On Tuesday this week, Muslim faithfuls around the world celebrated the Eid el-Kabir. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari joined thousands of Muslim faithfuls to observe the Eid prayer in Daura, his hometown in Katsina state.
After the prayer session, the president reportedly walked 800 metres from the prayer ground to his home, alongside his well wishers.
According to Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President Buhari on media and publicity, walking 800 metres is an indication that "the president is fit, he is healthy; he is good to go.”
Here's how Nigerians reacted
Why does Buhari deserve a second term?
"He is popular in Daura and he walked 800 meters".
— Onye Nkuzi (@cchukudebelu) August 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/AMADICHIMA/status/1032221237639032832
Breaking!... President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has made a groundbreaking discovery in the area of health sciences
He discovered that 800 meters trek is a proof of fitness for any candidate wishing to contest for the presidency
He deserves some accolades
— nafeeu 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇨🇩 (@nafeezi) August 21, 2018
ELECTIVE OFFICE FITNESS TEST PASS MARK
Presidency - 800meters.
Governorship - 700metres.
Senatorial - 600metres.
House of Representatives - 500metres.
State House of Assembly - 400metres.
LG Chairmanship - 300metres.
LG Councillorship - 200metres
_Source: Garuba Shehu; 2018._— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) August 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/1031907494346596352
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BREAKING!
Nigeria has dropped several points in the extreme poverty index and has stopped being the poverty capital of the world after president Muhammadu Buhari trekked 800 meters from mosque to his house in Daura#800MetersWalk
— nafeeu 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇨🇩 (@nafeezi) August 22, 2018
Meanwhile, here are some other fit Eid el-Kabir celebrants serving us sauce
https://twitter.com/NanaFatimaBell1/status/1032629832151166976
https://twitter.com/thaat_suspect/status/1031891971156140037
https://twitter.com/__Haidey/status/1031990480479899648
https://twitter.com/its_hammadrabiu/status/1031898883461271552
#EidMubarak2018 💛🧡💚 pic.twitter.com/u3ifluu9wJ
— Amee (@Amyrah2) June 16, 2018
Read on for other trending topics on social media this week.
Kofi Annan dies at 80
This week, news of the death of Kofi Annan, Ghanaian diplomat, and 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations shook the world. He died on Saturday, August 18 in a Switzerland hospital at the age of 80.
Breaking News: KOFI ANAN is dead.
— Rein (@Asamoh_) August 18, 2018
He'll be remembered fondly
Kofi Anan made that UN Secretary General position relevant. If Africa was a country I would have voted him president.
— Nchema (@ShottaZee) August 18, 2018
My prayers and thoughts with the family of the late UN SG Kofi Anan. The man who saved Kenya from plundering into further blood shed after the 2007 Presidential election. RIP Kofi Anan.
— Ben Oloo (@OlooBenodhiambo) August 18, 2018
Kofi Anan
Through the ranks
A charcoal dust
Rose as majesty to unite the
Nations
He was not flawed enough
For peace in Rwanda and Sarajevo
He was black enough to lead— Sam Omatseye (@samomatseye) August 19, 2018
Dr Kofi Anan was a great man. I doubt anybody can match his performance at the UN. His experience in Kenya was unique in that he gave it everything. He was disappointed. He couldn't believe role money played in our democracy.I shared quite abit with him during & after talks. RIP
— Farah Maalim EGH (@FarahMaalimM) August 19, 2018
Today is a sad day, the world has lost one of the most brilliant, inspiring, diligent and rational people. Kofi Annan, former UN chief was one of the person I look up the most to, he was the reason why I’m doing peace and conflict studies now. #rip #KofiAnan #UnitedNations pic.twitter.com/l4ODdca0bH
— Prince De Makele (@DeMakele) August 18, 2018
Not by everyone though
Kofi Anan was in charge of UN peacekeepers during Srebrenica genocide. He did nothing to prevent or stop it. Official response from Anan's office on 11th July was that UN doesn't work on weekends. He deserves zero praise from where I'm sitting. https://t.co/aSgslmZRvb
— Reuf Bajrović (@ReufBajrovic) August 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/gladysmorgangm/status/1030794146762694656
#KofiAnan made very bad decisions as Chief of the DPKO during the colonialist invasion war by #Kagame and later as UNSG. He never served for #African interests, but was just a puppet and an agent of #NATO expansionism and imperialism.His actions led to many deaths in #GreatLakes pic.twitter.com/XMY9BhzJ7F
— Renegade Giana (@GianaRenegade) August 18, 2018
Kofi Anan's name should be on Bosnia's Wall of Shame along with Akashi, BB Gali and others.
— Hikmet Karcic (@hikmet_karcic) August 18, 2018
Memorable quotes
“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” - Busumuru Kofi Anan #FareTheeWell #KofiAnan
— Tony (@danquah_vi) August 18, 2018
"when leaders fail to lead, the people should lead and make the leaders follow."
