Unlike previous years, 2024 started with energy and ginger with the popular “no gree for anybody,” but what we didn’t know was that it was going to be one of the years when fans would tighten seat belts to defend their faves.
From petitions here and there to social media challenges that shaped pop culture, to events that sparked conversations.
The Naija entertainment and lifestyle space witnessed a no-gree for any body type of year.
We’re no Spotify but here are your social media trends wrapped for 2024.
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Top Crazy Events In 2024
Tiwa Savage Sued Davido Over Harassment And Threat To Life
Were you there in the early hours of the year, January precisely when the number one African Bad Girl sues 001 over harassment and threat to life?
While the rest of us were still contemplating if to gree for anybody or not, Tiwa savage took it personally by attempting to send 001 to Kirikiri.
This event was what we’d call the opening remark of the year before officially declaring violence open for the year.
Mum Zee 4:30am Cooking Benchmark
Whether you think it is possible to wake up to cook at 4;30 or not, X users made it known via her X handle that one of the qualities of being a wife material is cooking at 4;30 for your husband.
If you’re not new to the online space, you may know by now that cooking is one of the sensational topics and Mum Zee didn’t seize a moment to declare her cooking routine.
With a wide range of media coverage on different platforms, Mum Zee set the internet on fire to become a benchmark for a good wife. This was one of the top crazy events in 2024
Davido’s Custody Battle With Sophia
It may seem as though 001 took the no gree for anybody personally as he fought tooth and nail to become the king of the trend table. What is #chivido’s business with sparking conversations when Davido custody battle with Sophis got the job done in less required time?
This was a case of if you go low we go lower as even the late singer’s son, Ifeanyi was not spared in the dirty custody battle.
VDM Allegations That Bob Risky Never Went To Prison
Nothing shook Nigerians more than a revelation by self-acclaimed activist, VeryDarkMan who claimed that Bobrisky never went to prison.
This was one topic for the books as Nigerians were seen on different platforms calling on the authorities to dig deep into the revelations. The result of the investigation is what we don’t know but for this wrap, let’s stick to the shocking revelations.
Davido’s Comment On The Economy
If Davido should declare that this year was his year. He may be right to do so. From being slammed petitioned by the number one African bad girl, to causing the ladies to “Awwww” for marrying his sweetheart, to making it to the bad books of Team Sophia and finally making his way to the rage of cancel culture over his comment at an interview in America.
Davido kept all of us talking, arguing and blocking one another on the internet. The internet was yet again on fire when the Nigerian-American singer warned Nigerians never to set foot in the country because the economy was in shambles.
Chidinma Adetshina’s Journey To Miss Universe
What could be worse than the realization that you’re not that important to your country of birth? We think Chidinma Adetshina has the best answer.
This particular event was one for the books. An invitation for South Africans and Nigerians to lock horns yet again. I guess it served the purpose and this particular topic trended for months and attracted media coverage from the mainstream media.
When it comes to keeping you entertained and driving conversations, the Nigerian entertainment industry offers that hundredfold. Other crazy events happened but here is your wrapp for the crazies of them all in 2024.
Top Social Media Challenges In 2024
Suspect Challenge
With over 146 million reach across all platforms, the suspect challenge had us begging for a wrap-up.
If you’ve not seen someone jogging while the other roasts them behind the camera, you may be living under a rock or browsing with a 1g internet connection.
Did we love the raw truth disguised as jokes? Of course yes! But we also begged them to wrap it up as an end-of-the-year wrap-up.
We Listen We Don’t Judge
Common! We listened and We unconsciously judged. This challenge had internet users spilling deep secrets that should have followed them to the grave.
With over 80 million reach across all platforms, We Listen We Don’t Judge was the challenge we needed to have people confess dark secrets for free.
Desperate Chics Challenge
This challenge took us back to the days when Stormrex and Dekumzy were a hit. This Challenge was an internet sensation and had all of us begging for more. We sure loved the sluty dance and dress up with a touch of the 90s.
Girl To Girl
Are you even a girl looking out for other girls if you didn’t take part in the girl-to-girl challenge? While some leverage this trend to ditch life-changing advice, others seized an opportunity to throw shades and get age-long malice off their chest.
Whatever this challenge was meant to achieve, we are sure it surpassed the expectations and even WhatsApp status was not left out.
Of course Challenge
We are theBuzz9ja, of course, we’ll do the social media trends 2024 wrap. Any avenue for internet users to spill the tea, count them in. This particular challenge had us learning about the weird things people do but seeing. But a particular in south south didn’t hesitate to tell us about how magical they are in bed. This was one of the top crazy events in 2024
Wrapping Up
Whether you think it’s possible to spark conversations with a tweet or start a trend with a single video. These social media trends for 2024 prove that when it comes to entertainment and pop culture, anything can become the next internet session.
Until 2025 guys! Stay buzzing!
