{"id":176004,"date":"2024-06-20T04:50:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T04:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=176004"},"modified":"2024-06-20T04:50:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T04:50:35","slug":"blessing-ceo-calls-for-ban-on-betting-platforms-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/06\/20\/blessing-ceo-calls-for-ban-on-betting-platforms-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessing CEO calls for ban on betting platforms\u00a0in\u00a0Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Popular relationship expert, Blessing CEO calls for a ban on all betting platforms in Nigeria.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>According to her, she has refused lucrative endorsement deals from betting companies, labeling betting as fraudulent.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She criticizes celebrities who endorse betting, stating she has lost respect for them.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She argues that betting has renders many Nigerians, both young and old, &#8220;useless&#8221; and urges government action.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Argues that betting renders many Nigerians, both young and old, &#8220;useles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Popular relationship expert <a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=blessing+ceo\"><strong>Blessing CEO <\/strong><\/a>has taken to social media to call for a complete ban on all <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=betting\">betting platforms<\/a> <\/strong>in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The social media personality, whose real name is Blessing Okoro, took to Instagram to voice her strong opinions on the matter, asserting that betting has had profoundly negative effects on individuals across the country.<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared on her Instagram page, Blessing CEO expressed her firm belief that the Nigerian government should intervene to prohibit betting platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Despite acknowledging that betting is a source of income for many, she emphasized that its detrimental impacts far outweigh any economic benefits.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_176005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176005\" style=\"width: 559px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-20-053937.png\" alt=\"Blessing CEO urges government to prohibit betting in Nigeria\" width=\"559\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-20-053937.png 559w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-20-053937-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-176005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blessing CEO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blessing CEO went on to disclose that she has turned down lucrative endorsement deals from betting companies, claiming that she views their operations as tantamount to fraud.<\/p>\n<p>She criticized celebrities who endorse betting platforms, stating that she has lost respect for any celebrity who promotes such activities.<\/p>\n<p>She went on to further argue that betting has led to the ruin of countless young and older Nigerians, rendering them &#8220;useless&#8221; in society.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Make government ban betting platforms\u2026 It has rendered a lot of our young youth and old people us\u20acless. Make government ban am. I don\u2019t regard any celebrity that influences for them,\u201d<\/em> Blessing CEO said in part.<\/p>\n<p>The video quickly gained traction on social media, prompting a flurry of responses from both supporters and critics.<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens Reactions&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ngwokecele\u00a0<\/strong>wrote:\u00a0<em>\u201cTalk what you know your not betting you don\u2019t know what betting is so keep quiet oga\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>honest_wande<\/strong>\u00a0claimed:\u00a0<em>\u201cE money dey bet,drake dey bet,obi Cubana dey bet\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ozioma_electronics<\/strong>\u00a0said:\u00a0<em>\u201cVery addictive habit you will not have saving always hoping omo avoid it\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>officialmickygold<\/strong>\u00a0stated:<em>\u00a0\u201cYou talk truth for this one pls make them band am eeehhh\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>isaacclotanna<\/strong>\u00a0said:<em>\u00a0\u201cYes it\u2019s a scam. 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