Protests Erupt in Abuja Ahead of The Planned Date of August 1
Tune into Jasiri for this week’s key highlights! Protests are intensifying in Abuja as citizens voice their frustrations before the August 1 demonstration. Noble Igwe ignites a debate with his critique of overpriced ‘Made in Nigeria’ suits, challenging the value and quality of luxury fashion. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo’s comments on the planned…
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Mikel Obi’s statement must be understood against the backdrop of Neymar’s statement that the reason no African country has ever won the World Cup yet is because most pro African soccer players choose to play for European countries that they’ve naturalized in, instead of playing for their African countries of origin; whereas, according to Neymar, all Brazilian players return to play for 🇧🇷 and that is why they’ve won the 🌍🏆 several times
Per the 🇿🇦 Pageant, the 🇳🇬girl was disqualified because though she was born & raised in SA none of her parents was a SA citizen when she was born, therefore she isn’t a 🇿🇦 citizen and so wasn’t eligible to contest
Mikel’s position is more nuanced and needs a careful deconstruction.Credit to him for paying the flight tickets and hotel bills for the Nigerian Olympic team in Rio 2016 Olympics.Do your research before opining on Mikel’s patriotism.We should respect our heroes.