Nigerians vs. South Africans: The Never-Ending Twitter Bolt-to-Bolt Showdown

In the chaotic world of Twitter, where hashtags are weapons and clapbacks are art, Nigeria and South Africa are locked in an ongoing saga: the great Bolt-to-Bolt battle. What started as a simple tweet about ride-hailing has spiraled into a full-blown digital duel with no end in sight.

It all kicked off when a Nigerian user posted about their seamless experience with Bolt in Lagos, sparking envy and disbelief from a South African who replied, “Punctual? In Lagos? Did your Bolt driver have wings?”

Nigerians, always ready for a good banter, quickly fired back. One user joked, “At least our Bolts don’t need to stop mid-ride to explain load-shedding!” The South Africans were not to be outdone, with one cheekily responding, “Well, in SA, we get stuck in traffic; in Lagos, traffic gets stuck in you!”

But then things took an unexpected turn—Nigerians started ordering Bolt rides in South Africa from Nigeria, just to prove a point. Not to be outdone, South Africans began ordering rides in Lagos from Cape Town, adding a whole new layer of absurdity to the showdown.

Tweets flooded in from both sides as users shared their experiences of trying to order rides across borders. “Ordered a Bolt in Joburg from Abuja—driver asked if I was serious or just trying to give him a heart attack!” one Nigerian tweeted, to which a South African replied, “Tried to get a Bolt in Lagos from Durban; the driver’s first question was, ‘How much are you willing to pay for international delivery?’”

As #BoltWars continued to trend, the exchange of memes, GIFs, and savage comebacks only intensified. Bolt itself tried to play peacemaker by tweeting, “We love being popular in both Nigeria and South Africa—now, can we please agree on where to meet for a ride?” accompanied by a shrug emoji.

But despite Bolt’s attempt at diplomacy, the battle rages on. Neither side seems ready to concede, and with every new tweet, the stakes only get higher. Whether this digital duel will ever end is anyone’s guess, but one thing’s for sure—Twitter has never been this entertaining.

So, as the Bolt-to-Bolt showdown rolls on, the internet remains glued to the drama, eagerly waiting to see which nation will get the last laugh—or at least the last ride.

Below are some funny thread as gathered from Twitter: