Old tweets getting dug up is no longer news in the world today. What becomes news, many times, is the damage some of them cause to whoever made them.
This time, Otas Evbuomwan is the victim of a couple of tweets she made between 2011 and 2014. Evbuomwan serves as Risevest’s Operations Lead, overseeing its U.S. operations.
She is from Edo State in Nigeria and is currently based in Columbia, South Carolina. Risevest, on the other hand, is a Nigerian fintech company that focuses on dollar-denominated and stock investments and is widely known for helping Nigerians access U.S. financial markets. 
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The Full Story
At the time Evbuomwan posted those destructive tweets, she was a regular user under the handle @Cuntosaur. She made a string of unfiltered, venomous posts targeting Yoruba women.
On April 8, 2026, an X user (@pontrol_777) shared new screenshots that allegedly showed Evbuomwan messaging them privately. She was defending her old posts and using similar offensive language again. This made the issue feel current instead of like something from the past. As usual, people quickly got angry, especially many Yoruba users, who felt the posts were unnecessary and showed ongoing bias.
The messages included ethnic insults and harmful stereotypes specifically targeting Yoruba women, on repeat! She portrayed them negatively in areas like hygiene, health, lifestyle, and personal choices. Evbuomwan didn’t stop there. Some parts of her tweets pushed offensive claims about disease. She made comparisons with Edo women in a demeaning way and took unnecessary shots at Yoruba culture and appearance.
Risevest’s Rapid Response
A few hours after the screenshots went mega-viral, she was suspended. The CEO of Risevest, Eke Urum (who was tagged in the viral posts), said he immediately escalated the issue to leadership.
Now, her career is hanging by a thread. Although the company is in full damage-control mode, Nigeria’s already sensitive tribal tensions have flared up like a Lagos traffic jam during rush hour. It was made clear that Risevest is meant to be a workplace built on respect and inclusion, with zero tolerance for tribalism or any form of bigotry.
Urum described the posts as “too serious to ignore” and not something that could be brushed off as casual or joking content. He also said there is no evidence the views affected her behavior at work, but stressed that this doesn’t make them acceptable.
It’s Bigger
Some users, like @blockofbuilder, are already threatening to report the matter to U.S. regulators (SEC, FINRA, FTC) if the company doesn’t “do the right thing,” because Risevest has U.S. operations and she is based there.
Interestingly, according to The Cable, this isn’t the company’s first experience with leadership controversy. Back in 2022, the CEO himself temporarily stepped aside following allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power.
He was later cleared of assault but admitted to inappropriate behavior and underwent coaching. The company eventually recovered, but facing another high-profile internal issue doesn’t reflect well on its image.
Whether she gets fired or quietly returns will depend on the review, but one thing is clear: Be careful what you post online, because it can either detonate and destroy you one day or make you bigger. Unfortunately, many times it is the former.
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