By Tabia Princewill
ACCORDING to estimates 170 million votes (30 million during the final week) were recorded during the recently concluded Big Brother Nigeria finals, earning the South African production company N5.1 billion (of which N900million was made in one week).
Notably, viewers were billed to cast their votes. In comparison, the 2015 elections were decided by a mere 31 million people out of 68 million registered voters (INEC figures). With this in mind, let’s unsentimentally reassess President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments on “lazy” youths.
Valentino, an Italian luxury brand, is currently selling a green-white-green handbag ostensibly targeted at Nigerians. Another luxury brand, Emilio Pucci is selling a dress tagged “Nigeria printed silk-satin kaftan” (no different in style from anything made here, mind you, except for the “Pucci” label) also obviously…
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