Afrigather The younger, the outdated, and the center aged all appear to have one purpose to go away Nigeria: for a ‘higher’ life.
From discovering a brand new profession path to searching for a brand new lease of life, there appears to be no finish to the the reason why Nigerian celebrities go away the nation.
What is definite, although, is that as time passes, the checklist of entertainers and personalities who’ve left the nation’s shores retains rising.
The younger, the outdated, and the center aged all appear to have one purpose to go away Nigeria: to achieve fame and/or fortune overseas.
Beneath is a continuation of the checklist of well-known Nigerians residing overseas. You may learn half 1 right here, which includes Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Dbanj and several others.
Karen Igho
Distinguished within the checklist of those that have relocated is the winner of the sixth version of the now-rested Huge Brother Africa, Karen Igho-Rakos.
Ms Karen was shot into the limelight after successful the Huge Brother Africa actuality present in 2011. She was the primary African and Nigerian feminine to win the fact T.V. present after carting house the sum of $200,000 alongside Wendell Robert Parson from Zimbabwe.
The actress married her long-time fiancé, Yaroslav Rakos, at a non-public occasion in Jos, Plateau State, in 2014. The couple welcomed their youngsters in 2015 and 2017.
Upon relocating to the US of America, Ms Karen tried to interrupt into Hollywood with an look in a romantic comedy-drama, ‘And Simply Like That’.
Lola Alao
As an actress, Lola Alao first gained the hearts of Nigerians together with her efficiency on the Nigerian tv program ‘Ripples’. Her expertise went on to win her main roles in additional than 100 movies.
The actress at present lives in Canada together with her household. Not too long ago, she fought for and gained custody of the youngsters of late Nollywood actress Aisha Abimbola, making her their authorized guardian.
Although based mostly overseas, the actress has not deviated from her love for films, as experiences say she has produced a few movies in Canada.
Lanre Dabiri (Eldee the Don)
Additionally on the checklist of Nigerian entertainers who’ve left the nation’s shores is rapper, Lanre Dabiri, popularly generally known as Eldee the Don.
In a latest chat on Twitter, the rapper defined why he left Nigeria and relocated to the US of America.
Based on him, he wanted to guard his bodily, social, and psychological well being.
Bukky Wright
In contrast to her colleagues, actress Bukky Wright appears to have a stable purpose for leaving the nation.
In an interview, the US-based actress, who can be a licensed Data safety analyst, stated she wanted to additional her research.
Ms Wright, who started her performing profession in 1996, additionally stated that she wanted to be near her two sons, who additionally lived in the US.
In 2014, she contested a seat within the Ogun State Home of Meeting underneath the Social Democratic Get together (SDP) platform led by former Governor Olusegun Osoba.
Toyin Adewale
Toyin Adewale gained fame in Nigeria by starring in among the most acclaimed Yoruba style Nollywood films. This was earlier than she relocated overseas a couple of years in the past.
She now lives in Maryland within the U.S.
She joined the film business professionally in 1988 and has featured in over 200 films.
Deji Adenuga
Earlier than relocating from Nigeria, Deji Adenuga was a giant identify within the film circles.
Though he now lives within the Republic of Eire, he has not given up on performing.
Final 12 months, he was a part of a Netflix T.V. drama collection manufacturing crew there in Eire. He had additionally registered on the Nigerian Carnival Eire.
His spouse lately emerged as the primary black lady to be elected into the county council in Eire.
Femi Brainard
Little is understood about this Nollywood actor and his resolution to go away the nation’s shores.
Nevertheless, Femi Brainard, a playwright, poet, filmmaker, producer, director, mannequin, and dramatist, now lives in the US of America.
Though he began performing professionally in 1991, his function as Oscar within the Nigerian cleaning soap opera ‘Domino’ endeared him to the movie-loving public.
Comedienne Princess
For a couple of 12 months, in style Nigerian comedienne, Oluwadamilola Adekoya, higher generally known as Princess, has been within the information.
She had levelled costs of kid molestation towards her colleague Baba Ijesha, for having inappropriate relationships together with her foster daughter.
The case, for which Ijesha has been discovered responsible and sentenced, drastically divided Yoruba Nollywood.
Data has it that the actress acquired dying threats, inflicting her to flee the nation.
Years again, the actress despatched tongues wagging when her marriage to a Yoruba film actor/producer, Jeremiah Adeshola, lasted two weeks. Princess resides within the U.Ok.
Freestyle Essien
One of many pioneers of rap music in Nigeria, Mfon Essien, popularly generally known as Freestyle, was a part of the defunct music group Tribesmen.
The singer, who featured within the rave-making songs ‘Sip Straightforward’ and ‘Ole’ by 2baba, has not solely relocated to the U.S. but in addition joined the U.S. Navy.
In 2015, the rapper married his heartthrob in an intimate ceremony held in Maryland, United States of America.
His co-traveller, Eldee, was amongst those that attended the ceremony.
Femi Ogedengbe
Additionally within the league of those that have relocated to the US of America is known actor Femi Oggedengbe.
He’s now a safety man in America, in accordance with experiences.
On why he selected to go away the nation, he stated that he couldn’t deal with how his life was going by way of poverty.
