{"id":199037,"date":"2024-12-11T10:29:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T10:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=199037"},"modified":"2024-12-11T10:29:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T10:29:37","slug":"why-nigerians-now-run-to-vdm-for-help-instead-of-government-skales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/12\/11\/why-nigerians-now-run-to-vdm-for-help-instead-of-government-skales\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Nigerians now run to VDM for help instead of government \u2013 Skales"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Skales has lamented the declining trust that Nigerians are starting to have in the government over the current situation of things.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Taking to the microblogging platform, X, the singer expressed disappointment that citizens prefer to put their trust in self-styled activist, VeryDarkMan, and run to him with their problems.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nigerian singer Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, popularly known as Skales, has expressed concern over the dwindling trust in the government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He lamented that citizens now seek justice through fellow citizens like activist VeryDarkMan instead of the government\u2019s establishments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On his X handle, Skales wrote, \u201c<em>It\u2019s crazy what is going on in Nigeria \u2026 imagine where the citizens cannot run to the government but to a fellow citizen like VDM for help \u2026.smh!! God bless &amp; protect him tho.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recently, more citizens have turned to activists like VeryDarkMan to seek justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198371\" style=\"width: 719px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241206-101347.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241206-101347.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"719\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241206-101347.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241206-101347-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In other news, Nollywood film marketer and producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/12\/11\/fashion-police-raise-eyebrow-over-mercy-aigbes-hubby-kazim-adeotis-attire-to-thin-line-premiere\/\">Kazim Adeoti\u2019s outfit to his second wife, Mercy Aigbe Adeoti\u2019s film premiere has raised a lot of eyebrows. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mercy Aigbe premiered her soon to be released cinema blockbuster, Thin Line on Tuesday night, December 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Celebrities such as Iyabo Ojo, Bimbo Thomas, Ibrahim Chatta, Moyo Lawal, Aisha Lawal, Eniola Ajao, Femi Adebayo, Dr Rommel of Rel Housewives of Lagos, Chief Femi Branch, Muyiwa Ademola, Enioluwa, Kemi Korede, Tomike Adeoye<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>amongst others stormed the movie premiere in their gorgeous outfits with the theme, sin city glam. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One of the moments that peaked the interest of netizens at the movie premiere was Kazim Adeoti\u2019s entrance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Also known as Adekaz, the movie marketer was captured in a stylish two piece gold outfit with a flap on the side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/12\/11\/fashion-police-raise-eyebrow-over-mercy-aigbes-hubby-kazim-adeotis-attire-to-thin-line-premiere\/\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The trendy outfit was deemed not befitting for an Alhaji by some netizens while some expressed shock about the attire being unconventional because of its Gen Z panache, a few others however praised his bold choice. <\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skales has lamented the declining trust that Nigerians are starting to have in the government over the current situation of things. 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