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Prominent Nigerian actress and film producer Mary Remmy Njoku has expressed concern over Nigeria's content culture, which she says turns real-life tragedies and human suffering into social media entertainment.
Prominent Nigerian actress and film producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has expressed concern over what she terms Nigeria’s content culture, stating that the relentless pursuit of online fame and clout is eroding the nation’s humanity and empathy.
In an Instagram post on September 3, 2025, Mary highlights a disturbing trend where everything has been reduced to content.
“A death? Content. A mother’s mourning? Content. A beating on the street? Content. Even the tears of a child are turned into content.”
She stated that there appears to be no limit to what people will do to capture a trending moment on social media. She emphasised that when a person is a survivor who is hurting and seeking justice, they are not viewed as a human being, but rather as mere content.
Mary laments that while social media holds immense potential globally for exposing injustice, amplifying activism, uniting communities, and giving a voice to the voiceless, its application in Nigeria has been starkly different.
“Sometimes I open my feed and all I see is noise. Pain broadcast like entertainment. Self-made packaged as skits. I find myself logging off, choosing instead to face my real world. To solve real problems, with real people, in real time,” she said.
She urged people to take a moment of reflection before posting content on social media. She implores them to pause, breathe, and reconnect with their own humanity, which she believes is at risk of being lost in the pursuit of online trends.
