Researches have shown that despite the country’s economic downturn, Nigerians are still among some of the wealthiest people in the continent. With all the social media glitz and glamour, if you have ever wondered about how much money your favorite celebrities really have, a recent publication by global financial news, analysis and data portal shows a glimpse of what some of our favorite celebrities are worth. Below, we have made a list of some of the richest Nigerian women in entertainment.
Sade Adu is
an Ibadan born British Nigerian singer. The 60-year-old leader singer of
herself titled band, has have a super successful career in music for almost
forty years. she has at least six studio albums and has won four Grammy awards.
some of her hit songs include “Smooth Operator” and “Sweetest
Taboo”
She holds
the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Adu was
estimated to be worth about $70 million.
The head honcho of EbonyLife Media, and host of the popular TV talk show “Moments with MO” is estimated to have a net worth of $30 million.
Ebonylife
TV shows in over fifty countries with branches in the UK and the Caribbean. She
has successfully produced some of the most profitable blockbusters in Africa,
including The Wedding Party; Nigeria’s highest grossing movie of all time. She
is working with Sony on a TV series capturing the secrets of the nineteenth
century Dohoney Amazons.
Sophie Okonedo
is an Oscar nominated actress of Nigerian descent. She acted prominent roles in
Oliver Twist, Ace Ventura, Hotel Rwanda and more. Okonedo got the Academy
Awards nomination for her role in Hotel Rwanda, and a Golden Globe nomination
for Tsunami: The Aftermath. like Sade Adu, she was given the honorary title of
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2019.
Okonedo’s
estimated worth is put at $5 million
Tiwa Savage is one of Nigeria’s, nay Africa’s most prominent music acts, and all her effort is no doubt paying off, as she is said to have at least $5 million in net worth.
Although
she has had an impressive musical talent from childhood, she pursued an
education in music in the UK, where she also participated in the UK’s X Factor,
emerging among the top twenty-four. Although failing to reach the finals of the
show, she eventually managed to secure a Sony Music recording deal.
Tiwa has
worked with some of the best in the industry including Nigeria’s Mavin Records
and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation.
Yemi Alade
became is born to a Yoruba father and an Igbo mother. She prominent winning the
Peak Talent Show in 2009, she became a household name in mainstream
entertainment with the release of the 2014 second single – the monster hit song
“Johnny”.
“Johnny”
was not just a Nigerian hit, it enjoyed rave reviews and massive airplay in
Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, and in the United Kingdom and many other
countries. A French version of the song was later released. She has since had
three albums and an EP. Her “Woman of Steel” album is being expected
soon. According to our source, Alade is Worth: $4.2 million
Worth an
estimated $4 million, Uche Pedro is a media mogul, and founder of Nigeria’s
biggest news and lifestyle website BellaNaija. She started the website in 2006
after leaving oil giant Shell, and has since expanded the BellaNaija brand to
include BellaNaija Style and BellaNaija Weddings. The website currently gets
200 million visits on a monthly basis.
Pedro hold
an MBA for the Ivey School, Canada, is an associate of the Nigerian Leadership
Initiative, a TedGlobal fellow, and is on Forbes Magazine’s list of the 30 Most
Promising Young African Entrepreneurs.
Carmen
Ejogo started as the teenage host of Saturday Disney in 1993, from where she
has been featured in a good number of British TV shows. she had her film debut
in “Love’s Labour’s Lost” in 2000. She has also acted in “Alex
Cross”, “The Purge, Alien: Covenant, and the Fantastic Beasts series.
she is also a singer. she is worth $3 million.
Makinwa is
best known as a radio personality with Rhythm 93.7FM. She is also a TV
presenter, entrepreneur and bestselling author of the book “On
Becoming”.
She
currently has a fashion handbags and skincare line, and is said to be worth a
whopping $2.22 million
The Delta
State born afro-pop and soul singer, songwriter and actress and all-round
entertainer used to work for a family owned law establishment, even though she
had an interest in music. Her entertainment career bloomed and flourished after
she placed second in musical TV show; Idols West Africa. She has two popular
studio albums, has featured prominently in “Inale” with Hakeem
Kae-Kazim, “The Return of Jenifa” with Funke Akindele and Helen Paul
and “House of Gold” among other movies and TV series.
Omawumi is
worth $2 million.
From acting
in “The Maid” just after her secondary education, Mercy Johnson has
grown to become an African screen goddess, most often playing comic roles. Some
of her most popular works include “Dumebi”, “Weeping Soul”,
“Seven & A Half Dates ” and “30 Days in Atlanta”.
She is the
recipient of several awards including Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award’sBest
Actress in Comedy (2013) and Eloy Award’s Actress Of The Year (2018). Estimated
net worth, $1.65 million
Ten more to go! Stay tuned for the concluding part.