It’s World Smile Day but it would be hard to gather a handful of smiling Nigerians especially as recession bites hard.

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Someone once said, “If we were to count the number of things wrong with Nigeria, we would run out of numbers”, which is quite ironic because you can’t run out of numbers.

So, it’s no surprise that on a day set aside to celebrate ’32 teeth’ and lips that stretch from ear to ear, Nigerians are still wearing a frown.

Here are random photos depicting facial expressions you could catch on the face of Nigerians – especially at this point in time.

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The look of frustration when 'things are too just too hard'
The look of frustration when “things are too just too hard”
When "the boys (and/or) girls are not playing well"
When “the boys (and/or) girls are not playing well”
When you loot to heaven to "stop government from increasing fuel price"
When you look to heaven to “stop the government from increasing fuel price”
When displaced children look hungry, tattered and unsure of "what next"
When displaced children look hungry, tattered and unsure of “what next”
That moment when you ask "how did we get here?"
That moment when you ask “how did we get here?”
When the pain is "too much to bear"
When the pain is “too much to bear”
And you are thinking of a way out
And you are thinking of a way out
The 'what exactly is going on?' expression
The “what exactly is going on?” expression



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