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Between Reality TV star, Venita Akpofure, and an X user who asked her to be direct after she shared a post about pretenders

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Reality TV star, Venita Akpofure, has replied an X user who asked her to be direct after she shared a post about pretenders.  The mum of two had made a post on X this morning about people being pretentious and that such a pattern fizzles out after a few months.  An X user felt her post was directed at a certain person and asked her to tag the person. Venita spotted the comment and immediately responded. See their exchange below

Barbarians have taken over social media - Wole Soyinka

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Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has opined that Barbarians have taken over social media space in Nigeria.    While speaking at a function in Ogun state recently, the Nobel Laureate said that in other climes, social media is being used as a means of interaction because of the intellectual content and reasoned engagements being deployed by users but in Nigeria, the reverse is the case as those who ‘dragged it down have swapped the intellectual quotient aspect of it.'   He said the situation has degenerated to a level where even a mere disagreement in an election could lead to one being labelled on social media as having a phobia about others.   “In a situation where disagreement in an election can lead one being labelled something phobia or whatever. The social media is awash with accusations of one being a kind of ethnophobic. So strange to me but that is what we have been reduced to. And when that kind of accusation comes, there is no need or value in...

Actrees Dorcas Fapson responds after man said gospel artiste Moses Bliss would not have gone someone like her or Bobrisky

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  Actress Dorcas Fapson has responded after a man said gospel artiste Moses Bliss wouldn't have gone for someone like her or cross-dresser, bobrisky in his quest for marriage.    It started after an X user stated that the singer went for a modest lady who doesn't engage in nudity. Responding, another X user asked people to stop the hype and stop making such comments as the singer is a Chorister and a ‘church boy’ so he's expected to marry a ‘Christian woman.’   Moses Bliss and his fiancee     Dorcas saw the comment and wrote ‘’Stray bullet everywhere''.    See their exchange below