23rd January, 2019
By Jennifer Okundia
Whatsapp is currently trending on Twitter for the most hilarious reason ever. Nigerians using the app have tweeted that they only found out Whatsapp crashed worldwide on Twitter, and they find this funny since it is perfectly working here in Naija.
This comes few hours after the messenger announced that it would be curbing the number of forwards for users worldwide, a policy which was already in place for India. It is an effort aimed at limiting hoaxes and rumours that lead to violence.
Nigerians who can be very funny, have made a joke out of the issue. Some said the country’s president deserves a second term since we didn’t experience any crash, another Twitter user says Nigeria might not even be part of the world. Read more comments and tell us what you think as the Mark Zuckerberg owned company is yet to release an official statement during the time of this post.
The App which has over 1.5 billion users, both on Android and iOS, were unable to log into their app late Tuesday,
This isn’t the first time WhatsApp users have had to face this kind of difficulty, as a similar issue occurred twice in 2017.
Is it only me who did not notice that WhatsApp was down till i saw it trending #Whatsapp pic.twitter.com/BGLdzaFcdd
— nelly nellious (@Nelly_inspired) January 22, 2019
Me tweeting that #WhatsApp is down like it matters, but actually no one talks to me there pic.twitter.com/Mo4N9srJhP
— lucas (@henrilusca) January 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/bodmasolaoluwa/status/1087942232710238208
https://twitter.com/aquila_olaniyi/status/1087984089104289793
When everyone are busy using whatsapp status for TV in my country , why won't it crash worldwide 😂 😂#WhatsApp pic.twitter.com/aMsdhfB9Jj
— Tola Daniel (@itstolexy) January 23, 2019
Whatsapp is down – so this is how the world ends. #WhatsApp pic.twitter.com/PYKhBzcfkq
— Lewis Iwu (@lewisiwu) January 22, 2019
So #WhatsApp was down today? Wow I just found out. And mine has been working fine since morning. pic.twitter.com/vjIfSnhSPZ
— Child of God (@preeti_queen) January 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/Iam_BossBABY2/status/1087841353168498688
Why is #WhatsApp trending? Has Twitter acquired it from Zuckerberg?
— KATOR (@Kyaqy) January 22, 2019
#WhatsApp was down worldwide but it was working in Nigeria how come?
Have we been excluded from the world already? pic.twitter.com/c3Vj99ZlwV
— Lyon Ebi (@Original_Lyon) January 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/kevinyoung_sa/status/1087830591297458177
#WhatsApp down worldwide but working in Nigeria.
Is Nigeria even part of the world? pic.twitter.com/h4WcvBxjaS— Iba Ella of Asaba🇳🇬 (@Slyadeniyi) January 22, 2019
Raise up your hand if you only realized #WhatsApp was down on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/CUgzHK5WH4
— Victor Mochere (@VictorMochere) January 22, 2019
#WhatsApp is trending, i didn't even noticed it was down until i saw it trending pic.twitter.com/u6zn08v6Jg
— THE_SBWEALTHMEDIA (Alpha Fanmily) (@TheOnlySbwealth) January 22, 2019
Everybody checking on Twitter if #Whatsapp is down (including me) reminds me of childhood days when everyone would check with neighbours to confirm a power cut. pic.twitter.com/V0qLKVzcZe
— Nishant Kumar (@MarkeloN07) January 22, 2019
Reaction of some people when #WhatsApp was Down : pic.twitter.com/nJzv7sxHXv
— Akshit Sharma (@ShrmaGka_Ladka) January 22, 2019
When you here that #WhatsApp is down worldwide but you just finished video call with your girl on the same app. Then you wonder if Nigeria is still part if the world. pic.twitter.com/gKil7viGLa
— Drisu Monday (@drisu_monday) January 23, 2019
No stupid #WhatsApp is down o.
My phone is even buzzing cos of WhatsApp messages… See now buzzing… Another buzz… See its buzz… It just buzzed another one…
Another buzz… It just…. I need to leave this useless group pic.twitter.com/WQihnzJ5wh— Israel ✨ (@IzzyOdeb) January 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/dreadnstyn/status/1087968195854647296
#WhatsApp Crashed its down worldwide pic.twitter.com/m1sVdJQdfY
— Varun (@varun4urs) January 22, 2019
Whatsapp is down worldwide but in Nigeria it is working actively. Shout out yo Benin people, we knew u couldn't disappoint us #WhatsApp pic.twitter.com/4UgyeXIU7u
— Ibifubara George (@pistopee_) January 23, 2019
Nigeria WhatsApp is operating on a very high level encryption, reason why the app didn’t crash in Nigeria. In summary Nigeria is the most secured cyberspace in the world.
What did I just type?#WhatsApp pic.twitter.com/jwXsM4VDjo
— Princewill Felix 🇳🇬🇳🇬 (@DflashyPrince) January 23, 2019