Nigeria’s past leaders tried to soothe our hearts with a hymn – did it work?

“O God, our help in ages past! Save us from these old men who have ruined our country and are now trying to use music to appease our souls.” This was the first reaction to the video of Nigeria’s past leaders (Olusegun Obasanjo, Alex Ekwueme, Yakubu Gowon, Ernest Shonekan, Oladipo Diya etc) who came together... Read More

Thinking Through

Music, nigeria, past leaders, president, twitter., vice president

January 3, 2017

The Thread: When Nigerian men see a nice bum, this is what they say

Black men- whether African or African American – are obsessed with big bums. This much is unarguable. Here’s @TheOllieMead, possessor of all things bootylicious, recounting the names her behind has been given by men. https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815843319376969728 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815844002247405568 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815844467915812864 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815844993592082432 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815847062914945024 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815847680828010496 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815848104041840640 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815849458248413184 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815850797858701312 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815852043999055872 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815853184673583104 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815854136361095168 Is this where we say ‘check up on it?’

Featured, Thinking Through

Bootylicious, Bumbum, comments, Nigerian men, thread, twitter.

January 3, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Were you pressed because of ‘Men are Scum’? You might want to check yourself

“Men are scum”. Sometime in 2016 on Nigerian Twitter, that phrase became a catch-all to explain away Yoruba demons, misogynists, wife beaters and the men whose silence in matters of oppression enable these other men. Often used humorously (and sometimes in vehement anger) by many women and a good number of men, it was the... Read More

Thinking Through

feminism, instagram, Men are scum, nigeria, twitter., Yoruba Demons

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

December 29, 2016

The Thread: Stop lying DJ Cuppy, 2016 has been your year

2016 has been the year of the anti-establishment, the year of Nigeria’s economic recession, the year when everything literally went to shit – even for the bigwigs. Cue DJ Cuppy, daughter of billionaire, Otedola, with her summary of the year. But no, this tweep (insert handle) will not hear it. Never mind that Femi Otedola,... Read More

Thinking Through

Clapback, DJ Cuppy, range rover, The Thread, twitter., Victor Anichebe

December 27, 2016

For the love of dance: Best moments of 2016

As 2016 winds down, folks take a look at the moments that made them smile, the books that were worth their while, the things that made 2016 great. This is @Candie_Emz with her best moments of 2016. It’s her love for dance and art. Do see below: For the love of dance, the love of... Read More

Opinion

2016, Candie_Emz, dance, moments, twitter.

December 23, 2016

“Hades,” “e fun mi lowo mi, “: Here are our top 10 tweets from the Headies 2016

Folks were not impressed with this year’s Headies award show. At least last year, there was a fight, which gave Nigerians exotic tea to settle down with. This year, they did not even try to have a fight. Instead, most members of the industry members boycotted the award ceremony. Here’s what Nigerian Twitter had to say:... Read More

More, Thinking Through

Flavour, Headies 2016, music awards, nigeria, Phyno, reviews, twitter.

December 22, 2016

This has to be one of the craziest wedding day dramas you will ever see

Riddle me this: guys, what’s the best way to get back at your ex-girlfriend? Show up at her wedding and circulate pictures which show her giving you a blow job. If this happened two days before the D-day, even better. This actually happened. In.Real.Life. What a world. See more below: https://twitter.com/_folayemi/status/811849134793703424 https://twitter.com/_folayemi/status/811849451140739072 https://twitter.com/_folayemi/status/811849863759544320 https://twitter.com/_folayemi/status/811849863759544320 https://twitter.com/_folayemi/status/811850357403975680... Read More

: breakups, asia, Couples, exes, Relationships, twitter., Weddings

December 21, 2016

The Thread: This response to a potential blackmailer will have you hooting with glee

Imagine this scenario. Random woman does the dirty with your boyfriend. Afterwards, you get a message from the girl who painstakingly informs you that with the passage of time, she is now pregnant by your boyfriend. What a scare, right? Wrong. If the recipient of these messages is the queen of crazies. This is the moment... Read More

Thinking Through

blackmail, Ladies fight, sarcasm, The Thread, twitter.

December 20, 2016

Trump calls out Bill Clinton, says he “doesn’t know much”

President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump says former president, Bill Clinton has little knowledge on how to get people. Trump, who beat Bill’s wife, Hillary Clinton to the US presidency said contrary to Clinton’s claim that he (Trump) called him (Clinton), the reverse was the case. “Bill Clinton stated that I called him after... Read More

The News Blog

bill clinton, donald trump, Hillary Clinton, twitter., US election

December 20, 2016

Nigerians are not corrupt, the system is – Ben Bruce

The Senator representing Bayelsa-East Senatorial district, Ben Murray-Bruce says Nigerians are not corrupt. Bruce, commonly known as the Common Sense, who said this on Tuesday argued that the Nigerian system is corrupt, not Nigerians. “It is not Nigerians that are corrupt. It is their system that is corrupt. If you don’t change that system, you can’t... Read More

The News Blog

Ben Murray Bruce, corruption, system, twitter.

