Nigeria’s first lady has hit out at the “nakedness” of US celebrities after the Duchess of Sussex visited the country earlier this month. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent three days in Nigeria on a private visit , in part to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, which Harry founded for wounded and injured service members. Meghan said in a 2022 podcast she had found out through DNA testing she was “43 per cent Nigerian”, and after a meeting at Nigeria’s defence headquarters, she signed a guest book thanking officials for “welcoming me home”.
But the country’s first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, a senator who is also the wife of president Bola Tinubu, appeared to suggest Western celebrities such as Meghan could have a negative influence on the country. “We have to salvage our children,” she said at an event to mark her husband’s first year in office, according to the New York Post. “We see the way they dress.
We are not having the Met Gala. And everyone, the nakedness, is just everywhere and the men are well-clothed.” Meghan wore an open-back dress for part of her visit to the country, but it is not clear if Tinubu was referring to this specifically.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Tinubu said: “As first lady of Nigeria, I am deeply concerned about our children losing their identity if we do not take immediate action.” She added: “At an event celebrating president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s first year in office, I emphasised the importance .