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Twitter Weekly Roundup: The Nigerian passport, #SomeoneTellCNN, inclusive government

*picks up megaphone* GOOD MORNING NIGERIA AND BEYOND! IT IS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL MONDAY! *drops megaphone* How are you all doing this beautiful Monday? Welcome to another edition of the twitter weekly round-up, where we bring to you a summary of events on twitter Nigeria. We add twitpics/tweets for the week and also, videos/vines of the... Read More

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Twitter Roundup Xtra: @Gidi_Traffic set to win Shorty Awards for being a ‘Life Saving Hero’!

by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] Nigeria’s own @Gidi_Traffic has been nominated for the Shorty Awards – the equivalent of the Oscars in Social Media (http://shortyawards.com/category/lifesavinghero). It’s an international award ceremony held annually in New York that celebrates the best of Social Media Users in innovation and excellence. It is a huge step onto the international scene for @Gidi_Traffic.... Read More

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February 4, 2012

Twitter Roundup Xtra: @Denrele_Edun fires back at the ‘haters’

by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] Denrele Edun, the eccentric OAP who moved to Channel O from Soundcity, isn’t usually a mile away from controversy. And on Wednesday, the wild-haired (wild-everything!) fella engaged some tweeters in a fierce exchange of abusive tweets. Here is an excerpt of the back and forth. Go on, you’re allowed a Saturday... Read More

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January 18, 2012

Twitter Roundup Xtra: Twitfight – @DONJAZZY vs Twitterverse

by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] and Wilfred Okiche @1soulmusicfilm: “@DONJAZZY pls don’t talk again…” Two days back, Don Jazzy trended briefly at number 3 worldwide. And no, it wasn’t for dropping another party banger, the ace producer made news for engaging in the sequel of verbal wars with some of his followers. He posted a tweet... Read More

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January 5, 2012

@Gidi_Traffic, @KnewKeed, @ToolzO & Others – And the Winners of The Birdies are…!

by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] #IncaseYouMissedIt ‘The Birdies’ are a spoof awards to end the year on an exciting note. There is no award ceremony. There are no plaques. Let’s just have a ‘lil fun! Gosh. We delayed the scheduled Monday announcement following the news that the Nigerian government had removed the subsidy on fuel. But... Read More

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December 26, 2011

Start voting! The final nominees for The Birdies have been unveiled

by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] #IncaseYouMissedIt, ‘The Birdies’ are a spoof awards to end the year on an exciting note. There is no award ceremony. There are no plaques. Let’s just have a ‘lil fun! After six days of relentless nominations, we can now unveil the final four nominees in the fifteen categories. Voting ends... Read More

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December 17, 2011

Twitter Roundup Xtra: Bishop Oyedepo and the ‘holy slap’

by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] If you still haven’t gotten a grasp, let us fill you in on the gist: There’s a video clip of Bishop David Oyedepo which has gone viral on Twitter, courtesy of Kayode Ogundamisi, a blogger. In the footage which lasts a little over a minute, the General Overseer of the Winners... Read More

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December 16, 2011

Do MI & Jesse Jagz share the same phone? Twitter Roundup – 5 to 10 December!

By Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] @Tweet_Dbiosky: So @MI_Abaga blocked me? MONDAY: As the new week started, @umexix tweeted: “So much to do this week.. Baba God help me achieve them..” ‘@Sir_Scribbles’ was itching for drama at work and he got it. “Oh 1 of my co-workers reported to d manager dat anoda co-worker likes leaving work early. Finally, some... Read More

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December 8, 2011

Short & Sleek: Twitter Roundup for 28 November to 3 December

By Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] Gbagaun of the week: @KingAyisoba: “I have tribe mark, why am need a national ID again?” MONDAY: @MaiAtafoInspire had a great weekend and he told everyone about it. “I had a blast @ Face of Sleek last nite. Mad fun & I worked d best team ever. @wizkidayo killed it. I... Read More

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December 8, 2011

#InCaseYouMissed It: A recap of the TweetMeet with the Minister of Aviation

by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] On Tuesday evening, the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, took time out to interact with tweeters. The Minister of Aviation, with the hanfle: @stellaoduah, sat in for a tweet-meet session and evidently, the Nigerian community on Twitter was equally eager to get their questions answered. “Good day Nigerians. It is with pleasure, that... Read More

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November 25, 2011

You Tweet! "I’m not a surveillance camera hanging under a chopper," says @Gidi_Traffic

by ‘ Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] When you hear someone say, “Twitter keeps me company when I’m in traffic”, then obviously that Nigerian isn’t following @Gidi_Traffic. When you want up to speed, real-time updates on which routes are free and where there’s been traffic for days – especially in Lagos – this is go-to guy. YNaija... Read More

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November 21, 2011

Start Voting! It's the second quarter of 'You Tweet!'

by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@ifreke] On YNaija.com, more than a dozen ‘You Tweet!’ interviews were conducted between the periods of June and July. We’ve had tweeters like @MOsallyHITs, @MrFixNigeria, @itsjustAYO, @RIPFaceboook, @Vivisleek, @Prodeegy, @odinabarbie, @4eyedmonk, @BabaOloriokoBB, @sm1hot, @ToluOgunlesi, @Katung_Aduwak and @Lumidizzle. These unique personalities opened up about their lives in cyberspace when people often love to... Read More

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November 21, 2011

You Tweet! "An angry girlfriend will make me close down my Twitter account," says @eaboyeji

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is the Director of Research and Development, Empowerment Squared and the co-founder of Bookneto (www.bookneto.com). What makes all these titles more interesting is that he is just 20! He recently spoke to YNaija about Twitter. “It can be a time waster. You have to know the limits.” What were you doing... Read More

