If we know one thing, it’s that Nigerians are vocal. Very vocal. We can’t be oppressed or suppressed. 

Who wan try?

And with social media, ain’t nobody holding us down.

We speak our mind.

But what happens when Nigerians fed up with our numerous problems attack the wrong person or party?

What is going on here?

That is the story of Nasser Al-Saadi from Qatar and senior executive at Aljazeera, who got caught in the crossfire between the people of Nigeria and the National Assembly.

Nasser’s relationship with Nigeria began in June of 2015. His Twitter handle came under attack from angry Nigerians when the National Assembly began giving more trouble than they already do. The members got a wardrobe allowance that totalled N8.64 billion!

As Nasser’s Twitter handle is @Nass, which is the same as the acronym ‘NASS’ for National Assembly, he got a lot of misplaced fury.

His handle literally became infamous on this side of the world.

His mentions were on fire. He just couldn’t take it.

But he soon began to see the humour in the situation and decide to embrace it.

He gave us listening ear.

And even began to champion for our rights!

And was sad when most Nigerians finally understood what was happening.

But he refused to change his handle.

He gave us updates about Nigeria.

Now Nasser and Nigerians are best of friends.

And he checks in with us from time to time.

And had chats about football.

The when all was too quiet recently, he wondered why.

And Nigerians had answers for him.

@Nass You assume wrong, we are quiet because nothing has gone more wrong than usual.

— So Weird (@BodieLowber) March 7, 2016

His mentions are about to catch fire.

Some even want him to be an Ambassador to Nigeria.

Some have disowned the National Assembly for Nasser.

It’s just so funny and interesting how everything turned out!

The African hair industry rakes in about 1.1 billion dollars annually in sales of only hair lotions and shampoos but most women still find it difficult to locate the best products for their hair.

If you have been having struggles with locating high- grade natural hair stylists and products on the go, this recently launched app for Naturalistas is here for you.

Yas!

Developed by the trio of Esther Olatunji, Priscilla Hazel and Cassandra Sarfo from Nigeria and Ghana, Tress was launched at the 2016 Social Media Week held in Lagos.

The three software entrepreneurs met while studying at the prestigious Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology, Ghana which has successfully incubated other startups such as meQasa and Kudobuzz which have collectively raised over $600,000 since 2015.

Tress is designed in such a way that the users conveniently find useful information on how to style their hair, products required for various hair textures, where to locate hair stylists within and around Ghana and Nigeria while building an online community of African hair-loving women.

Users who are familiar with Instagram will relate to Tress because the images appear with  likes while information of results were designed with a slight touch of Pinterest’s detailing.

Efforts to make booking of hair appointments in salons via Tress are currently in the works.

The app is available for download on Google Play Store and is set to lauch on iOS platform soon. You can keep up with Tress on Twitter for quick DIY tips and giveaways here.

Sahara Reporters, one of the most controversial Nigerian online news publications is sassy and quick at dropping receipts.

They come for political figures mercilessly with their brutal headlines and articles.

While some Nigerians have called for their heads..

They recently threw a jab at former Governor of Akwa Ibom state and current Senate minority leader, Godswill Akpabio.

The tweet claimed the senator was linked to the ownership of the collapsed Lagos Lekki Gardens which resulted in the loss of 31 Nigerian lives.

Because it’s clapback season, the senator sharply came back for them…

Followed by massive,

Relentless,

Throwing of shade…

With a dash of curses.

@SaharaReporters As long as God is on the throne, you will be disgraced in this nation. God will expose you in the end.

— Sen Godswill Akpabio (@SenAkpabio) March 15, 2016

But why is the senator bringing God into this matter?

@SenAkpabio @SaharaReporters please stop disturbing God.

— Omo Jesu (@tosinadeda) March 15, 2016

If it were God of the old testaments…

Because….

If I didn’t serve in Uyo, I would have believed Akpabio is an angel. All that allocation for a small state, dude is a fraud.

— Funmi ♂ (@Seyi__) March 10, 2016

If his hands are really clean, he should kuku sue them for defamation of character.

Some people believe that beauty is skin deep, while some believe that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. But how about a lady that has both kinds of beauty?

Shalom Nchom does.

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The 20-year old Nigerian was burnt all over her body when hot oil fell on her and her little sister at her mum’s store. She was 9-years old when it happened.

Shalom had burns on her face, ears, head and shoulders. She also lost most of her hair.

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After this happened, things were not the same for her. She became a sort of pariah. Her friends ran away from her and she began to have suicidal thoughts.

Shalom’s aunt who lived in America was able to get her and her family visas to America, so she could have reconstructive surgery.

It was when she met other burn victims with cases worse than hers that she began to see things differently.

She began using makeup at the age of thirteen as a way to cover up her scars.

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She used it as her way of dealing with the bullying she faced in school, because of her looks. But despite using makeup, she says that it isn’t the reason why she’s happy. She’s happy because she loves herself.

Shalom Nchom is now a freelance makeup artist and Youtube vlogger.

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Shalom began doing makeup for her friends and classmates who admired her work. Her Youtube channel is a medium through which she inspires other burn victims.

Shalom believes that we should all love ourselves, makeup or no makeup.

Watch her video.

Nigerians are known to be some of the happiest people in the world.  Regardless of all the wahala around us, we manage to just get on with it!

1. When you don’t have enough work experience to get a job, but there are no vacancies anyway so you just stay home and play FIFA.

There’s not much that FIFA cannot solve.

2. When your country is so hot that you might be in hell already, but we are all still together so it’s okay.

United we stand, please.

3. When your president is barely in the country but you’re not even mad, you made him a mixtape.

Tracklist is out there somewhere.

4. And even though prices are going up we still turn up to owambes like:

Can’t get a Nigerian down.

5. When you haven’t seen light for close to two weeks but you’re now one with the darkness.

What can separate us?

6. When you want to order from ASOS but you remember the exchange rate and that your salary cannot buy anything anyway.

Aren’t we all?

7. And with the way it’s going, you’re already broke in April and March is not over yet. But we move!

We are survivors.

8. When the traffic is terrible but your boss won’t hear anything so you get ready to meet your bus-stop family.

This too shall pass away.

9. When the customer service agent is rude to you but you’re a Nigerian so you can match her madness for madness.

Come at me, lady!

10. When you think of all the people stealing money, but you know they cannot come and steal your jollof rice and plantain.

Thank God for small mercies.

11. When Nigerian Twitter starts naming their standards – and you don’t meet anyone – but you know they’re all lying.

Twitter fingers.

12. When your landlord increases the rent and his reason is that the dollar has gone up.

But you don’t want to be homeless so you pay.

13. NNPC was split and the employees are on strike. But guess who suffers?

Our God will fight for us.

14. And this is still us when we hear that there’s fuel somewhere.

Never stop moving.

15. When someone transfers 1000 to you but stamp duty charges you, so it’s 950 and you cannot withdraw it.

But it’s ok. We’ll still celebrate when  another alert comes through.

Out of nowhere and without prior warning, we heard that American singer-songwriter, Jhené Aiko is married!

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We’re very sure that some guys will heartbroken by this.

But the kicker is that she’s married to a Yoruba boy no less!

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His name is Oladipo Omishore a.k.a Dot da Genius. He’s a music producer and DJ and has worked with Kid Cudi, Rockie Fresh and King Chip.

Nobody knew they were married until he shared their wedding day picture on Instagram.

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And the made this comment to go with it: “Happy Birthday to my gorgeous wife. Happy to be on this quest w/ you!!!“

We all knew they’d been dating for a while.

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We know that they’ve been dating since 2014. It could possibly be longer. But nobody knew exactly when they tied the knot.

Dot da Genius had shared this tweet in 2014, but it’d flown under the radar.

But the important question is, how was Jhené able to achieve such feat?

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Everybody know that it’s not easy to date a Yoruba boy and she managed to marry one.

Is she an Igbo girl?

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Though born in the United States, she’s of African American, Japanese, Spanish, Dominican, German Jewish, French, and Native American descent. So it is possible she has an Igbo ancestor. If not, she must have the skills of an Igbo girl! And her middle name is Efuru too.

Respect to them for keeping their private life private. We wish them a happy married life!

Whoever said pictures never lie definitely does not live in this century.

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Instagram’s official account on the app has a tradition of engaging their followers by throwing creative photo challenges with various hashtags.  

These 11 photos were taken with the aim of creating an optical illusion by simply placing objects or people in different positions and taking the photos from various perspectives.

1. This cactus plant with human arms.

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2. The grooming of this giant dog.

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3. Hanging off a cliff with a friend.

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4. How to put bae in your hands and give them a kiss.

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5. When a cute ballerina wears a flower tutu skirt.

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6. This levitating basketball.

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7. This giant human crushing finger.

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8. Beware of the giant T-rex dinosaur.

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9. Hanging on the edge for your dear life.

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10. Happy tiny humans on a can of potato chips.

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11. How many girls can you see in this picture?

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We can’t wait for our talented African photographers to join in this challenge and blow our minds.

Remember the rescue story of 2 year old Hope who was accused of witchcraft and left for dead?

After Anja Ringgren Loven found him, Hope was hospitalised and treated for worms.

He was hospitalized immediately and was recuperating gradually under the watchful eye of her charitable organization and orphanage, African Children’s Aid Education And Development Foundation.

This rescue story reached many parts of the world and touched several hearts including a Norwegian Policeman.

Reading Hope’s story moved Djorn Druglimo and he started collecting football jerseys from his colleagues and willing donors for donation to the orphanage.

Two weeks ago, Hope was finally discharged from the hospital.

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And was photographed playing with other children in the orphanage.

It is hard to believe he was the sickly child Anja rescued this year.

He looks really cute here.

In Anja’s recent Facebook post, she shared pictures of him playing and the reason she named him Hope.

“The day I carried this sweet little boy in my arms for the very first time I was so sure he would not survive. Every breath he took was a struggle and I did not want him to die without a name, without dignity, so I named him Hope ❤ Hope to me is a special name. Not only the meaning of Hope, but what it stands for. Many years ago I got the name HOPE tattooed on my fingers because to me it means: Help One Person Everyday ✌ HOPE”

It’s amazing to see him transform into a cute, healthy baby after going through such a horrible experience.

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Everybody — well most people — knows that Donald Trump is bad news. And though he wasn’t taken seriously when he decided to run for president, the whole world is watching his campaign trails and rallies and debates with morbid fascination.  

He is anti-Muslim, anti-Black, anti-Latinos. In fact, he is anti-everything!

The man is so dangerous that the possibility of his winning the U.S. presidential election is as big a threat to the global economy as Islamist terrorism, according to Global Forecasting Service.

He’s against what America stands for, a country built with the sweat of immigrants.

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Even Trump’s ancestors are immigrants. His grandfather was born in Germany and came to New York as an immigrant. But it seems he’s forgotten that. Even his wives were not born in America.

Trump’s rallies are known for his hate-filled speeches where he incentivizes his followers to be violent.

And he offers to pay for their legal fees. So it wasn’t surprising when this happened at his rally recently. But it hit close to home, because it happened to one of us. A Nigerian.

Adedayo Adeniyi, a 20-year-old student at East Carolina University, attended Donald Trump’s rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina. out of curiosity.

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But he was randomly targeted and thrown out of the event by police, because he’s Black!

The shocker happened as he was being escorted out of the event.

A middle aged white man, looked him directly in the face and said, “F you” three times, right before slapping Adedayo hard in the face! This happened while he was being bundled out like a bag of beans.

The gall. The effrontery.

These are scary times, if this is happening in his rally, imagine what will happen if this man actually becomes president! That is enough to give anybody nightmares.

We really hope that this man doesn’t become president, because if he does, this quote perfectly captures what will happen.

We’re also sure that the population of people living in the African continent will definitely increase.

The fashion world will never be complete without men and women who showcase their unique style via social media and ultimately become fashion iccons on the internet. Here are 12 Nigerian style bloggers that are keeping it 100 in the fashion department.

1. Seyi Famuyiwa

24 year old Seyi is a total shoe lover and is due to graduate with a Masters Degree in Business Administration in May 2016. She launched her blog straight out of undergrad school in 2012 and is currently working on taking her blog to the next level. Watch her slay on her blog InfashionItrust.com and tension the world with Nigerian food on her Instagram page.

2. Sarah Audu

Sarah is a wardrobe consultant and style blogger who started blogging at only 19 while she was studying in Bangkok. This stylish young woman shares her outfits, style inspiration and outlook on her faith on her blog. Keep up with more awesomeness on princessaudu.blogspot.com

3. Monica Awe-Etuk

She is not your average fashion enthusiast. Monica studied the Business of Fashion and worked in the high end fashion industry for several years after bagging her first degree in Mass Communication and Sociology. The stylish mother of two recently launched her own wrist watch line in collaboration with modify watches. Her blog address is Awedbymonica.com while her Instagram handle is @awedbymoni

