18.1.2026
Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has urged parents and other kid lovers not to kiss children in the mouth because it can potentially spread germs.
Ms Okorie who was sharing her thoughts on Instagram urged parents to avoid mouth-to-mouth contact adding that it was an unncessary act of affection.
“Stop kissing your kid’s mouth to mouth! Haaa. What happened to the cheek, Kwanu?
“They are kids; they don’t need your infected mouth, please. Kiss them on the cheek. People will kiss their mother’s mouth to mouth. Kiss your father’s mouth to mouth. Wetin happened to cheek. Oh Jesus. Una dey vex me for this app. Abi, am I old-fashioned? Why mouth-to-mouth kwanu?” she said.
This is not the first time such concerns have been raised by public figures.
When former OAP Toolz welcomed her child, she openly appealed to Nigerians not to kiss her baby.
In the same way, Mabel Makun, the ex-wife of comedian Ayo Makun, once questioned whether it was right for someone to kiss a baby that is not theirs.