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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 12 Apr 2017

    Nigeria's ex- president Goodluck Jonathan says oil bribe allegations are "fake news" meant to "tarnish his rising profile" #BBCAfricaLive

    2:08 AM - 12 Apr 2017
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    • I trust PMB Yⓤⓢⓤⓕ ( ﻳﻮﺳﻒ) Adebayo Salami Consuelo Dougan C DjSpaxx J∆Y JONES Helard Fake News Challenge Chukwuemeka H Obioma
    117 replies 970 retweets 262 likes
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      2. THIS IS BASHIR‏ @bashow 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That means your media has to do more to prove your news about it is not fake so as not to lose your credibility.pic.twitter.com/teEWgtEW9t

        1 reply 28 retweets 9 likes
      3. Fidel Igbinogun‏ @fidel_igbinogun 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @bashow @BBCAfrica

        U are talking sryhgfdfhkoyfsrujh

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      2. Coach‏ @MistaUnited 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        And this??pic.twitter.com/ZzXsXksU1p

        1 reply 19 retweets 20 likes
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      1. Anre Aeryck‏ @IykeDexter 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Always thought he was a HERO.😏😏😏😏 Which one is this....rising profile again? Does a hero need one?😳😳😳

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      2. TT Balog‏ @ttbalog 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Zero surprise. He always says dumb things.

        2 replies 10 retweets 13 likes
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      1. #GetMichelleObamatoBGBC‏ @BlobWithAGob 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        pic.twitter.com/O3lFS4j38t

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      1. yomyom‏ @yomideyi 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        which image?

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      2. 🅣🅤🅝🅓🅔 🅐🅢🅐🅙🅤‏ @tundeokeagi 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Please tell him allegations cannot reduce his rising profile, they can only attract fairweather friends wanting their share of the… .

        1 reply 7 retweets 6 likes
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      1. Maimuna‏ @belle_aame 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @MusadiqZ

        Rising profile ??? This guy missed he's calling as a stand up comedian

        0 replies 2 retweets 5 likes
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      1. NigeriaWhistleBlower‏ @Whistleblowerrs 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        So the clueless one is still clueless, I thought all these while Reno has been carrying him around he would have gotten done sense

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      1. ibraheem kamaldeen o‏ @okamaldeen 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        not surprise with his rising profile......when stealing is not corruption. GEJ BABA cotinu to rise in corruption

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      1. Feyishayo Ajayi‏ @ladybe200 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Ori ele ti buru sha

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      2. OJAY and 108 others‏ @OJAYandthe108 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        which profile please? Facebook profile??

        1 reply 1 retweet 12 likes
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      1. Victor_Agina‏ @AykeVictor 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Mr ex-president has some explaining to do. Nigeria was paid peanuts for that oil field.. There's no way he was unaware of that transaction!😬

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      2. Akin Omo Ade‏ @luseun 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        He's got no rising profile but a diminishing one. Only God knows what could have happened if Jonathan won the 2015 election...

        1 reply 3 retweets 1 like
      3. Onyemaechi Chigbu‏ @Osycchigbu 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @luseun @scarfizal @BBCAfrica

        No let his attack dogs and wailing wailers hear this. Infact you don buy job .Their hero?Grand Commander of Looting PLC? Haba

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Akin Omo Ade‏ @luseun 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @Osycchigbu @scarfizal @BBCAfrica

        Grand Commander of Looting GCL? I laugh in Ijaw 😂 You just cracked me up with this new befitting title for Sir. GEJ.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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