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Portable Reacts to Zlatan’s ₦500M, Says No Nigerian Artist Can Have That Much – Video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__zamDmHUsU?si=R-PA_2AMRQTwfrx6

Portable has reacted after Zlatan Ibile showed off a wallet balance of over ₦500 million, with the Zazuu star making a bold statement about the huge amount displayed.

Portable questioned the possibility of an artiste having such a massive amount, sparking reactions from fans and social media users.

Watch the video to see what Zlatan showed off and hear exactly what Portable said about the ₦500 million.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc9gjx0Ct72/?stkn=M3M3dzVycnRqcnJn

They're now exposing themselves

The question is not really whether ₦500 million is a lot of money
The bigger issue is whether a Nigerian musician can genuinely build that kind of wealth from music and other legitimate businesses

It is very POSSIBLE to save/have such amount in your Aza if u dnt live a RECKLESS lifestyle

With the streams zlatan ibile have on all streaming platforms

It's very possible

500m lmao.. my FX shii jus dey laff..

Imalwayshorny:
With the streams zlatan ibile have on all streaming platforms

It's very possible

If he had 500m....he wudnt post it...

If he's going for international show alot and get paid in foreign currencies, yes he can have that amount in naira.

I agree with portable here. How much is Zlatan earning from his music streams, endorsement deals, clothing business to have a net account balance of over 500m? Does he not have any expenses? He has wife and kids based in the UK o. Is he not taking care of their expenses from Nigeria?

It's not too much a money for a disciplined artist to have. Remove drugs and women a lot of them will have much more.

There's a friend of mine who i know has spent over 200m on drugs for the past 10years. The most painful aspect is that he still lives in a rented duplex in VI

At least, that one has a boutique. Abeg which business Portable dey do

For an artist of his pedigree, 500m is on the small side. He might have investments here and there though.

Are these necessary
Nawa oooo

It's well

soap and fanta lols

cr7lomo:
If he had 500m....he wudnt post it...

If you know, you know....loll

Na so Zlatan broke reach?

What's 500m? Mtcheew. Blame tinubu for destroying the naira. My house gulped nearly that amount, which i completed before Tinubu took office in 2023 when 1usd was less than 500 naira. I bought a bag of cement for 3k plus. You can now guess how much that house will be worth today.

Portable is a very poor young man. I saw him earlier August with one old venza opposite guiness at oba akran avenue. He was mobbed by his likes.

Emmagal:
The question is not really whether ₦500 million is a lot of money
The bigger issue is whether a Nigerian musician can genuinely build that kind of wealth from music and other legitimate businesses

they can, if they know what they are doing.

Nigerian artists who perform regularly on international stages and sign contracts in foreign currencies can earn significantly more than what their income looks like when converted to naira.

₦500 million may sound like a huge amount of money, but it is nowhere close to $400 k—it is actually worth hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars, depending on the exchange rate. That distinction matters when discussing the wealth of successful Nigerian entertainers.

Honestly, if Portable’s reported financial position is anywhere near what is being claimed, it would be surprising for an artist with his level of popularity and international bookings. Nigeria’s top artists who consistently perform internationally, earn in foreign currencies, own businesses, and have endorsement deals should generally have substantial assets and investments beyond what appears in a single bank account.

A bank balance alone also does not necessarily represent an artist’s total net worth. Assets, investments, properties, businesses, contracts, and money held in different accounts all matter.

Emmagal:
The question is not really whether ₦500 million is a lot of money
The bigger issue is whether a Nigerian musician can genuinely build that kind of wealth from music and other legitimate businesses

Endorsements, sponsorships, royalties, his clothing business, live show performances, etc. I don't think 500m is far fetched.

Emmagal:
The question is not really whether ₦500 million is a lot of money
The bigger issue is whether a Nigerian musician can genuinely build that kind of wealth from music and other legitimate businesses

I have over #85 millions in my account....

If u don't believe me... Let's stake on it ...

And I will come to ur location 4 d proof

Some one driving lambo,this guy have more than it to me,some business guys net that easily talk more who has influence

Illiteracy is a disease.

Actually, I understand what Portable is saying. If you understand how money works, you will know that it is hard to get N500M in your account like that if you are a local based. Not saying they can make more than that. They can of course. A local based guy doesnt mean you dont go out to play. Even you go outside to perform, but 95% of the fans you played for are Nigerians, you are still local.

So, the question is where do both of them belong?

Number 2, if you have N500M balance, you are an olodo. For what na? It means you dont know how to invest or you are spending anyhow. Or that thing is pushing you anyhow, and you go soon jam motor for express.

Number 3, if you are "wise" to open your balance like that, I already know that you are a reckless spender, or you have added other sources of income. No one who is legit will just open it like that. Na person wey no dey think of the future dey open am like that. Why? When you know the massive ocean of bundles your sources yield, that confidence will just come. Lol. Such confidence plus a wrap of that thing is "too much confido". Im sure, this boy will bite his tongue in the nearest future why he allowed that thing to push him to open his balance.

Yesterday, I read about mathematical Segun Odegbami here. While everyone was talking about his private life, very few people talked about how well he invested. Odegbami was 100% home based player; yet, today, he is richer than many of those who played in the EU and even after him. He made naira all through. I read the interview, and the main issue he raised there was that "education is necessary". Segun Odegbami is one of the wisest man I have read about. I think he may even be richer than John Fashanu who is a British and earned £ all through. He may even be richer than Kanu and Okocha. Who knows? But when you put all of them in a room, you would pay the highest respect to Segun, the mathematical Odegbami.

Stocks dey there, TBills dey dey, many other things dey there, you dey pack N500M for account. You be olodo. Anyway, maybe not olodo. Na that thing wey you need to buy steadily dey make you load am there. OK na. That supplier is already happy say guy man is loaded.

If Asake, Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tiwa, Tems, and even Teni....(most of those that have made solid cash playing in O2 Arena or elsewhere) should do it, I may just smile, but this particular boy hasnt reached that level. Has he? And he's showing N500M to the world. I guess he is in a hurry to meet his creator. He needs help. Boy! The real source he is picking the bubdles isba confirmed pipeline that only God can run it dry. E dey shack am na. Na waooo!

500m is not too much for an artiste who's been active for over 7 years na. The money too big for Portable eyes lol, if he see Burna balance nko?

It's possible if he doesn't have baby mama issues unlike portable

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The problem is naira not Zlatan.

This is only $370k. Naira devaluation makes it seem like a lot.

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pinkygurl:
soap and fanta lols

I swear that quote off me

Starhearts:
I have over #85 millions in my account....

If u don't believe me... Let's stake on it ...

And I will come to ur location 4 d proof

85m and500m na the same thing? You be artiste? Abeg shift joor.

Why should such amount of money even sit idle in your account?.

Starhearts:
I have over #85 millions in my account....

If u don't believe me... Let's stake on it ...

And I will come to ur location 4 d proof

And dem go hold you till your family pays ransome.

Very true. Most of those A list artist buy things in advance of next show. I pity who dey believe showbiz. If you know, you know.