Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, has become the first Nigerian comedian to reach the one million followers milestone on microblogging site, Twitter.
The humour merchant on Tuesday showed his appreciation to his fans on Twitter, writing “1 million followers, thank you guys.”
Basketmouth is also the only Nigerian comedian with a verified account on the social networking platform.
He is also among the top 10 most followed Nigerian celebrities treading behind the likes of Wizkid (1.87million), Davido (1.6million) and 2Baba (1.29million).
1 million followers, thank you guys……in every possible language. One love. @ Lagos, Nigeria https://t.co/vQvmP7AYXN
— Basketmouth (@basket_mouth) January 12, 2016