4. Folake Huntoon

After completing her secondary school education at 15, Folake enrolled in a design school in Yaba before going to the US for her university education. She launched her African inspired children’s clothing line Wewe in 2008. This 39 year old mother of 3 is slaying and giving us really chic Boho vibes on her blog Stylepantry.com. HerInstagram page is @Stylepantry

5. Fisayo Longe

Albeit being based in London, Fisayo’s passion for travelling and fashion is mirrored on her blog. She has also worked with high street brand, Asos where she styled their pieces with an African twist. You can keep up with her adventures on mirrorme.me and on Instagram via @Fisayolonge

6. Tosin Alexandriah Sho-Silva

Tosin’s style is minimalist but never lacks that edgy feel. This Masters Degree holder in Fashion and Textile Design aspires to launch her womens wear line soon. Her blog, Stylebyalexandriah.com is a medium for expressing her style. Her Instagram page is @Tostos_

7. Haneefah Adam

She is a medical scientist, DIY enthusiast, food and lifestyle blogger. She is one of the pioneer modest fashion bloggers in Nigeria and created a stylish Hijab wearing  Barbie, Hijarbie, which has been featured on local and international platforms. Check her out on Muslimahanie.com and @Muslimahanie on Instagram.

8. Sayedero Enitan

Sayedero Enytan doubles as an Engineering Manager at a Renewable Energy Company in Nigeria when she’s not sharing style and beauty tips on her blog. She has worked with brands like Jumia and Konga. She is currently a Woodin style ambassador and has been featured on CNN. Catch up with her on her blog, Thefashionengineer.com and Instagram page.

9. Hanifah Abubakar

Hanifa Sabo Abubakar is currently studying to bag that degree in International Business. This Hausa beauty is a boss at the Hula Hoop and is slaying everybody’s life one post at a time with her awesome fashion style. Check her out on her website Haniiiifa.com and instagram page @Haniiiifa  

10. Dodos Uvieghara

Her style is edgy and feminine albeit minimal. This Economics graduate from Crawford University expresses her personality in the clothes she wears and also doubles as a beauty blogger. Some of the brands she has worked for include Maju. Find out more about Dodos on her site Iamdodos.com and for make up tips and tutorials, go to her Instagram account here.  

Featured image via Mirror Me

Once you start working, every company starts asking to take some of our hard-earned Naira and put into a pension plan for when we retire.   Now pension companies are asking people who are doing their business to also invest in a pension.  But who pension really epp?  

Here’s why you shouldn’t take a pension:

1. You’ll live forever and have the same level of energy.

Even Nebuchadnezzar died but let’s move on.

2. The world is coming to an end and saving for a pension is not worth it.

People have been saying the world is coming to end for a long time.  Be careful!

3. You children will give you money.

You mean as much money as you’re giving your parents today abi? Give yourself brain o!

4. Things will get cheaper so I’ll have more money.

*Cries in free falling Naira*  Since you’ve been born, what has gotten cheaper?!

5. You will marry rich.

All the best.  Better marry Yemi from marketing and face your life!

6. Betting is an investment.

Just hope you didn’t put your money on Arsenal winning the Premiership.

7. You will run for a political office.

*Cries in anti-kwaraptian*

8. One Prophet has told you that you will hammer.

I’m so very sorry for you!

9. God will use someone to bless you in old age.

Because, blessing your future by yourself is a sin.

10. You have too many responsibilities.

Nice one. Better become responsible for yourself too.

11. You have 4 side hustles, so why do you need a pension?

You want to work till Jesus comes?

12. Preparing for the future is stress, YOLO.

Retiring into the baby boy/girl lifestyle isn’t stress sha.

13. I’m too young to think about a pension now.

Don’t allow your football age deceive you, you’re not too young for a pension.

Friend, give yourself brain this 2016. Invest in a pension with Premium Pension.

You can spend it in retirement. Worst case scenario, your kids will spend it for you! Premium Pension is also rewarding employees across Nigeria for their dedication and hard work with a campaign called #Reward4dHustle. Head to http://www.premiumpension.com/work to get involved!

Hair is political. Even Chimamanda agrees.

African hair has undergone a tremendous evolution, from naturally curly or kinky hair to the chemically straightened hair to weaves and weave-ons.

Black people have over centuries, found ways to change the way their natural hair is, just to fit in with society.

Kinky hair was seen as inferior to long wavy hair. Men and women have long began to embrace their God-given textures.

Choosing to buck the norm, they’re all going back to base.

But some workplaces in these modern times still find natural hair unacceptable, as this young Ghanaian-Canadian lady came to find out.

