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Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Xenophobia Following the recent spates of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other immigrants in South Africa, many Nigerians have taken to social media to express their disapproval of these attacks from The Rainbow Nation. The week saw a bombardment of tweets from several individuals ranging from celebrities to regular folks. AKA responds to Ycee One … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Rema Makes Obama’s Summer Playlist Mavins Star Rema has been on the rise since the release of his album Iron Man and this time around, he gained a “VVIP” fan in the person of Barack Obama. In a tweet, Obama unveiled the summer playlist he and Michelle have been listening to for the summer and … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Burnaboy On The Daily Show With Trevor Noah In a bid to promote his new album ‘African Giant’, Burnaboy has been making appearances on some American TV shows. This week he was on The Daily Show where he sat down for a chat with Trevor Noah and performed his hit songs “Anybody” and “Ye”. This … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
BamTeddy Former Big Brother Naija contestants Bambam and Teddy A shocked fans this week when they took to social media to announce their engagement. The two have been in a relationship since they contested in the BBN Double Wahala reality TV show and have decided to take things a step further by tying the knot. … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
The Music Collaboration Between Davido And Chris Brown Blow My Mind, the song by Davido featuring Chris Brown has been the highlight of the week. It should be recalled that Chris Brown’s last collaboration with an African artist was on the song “African Bad Gyal” by Wizkid. Blow My Mind happens to be the second, … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Desmond Elliot This week, Desmond Elliot, was under fire for a statement he made about Nollywood during an interview. According to him, “Government has to ban the importation of foreign movies so that Nollywood can grow. Make it difficult for foreign content to come in, so your local content can grow”. Here is how Nigerians … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Anthony Joshua After his unfortunate loss to Andy Ruiz Jr about a month ago, British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, took out some time to visit his fatherland. The sportsman was in Nigeria this week and stopped by at various locations in Lagos. FaceApp Just some months ago, the 10 years challenge was trending and people all … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Sen Remi Tinibu and Sen Abbo Over the course of the week, there were reactions to the manner in which Senator Remi Tinibu addressed Senator Elisha Abbo, the senator who was seen beating a woman on CCTV footage, during an ad-hoc sitting set up to investigate him. While some thought she was condescending to Sen. … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
The Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo Scandal This week, social media was rocked by claims made by Timi Dakolo’s wife, Busola Dakolo, against the pastor of the Common Wealth of Assembly (COZA) church. In an interview with Ynaija, Busola Dakolo, claimed that the pastor allegedly raped her many years ago. This was followed by a statement from … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Gorilla Allegedly Accuses Of Swallowing Kano Zoo Funds Just a year after a snake was allegedly accused of “swallowing” funds meant for the national exam body, JAMB, a Gorilla has been said to have swallowed N6.8 million meant for the Kano Zoological Gardens. Nigerians have reacted to the news with some calling for further probe … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Democracy Day Wednesday, June 12 2019, was Democracy day and Nigerians took the opportunity to reflect on the current situation of the country and their hopes for a better Nigeria. It may also go down as one of the most memorable days in Nigerian history as President Buhari used the platform to announce the renaming … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Wole Soyinka’s Plane Seat Incident One of the highlights of the week was a tweet by Nigeria politician Tonye Cole in which he recounted an experience he witnessed between a young man and Wole Soyinka on a plane. In the tweet, he called out the young man for asking Wole Soyinka to leave his seat … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Abacha This week it was revealed that money laundered by the former head of state of Nigeria, Sani Abacha, had been seized by from a bank in New Jersey by a British court. The money was reported to be worth £211,000,000 and will be held by the government until authorities in Jersey, the US, and … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Naira Marley After singer Naira Marley’s arrest and his arraign in court on Monday, May 20, 2019, over allegations relating to internet fraud, the singer has been scheduled for application of bail on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Although rumours of his release were making the rounds on social media, the singer has been reported to … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Okon Lagos Makes A Controversial Remark Following the recent allegations of sexual assaults on prostitutes by the police in Abuja, comedian Ime Bishop popularly known as Okon Lagos took to his Instagram handle to give his take on the case. The rash post did not go down well with many Nigerians who have slammed him … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
