Meghan Markle 'slammed for nakedness' by Nigerian First Lady

The First Lady of Nigeria has issued a dig at Meghan Markle following her recent visit to the African country. Senator Oluremi Tinubu criticised people for flaunting "nakedness" during a speech at an event to to mark President Bola Tinubu's one year in office.

The Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry spent three days in Nigeria earlier this month but her fashion choices were noticed by the First Lady. She spoke about how women have made significant contributions to society before commenting on the way some choose to dress.

"The message here is we have to salvage our children," she told the crowd. The First Lady continued: "We see the way they dress. They keep forgetting that Nigeria, we are beautiful. You can see what they showcase on the stage, I said, 'We are fashionable, we see what is going on'.

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"We are not having the Met Gala. And everyone, the nakedness, is just everywhere and the men are well-clothed. So we have to do something. Tell them we don't accept nakedness in our culture. That is not beautiful. It's not beautiful at all.

"And they're all beautiful girls, but they should be confident in who they are. They do not want to mimic and try to emulate film stars from America. They don't know where they come from. Why did Meghan come here looking for Africa? That is something we have to take home with. We know who we are. Don't lose who you are."

And social media users were quick to comment on the speech, The Mirror reports. One person said: "Meghan Markle managed to create an international incident! We warned her about the clothes."

Another added: "She should really respect other people culture and should apologise to the country." A third wrote: "I agree with the First Lady."

But another argued: "The message is not for her. Stop giving yourself a headache because of her." One X user argued: "She's talking about Nigerian girls dressing like the Kardashians. She even said look at Meghan that came here, implying even M was interested in the country.

"She was talking in praise. Letting girls know they can be proud of their country. Stop twisting het words."