Riding a wave of populism, late last year, Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk said he had come to break the backbone of what he described as the “current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark.”

For logo-branded pyjamas, loafers, towels, two-piece sets, hoodies, bathroom robes, entire walls, weekly challenges named after them, and brand names repeated during live broadcasts, founders of tech companies in Africa have been paying billions to snag the coveted spot as headline sponsors of various interactions of the Big Brother franchise in Africa.

As the Nigerian tech news corp reported critical analytical pieces and countless groundbreaking investigative reports all through last year, increasing accusations of bias, a lack of balance and sensationalism have been levied against the media, on both social media, via emails and sometimes in person.

The Nigerian tech ecosystem is a burgeoning industry that has grown in leaps and bounds in the last few years.

Elon Musk rose to the top of Twitter by promoting free speech, catering to a fan base that demanded he reinstated the accounts of controversial users who had been suspended or permanently removed for violating its hate speech rules.