“I noticed myself as one of many very nice actors in Nollywood. In 2005, I found that the Nollywood business, the place I belong, was changing into an increasing number of a tribalistic business as a result of a couple of financiers throwing in cash for productions dictated who appeared within the films,” he stated in an interview.
Etcetera
Nigerian musician and producer Pascal Uche Ejikeme, popularly generally known as Etcetera, additionally lately took the daring step to start his profession in the US of America.
Based on info, Etcetera has been enjoying underground gigs in the US of America and has now hit the studio to start recording as an unbiased act.
Tekno
That Nigerian singer Tekno has left the nation is just not unsure. What’s unclear is his purpose for going.
Not too long ago, the singer, who lent his vocals to ‘Buga’, one of many largest songs within the nation this 12 months, introduced that he has moved overseas and is now based mostly in the US.
Based on the ‘Pana’ crooner, he left Nigeria as a result of the nation’s identify was ‘modified’ to UAR. He stated he would solely return when the identify ‘goes again to Nigeria.’
He presumably was keying into the mockery that greeted the submission to the Home of Representatives that Nigeria’s identify is modified to the United African Republic.
Tekno at present lives in America.
Adekunle Gold
Adekunle Gold has left the nation, and similar to Tekno, his causes are shrouded in secrecy.
Gold, married to Simi, with whom he shares a baby, introduced his relocation when he dropped a cryptic message on his Instagram web page.
He wrote, “90219 infants! Zip code modified, and so did the worth moafuckers!”
Curiously, Gold and Simi welcomed their first little one about two years in the past in the US. The couple is now based mostly within the U.S. and shuttle between the states and Nigeria.
Samklef
On the subject of making music, Samuel Oguachuba, aka Samklef, isn’t any pushover.
He has produced hit songs for artists like Olamide, Wizkid, and Simi.
Samklef is reputed to have produced a big portion of Wizkid’s acclaimed album ‘Famous person’.
Samklef now resides in the US however nonetheless makes Afrobeats music, in accordance with info.
Final 12 months, he bragged on social media that he and his supervisor raked in $32 million in revenue.
Florence Onuma
Nigerian-born Nollywood actress, producer and businesswoman Florence Onuma gained fame within the early days of the Nigerian movie business for her motherly roles in films, earlier than she relocated to Maryland, U.S.
Ms Onuma began her performing profession within the Nineties and featured in over 60 Nigerian films earlier than she emigrated to the U.S., the place she now lives together with her household.
Helen Paul
Unknown to many, Nigerian comedienne, actress and mom Helen Paul, popularly generally known as Tatafoo, has relocated to the US of America.
Ms Paul, who lately bagged a PhD, now lectures and runs a clothes Store within the U.S.
Sam Adeyemi
Based on info, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, the founding father of Daystar Christian Heart, has relocated overseas.
He was stated to have relocated shortly after the #ENDSars protest of 2020, which shook the nation to its roots.
Based on the pastor, his resolution to relocate stems from the necessity for peace of thoughts as a result of particular people tried to have him and others convicted for supporting the youths within the protests.
Mr Adeyemi at present lives in America and shuttles Nigeria.
Miracle Igbokwe (BBNaija)
After rising because the winner of the 2018 version of Huge Brother Naija actuality present, Miracle Igbokwe, who was then in flight faculty, introduced that he could be going to finish his coaching as a Industrial Pilot Licence.
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Miracle, who clinched the N45 million prize of the present, stated that he had at all times been passionate in regards to the aviation business.
Somewhat than full his coaching in Nigeria as scheduled, he opted to journey overseas.
Since then, he has lived in the US, the place he’s reported to have gotten married after which divorced.
Busola Dakolo
Within the checklist of personalities and entertainers who’ve relocated overseas is Busola Dakolo, movie star photographer and spouse of singer Timi Dakolo.
The mom of two lately alerted her followers that she now resides within the U.Ok., the place she has gone to additional her research.
She photographed herself posing inside a lecture corridor of Loughborough College in the UK with the caption, “nothing is simply too late.”
Based on info, Timi presently shuttles his time between Leicester, the U.Ok., the place his spouse and children are based mostly and Nigeria, the place his enterprise pursuits are.
Chidi Mokeme
For years, Chidi Mokeme lived the function of the everyday Nollywood bad-boy heartbreaker.
The actor, who has starred in a number of acclaimed films like ’76’, ‘Important Situation’ and ‘Who Will Inform The President?’ held tv audiences nationwide spellbound with the way in which he anchored the Gulder Final Search actuality present.
On April 28, 2012, Mokeme married Dr Jean Chinwe Olumba, who works as a physician and a pharmacist in the US.
Though he tried remaining within the nation to proceed along with his performing profession, sooner or later, he had no alternative however to hitch his spouse, with whom he shares a son, within the U.S.
Conclusion
It doesn’t seem to be the speed at which Nigerians go away the nation will decline any time quickly.
On social media, there have been heated debates on the professionals and cons of the ‘Japa’ phenomenon although some have argued that immigration is an age-long think about human existence.
Solely lately, former Huge Brother Naija star, Erica Nlewedim, made a case for these hoping to journey overseas, stating that Nigeria is just not price dying over.
She tweeted, “Nigeria is just not price dying over. The Nigerians do not care, so when you have the cash, let one other nation be your plan B!”
