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  • Y’all know Nigerian humour is the maddest and undisputed champion in the world–yes I said it. Nigerians are also known to be the funniest nation, jokes apart, how else would we survive the shenanigans in the country if we don’t have a huge sense of humour?

    Many Nigerians are proving that laughter is good for the soul and comedy is the prescription through social media accounts we can’t help but stan. Narrowing it down, we’ve picked 10 Instagram accounts that have us rolling over backwards, hollering with laughter:

    1) Maraji

    Gloria Oloruntobi is a well established brand in the comedy industry and she is keeping the fire burning with her one-man skits that are so relatable! Oh, and did we tell you that she can mimic ANYBODY?

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ynvl8Bixt/?igshid=1gxg8245tl5sr

    2) Williams Uchemba

    Williams monologuing leaves everyone in tears of laughter. He kills it everytime with his #idontlikewhatihate trend and his Igbo accent and mindset to everything.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B2hOKK6gpB-/?igshid=sbo5tpk5b77y

    3) Twyse

    Ereme Abraham, also known as Twyse, is a new age comedic talent that really makes following him worth a while.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bte2i4UHNeX/?igshid=1fycelsoa7xat

    4) Lasisi Elenu

    Known for his, “something jus appen right now” intro, Lasisi is the king of rants. His short videos are so funny, he delivers his complaints in the most hilarious way.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B0h6i-Wld7H/?igshid=uwfthfveewuh

    5) Craze Clown

    Nigerians couldn’t be more greatful that Emmanuel Ogbonna veered off his medical career to serve us some lit comedy skits.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B0hKQ8xH0GW/?igshid=122zsvcgzm1ka

    6) Comedian Ebiye

    Ebiye is a great supporter of the arts, he’s one of those comedians that spotlights other acts while doing his own thing. His comedy delivery is quite amazing.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bgx9bBVDe8-/?igshid=l2oiz58q8u8c

    7) Ditweni

    He’s a rapper, music producer and song writer, but he just had to make this list! Ditweni’s lyrical skill is so mad and most times they border on the hilarious. As far as we are concerned, Ditweni is a good comedian with great tunes. Just watch this:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B2rK4V4HvyA/?igshid=2ke0jfn074rj

    8) Sydney Talker

    His consistent and relatable skits have a lot of viewership that we truly respect. He also features other acts in his videos, which gives his fans a double dose of hilarity.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B2qtdz0nCxC/?igshid=1tqnv1b4jpj0g

    9) Miss_Ezeani

    She picks out things from everyday life and serves us a hilarious dish that can get us in guffaws in no time.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B37u3yDlCSY/?igshid=l05v66ndctxy

  • Presented without commentary, seven of the most photographed places in Lagos would like to vent.

    These are their words.

    1) Lekki Conservation Centre:

    “They won’t say anything because they’re nice but people are sick and tired of hearing about how you almost died of fright on the canopy walkway. Also, me, you, and Jesus know that you never learned how to play chess. So you’re fooling absolutely no one by posing with the giant chess pieces with a pensive look on your face, you fucking fraud.”

    “That being said, y’all’s patronage keeps me open so feel free to mosey on down whenever you feel like deceiving people on Facebook into believing that you have an active social life.”

    2) Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge:

    “I don’t have the stats to back this up (because I’m a bridge) but I’m pretty sure Kim Kardashian has nothing on me when it comes to being photographed. At first, I loved all the attention I was getting. I’m pretty much a discount Golden Gate bridge rip-off so it makes sense that literally every photographer wanna-be with a cheap camera would want a picture of me at sunset or some shit like that. But now, the other bridges are beefing me (Third mainland bridge hasn’t spoken to me in years). It’ll be great if y’all just chill with the pictures for a little while so the other basic bridges can stop feeling bad.”

    “Also, to all those people who run across me, pretending to exercise while they cruise for sex, I’m judging the hell out of you.”

    3) Nike Art Gallery:

    “You might pretend like you’re here to admire the over 7000 pieces of art in me but the truth is you couldn’t care less about art. You’re only here to take the 30 pictures you’ll upload to Instagram over the next 15 weeks. And you know what?