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November 16, 2011

And the Winner of the September/October You Tweet! Series is…

by ‘Ifreke Inyang The You Tweet! series has produced yet another winner. In the months of September and October, we profiled four tweeters who let us into their individual experiences on the social networking site. That list included @vivsleek, @RIPFaceboook, @MrFixNigeria and @ToluOgunlesi. They then took their turns in campaigning for our votes and for... Read More

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November 8, 2011

Twitter Roundup! Sex, drug and fashion disasters

[31st October to 5th November] By ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] MONDAY: The week began with @habbey07’s moaning: “I had a terrible weekend! It will surprise you to know that I couldn’t wait for Monday.” @usonwanne couldn’t wait for something else: “My Dad is back from Yankee today. I can’t wait to rip his bags... Read More

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November 4, 2011

You Tweet! “I'd pay Twitter a tithe if they ask for it,” – @Omojuwa

by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] Japheth J Omojuwa is a lot of things: -Director African Operations for The Prometheus Institute USA. – Research Associate with Ghana based Think Tank, IMANI Centre For Policy and Education. – Assistant Editor for ATLAS Economic Institute’s African Liberty Organisation. -Director of Communications and Strategy Feeding Africa Project for Winners’ Haven,... Read More

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November 1, 2011

Start Voting! The search for September/October You Tweet! begins

Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] Once more, YNaija congratulates @MOsallyHITS who won the August Twitter Personality Poll. Sally, who is an integral part of the popular music label, Mo’Hits finished ahead of @Katung_Aduwak, @odinabarbie, @lumidizzle and @4eyedmonk. The Second Quarter is almost over. And this will be the final monthly poll for the quarter. It’s time to... Read More

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October 25, 2011

Twitter Round-up: Some tweets fly, some just can’t!

Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] [17th October – 22nd October, 2011] MONDAY: “Monday morning. Probably the worst day of the week. But u gotta get dat money, right?” @ekpefre tweeted as the new week began. @_Ebuka didn’t need the money. He was looking for something else. “Lord I want to be relevant,” he said in his tweet.... Read More

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October 25, 2011

Twitter Round-up: Some tweets fly, some just can't!

Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] [17th October – 22nd October, 2011] MONDAY: “Monday morning. Probably the worst day of the week. But u gotta get dat money, right?” @ekpefre tweeted as the new week began. @_Ebuka didn’t need the money. He was looking for something else. “Lord I want to be relevant,” he said in his tweet.... Read More

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September 19, 2011

Twitter roundup – The serious, the funny and the goofy!

[12th September to 17th September] By Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] MONDAY: “The secret of getting ahead is getting started…. Morning peepz” @yinkz501 declared in his tweet as another Monday swung by. @NateOblivion wasn’t prepared to get started. “I think I might go late to ‘work’ today. Didn’t go throughout last week,” he tweeted. @trafels wondered why... Read More

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September 12, 2011

All tweets are not equal:Twitter Round-up for last week

[5th to 10thSeptember] By Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] MONDAY: “Morning good ppl. Just wnt 2 wish y’all a lovely week ahead, “ @DONJAZZY tweeted as the new week swung by. “May God bless our going out & our coming in, our hustle 2. in JESUS Name. Amen.” @AyoBankole was on his way out but... Read More

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September 9, 2011

You Tweet! “Now, Facebook is like the village mansion that remains locked most of the time,” saysTolu Ogunlesi

by Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] There’s hardly any Nigerian tweeter that doesn’t know Tolu Ogunlesi. Full of amazing wit and down to earth, he is one person everyone loves to have on their timeline. He is a well respected writer and journalist. His fiction and poetry have been published in The London Magazine, Wasafiri,... Read More

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September 7, 2011

You Tweet: “I killed Facebook that’s why I’m here” says Twitter user, @RIPFaceboook

Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] @RIPFaceboook, a handle shrouded in mystery, says he killed Facebook all by himself. Off Twitter, he is studying in a Malaysian University and loves Tupac to no end that he blocks people that diss the rapper on his timeline. The anonymous @RIPFaceboook tells us a bit more about his experience on the... Read More

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September 2, 2011

You Tweet: “I remember tweeting ‘A man without a GOAL is a GOAT'” – Ohimai ‘@MrFixNigeria’ Amaize

Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] Ohimai ‘MrFixNigeria’ Amaize is one of Nigeria’s youngest anti-corruption advocates. He is also is a communications strategist who expresses passionate belief in the use of the media as a tool for social reconstruction. He came into more prominence when he acted as Dele Momodu’s Campaign Manager during the Presidential election in April.... Read More

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August 31, 2011

Start Voting! August Twitter Personality Poll

by Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] Once more, YNaija congratulates @Prodeegy who won the July Twitter Personality Poll. Seyi Longe, as his official documents bear, finished ahead of @BabaOloriokoBB, @sm1hot and @itsjustAYO. The Second Quarter of the competition is still in full swing, and this is where it all begins. It’s time to vote and decide who... Read More

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August 19, 2011

Twitter Personality Campaign: @BabaOloriokoBB – “I be PDP. I no get threat!”

Ifreke Inyang [@ifreke] The Campaigns for July Twitter Personality is on. @sm1hot kicked off the series and this week, @BabaOloriokoBB takes his turn to canvass for votes: What’s the name of your Twi-party? Twi-party (Touts’ Democratic Party) What’s the motto of your twi-party and its symbol? Iye ye ye, we ‘loaf’ our... Read More

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