You're right! Even on Twitter, people jump out to announce that they need support after getting laid off...

But in Nigeria, we shy away from it -- because we don't want to be shamed. Unemployed people are tagged with shame, that's why many Nigerians remain in toxic workplaces and stay underemployed just because they want to go out there and be associated with unemployment again.

No be small!

The Public Menace: Portable Zazuu

This is a must read for every young up and coming entertainers in Nigeria!

Last December 2021, Portable (real name, Habeeb Okikiola) became a street-pop star overnight -- after the successful collaboration with Olamide and Pocolee on the song, Zazuu. Since then, it's been one controversy per day for this self-acclaimed Sango Ota's glory.

When Portable dropped Zazuu remix, many Nigerian youths connected with his street upbringing and were ready to reward him every minute. Many people, young and old, including celebrities doled out cash and gifts to this Ogun state indigene. He got $3,000 from Wizkid. $3,000 from Davido. He also got thousands of dollars from Burna Boy and Tiwa Savage.

Brands started associating Portable and individuals were falling over each other to hand him their hard-earned cash. A businessman in Ikorodu Lagos gifted him a whole Range Rover jeep. He also got a massive endorsement deal with Obi Cubana's Odogwu bitters brand, among many others.

Today, Portable charges nothing less than 1.5 million naira just for club appearance and up to 3.5 million naira per stage performance anywhere within Nigeria. He now owns a fleet of cars and eventually bought a house in the Sango Ota trenches this July 2022. He's performed in many Nigerian states, even in Muslim conservative states like Kaduna. He's also performed abroad in London, Turkey, Dubai, Kenya, and Benin Republic.

Portable is arguably the fastest rising music star in Nigeria today, and that was evident when HipTV nominated him in two different categories for the 2022 Headies awards.

Habeeb, a man with children from different women, courts problems everywhere. And the reason for that isn't farfetched, he loves the attention and social media clout for all his controversial doings. In his own words, "woto-woto" (which literally means a talkative) brings him money. Now that same woto-woto has not only brought him money, but it's about to bring him a serious problem with the police authority that could send him to prison and spell doom for his rising music career.

To make matters worse, Portable adorns himself with the craziest monikers you can ever imagine. When other musicians become super stars, they take on monikers that signifies their top status. Take for instance, Wizkid, you'll hear Big Wiz Machala. Davido, 001 OBO. Burna Boy, Odogwu African Giant.

Portable is the opposite of his senior colleagues. His favorite monikers are unfathomable. Here are some of them with their meaning: Madman Werey Olorin (mad musician), Kesari (a dangerous armed robber movie character), Idamu Adugbo (street problem), Anibon Majale (owns a gun but doesn't rob), Ogo Sango (Sango's glory), Federal Government property, government liability, and many others.

Can you imagine going around with those thuggish and hellish monikers and not attract bad problems? If you head to Google or YouTube right now and search for "Portable Zazuu fight," you'll be greeted with many blog posts and videos of his thuggery and uncouth ways.

How can you come from nothing, became a notorious cultist and thug while honing music craft, then got help into limelight...and continue with your old ways?

Who are Portable's representatives? Where are his management team? Does he even have a legal team? Why are there no one in his team and extended family members giving him solid advices to keep him grounded and focused on his music?

Madman Werey Olorin has changed his management team thrice now, and it was all because of one or two irreconcilable issues of theft and cheating. He has a penchant for thinking everyone that comes close to him only wants to gain from his wealth and fame. He refers to everyone working around him as a "reaper."

Kesari is now surrounded by real sycophants who can't tell him any truth to his face. He also exhibits a severe sense of entitlement that pushes him to seek support from others and expects them not to receive any reward in return.

This Portable guy is a real street problem, a public menace that everyone wants gone. His recent challenge started after he was seen frolicking with APC leaders before the Osun Guber election. Meanwhile, his senior colleague Davido was also in town throwing support behind his Uncle, Ademola of PDP.