    That’s perfectly fine.

    Be sure to show up with frizzy hair, dressed in a tie & dye shirt, fanny pack made out of beads, and rusted nose ring so that when you upload four of the pictures to Twitter with some incredibly cliche caption like, “Art is Life,” you’ll blend in perfectly with the woke crowd.”

    4) The Tea Room:

    “Some of you make me wish my interior wasn’t so pretty. My price list isn’t even insane like some of these other restaurants engaging in highway robbery on a daily but you people just come in, get the cheapest thing on the menu and dive into the flowers to start photoshoots. You disgust me.”

    5) Hardrock Cafe:

    “If all you do when you come here is take pictures with the sign outside, who’s going to eat my wildly overpriced burgers, huh? WHO’S GOING TO EAT THEM?!”

    6) Nok by Alara:

    “You know what? I’m not even offended. If someplace tried to sell me three pieces of gentrified puff puff (insanely spelt as pof pof ) for ₦800, I’d only go there to take pictures too.”

    7) The Cathedral Church Of Christ:

    “All y’all sinners need to take your china phones with 5-megapixel cameras and get the hell out of me! GET OUT! GO! So help me, I will call on lightning to strike…”

  • In another episode of celebrities clapping back at rude people online, we have Davido VS a fan.

    It all started when a video of a little boy singing Davido’s hit song “IF” went viral a few days ago.

    Davido saw this, was touched by it, reached out to the boy and promised to take care of his family from now on.

    A lot of people praised Davido for having a good heart and helping the less privileged.

    But there is always that bad belle that shows up to say nonsense. That person that can’t just see a good thing being done and be happy. That was this person.

    Now this could’ve gotten lost in the sea of positive comments under Davido’s post but it didn’t and honestly we are glad.

    Because terrible people like this need to be put in their place. So when Davido replied with this

    We were like

    And like

    Then like

    This should teach trolls that they can’t just come online, say nonsense and get away with it every time.

    Random person on Instagram, it is good for you. Next time don’t be rude.

    If you enjoyed this, take this quiz to see if you are more Wizkid or Davido.

    QUIZ: Are You More Wizkid or Davido?

  • 1. Makeup Artist (MUA)

    All those ones that’ll manage to draw one eyebrow and all of a sudden they’ve turn professional makeup artist.

    2. Jesus Baby

    Aren’t we all Jesus’ babies? What makes you so special?

    3. Sapiosexual

    These are the ones that will be shouting “SAPIOSEXUAL!” up and down and will still end up dating an idiot that can barely read.

    4. Booking Info

    What are they booking you for? You’re not a model, singer or actor. WHAT ARE THEY BOOKING YOU FOR?!

    5. Age

    Age that they will still lie about. What is now the point?

    6. Coke Addict, Fanta Addict

    What is our business?

    7. Foodie

    And all you eat is bread and akara. Stop lying to people.

    8. Model

    Just because you went to a studio for a photo session that one time does not make you a model.

    9. Astrological Sign

    NO ONE CARES.

    10. Fashion Addict

    As all your outfits are trash nko? How do you explain yourself?

    If you enjoyed this, read this next post about how to properly spot fake Instagram vendors.

    The Zikoko Guide To Spotting Fake Instagram Vendors

  • Celebrities. Sometimes you look at them and it seems like they’re heavenly beings but that’s not true. They’e just like us. They mess up and embarrass themselves just like everybody else. To prove this, here is a list of 5 times Nigerian celebrities messed up on social media.

    1. That time Oge Okoye stole dogs from Instagram and did naming ceremony for them.

    We all remember this. Oge Okoye stole a picture of American reality show star, Kenya Moore’s dogs and claimed them as hers. She even gave them different names! A Kenya Moore fan page on Instagram discovered Oge Okoye’s lie and exposed her to the world (i.e Nigeria) and in the process, referred to her as “some lady in Africa”. Nigerians went on social media and mercilessly dragged Oge Okoye by her weave and even started the #OgeOkoyeChallenge where people posted pictures of stuff that was obviously not theirs and then claimed to own it. One question remains on the minds of Nigerians tho, Just how many times has Oge Okoye done stuff like this in the past?