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Akua Agyemfra is a 20-year-old Humanities student at York University in Canada.

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She got a job as a server at a restaurant in Toronto.

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Like most college students, she got a job at to be able to pay the bills.

On her third day of training, she was sent home for wearing her hair in a bun.

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According to her, the assistant general manager of the restaurant told her she was not allowed to wear her hair in a bun,  saying it was company policy. The manager said her her hair had to be worn straight down.

The manager said she expected servers to look like they’re going to the club, not coming from one.

Yes. she said that. Please, how does wearing a bun look like one is “coming from a club”? That doesn’t make any sense. Akua showed the manager that her natural hair doesn’t fall straight. But she was still sent home.

Being a non-confrontational person, she left without standing her ground.

She realized when she went home that it was a violation of her rights. Sending her home based on her hair is wrong. Akua said, “Management at Jack Astor’s did NOT specify that I had to wear my hair down every single shift. If they did, I would have NOT taken the job because I know my hair cannot be straight everyday. I had extensions during my interview and my two training shifts. After I took out my braids, my Afro didn’t not comply to the “straight hair” rule. To maintain it and look presentable, I had to put it in a bun.“

She has since quit her job at the restaurant. But she didn’t take the situation lying down.

Akua sees their dress code as discriminatory. She has shared her story and been interviewed by media outlets and this has led to more awareness about Black people having to alter their hair just to fit in in the work place. She says “I’m not going to compromise my roots and edges because my employer wants me to. My scalp has a right to breathe just as much as the woman standing beside me.”

You go girl!

But the thing is that this situation happens here in Nigeria where we ought to know better. Some workplaces forbid their employees from having afros or locs.

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Banks and most other big corporate organizations are notorious for this.

This needs to change.

Having afro or locs doesn’t prevent people from doing their job. Featured image via Akua Agyemfra.

Let’s go a little back in time to the elections period in Nigeria.

To when realistic and unrealistic promises were made, and “generous”politicians suddenly remembered the hungry, starving, Nigerian masses.

And since honesty isn’t necessarily a Nigerian trait..

Many politicians shared branded food items (and other gifts) which were eagerly received by some greedy voters.

Packaged rice.

For those that place Jollof above necessary infrastructure that should be provided by Nigerian leaders.

Odourless Fufu

In case the smell of mainstream Fufu gets in the way.

And recharge card to call the love of your life.

Aren’t our politicians just thoughtful?

Let’s flip the script and go to Europe where this politician is going to spend two years in prison.

Florin Popescu, a Romanian politician is being jailed for a crime he committed in 2012 while he was lobbying for votes for his re-election into office as a  council leader.

He used his political position to secure an order of 60 tonnes of fried chicken worth $85,000 and shared it to voters in a bid to make them vote for him.

He loaded the chicken packages into trailers and distributed them at several locations. Although he resigned earlier in February 2016 and claimed it was for the “good of the country”, Florin currently nicknamed the Chicken Baron will be cooling off in prison for two years as part of Romania’s crackdown on Kwaraptian!

Will this kind of crackdown ever happen in Nigeria?

We wait.

Another Nigerian might join the London Assembly!

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The London Assembly which is part of the Greater London Authority, scrutinizes the activities of the Mayor of London. The body has the power to hold the Mayor and Mayoral advisers accountable by publicly examining policies and programmes.

Her name is Florence Eshalomi, a resident of South London.

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Florence has lived in South London all her life. She is the eldest child from a single-parent family. She’s also the first to attend higher education.

She began handling big responsiblities at a really young age.

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She started working at the age of sixteen and takes care of her mother who suffers from sickle cell anaemia. She had to juggle the demands of family responsibilities, education and employment at the same time.

Since joining politics, Florence has held various key positions at different times.

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She was elected to Lambeth Council in 2006, 2010 and 2014, representing Brixton Hill ward. She has worked in the public, private and charitable sectors in a number of different campaigning, research and public affairs roles. She has taken a leading role in local and national campaigns to encourage more young people and people from under-represented background to become more active in public life, politics and the arts. She is currently the Public Affairs Manager at the Runnymede Trust,  UK’s leading independent race equality institution.

Now, she’s about to join the London Assembly.

All the best Florence!

We really hope she gets this position!

Update: We previously wrote that Florence Eshalomi might be the first Nigerian to join the London Assembly. She isn’t the first to do so. Kemi Badenoch was the foremost to join the Assembly. Florence might be the first to be elected.