That created a lot of buzz among the youths, bashing Portable for siding with "oppressors." Portable, in his usual fashion, responded and claimed he was paid to come campaign for Governor Oyetola of APC and he has no choice than to deliver. Instead of facing his job squarely, he started throwing shades everywhere -- and it seemed like most of it was directed at Davido. This led to different attacks on Portable.

Instead of calming the situation, Portable fueled it by further claiming he is the street king and nobody can touch him anywhere. He then started mentioning all the bad gangs in different Lagos neighborhoods. While mentioning his gangs, he incriminated himself by claiming to have founded the notorious dangerous group "One Million Boyz" that terrorized some parts of Lagos state during the Covid 19 lockdown. He also mentioned top entertainment industry men like Sam Larry, Abu Abel, and IBD Dende as his sponsors and supporters.

The particular video where he made this statement on Instagram has now been deleted. And he has released different statements both in writing and video that he was misquoted. He claimed he doesn't have any association with the notorious One Million Boyz group. But at this time, it is now too late. The Inspector General of Police has released a statement asking for the investigation and legal prosecution of Portable.

As keen music fans and "vawulence" observers, we await the police investigation and positive outcome. If you ask me personally, I want Portable gone too -- even though I was one of his earliest fans. I want sanity restored back into the Nigeria's music industry. We have had enough of this uncouth mannerless razz man. He's topping trending topics across all social media platforms and the people are yearning for his arrest. That's how quick fans can turn on one.

So if you're an up and coming entertainer, Portable is not the type of success to emulate. Don't even wish to get his kind of favor. You may not survive it.

Here are some things to keep in mind:

1. You need a professional team. If you're prepared for future prosperity, then you must have a team in place that'd make your transition into stardom smooth. Forget all the guys you started with in the structure. I'm not saying abandon your old guys, but hire a proper team of professionals that'll ensure you're doing things right.

2. You should act right at all times before and after you blow up. You can't be seen doing crass and razz things. You're a star now or going to be one, so act like one, like a proper professional.

3. Avoid thuggery. No matter how tough you might be, don't try to one up thugs because you're one too. Remember, the real lowlife thugs have nothing to lose. If you go one on one with them, you'll always be the loser -- even when you win. You have a name to protect, shun thuggery and violent cultism. Stop risking your life and that of your associates and family members because you want to act and appear tough. Don't be like Portable who's had his cars damaged by thugs numerous times in different parts of Nigeria.

4. Rebrand if you have to. Stars like Kizz Daniel (formerly Kiss Daniel) and Buju (now BNXN) had to rebrand at some point and their star power never dwindled.

5. Be a celebrity, not a "yeyebrity." As a public figure, you have to lead by example. You'll have millions of fans around the world, so whatever character you portray will have an influence on your fans. That's why you have to be a proper respectable celeb.

6. Be respectful and never defame old players in the industry. If you act like Portable and talk to anyone anyhow, it won't be long before you're bundled out of stardom. Always pay respect and give back the support you enjoy.

Those are some of the things you need to do differently from Portable to be able to have a chance at super stardom longevity. Never forget that you're not going to be the only talented person ever. Talented people have been here before you, even more talented people will still come after you. So take it easy and be good always.

Don't be like Portable!

Written by Jim Rapport

(Mynd44 Ishilove pls send to front page for everyone to learn. Thanks)

Jagabandits

Hmmm

I'm a Muslim...

... but not a proud one because of the way you other radical Muslims go about it!

I believe in GOD and will always do so...

But the blood mongering red lines is BS!

God is God, does he need you and I to kill another person for him?

It's 2022, you guys should let us focus on our faith and how to grow the Muslim communities.

The world is troubled Islamic Jihadists in every region... This isn't the time to be brandishing red lines that further proves that Islam isn't the religion of peace!

Shun violence!

Shoodboi:
First, this is not true:




Secondly, I knew you were going to mention internet fraud the moment I started reading and you didn't disappoint.



Plus the fact that you included it with things like content creator, a programmer, content writer, and then added "and the likes" at the end instantly discredits your argument in the faces of people in those fields (including me).

What links do those careers have with fraud? Seun Osewa who owns Nairaland is a programmer.


But I'll put that aside since I understand what you're trying to say (unless you have hidden intentions).

