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Another Week, Another Villain
<p>Every week in Nigeria, somebody must trend.</p><p>If it’s not a politician saying something questionable , it's a celebrity “speaking truth,” or a random TikTok sound we’ve decided to carry on our heads.</p><p>And the pattern is always the same:</p><p>Someone talks.</p><p>Twitter explodes.</p><p>Think pieces fly.</p><p>Memes multiply.</p><p>Everyone becomes a moral judge.</p><p>Then three days later?</p><p>We move on.</p><p>Here’s my problem:</p><p>Do we actually care about the issue or do we just enjoy the adrenaline of outrage?</p><p>Because if we cared deeply, we’d follow through.</p><p>We’d track accountability.</p><p>We’d demand structural change.</p><p>We’d remember next month.</p><p>But we don’t.</p><p>We trend it.</p><p>We drag it.</p><p>We laugh at it.</p><p>We weaponize it.</p><p>Then we archive it.</p><p>And the next person becomes content.</p><p>It’s almost like outrage has become entertainment.</p><p>When BAT says something awkward abroad, is it really national embarrassment or is it just another opportunity for Nigerians to prove we’re smarter on social media?</p><p>When celebrity speaks, are people responding thoughtfully or just choosing sides because neutrality doesn’t trend?</p><p>And TikTok? Don’t even get me started.</p><p>We can turn economic hardship into a dance challenge in 48 hours.</p><p>Maybe that’s our coping mechanism.</p><p>Maybe humor is survival.</p><p>Maybe dragging is how powerless people feel powerful.</p><p>But here’s the uncomfortable truth:</p><p>Constant outrage without reflection turns us into noise.</p><p>And noise doesn’t build nations.</p><p>It builds engagement.</p><p>So maybe the real question isn’t: “Why did he say that?”</p><p>Maybe it’s: “Why do we need someone to drag every week?”</p><p><br/></p><p>We don’t lack intelligence.</p><p>We lack sustained attention.</p><p>What do you think??</p><p>Are we holding people accountable, or are we just addicted to outrage?</p>
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