Well, if you thought no brand could sink lower than Google’s April fools’ prank with Gmail, let me just say, hold that thought.
Nigerian online newspaper, Sahara Reporters figured it could go one up on everyone with perhaps the worst and most tasteless April fools’ prank in history.
See this Sahara reporters? ________ it’s called a line, I’d advise you’d draw it at some point.
The online newspaper chose to prank readers through its Twitter accounts with a series of really silly tweets
Nigeria’s Power Generation Crumbles To Zero MegaWatts For Several Hours https://t.co/DMjrV656rF
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) March 31, 2016
Crisis Hits CAN Over Oritsejafor’s Plan To Rig Election For Preferred Candidate https://t.co/23cfOudyZi
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) March 31, 2016
Senate President Saraki’s Links To Kwara Cultists | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/ad964sUMoh
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 1, 2016
And as though the first couple of tweets weren’t cringeworthy enough, Sahara reporters chose to leave nothing to chance
URGENT: @NGRPresident @MBuhari collapses during press conference with @BarackObama, hospitalized at Bronx Clinic in NYC, condition unknown
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 1, 2016
FLASH:Following @Mbuhari‘s unknown medical condition in Washington DC at press conf. with @BarackObama @GovAyoFayose is Ag. President of Nig
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 1, 2016
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