Social Media
Be it trends or any other relevant conversations, we regularly deliver, in relatable context, news and insights on how social media affects our community of everyday readers.
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The Ugandan government just made accessing the Internet more expensive for media practioners in the country
Following a wide-spread suspension that swept through Twitter on Monday*, the company has confirmed that it may have been an error and that some of the accounts have been restored
Africans love to laugh, and thanks to the myriad of accounts dedicated to comedy on Instagram, it has become one of the top destinations for humorous content
Like Thanos’ infinity gauntlet, Twitter has been suspending accounts in a seemingly random manner.
This week on social media; reviving rap in Nigeria powered by Blaqbonez, men showed off their partners on #NationalGirlfriendsDay and more stories.
For micro-influencers in Africa, the focus is less on their scale and more on building a hyper-engaged community. And this type of community is becoming increasingly valuable to advertisers of 2019.
This week on social media; Nigerians kick against Ruga, COZA pastor drama continues and more stories.
Despite being relatively new, TikTok is fast becoming a suitable — and maybe even better — alternative for many young Nigerians looking to express themselves online
This week on social media; Wole Soyinka, Tonye cole and the window seat, Busola Dalolo accuses COZA pastor of raping her and other stories.
The level of social media and instant messaging penetration in Africa has the potential of deepening financial inclusion in the continent.
This week on social media; Super Falcons qualifies for the next stage of the Women’s World Cup for the first time in 20 years, and other stories.
This week on social media; another Abacha loot discovered, flood in Accra and other stories.
This week on social media, Naira Marley’s fraud case and Guccy Branch’s viral memes, Mount Zion was trending on Nigerian Twitter and more stories.
Last week, the Catholic Church in Germany reportedly revealed plans to train 50 new priests to become social media influencers through a two-day “smart camp”. On the backdrop of this, we take a closer look into the phenomenon of religious influencers on social media
This week on social media, President Buhari made a joke which nobody founf funny, Nairamarley was arrested by EFCC and more stories.
Instagram and Twitter may soon hide like and retweet counts in order to create a healthy environment for users. Find our how this may affect Nigerian influencer marketers.
This week on social media; Tiwa Savage leaves Mavin Records for the Universal Music Group, Tonto DIkeh releases new details about her ex-husband and more stories.
This week, the most popular discussion on Nigerian social media is Yahoo Yahoo, also known as cybercrime or Internet fraud. It all began last week when popular Nigerian musician Nairamarley posted a photo on Instagram with the caption “If u know about slavery u go know say yahoo no b crime”. Roughly meaning that Nigerian…
This week on social media; Game of Thrones final season premieres, famous Nollywood actress Omotola was trending on Nigerian Twitter and other stories.
On Sunday, March 31, a young man was accidentally shot dead by two officers of the Nigerian Police Force’s Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). Apparently, the young man, identified as Kolade Johnson was trying to help another man being harrassed by the officers when the incident happened. A Nigerian, identified as Kolade Johnson, was shot…