{"id":12016,"date":"2016-10-21T06:20:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T06:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=12016"},"modified":"2016-10-21T06:20:54","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T06:20:54","slug":"how-nigeria-rich-kids-flaunt-their-extreme-wealth-in-social-media-uk-dailymail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=12016","title":{"rendered":"How Nigeria rich kids flaunt their extreme wealth in social media &#8211; UK dailymail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=11210&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The rich kids of Instagram never disappoint when it comes to flaunting their extreme wealth on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But it&#8217;s generally young people who hail from the UK, the US and Russia that are known for showing off their private jets, designer clothes and luxury holidays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Now, however, they&#8217;ve got some stiff competition from the wealthiest young people in Nigeria &#8211; Africa&#8217;s biggest economy &#8211; whose exploits are documented by the Richkidsnaija\u00a0Instagram account. Billionaire Emeka Okonkwo, known as E-money owns several properties in Lagos which he has kitted out in lavish style<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Emeka Okonkwo, known as E-money, is the country&#8217;s youngest billionaire through interests such as property, oil and gas and his own record label. A billion Nigerian Naira is the equivalent of around \u00a32.5 million in the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He owns multiple properties in Lagos and have kitted them out in lavish style with elaborate gold furnishings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His party trick is to spray cash on the guests from a money gun at weddings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The enviable lifestyles of Nigeria&#8217;s wealthiest residents are documented on the Rich Kids Naja Instagram account<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A video from earlier this year, shows him spraying one million Nigerian dollars &#8211; the equivalent of\u00a0\u00a32,500 &#8211; on guests at the marriage of actor\u00a0Mike Ezuruonye&#8217;s sister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Rapper and designer Bayo Adewale AKA Bnaira is also fond of throwing cash around at parties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He became known for his love of red cars while studying geography at the University of Lagos and worked his way up from a Honda Accord to Ranger Rovers and supercars with personalised plates in his signature colour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Louboutin trainers are hugely popular among Nigeria&#8217;s wealthiest shoppers. Mompha boasted that his shoes are Louboutins and that he has &#8216;lots of them like coupons&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Louboutins are hugely popular among Nigeria&#8217;s wealthiest young men with both Hushpuppi and Mompha showing off their huge collections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mompha, who is the CEO of a Lagos Bureau De Change, boasted that he has &#8216;lots of them like coupons&#8217; and is &#8216;drowning&#8217; in a red sea of their distinctive soles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He also showed off his bags from a shopping spree at\u00a0Gucci, Cavalli, Valentino, Versace, Hermes and Louis Vuitton, making his followers aware that he&#8217;d paid for the luxury haul in cash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile HushpuppiI proudly announced that he had been invited to an exclusive preview event at Versace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">HushpuppiI proudly announced that he had been invited to an exclusive preview event at Versace where he blew a lot of money on an exclusive leather jacket<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Singer Davido strikes a moody pose before boarding a private jet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Hushpuppi said that he doesn&#8217;t run with the crowd and isn&#8217;t built to be a champion in a local market<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Hushpuppi has boasted about spending a million Naira on a new Versace man bag, the equivalent of \u00a32,500<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;None of you nuisance, noise makers was invited,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;To God be the glory, it was a successful event and I had a wonderful experience, met worthy people of great class.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Of course I made a purchase of one jacket with a huge price tag. 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