You need to understand how the world (and the method of generating wealth) is changing and how people follow those changes, without even realizing it.

In the past, wealth was generated from farms. Basically, the more farmland you had, the more money you had.

Wealth later moved from farms to industries (factories, etc.) during the industrial revolutions. And people followed...

That's why we had lots of craftsmen and technical schools in the 80s and 90s compared to today since there were lots of industries in the world and most of the tech stuff we take for granted today were evolving at the time.

Now, wealth has moved from industries/factories to services and people are following suit.

That's why you're seeing less people in craftsmanship these days.

And let's not talk about our increased population,
The increasing complexities of skills required to become a craftsman,
The destruction of the middle class who are the biggest spenders, which means fewer jobs for craftsmen,
The massive deindustrialization that has been happening in Nigeria since the 70s due to poor government policies and forced us to focus on importation over manufacturing/assembling, and so on.

That said, you'll be surprised to know that everything you're saying now was the same thing everyone else said in the 80s and 90s:

They complained about people leaving the farms for craftsmanship. And now, you're complaining about people leaving craftsmanship for the digital world.

You'll be surprised again to learn that someone in the future will make the same complaint about people leaving the digital world for something else.

It's just the world happening and is nothing to bother about.

You wrote well! Great points!

chatinent:
Funnily enough, half of the people in that show are his fellow artistes and many who came here only came make e no bi like dem no come.

20,000 capacity...so 10k people at the show were Davido's fellow artists?

And even at that, if 10k artists graced the show, how's that "funny enough"?

Why the hate though?

Beautiful to see Seyi Shay living life graciously! She deserves all the best! Been one of the most targeted (by online trolls) Nigerian female artist, striving and glowing with all the hatred thrown her way is commendable!

And this reminds me, Tiwa Savage, a personal long time friend of Davido wasn't at the London show, and didn't turn up to even perform? Crazy things are happening!

"There is a famous Yoruba aphorism that exhorts that..."

Why do you journalists/writers write like this?

Why is it so hard to write in a low grade English so that everyone can understand?

Even the native English people don't write hard to read stuff like this!

Why do you, a non-native English speaker and writer, have to write low readability content like this?

Who are you trying to impress?

Your first sentence contains two vocabularies that I've never seen before (even though I've read widely)...so am I suppose to grab the dictionary to understand your writing?

Trash!

Aonkuuse:

Her career is the only thing she might be depressed with?

Why do you all chat BS in the name of blogging?

Is anything wrong with her career?

Hmmm...

Nigerian youths should start looking beyond fraud as the only means to make good money on the internet.

Many Nigerians are already taking advantage of the numerous resources on the internet and are doing great legitimate $$$ numbers per month already.

Learn a high income skill, get on the internet and sell yourself. The money and experience on the job will do you good forever!

Shun fraud! Indians, Phillipines, Pakistanis, Singaporeans, etc are already taking over the global freelance workforce. Nigerians can best all of these people...most especially because we are better English speaker and writer.

Learn freelancing today!

Want to speed up your freelance career, hit me up for a paid resource!

Lazy man!

Oya nah, take care of the kids!

Ungrateful and unappreciative fellow!

Your partner's mom is sick, but you want her to remain and keep taking care of your house & kids, because? You own her? She's your slave?

Why can't you do it all till she returns, since money isn't the problem?

Go marry a new wife and see how your life will go from 100 to zero quickly, especially when she leaves the kids with you permanently.

Shioor!

Wahala go siddon, una go go find am!

Na so una dey attract untimely death.

Person carry belle 9 months, uno find am. She marry, born finish...

2 days old baby, u say u won go ask if na your own - cause the baby fair - and the woman husband dark...

Lol, people wey dey advice you no like you at all!

Na hooe, uno fit marry am - but you won claim hooe pikin... Where u come from? Na Lagos Island boy you be ba, because na una get this kind silly troublemaking thinking.

Good luck

Hahaha!

I am laughing hard at the comments above me!

Glad you got help from people on here...

If that your Uncle isn't the one paying your school fees (well, you're in your 400l, final year right?), just stay far away from him and his family.

