socialize and be close friends with a whole lot of Nigerian celebrities from
all sectors of the Entertainment Business. Be it Actors and Actresses,
Musicians, Producers, DJs, Comedians, Fashion Designers, Producers and
Directors, Models, Photographers, Writers and even Dancers.
When I am talking of celebrities, I am refering to the “A Class” who
is who in their respective fields. As I am currently typing this, I can count
nothing less than 186 of them I have on my BlackBerry contact and get to see at
least 5 each week on a crucial business or social discussion as it maybe.
I have noticed that Nigerians have a very wrong perspective about their stars
and as such also believe every single thing they read in the tabloids and hear
on the news. In order to cut a very long story short, below are some of the
things Nigerians should know about their celebrities before getting envious or
jealous of them.
* Even after coming from Grass to Grace so many of them still do thing that
will take them back to Grass – How else can you explain when someone who barely
has N2million in his account takes loanof N15million from a Finance
lending us “on the ground of public figure” to acquire a single car
of N8million, spends N3million to shoot his hit singles and in less than 2
months this same person is complaining of being extremely broke and looking for
other means to collect another loan without settling the
first.
Most of Nigerian celebrities live on VERY FAKE LIVES. They are only as rich as
the car they drive and nothing else. There’s this particular celeb that’s stays
in a uncle`s house in Lekki. This celeb made a public stunt claiming ownership
of the house and the 2 exotic cars being used to cruise around. Unknown to the
public, this celeb’s uncle is the owner of the house and cars but because he is
based overseas, he gave this particular celeb the keys to the house and car
only for the celeb to paint a fake life claiming ownership of the properties.
There’s this other young celeb who 2years back was a big name in the
entertainment industry. This celeb was so big that under 6months of coming into
limelight, was given several awards and toureddifferent countries. This
celebrity was so wasteful that he acquired a single automobile of N5.5million
then while still squarting with a cousin. After he had a scuffle with his
cousin,he moved in with a very good friend in his 2 bedroom apartment
on the mainland.
Neighbors had to report to the landlord of the house to evict the “main
tenant” because as they put it, this particular celeb crawls night every
single day and doesn’t know the difference between night and day as a plays songs
so loudly in the house and car that the effect is felt even 2 building away.
When the main occupant was given the option of evicting the house or sending
this celeb out, he chose the lather which saw the celeb moving into a
room and parlour apartment in the outskirt of town.
He was forced to go underground when he was being chased all over by people he
owed and at a point, one of his close friends had to seize his only asset (the
car) because he couldn’t keep waiting on the promises of the day to be paid.
Until other friends intervened before the car was given back to the Celeb.
This particular one is very handsome, a smooth talker and dresses very well. He
is believed to be one of the richest in his field because he changes cars at
least every other month. Unknown to the general public, all those cars except
the very first car he bought which he gave to a friend to be using
are all on lease. He was introduced by one of his girlfriends to a very big car
dealer in town who agreed to always give him latest and exotic ride only on the
condition that he will refer as many celebs as possible to come purchase their
cars from the car dealer.
This is definitely going to shock a whole lot of people but it is a known fact
to the “inner caucus” that 6 out of every 10 Nigeria reigning
celebrities always act as Fronts for politicians, government workers and top
rated fraudsters to help launder money overseas.
A lot of this celebrities (majority of them who are females) get between 5-15%
of the total money to be laundered abroad. This explains why even when most of
them have nothing to prove for their continuous travels overseas,
they just never get to stop traveling. They always lie to the press they are on
“tour” to about 6 countries at a go and people in those countries
can’t attest to them coming over for any performance. but the truth is they
help this politicians and government workers stack away money.
Don’t Be Glad You Have A Celebrity On Your Contact – If you have one notable
celebrity on your Blackberry contact it is stressful enough most especially
when the person is a musician or producer.
Having more than one can be killing. Most of these celebrities are the worst
broadcasters you can find on earth. A lot of them will send meaningless
broadcast of shows they are not performing at or events they suggest you go to
as early as 5:30am and as late as 2am. They usually don’t know that even though
their job keeps them on the road till that late at night, others with a
different job type just will be sleeping at those odd hours.
There is this particular celeb that stays on a service flat on the Island and
he particular told me he pays 6digits in DOLLARS per annum for the rent of his
apartment. The sad thing is he NEVER allows his family members comeover to his
apartment. His younger brother who earlier this year relocated to Lagos with
the believe that he will wine and dine with his notable celeb of a brother was
shocked to his marrows when the very day he came, his brother sent him to one
of their other brothers place in the outskirt of Lagos with the excuse that his
brother was going to be a distraction to his career.
Whereas the truth his, he is trying to hide the extremely flamboyant lifestyle
he is currently living.
He basically gives his family a paltry sum in the name of upkeep whereas spends
heavily on women, drinks, clothes (and hard drugs. Don’t tell anyone I told you
this).
