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Social Media fame: How TikTok is making Nigeria’s new stars
Nowadays, fame in Nigeria can start from something as simple as a 15-second video. With just a phone, data, and creativity, young people are turning everyday moments into content that can reach thousands, even millions of viewers on social media apps like TikTok. What used to be just an app for fun has now become […]
Cancel Culture in Nigeria: Justice or Cruelty?
In today’s world, one post on social media can change everything about a person’s life. You can wake up one day and a single tweet, video, or something said years ago can suddenly go viral. In Nigeria, many people use platforms like X, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok to ‘call people out’, set them up for […]
When Conversations on Sexual Abuse Turn Into Gender Wars
In recent days, Nigerian social media has once again been awash with heated debates following allegations of sexual abuse. What should ordinarily be sober, compassionate conversations about justice, accountability and protection for victims have instead degenerated into familiar and troubling gender battles. Men defend men. Women defend women. In the process, the very people at […]
Soft Life or Soft Lies? The Pressure to Appear Successful Online
The idea of the soft life was once deep. It challenged hustle values and glorified suffering, especially among young people who grew up being told that stress was a badge of honour. But soft life said rest is not laziness, comfort is not a crime, and joy does not have to wait until retirement. It […]