Want to know the 50 best Nigerians to follow on Twitter? We’re here to help! We are recognizing Naija tweeps whose twitter feeds fly as fast as a speeding bullet. These individuals stand out with a flair for creativity, jokes, political, business and technology issues, travel, celebrity gossips, fashion and sports, entertainment and sport news. These ‘tweethearts’ are worth your follow and we hope that they will inspire you to tweet, retweet and make a difference in Nigeria Twittersphere.
Here is our pick of the best 50 Nigerians to follow on Twitter;
- Michael Collins @DONJAZZY
- Nasir El-Rufai @Elrufai
- Pat Utomi @UtomiPat
- Julius Agwu @JuliusAgwu1
- Ali Baba Akporobome @ALIBABAGCFR
- Ay Comedian @AYCOMEDIAN
- J.J Omojuwa @omojuwa
- Obi Asika @Obiasika
- Nedu @Nedunaija
- Tosin OloriSupergal @OloriSupergal
- Gidi Traffic @Gidi_Traffic
- Fly Naija @Fly_Naija
- Basketmouth @basket_mouth
- Peter Okoye @PeterPsquare
- Banky Wellington @BankyW
- Toyosi Akerele @toyosirise
- Tolu Ogunlesi @toluogunlesi
- Egghead Odewale @eggheader
- Seun Anikulapo Kuti @Realseunkuti
- Tiwa Savage @TiwaSavage
- Wande Coal @wandecoal
- Linda Ikeji @lindaikeji
- Kunle Afolayan @kunleafolayan
- Fela Durotoye @feladurotoye
- Ikhide @ikhide
- Teju Cole @tejucole
- Omotola Jolade @Realomosexy
- Dare Art Alade @darey
- Bella Naija @bellanaija
- Abang Mercy-Asu @AbangMercy
- Dbanj Kokmaster @iamdbanj
- ItweetNaija @Itweetnaija
- 9ja Olofofo @9ja_olofofo
- IG: Demola @DEMOLAEXPOZE
- Gebmi O.O @GbemiOO
- ‘Seun Fakuade @seunfakze
- Tolu Adeleru Balogun
- Blossom @blcompere
- Olufunke Akindele @funkeakindele
- James Abinibi @abinibi
- Uche Jombo @uchejombo
- Mo Abudu @Moabudu
- Kemi Adetiba @kemiadetiba
- Ayo Rotimi @ayorotimi
- Jude Abaga @MI_Abaga
- Rita Dominic @ritaUdominic
- Femi Obong-Daniels
- Oby Ezekwesili @obyezeks
- Seun Osewa @seunosewa
- Osagie Alonge @OsaGz
Given that there are lots of Nigerians to follow on Twitter, we decided to focus our efforts on these 50 people. We gathered information from our followers, fans and of course, Travelstarters. We created our list based these criteria;
- Social authority
- Number of followers
- Consistent engagement and interaction with followers
- Witty and humorous twitter feeds
If you know someone who you think should be on the list and is not, we welcome your suggestion in the comment box below.
It’s @osagz not @osag. I think.
I like this..
I dont totally agree with you.
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Good initiative! But the criteria for selection is a little shallow…it trends heavily towards entertainment. What about critical considerations such as leadership (both spiritual and political), business prowess, creativity, technology, entreprise, etc. I see the list as a long roll-call of Naija entertainers: music and comedy majorly…just too inadequate. Less than five in the list pass for anyone I might consider following on twitter. In your list of 50, you can have sub-heads/categories and list ten best in each category..e.g. entertainment, business, politics, religion, social activism. Or simply edit your headline to read: The 50 Best Nigerian Entertainers to Follow on twitter. Nice try!
Well, the only people I know are not here are the spiritual leaders. At least the political ones were mentioned, creativity is there too, even technology. There are lots of these people in Nigeria, they can’t mention all of them na. Well, based on the criteria, this list is fine. Elrufai, Pat Utomi, Omojuwa, Toyosi Akerele, Fela Durotoye, Pa Ikhide, Seun Osewa, etc. These people are not entertainers!
Hi K J Williams,
Thank you for the observation. We formulated our list with the help of our fans, Travelstarters and few online Twitter tools. We chose these people based on their active participation on Twitter, high engagement with followers, number of followers and of course social authority.
We do know that there are many Nigerian Tweeters out there and we will be glad if you could mention them here in your comments so that people can know them. Thank you.
What about Genevieve Nnaji, Patience Goodluck Jonathan, Babagida, Atiku and Pastor Chris Oyakilome! They have many followers on Twitter too.
Ah-ah!! Where is Ebuka Akara and Tweet Oracle? You didn’t even include me (iTarkaa).. LOL!!