    2. That time Tuface lied about collaborating with R.Kelly

    The year was 2009. Tuface Idibia had just released the “Unstoppable” album. Tuface announced that he had a song coming out that he had done with American R&B superstar, R.Kelly and Nigeria collectively freaked out. We couldn’t wait for the song to drop. When it finally did, people were disappointed  because something about the song was off. The beat used in the song had already been used in an old R.Kelly song and this made people question its authenticity. A few months after this, R.Kelly came to Nigeria for the ThisDay music festival and inside sources revealed that R.Kelly claimed to have never heard of Tuface before and laughed at the song they had supposedly recorded together. The inside sources also revealed that R.Kelly said to have made that beat a long time ago and Tuface probably found it somewhere on the internet. Tuface’s manager insisted that the song was legit and that R.Kelly recorded his part and sent it in. A classic case of lying to cover up more lies. Tuface and R.Kelly (with a bunch of other African artists) eventually recorded a song together named “Hands Across The World” so I guess you could say this was a case of Tuface predicting the future. LOL

    3. That time Skiibii faked his death as a publicity stunt

    There is a high chance that you don’t know who Skiibii is. Let us tell you why. Skiibii (whose name sounds like an STD) is a Five Star Music music artiste that debuted in 2015 and in an attempt to quickly raise his popularity levels, decided it would be a good idea to fake his death and eventual resurrection in what eventually became known as the worst publicity stunt in Nigerian entertainment history. Five Star Music lied about him dying (releasing the picture above), lied about him ‘defeating death’ and then when Nigerians figured out that the whole thing was a hoax, they released obviously staged hospital pictures. Nigerians can’t be deceived tho so they dragged Skiibii and the entire record label on social media. The funny thing about this is that after the whole thing,  Skiibii still did not blow. LOL!

    4. That time Lizzy Anjorin destroyed us with her English

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=BORgtEvWNDQ
    It was supposed to be a cute video of her playing with her dogs. Things went wrong when one dog (named ‘Pretty’) got pissed at the other dog (named ‘Terror’) for some reason and began to attack him. Lizzy decided to step in and separate the fight and in the process screamed, “Pretty stop it! Stop JEALOUS!” when she should’ve said, “Stop being jealous”. Nigerians had a field day with this one on social media.

    5. That time Denrele fell off the stage while dancing

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=UIJ4KZmdy5Y
    In 2015, the manic TV presenter that we know and love, Denrele Edun, was dancing violently on stage at an event in Port Harcourt when he tripped on his trademark insanely long braids and fell off the stage. It was freaking hilarious. It was funny until we found out that the accident resulted in him breaking his neck. That made it funnier. I swear we are not terrible people.

    If you enjoyed this, read this next article to see really old pictures of some Nigerian celebrities.

    10 “Back In The Day” Pictures Of Some Of Our Favourite Nigerian Celebrities

  • 1. Thelmzkitchen

    She can cook fire!

    2. Dobby’s Signature

    You’ll get so hungry following this page, but do it anyway.

    3. Chef Fregz

    Chef-General of the Federation!

    4. Afrolems

    She’s just here to ‘tushify’ African food o!

    5. Kitchen Butterfly

    This butterfly is too bomb in the kitchen, please.

    6. Nigerian Lazy Chef

    All the ‘orisirisi’ you can ever think of is here!

    7. Matse Cooks

    Just giving us serious Southy deliciousness!

    8. Funke Koleosho

    The picture speaks for itself.

    9. Lohi Creates

    Her recipes are insanely good!