- Kofi Anan
— servant of Allah (@alouibrahim92) August 18, 2018
"A genocide begins with the killing of one man – not for what he has done, but because of who he is. A campaign of ‘ethnic cleansing’ begins with one neighbour turning on another. Poverty begins when even one child is denied his or her fundamental right to education"
Kofi Annan pic.twitter.com/DY3sqOQb5G
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) August 19, 2018
We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better. - Kofi Annan, RIP
— Great Minds Quotes (@GreatestQuotes) August 19, 2018
Other reactions
Suddenly Kofi Anan is everybody’s childhood idol 💀
— Hey Auntie 🧚🏾♂️ (@cbee1035) August 18, 2018
Kofi Annan’s passing got me reading about him, and learning that his first wife was Nigerian. Titi Alakija. Just as President Akufo-Addo’s first wife, Remi Fani-Kayode, is also Nigerian. (FFK’s half-sister).
The relationship between Ghana and Nigeria is more than jollof rice.
— Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) August 20, 2018
I THINK GHANA 🇬🇭 SHOULD HAVE A “KOFI ANNAN” DAY 🤔. Or ?
— O F F E I // BUTTERFLY SEASON EP OUT NOW (@OffeiMusic) August 20, 2018
Kofi Annan sounded Ghanaian after all those years. Some people will see a plane in the air noor.. Boom. American accent 😂
— stephen blay (@ato_blay) August 20, 2018
Read more reactions here.
CPC vs Multichoice
In July, Multichoice announced increased subscription rates for all DStv packages, which took effect from August 1. However, this week, the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) released a court order, prohibiting Multichoice from implementing its subscription rate increase.
DG's Media Statement: Court Grants Interim Order Prohibiting Increase in DStv or GOtv Subscription Rates Pending Further Hearing and Order of Court@NGRPresident @MBuhari pic.twitter.com/wiVSOF71H6
— FCCPC Nigeria (@fccpcnigeria) August 22, 2018
This is coming about two weeks after the council shut down the Krispy Kreme office in Victoria Island, Lagos.
According to Tunde Irukera, the Director General of the CPC, the court order was issued because Multichoice didn't hold its end of an agreement. Read all about it here.
FLASH:DG of CPC, @TundeIrukera, confirmed the Court order on DSTV is not to regulate price. It's a consequence of its action to preempt investigations by agreeing to a consent order to hold T&C 24mths, but increased prices on eve of signing d Order to undermine regulatory process
— Banqie (@AdeBanqie) August 21, 2018
Here's how Nigerians reacted
We're being unfair to DStv
It's clear that the hoopla against DSTv is because they are a South African firm.
Nigerian firms get away with murder, and we don't complain.
We are a xenophobic lot, and it shows VERY clearly.
Is it a wonder that tribalism (a subset of xenophobia) is so rampant in #Nigeria?
— Chxta (@Chxta) August 22, 2018
DSTV PREMIUM PRICES
Nigeria ~ N15000
SA ~ N21000
Ghana ~ N24500Can you guess the country complaining about "exorbitant prices" & urging their govt to control prices? You guessed right - "giant of Africa" alias poverty capital of the world.
— Kingsley 🇵🇸 (@kingysly_01) August 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/AustinYugo/status/1031897218834288640
https://twitter.com/iSlimfit/status/1031888393813336064
Misplaced priorities?
After Krispy Kreme and DSTV, CPC should go after Dangote Cement and Nestle share price. Then top it with a cap on rental cost of 2 bedroom in Lekki phase 1 (it's too high honestly it should be a crime)
Since we are being unserious....
— Retired Nigerian (@Dolarpo) August 20, 2018
The Nigerian govt is trips sha.
Carry DSTV to court for raising price and get court order, but Alhaji is the patriotic patriot with his cement price. And they don't mind price of rice going up too. But they die there for Cable TV. LOL.
Nice one.
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) August 20, 2018
IF we fought for our basic Human Rights, access to Quality Education and Healthcare... the way we fight for DSTV eh, we will transform this nation😎
Na we dey hold ourselves down. Nigeria is the way it is, because we are the way we are; leaders and citizens, all culpable.
— Whole Women Network Co-op (@wwncoop) August 22, 2018
Instead of going to court over the pricing of a luxury item such as DSTV pricing, why not go to court over the insane price of Dangote cement?
Or the cost of rice and garri? Why are we hypocritical in our judgements and actions?
Why is sense lacking in all our ways?
Why?
— Joey Akan (@JoeyAkan) August 22, 2018
After CPC finishes taking DSTV to court, kindly take British Airways to court too. Air fares to the UK are fucking expensive and out of the reach of the poor.
EA should be sued too. Imagine selling FIFA 18 for 35k
— Patrick II (@0lisa_) August 22, 2018
Other reactions
All this noise about DSTV so you can watch foreign league o...nobody is crying because of Local league. DSTV has invested more than all your local tv stations to make our local league watchable...but no, let's regulate their price so we can watch Lingard dabbing like crayfish...
— Retired Nigerian (@Dolarpo) August 22, 2018
After CPC finishes taking DSTV to court, kindly take British Airways to court too. Air fares to the UK are fucking expensive and out of the reach of the poor.
