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Check Out Nollywood’s Millionaire Class
It is on record that some Nollywood Stars are making their millions in the make believe industry while others are living below expectation.
Those thespians that belong to the millionaires class for their movies incidentally are the best acts rocking the industry with their profiles rising by the day.
Some of them have even gone International and now earn their fees in foreign currencies though such big budget movies come once in a long while, while the constant faces in all the fast selling movies smile to the bank on daily basis.
Among the Millionare class in Nollywood are:
Genvieve Nnaji: She has been part of the big budget movies shot in Hollywood and other parts of the country. It was reported that her fee is about 9000 dollars.
Nkem Owoh: He was for many years now, remained the highest earner in Nollywood. Mr. Osuofi as he is popularly known, is one Thespian who till date earns over a million naira for movie roles, he has also added some endorsement deals to his evergreen career.
Olu Jacobs: He is a seasoned actor whose presence in any movie gives an added value. He is unarguably, the most respected actor in Nollywood, his role is always that of a royal character that suits him well. He also belongs to the millionaire class.
Kenneth Okonkwo: Popularly known as ‘Andy’, he ranks as one of the biggest actors in Nollywood, his face has become a vital one in most movie productions and the least he gets for his role is N1.5 million
Patience Ozokwor: Popularly called Mama G, she is one of the biggest female brands in Nollywood and the highest carning actress. Producers cue to have her in their movies.
Rita Dominic: The award winning actress belongs to the category of those selling Nollywood abroad and packeting their millions in foreign currencies. She recently won Best Actress in Kenya known as Kalasha award, the biggest movie award in Kenya.
Omotola Jalade: This goddess of Nollywood has remained the most sought after for all the big budget movies that have transformed Nollywood. She is now paid in foreign currencies as well.
Mercy Johnson: She is the hottest actress rocking the movie industry, she earns over a million Naira for each movie role and she is virtually in all the movies. She was once reportedly paid a whooping N5 million to shave off her hair in a movie.
Ini Edo: Apart from maintaining her position as one of the highest paid actresses, she has numerous endor-sements that fetch her good money.
Tonto Dike: She is also one of the big earning actresses in Nollywood and she is making her money from movies produced in Nollywood
Chike Ike: The sultry and delectable actress is also among the richest actresses in Nolywood with houses and exotic cars to her cedit. She earns over a million Naira per movic role.
.Ngozi Ezeonu: She has been in the industry for a long while and she is today enjoying the fruits of her labour. She is among the highest earners right now in Nollywood.
Oge Okoye: Oge who bounced back to Nollywood last year after exiting from the industry to raise her family four years ago is now the rave of the Moment in Nollywood and she is paid handsomely for her roles.
Mike Ezuruonye: Mike Ezuruonye is right now at the peak of his career, the handsome actor is one of the highest earners presently in Nollywood.
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’