Tag: Twitter Nigeria

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…

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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…

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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…

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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: [In…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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[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…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 27th of January

Read the full stories and analyses here now!

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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…

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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…

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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: ;

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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…

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