EA should be sued too. Imagine selling FIFA 18 for 35k
— Patrick II (@0lisa_) August 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/Olumuyiwa__/status/1031817600664264704
You know it’s not hard for the Nigerian Govt to crash the prices of DSTV?
Invest in Star Times - make sure they win the bid to show EPL and Champions league
Give monopoly of Nigerian matches to Star Times
Once there is no EPL and Nigerian games on DSTv watch prices crash.
— Daniel Emeka (@realdanielemeka) August 21, 2018
Read this thread on what supposedly led to the court order.
RED Media takes on Project Moghalu
If you recall, RED Media, a Nigerian media company played a huge role in the 2015 presidential election that saw Muhammadu Buhari emerge as President as well as the 2016 Ghanaian elections.
Suggested Read: The Young Moguls that built a Media Empire in Nigeria with zero capital
In lieu of the 2019 elections, the company has taken on a new client, Kingsley Moghalu, presidential aspirant under the Young Progressive Party (YPP). Many Nigerians are not impressed.
Below are a few of their reactions
Can't trust RED Media
https://twitter.com/boluxxxx/status/1032258475798286336
Personally I do not trust Red Media to be ethical. They did branding for Buhari & when he took power he denied their claims on his behalf.
Their exec also claimed God told him Buhari was the answer to Nigeria's problems.
You'll agree with me that's as unethical as it gets.
— Her Fokken Majesty 🥰👑 (@cremechic11) August 22, 2018
Red Media's record is very dodgy.
We all know that, even despite claims it was just a professional contract, Red Media founders proved to be very pro-Buhari for about 3 years after their contract expired.
Now, they're suddenly working with Moghalu on the low?!
— Yemi Web Master (@ScarTissue101) August 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/AustinYugo/status/1032557393387966464
WHATEVER Red Media is selling, I'm not buying.
Be it human being or groundnut.— Melody (@melody_hassan) August 23, 2018
Moghalu is cancelled
Moghalu hired Red media in 2017.
He is cancelled. I don't want to hear it's business.
I'm over emotional right now.
— Niger Delta (@Franeb) August 21, 2018
Yes, those same guys who sold us a dictator wrapped in propaganda and spiced with lies, are the same people allegedly in bed with Moghalu.
I’m beyond disappointed.
Not at Red Media, who do an amazing job influencing electoral outcomes for a significant fee, but at Kingsley.
— Ose Anenih (@ose_anenih) August 21, 2018
I know Airheads will soon takeover this Red media/Moghalu gist..
He's already cancelled cos he won't even win his constituency/state.
No strength to argue blindly.
— Niger Delta (@Franeb) August 21, 2018
Leave RED Media and focus on your candidate
I don't get these attacks on KM because Red Media is working for him. Are they then saying Red Media shouldn't work for any candidate again?
Some people just can't put 2015 behind them.— Mark Amaza (@amasonic) August 22, 2018
APC paid Red Media in 2015, your party paid party leaders and dem loot una money to Canada and UK, then let's not forget Cambridge Analytica
But today, una wan attack Red Media and KM?
Really? Please, focus on your Oct primaries & how to sell your candidate.
I'm voting KM👌
— Whole Women Network Co-op (@wwncoop) August 22, 2018
You people should free Red Media.
Your problem is with one of its principals, not the quality of work it puts out.
— Tex (@TexTheLaw) August 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/OlaseniOladejo/status/1032382276166811648
Some conspiracy theories
Let me get this straight. Kingsley Moghalu's campaign is being managed by RED media, same outfit that managed Buhari's?
So what's the plan? Use Kingsley Moghalu to attract mumu Southern voters, diluting PDP votes, while the core-Northern voting Block for Buhari remains intact? 😦— Prof Stanley Nwabia (@MrStanleyNwabia) August 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/solomonapenja/status/1032004991790313479
red media working with Moghalu’s campaign for presidency but want to mask their interest/s in APC govt with other youth using the 67million campaign.
— Niyi 💻🥃 (@xniyi) August 22, 2018
Other reactions
https://twitter.com/Bhadoosky/status/1032529764375056389
https://twitter.com/skweird/status/1032197613595119617
Anyone who claims to have "canceled" KCM because of Red Media, wasn't going to support him in the first place. So, meh.
— T. Rânkïn' (@AfroVII) August 22, 2018
PSA For those who woke up today believing that Kingsley Moghalu and Red media is their problem.
Red Media didn't lose you the 2015 elections. Your candidate lost it with his performance over 5 years of stewardship.
Don't claim victims. You were the perps then.
— Emecheta's Buchi, *Uncle Chief (@buchionyegbule) August 22, 2018
What has Red Media done wrong? PR is serious business, not jollof party.
We voted Buhari cos of PR properly done by them? If so, then fine. Job well done. But most voters never even knew about Red Media when they were voting. They were just tired of the incumbent.
— Oyindamola O. (@olofinlua) August 23, 2018
Read more here.