  • 1. We were minding our business as we always do when we saw this lady’s hilarious pictures

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BLivrhag0p9/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    2. Her name is Nnemba and she’s probably the funniest account on Instagram right now

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BL3D0aYAGK1/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    3. See how she turned Rihanna’s red carpet look into something else

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BL-200HAZ4B/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    4. She even made one of Presido

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BMTauSYgxfW/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    5. Just look at this

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BNXN-BZgPnR/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    6. When you want to be Kim Kardashian but the Orisha is strong in you

    7. She even copied Keke Palmer. Is this genius or madness or both?

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BOe48xpAz4j/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    8. Why is she holding remote, please?

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BOpFgkbgVZ9/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    9. When your twin in the village finally comes to town

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BPFKpNcg85z/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    10. We have no words!

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BPM4WuljLH7/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    11. Melania Trump of life

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BPhfx-SjwJs/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    12. Hands down, this is the best one!

    13. Omg, this babe even tried to be Tracee Ellis Ross?

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BPuYqNAjzbQ/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    14. When you believe you can literally fly

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BPxQelmg4GC/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    15. This is the one we’ve all been waiting for!

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BQAVkA7A_KD/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    16. This is too much, honestly

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BQh9EiRg_3L/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    17. SMH!!!

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BQqZDm9Dhqr/?taken-by=mummyndioha&hl=en

    18. Okay, we’re done!

    Be sure to check out Nnemba’s Instagram for hilarious posts!
  • So there’s been a  wave of people taking advantage of cheaper internet rates to use Instagram as a digital store. But among them are people who just want to scam you. Here’s how to spot them.

    1. Their accounts are always set on private.

    What are you hiding?

    2. You have to send a request, so they can size up the mumu in you before they add.

    “This one is a mumu.”

    3. Their products are always extremely cheap.

    So you can order plenty things.

    4. And the only comments you’ll see are nice ones.

    “This shoe is lovely!”

    5. In fact, if you check well, you’ll see that there may be no comments at all.

    Why are they deleting comments?

    6. When you ask how they accept payment, they say it’s pay before service.

    Why can’t I pay on delivery?

    7. And when you ask for guarantee, they give you a long ass essay about trusting them.

    Who trust help?

    8. They keep calling to know when you will transfer the money to their accounts.

    “When will you pay for the goods, please?”

    9. And if you check their numbers on True Caller, you’ll see BS names like ‘Mades Closet’ or ‘Trumps Collections’.

    Trump. Really?

    10. They always give you some account number they opened remotely.

    So you can never trace it with ease.

    11. People of God, the moment you transfer that money, they block you on WhatsApp and Instagram.

    That’s right.

    12. And that’s when you know you’ve been scammed.

    You’re in soup!

    13. Shout out to all the Instagram vendors that have scammed and are still scamming people.

    We will meet at the foot of Jesus.
  • If we’re being honest, success isn’t something that can be defined with simple terms. Basically, success means different things to many people.

    And according to this Instagram user known as Ray Hushpuppi, the number of hot women he has slept with is proof that he isn’t a failure.

    In his post, he said he wouldn’t have slept with so many women if he was a failure.

    Na wa o! We didn’t know sex has become a measure of success sha.

    Maybe he wants us to dash him World Cup for sleeping with hot women.

    When someone is trying to form deep on top ordinary body count.

    Instead of him to post his picture and face front.

    He can’t kuku use the body count to collect money from the bank.

    Okay, Mr Hushpuppi, we have heard, you’re not a failure.

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  • Kai! We know we don’t have home training at Zikoko, but some of you really need to kneel down and raise up your hand.

    1. This commenter that accurately described Meek Mill.

    2. This Linda Ikeji commenter concerned about Ini Edo’s well being.

    3. This guy that is not even here for Yung6ix.

    4. Lisa giving Aunty Toke makeup “advice”.

    5. This subtle shade at Aunty Linda.

    6. The marriage police that won’t even allow you miss someone in peace.

    7. Hian! That last comment sha.

    8. I won’t even lie, this was good advice.

    9. NO WORDS!

    10. This oversabi exchange rate calculator… dollar ti won.

    11. That second commenter that renamed DPrince.

    12. Nigerians and backhanded compliments sha.

    13. That third commenter that is doing NLC for waist trainer.