December 20, 2016

Today’s Noisemakers: Mo Abudu, Japheth Omojuwa, @JajaPhd 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, etc. They range from the awesome and brilliant to the OMG, he didn’t. We have made it our job to take down the names of... Read More

Opinion

instagram, japheth omojuwa, Mo Abudu, noisemakers, solomon dalung, twitter., wedding party, World people

December 18, 2016

“The senate is talking balderdash” and “that is essential Buhari for you” | Our top 10 quotes from the past week

It was first MMM and then it was the Senate calling for the suspension and prosecution of the Secretary to the State Government, Babachir Lawal, who was then forced respond to the outcry, dismissing it all as balderdash. We dared to think the drama was over but were jolted to reality with this leaked audio... Read More

Featured, More

Aisha buhari, APC, Babachir Lawal, mmm, PDP, president buhari, Rivers rerun, twitter., wike, YNaija Top 10, Zahmed

December 17, 2016

The Thread: Miracles are not isolated from God’s principles

Listen to social media influencer, @Omojuwa, expound on the necessity of working out one’s miracles, instead of relying solely on prayers to get a breakthrough. Consider this the sermon before your pastor’s Sunday sermon tomorrow. Do see below: Have you ever prayed for a dirty car to become clean and watched it become clean? —... Read More

Thinking Through

Christianity, God's principles, hardwork, miracles, nigeria, Success, The Thread, twitter.

December 16, 2016

Today’s Noisemakers: Zahra Buhari, Dokun Olumofin, @UcheIsClown and others

Opinion

Dokun Olumofin, Ezekwesili, nigeria, noisemakers, twitter., UcheIsClown, Zahra Buhari

December 13, 2016

Today’s Noisemakers: MMM, PDP 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, etc. Sometimes, they are even just downright ridiculous. We, we make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list... Read More

Chydee, kanye, nigeria, noisemakers, opinion, twitter.

December 13, 2016

Dear Nigerians, @AATSarumi wants you to believe MMM Nigeria didn’t crash…

Word on the streets has it that MMM has crashed but wait no… Before you die of a heart attack, this Twitter user has a precise explanation of what went wrong with him. By defining the simple process by which Ponzi schemes crash, he explains why MMM users need to not fret. Fellas, MMM didn't... Read More

conversation, Crash, Mavro, Mavrodi, mmm, money, nigeria, Ponzi Scheme, twitter.

December 10, 2016

#Shiloh2016 testimony sparks outrage on Twitter

The annual convocation of members of the Living Faith Church Worldwide held from December 6-10, with a lot of testimonies of God’s goodness shared at the church’s Headquarters, Canaan land, Ota, Ogun. During the celebration night held on Friday night, a family shared about how the gender of their twin babies which doctors confirmed to... Read More

The News Blog

gender, reactions, Shiloh 2016, testimony, twitter., winners chapel

December 7, 2016

The Thread: In 5 tweets, this is why Donald Trump deserves to be Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

We had already explained that Time magazine basically looks at the individual (or group of individuals) who have had the most influence in a particular year and pick such as their person of the year. So Trump’s emergence was not at all surprising, except maybe for liberals, who’d rather Hillary Clinton won it. Here’s more... Read More

Person of the Year, reactions, time magazine, trump, twitter.

December 7, 2016

The Thread: The Nigerian women mafia are everywhere- and they never forget, Victor Asemota warns

Just like men have a guy code that under no circumstances should be violated, women too have a girlfriend code, and it is that code Victor Asemota, CEO of Swifta System elaborates on. Do see below: Dude comes to me literally crying. His girlfriend broke up with him for no reason (as we always claim)... Read More

dating wahala, girl friend code, Marriage, Nigerian women, Relationships, twitter.

December 7, 2016

The Thread: Time names Trump ‘Person of the year’ and the knives come out

Some persons are horrified, some disappointed, some throwing bants around because Trump has been named Time’s person of the year. Those who know understand that Time Magazine names its person of the year solely on the basis of who made the most impact- whether for good or evil. Last year it was Angela Merkel, Germany’s... Read More

donald trump, nigeria, Person of the Year, time magazine, twitter.

December 7, 2016

This is what Donald Trump tweeted about TIME in 2013

President-elect of the United States Donald Trump was on Wednesday named TIME Magazine Person of The Year 2016. But Trump has not always had a good relationship with the magazine. In 2013, he publicly condemned the Magazine’s choice of its 100 Most Influential People, calling it “a joke”. See tweets below: The Time Magazine list... Read More

The News Blog

2013, donald trump, Person of the Year, time magazine, twitter.

December 7, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: The road from fast food to Twitter

By Pius Adesanmi When I was leaving Paris for Canada to begin my PhD in 1998, my French friends almost considered it a slap on the face of their culture and civilization that I was crossing over to North America. They considered it a lowering of culture in a way. Their only consolation? Well, at... Read More

America, culture, fast food, French, Gallic arrogance, innovation, Pius Adesanmi, Science, twitter.

