financial Crime and Commission (EFCC)... Read More

Opinion

courts, EFCC, Judiciary, omojuwa, The Thread, Twitter Nigeria

April 10, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Dr Joe Abah, Gimba Kakanda, and FRSC Rivers state sector commander, Andrew Kumapayi

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 just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. 1. FRSC Sector Commander, Andrew Kumapayi If you... Read More

Opinion

Andrew Kumapayi, FRSC Rivers state, Gimba Kakanda, Joe Abah, noisemakers, That Ikorodu Celeb, Twitter Nigeria

April 5, 2017

Opinion: The Internet of trolls | #TrollCabal and the Civic Commons

by Yemi Adesanya The internet provides access to a sea of information and affords everyone an opportunity to communicate with almost anyone anywhere in the world. An undergraduate in a remote university in Zaria can, with internet access, tweet at president Donald Trump, and with much luck, the American president gets to read his... Read More

Opinion

nigeria, opinion, sarcasm, Troll Cabal, Twitter Nigeria

March 23, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Hadiza Bala Usman, Demola Olarewaju, @Snikoggs 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 just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today: 1 Hadiza... Read More

Opinion

4eyed Monk, Demola Olarewaju, Kelechi Okaffor, Minna Salami, noisemakers, Snikoggs, Twitter Nigeria

February 17, 2017

The Thread: Some people are convinced Audu Maikori’s arrest is justified | #FreeAudu

Senior Special Assistant to the Kogi state Governor on media, Gbenga Olorunpomi, is of the mind that Audu saw his arrest coming and set “Twittermania” in motion. Gbenga believes that Audu deserves to be arrested for spreading falsehood. This just makes us wonder about a number of things: El Rufai’s statements, his role in the... Read More

The News Blog

#FreeAudu, Audu Maikori, Buhari, el rufai, Gbenga Olorunpomi, Justice, nigeria, Southern Kaduna, The Thread, Twitter Nigeria

February 3, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] No lie, this Minister of information is just tired of all these

At this point, this is just unfair. The burden of defending his government may have started kicking in. He’s had to deal with silly Nigerians wishing their president dead all week (make that two) and now somebody named Tuface is trying to conduct “a shake-down” at whose cost? If this tweet we just read doesn’t... Read More

The Presidential Blog

lai mohammed, protest, the Presidential Blog, TuBaba, Twitter Nigeria

January 25, 2017

The Dummies Guide to the difference between condoms and sanitary towels

You must have been hit by the “tissue”, “condom” “pad” and just all round menstrual talk that has been flying around Twitter lately. It must have got you wondering: “why all this grossness everywhere?” Here’s how it happened: So @GbemmyG was wondering out loud why sanitary towels are not being distributed free the way condoms are:... Read More

More, Thinking Through

condoms, HIV/AIDS, Menstruation, The Dummies Guide, Twitter Nigeria, Yeast infections

January 1, 2017

Class of 2016: These are the 100 most influential Nigerians on Twitter

by Chi Ibe For the first time in a very long while, the conversation on TwitterNG has ceased to be monopolized and dominated by tweeps with thousands of followers who believe they reserve the rights to set the pace on what is important and what is not. 2016 has seen the coming to fore of... Read More

Featured, Reviews, Thinking Through

class of 2016, deji adeyanju, Femi Adesina, Goodluck Jonathan, Influential, japheth omojuwa, lists, polittics, sticky, tolu ogunlesi, Twitter Nigeria, twitter., TwitterNG

October 20, 2016

The Thread: Why is Governor Willie Obiano trending?

Soon after a couple of fellas put out tweets about Willie Obiano, the governor of Anambra State, he began to trend on Nigerian twitter. See below: @WillieMObaino has been a disappointment to the people of Anambra#ObianoIsAFailure — #ENDSARS #ENDPOLICEBRUTALITY (@Nwachinemelu87) October 20, 2016 3/3and traders many of whom actually need soft loans to finance their... Read More

Anambra State, igbos, Politics, Twitter Nigeria, Willie Obiano

August 26, 2016

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.

Nigerian Twitter is rallying to have the account of Yomi Shogunle banned and this could happen

The Thread: 5 things you must do in 2018

The Thread: The top 10 viral tweets from last week

The Thread: This is why Bobrisky was arrested

The Thread: “Disgraceful” | Troll cabal claps back at APC overlords

The Thread: “Stop pretending” | Omojuwa calls out SBM Intelligence

The Thread: All the APC fanboys who have lost their voice over Buhari-Baru’s NNPC $26Billion contract scandal

The Thread: These are the problems with Tiwa Savage’s comments

[The Activism Blog] Paradigm Initiative condemns military monitoring of Nigeria’s social media space

The Thread: ‘That’s how two people infected Twitter Nigeria with HIV’

The Thread: That one time a Yoruba demon was exposed and soundly beaten

The Thread: Lawyers take Omojuwa to school on the actual role of the Judiciary

Today’s Noisemakers: Dr Joe Abah, Gimba Kakanda, and FRSC Rivers state sector commander, Andrew Kumapayi

Opinion: The Internet of trolls | #TrollCabal and the Civic Commons

Today’s Noisemakers: Hadiza Bala Usman, Demola Olarewaju, @Snikoggs and others

The Thread: Some people are convinced Audu Maikori’s arrest is justified | #FreeAudu

[The Presidential Blog] No lie, this Minister of information is just tired of all these

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The Dummies Guide to the difference between condoms and sanitary towels

Class of 2016: These are the 100 most influential Nigerians on Twitter

The Thread: Why is Governor Willie Obiano trending?

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

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