This week on #TwitterNG: Buju changes his name to BNXN (Benson), Blaqbonez shares a video on Twitter revealing his girlfriend to the world and more engaging trends on Twitter this week.

For up-to-the-minute updates on trending stories and news, Twitter remains the social media platform that keeps you informed. This week on #TwitterNG is a recap of the latest in music, movies, sports, and entertainment you might have missed on Twitter.

Davido performed at Chioma’s sister’s wedding

30BG artist, Davido threw #TwitterNG into a bit of a frenzy following his performance at his ex Chioma’s sister’s wedding. While some Tweeted to say it was inappropriate, many others believe the Assurance crooner and Chioma still have something special. Catch up with the gist here.  

James Brown reveals beautiful birthday gift to himself

In a Tweet that made the rounds on Twitter, popular social media personality James Brown announced his admission to a university in the United Kingdom, on his birthday. Best known on social media as a crossdresser, Brown received kudos on Twitter, with many people congratulating him for the accomplishment. The announcement didn’t go without controversy, with life coach Solomon Buchi coming to Brown’s defense in a Tweet, after fellow social media personality Bobrisky apparently threw shade during a live video.

Buju changes his stage name to Benson (BNXN)

Fast-rising singer and songwriter Buju, recently took to Twitter to announce the change of his stage name from Buju to Benson, spelt “BNXN”. As usual, #TwitterNG shared a wide range of reactions to this. Check out what they are saying here.

Blaqbonez unveils Girlfriend

A few days after Valentine’s, rapper and self proclaimed “anti-love crusader” Blaqbonez posted a video of his girlfriend alongside a heart-warming message. His reveal left #TwitterNG in shock as they expressed their astonishment in a series of Tweets at his hard pivot to becoming “loverboy”. 

Twitter honors Davido, Wizkid, others with customized GOAT icon.

Nigerian musicians, #Davido, #Burnaboy, #Wizkid, YBNL boss, #Olamide, former BBNaija winner, Laycon, and ex-housemates in the reality show, have all been honored by Twitter with a custom GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) emoji. Fans will be able to activate the “hashmoji” by searching their names with the hashtag symbol. 

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