December 7, 2016

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and a possible case of lost in translation?

Nigerians are the worst. That’s how Sen. Ben Bruce was staying on his lane, and decided to drop some pearl of wisdom/pick me up for the Nigerian youth. But his tweet only served to confuse his followers. Do see below: Kwakwakwakwakwa

Ben Bruce, clapbacks, nigeria, The Thread, twitter.

December 5, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Who runs the House of Reps Twitter account?

It’s one of two things! Either the House is on a break or the social media guy is lazy. Or maybe he quit… Or how else does one explain a Twitter account that was last active on the 30th November? Does this mean there haven’t been any activities in the lower legislative chamber or members... Read More

The Legislative Blog

Account, House of Reps, HouseofRepsNGR, lawmakers, legislature, media and publicity, the legislative blog, twitter.

November 30, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: The Benbrucing of Ben Bruce | Omojuwa drags Senator Ben Murray-Bruce on Twitter

Just yesterday, we were out here effusive in our praise of Senator Ben Murray-Bruce for suggesting that lawmakers, governors and top government officials should get a salary cut while civil servants who actually get the job done get “jumbo pay”. It sounded good to us and we had to admit that the man was actually... Read More

The Legislative Blog

blog, data rates, JJ Omojuwa, legislative, NCC directive, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, twitter.

November 29, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Maybe Senator Ben Murray-Bruce got a good deal with Volkswagen Nigeria

Senator Ben Murray Bruce has been up to a great deal of good work recently and it’s hard to ignore. Last week, he was out in Maiduguri with the other members of the Ad hoc committee investigating the humanitarian crisis in the North East. During their visits to the various IDP camps in the region,... Read More

The Legislative Blog

Ben Murray Bruce, legislature, senate members, senator, twitter., Volkswagen Nigeria

November 28, 2016

Omojuwa shares details of how he almost had an accident

Social media influencer, Japheth Omojuwa on Monday almost had an accident along the Airport road in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Omojuwa shared details of the incident which occurred due to tyre pressure in a series of tweets. According to him, the tyre on the driver’s side flew off while in motion but he was able... Read More

The News Blog

Abuja, accident, Airport Road, japheth omojuwa, twitter., Tyre pressure

November 26, 2016

The Thread: CBN, are you doing Black Friday sales on dollars? | Our top 10 tweets of the week

Twitter is a gold mine of hilarity, brilliance, knowledge, social and political issues, so we thought it would be selfish to keep all these goodies to ourselves. This week in Twitter-land, Jimoh Ibrahim and Fani-Kayode engaged in some heavy dressing down; it is a must read. We also learnt the art of clapbacks from these other folks.... Read More

Black Friday, Fidel Castro, Hillary Clinton, jimoh ibrahim, nigeria, Obasanjo, twitter.

Nigeria’s past leaders tried to soothe our hearts with a hymn – did it work?

The Thread: When Nigerian men see a nice bum, this is what they say

The Sexuality Blog: Were you pressed because of ‘Men are Scum’? You might want to check yourself

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

The Thread: Stop lying DJ Cuppy, 2016 has been your year

For the love of dance: Best moments of 2016

“Hades,” “e fun mi lowo mi, “: Here are our top 10 tweets from the Headies 2016

This has to be one of the craziest wedding day dramas you will ever see

The Thread: This response to a potential blackmailer will have you hooting with glee

Trump calls out Bill Clinton, says he “doesn’t know much”

Nigerians are not corrupt, the system is – Ben Bruce

Today’s Noisemakers: Mo Abudu, Japheth Omojuwa, @JajaPhd and others

“The senate is talking balderdash” and “that is essential Buhari for you” | Our top 10 quotes from the past week

The Thread: Miracles are not isolated from God’s principles

Today’s Noisemakers: Zahra Buhari, Dokun Olumofin, @UcheIsClown and others

Today’s Noisemakers: MMM, PDP and others

Dear Nigerians, @AATSarumi wants you to believe MMM Nigeria didn’t crash…

#Shiloh2016 testimony sparks outrage on Twitter

The Thread: In 5 tweets, this is why Donald Trump deserves to be Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

The Thread: The Nigerian women mafia are everywhere- and they never forget, Victor Asemota warns

The Thread: Time names Trump ‘Person of the year’ and the knives come out

This is what Donald Trump tweeted about TIME in 2013

Pius Adesanmi: The road from fast food to Twitter

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and a possible case of lost in translation?

[The Legislative Blog]: Who runs the House of Reps Twitter account?

[The Legislative Blog]: The Benbrucing of Ben Bruce | Omojuwa drags Senator Ben Murray-Bruce on Twitter

[The Legislative Blog]: Maybe Senator Ben Murray-Bruce got a good deal with Volkswagen Nigeria

Omojuwa shares details of how he almost had an accident

The Thread: CBN, are you doing Black Friday sales on dollars? | Our top 10 tweets of the week

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