Nigerian influencers winning from abroad

The Influencer market has become a lucrative business that many celebrities are vying to get a slice of the juicy pie. From musical artists, bloggers, actors, digital creators to reality TV stars. All that is needed is a claim to fame and a large following and…BOOM! You are an Influencer as brands compete to take advantage of your high reach.

Recently Nigerian Celebrities who are based abroad have been making major in-roads into the Influencing market. Notable among them are, Tunde Ednut, Mariam Balogun, Nina Ivy, and Jaruma.

1. TUNDE EDNUT

Others consider him a failed musician; others think he is just a smart Nigerian that read the sign and jumped into the social media Influencing sphere after relocation to America. Tunde Ednut is regarded as one of the top Nigerian Influencers on Instagram.

2. MARIAM BALOGUN

Popularly called MAY MAY in the entertainment industry, Mariam Balogun is a digital creator, and Lifestyle Influencer, who is notorious for getting into fights with his followers who apparently wouldn’t understand why the Influencer keeps posting loved-up contents with her lover. May May is famous in Atlanta, USA for her job of Influencing which she boasts her market is strictly to Influence celebrities rather than regular people. Mariam Balogun has Influenced for top Nigerian brands and most US-based Nigerian entertainers turn to her for fashion styling and inspiration.

3. NINA IVY

The reality TV star who is always enmeshed in ne controversy or the other, Nina has a cult-like following of fans who she can never do bad in their eye. The Texas-USA based star influences for others and her personal beauty brands which she has been a huge success at. Nina famously signed an Influencing contract with a butt enlargement cream company only for her to dump the contract and opt for cosmetic surgery which attracted so much uproar on Nigerian social media.

4. JARUMA

Jaruma is a Nigerian sex therapists known for selling kayan mata, aphrodisiac meant to enhance male virility and help women attract men for keeps. Controversial but efficient, Jaruma is the number one Influencer of her products and due to her always-in the-news persona, she has become a toast for many social media brands who wants that instant visibility not minding the negativity that comes with Jaruma.