Top 5 Social Media Trends That Shaped 2019 In Nigeria

2019 was the year of high impact events that threw social media into frenzy from the presidential election to Big Brother Nigeria, amongst others.

Ekohotblog has compiled a top five rundown of some of these events that trended In 2019.

#NigeriaDecides2019: Presidential Election

The 2019 presidential election was an interesting one. All Nigerians started the year eager to know who the next president will be. It was one of the biggest topics that began the year on all social media platforms.

Although, more than two contestants were in the race, the two most talked about were Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). It’s safe to say the election was concluded online before the official result was released.

Big Brother Naija: PepperThemGang2019

Big Brother Naija is a Nigerian reality television show in which 21 contestants live in an isolated house and compete for a large cash prize worth N60,000,000 and other material gifts.

Ekohotblog recalls that the reality show kept Nigerians glued to their TV for 3 months while fans fought mostly on Twitter for their favorites to win. The contestant, Mercy Eke, was crowned winner of the fourth season. She also became the first female to emerge winner on the show.

Rape Scandal: COZA’s Fatoyinbo And Busola Dakolo

Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA)  became the most talked about pastor on social media in 2019.

It all started when Nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo, called him out on his Instagram page over an alleged sexual relationship with female church members. Trust Nigerians, they took it up and trolled the pastor. The issues became worse when Busola Dakolo, the singer’s wife, also accused Fatoyinbo of rape, an allegation that split social media in two.

#10YearChallenge vs #FaceAppChallenge

From time to time, a challenge that connects people across the world begins to trend on social media. The #TenYearChallenge was done earlier this year, followed by the #FaceAppChallenge.

If you used social media this year, you probably noticed these trends across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: people posting before and after pictures a decade apart and youthful versus old pictures of themselves. Most Nigerians, especially celebrities on social media, participated in it.

Wizkid’s collabo with Beyonce vs Davido’s collabo with Chris Brown

The two most talked about music acts in Nigeria, Wizkid and Davido, trended on social media this year for good reasons.

They both had collaboration with international artists, making it look like a competition and Nigerians took sides.