Identifying Zikoko Contributors in Five Simple Steps
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“How to know if your spirit husband is cheating on you”, “Five men share their experiences on sharing one wife”, “How to know the colour of Otedola Ferrari you deserve”, “Ten-year-old Nigerian talks about earning first million”, “How threesomes affect childbirth”… you know them, you see them everywhere. They are Zikoko, and they are among us.
For years, we have witnessed the most chaotic invasion in the Nigerian media space. In tech-speak, they call them disruptors. They have shown up in every conversation we have had. The only thing more available than a relatable Zikoko post is Agege bread. There is a Zikoko post about how to write about Zikoko (rumours say). Many researchers have argued that it is impossible to achieve such tenacity and audacity, churning out posts how Lai Mohammed churns out lies, giving us a reason to unite like Buhari’s blood-thirsty boots, but Zikoko writers are humans like you. And here is how to spot them on the internet.
- Two pictures a year
Virtually all Zikoko contributors have only two actual pictures of themselves on their media across all social platforms (Facebook doesn't count, they abandoned it seventy-seven years ago). Out of those two pictures, only one is an actual picture showing their full body and face, while the second will be an illustration of what they are supposed to look like. Once you see an account (especially on twitter) with illustration as Avi, just check the…
