Online Fury Reloaded: Slap, rejection, and death threats by Remmy Nweke - Telecoms Clinic@ITREALMS

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A viral proposal gone wrong sparks digital outrage. In Online Fury Reloaded, REMMY NWEKE, through Telecoms Clinic@ITREALMS, unpacks the slap, rejection, and threats exposing Nigeria’s fragile digital empathy and ethics.

Spiral in a storm:
The viral saga between Emmanuella and her would-be suitor, Ben, has become another flashpoint in Nigeria’s evolving culture of digital outrage. What began as an awkward public proposal and a slap at a friend’s wedding has spiraled into a storm of online harassment, death threats, and emotional trauma, showing how quickly the internet can magnify a real-life conflict into a digital inferno.

Trending for wrong reasons:
In her video statement, Emmanuella lamented that she has been trending “for the wrong reasons.” While she could tolerate being insulted or mocked online, the death threats she has been receiving were deeply troubling.

USSD Wahala Reloaded: Are Telcos Quietly Dipping into Your Airtime? by Elvis Eromosele - ITREALMS

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In Nigeria, one phrase captures the endless stream of troubles that trail daily life, "Wahala no dey finish." This timeless street slang now finds fresh relevance in the realm of mobile banking, especially with the storm brewing between telcos, banks, and the supposed "saviour" in between, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). 

After years of battles over who should bear the cost of USSD transactions, the NCC made a grand intervention: going forward, customers would pay USSD fees directly from their airtime, not their bank accounts.