Tag: tweet

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YNaijaAugust 5, 2023

Ministerial Nominee Bosun Tijani Questioned on ‘Unpatriotic’ Tweets During Screening

Senator Abdulfatai Buhari representing Oyo North Senatorial District, on Saturday, tackled a ministerial nominee, Bosun Tijani, over an unpatriotic tweet ...

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YNaijaJune 16, 2023

Man Who Tweeted ‘Let’s Kill All The Igbos’ Apprehended by Police

The police in Osun State have arrested an individual who made an inflammatory anti-Igbo statement on social media. The suspect, ...

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YNaijaDecember 1, 2022

Aisha Buhari set to testify against student who made tweet criticizing her

Aisha Buhari, the First Lady, is reportedly scheduled to testify against Aminu Mohammed, a student at the Federal University in ...

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YNaijaNovember 30, 2022

Student who criticized Aisha Buhari secretly arraigned, remanded in prison

The police have arraigned Aminu Mohammed, who was recently arrested by security personnel for reportedly criticizing the Wife of the ...

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YNaijaNovember 28, 2022

Nigerian university confirms the arrest of a student in connection with ‘anti-Aisha Buhari tweet’

Aminu Adamu, a student at Federal University Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State, was arrested for making a tweet that was critical of ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 3, 2019

Here are the funny tweets we saw from Nigerians on the internet today

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...

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AzeezAugust 16, 2017

Obama’s response to Charlottesville violence becomes most liked tweet

Former US President, Barack Obama’s response to the Charlottesville violence has become the most liked tweet in Twitter’s history. What ...

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RoqeebahJuly 2, 2017

Donald Trump says his use of social media is modern day presidential, we say LOL

by Roqeebah Olaoniye and Dolapo Adelana It appears Americans have got themselves a 71-year-old man-baby for a president. Donald Trump, has been the 45th ...

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ItunuoluwaJune 22, 2017

Trump has a crucial question for you in his latest tweet

President Trump is not done talking about Russia, not remotely. In a recent tweet, Trump asked a question that only ...

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EditorJune 22, 2017

This reaction to a tweet about Nigeria’s problems is everything

To be honest, we are tired of all these ‘types’ of people. Typing ‘which way Nigeria?’ in comments boxes. God ...

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ItunuoluwaJune 19, 2017

Trump’s lawyer: Ignore his tweets, the President is not under investigation

A member of President Trump’s legal team told NBC, Sunday that Trump is not under any form of investigation by ...

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AzeezJune 6, 2017

We need a travel ban for certain dangerous countries – Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has reiterated his call for a travel ban on some countries he termed as “dangerous”. In ...

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ItunuoluwaMay 12, 2017

Did Trump just threaten James Comey? | His tweets seem to reveal otherwise

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump issued a thinly veiled threat Friday to fired director James Comey, an interesting development in ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 29, 2017

Pastor Adeboye drops meme for those attacking his advice | See his tweet

by Dolapo Adelana The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has ...

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ToluApril 17, 2017

#5kBae’s Pablo is back in the spotlight and he’s decided to remind us just how silly he is

At what point do we start to separate mere Twitter bants from real life issues that should be seriously dealt ...

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ToluMarch 15, 2017

BET sends a very confusing birthday message to Olamide… and Nigerians react accordingly

LOL! We do not want to take this too seriously because we believe it is a honest mistake from a ...

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ToluMarch 3, 2017

El-Rufai, we hear you, but this explanation is too little too late

Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai was at Social Media Week on Thursday and in a panel session, he spoke ...

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AzeezFebruary 14, 2017

Donald Trump yet to tweet about phone call to Buhari hours after

US President Donald Trump has remained unusually silent about his phone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari. The White House Twitter ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaJanuary 6, 2017

The Film Blog: In one picture, you see proof that Nollywood has ARRIVED

  Oludolapo AdelanaDolapo is a writer and journalist who works with YNaija. He has interests in Christianity, politics and sports. ...

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ToluNovember 29, 2016

LOL! This one tweet by @akaebube links Buhari’s confusion to Toke Makinwa’s marriage

Since Toke Makinwa released her tell-all/must-tell book and the very jaw-dropping details of her estranged marriage to Maje Ayida, the ...

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ToluNovember 29, 2016

The INSANITY of the new NCC directive in one tweet

Hours ago, the National Communications Commission (NCC) raising the prices of internet data, was revealed. This directive is most likely ...

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Isime EseneOctober 12, 2016

The Media Blog: @FoluShaw is warning Linda not to publish his tweets – but that’s not the law is it?

So @FoluShaw got a lot of RTs for this thread. Pretty remarkable tale to be sure. Someone wonders if his ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 27, 2016

The Film Blog: Someone reviewed A Trip to Jamaica in one tweet

The only thing funny about “A Trip to Jamaica” is how bad it is. ? — Chidumga Izuzu (@Chidumga_izuzu) September ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 22, 2016

Aisha Buhari wasn’t a child bride – Fayose’s SA possibly needs a maths tutor

In a burst of unusual anger, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, on Tuesday, tweeted this: While some justified her ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 22, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today. 1. OJB Jezreel gets funeral date The family of late ace ...

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Ada IgboanugoMay 20, 2016

In one tweet, this is why the FG is flaunting photos of rescued Chibok girls

Since the discovery of another abducted Chibok girl barely 24-hours after the first one was found, there has been speculation ...

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Oreoluwa PetersJanuary 13, 2016

Dammy Krane may be called a hypocrite for this tweet

Last night, Dammy Krane embarked on a Twitter rant against Wizkid for stealing his song and ‘stuff’. But only two weeks ago, ...

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Janeth JJuly 26, 2015

CNBC apologizes to Ezekwesili for its tweet that Oteh is the first African woman to be World Bank VP

CNBC Africa has acknowledged their mistake and apologized to the former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili on the error made on ...

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Janeth JJuly 18, 2015

#MTVMAMA2015: The funniest tweets

The 5th edition of the MTV Music Awards in Kwazulu Natal 2015 is going down now in Durban, South Africa ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 26, 2014

A British MP recently lost her job after a tweet. Here’s something we can learn from that

by Adedayo Ademuwagun   A British MP named Emily Thornberry was made to resign recently after she tweeted a photo ...

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