As in delete him from your head and move on with your life. Find your helper go front!

This is rich...

Coming from someone whose government respects no law, rubbish judges & lawyers, closes law courts for many months, among other irregular unlawful habits!

Think this Buhari & his cabal are blind to their own doings and undoings!

Katikati! FOH!

I'll go first...

A lady shared this with me a few days ago:

Shisha business in bars, hotels, or beaches.

To do this, you'll acquire shisha pots and other necessary items, then seek permission from bar/hotel owners to get a stand and sell your shisha to their customers.

You can buy 1 shisha pot for 30k...and you'll charge 1 customer 2.5k - 5k+ (depending on location & level of bar/hotel) for 2 coal.

I believe this is a nice one if you can find hangout spots where they don't sell shisha.

Hey guys,

Let's do something worthwhile today...

Something that could benefit you, me, and a whole lot of people for many years to come...

I've been thinking about this for many years...and Nairaland looks like the perfect platform to get numerous ideas.

I want everyone with knowledge & experience to (please) participate:

As a Nigerian living in Nigeria, what BUSINESS can one venture into with a capital of N50,000 - 500,000...


...that can bring in a daily profit of N10,000 - 20,000 (That's N200,000 - 600,000 per month profit)?

Any idea is welcomed; whether physical or digital business, virtual or on-site...

Let the ideas flow in!

Best if you can provide brief details of how to go about it and necessary requirements.

Thanks for your time!

(I hope & plead with the MODS to please push this to the home page - so we can get a lot of inputs, and many more people can benefit as well. Thanks)

P.S. If there's been a thread with similar stuff, kindly point me to it. Thanks

Nice!

Let's go!

Good luck, man

We dey here!

We Don catch Extremists in 4k!

Vhee

Receive all that amount and you've not thought to use Payoneer? SMH

Do you know how much you'd be losing on a $2k transaction?

FCMB will likely do $1 for not more than 370 Naira... Meanwhile on Payoneer, you can can exchange with buyers for like 450+.

SMH

Redbishop:

how responsive is the page to posts and what is the level of engagements to clicks on links posted..
I run a YouTube channel so I want to know if the audience will not only view the links posted but actually click on it..

Now, you’d have to study Facebook well... and that’s letting your post be enticing enough for the members to click... second, knowing when to post so that a lot of the members can see. Facebook algorithm can be mad! To keep the page responsive & engaging, you also have to keep the page niche up - that’s by steady posting of the celeb pics & stories, other industry stuff... that’s how the page will grow.

Redbishop:
interested
but I can only afford to pay 4k

Thanks, but no deal...except add 2k.

7k followers Facebook celeb page available for sale at 1Naira per follower.

Sharp deal!

I created the page a while ago when I was running a celeb news page. It was growing exponentially with consistent posting- until I moved to freelancing fully, and didn’t have much time to blog any longer.

I want the page off my hands to a new budding blogger that needs an already made audience. What the page needs is management & consistent content posting, & I can assure you it’ll grow to 50k in less 6 months- if done well.

Leave a comment if you’re interested, so that we can run this asap.

SOLD SOLD SOLD

Bro, good day.

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I earned a little over $2k in about 7 months myself on Fiverr helping self publishing authors with proofreading & kindle formatting of their books. Then 2 months ago, something happened- for reasons that’s still unclear to me, my gigs got deranked. I have not earned $50 in 2 months. This has thrown me off balance, with my finance crumbling altogether. I am in a very dark place at the moment, and sadly- my wife & daughter are feeling the brunt as well.

I only have one thing to ask of you; to take me under your wings. I have been learning copywriting for the whole year, and it’s been an amazing journey. I have been a content writer for years, but copywriting has shown how powerful I can become with just systematic writing. I would love for you to mentor me in freelance copywriting, and email copywriting looka good for me. Actually, choosing a niche & the type of copy to write has been my problem. Now, I know that I want to start with email, and then tag along with Facebook Ads.

I would be grateful to hear back from you. I can be reached here rapportnaija @ gmail . Com, and I can share my WhatsApp/telegram from there. I can’t wait to start working with you.

Warm regards.

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