Although most celebrities earn much from
entertaining their fans, they also venture into other businesses from
which they rake in a lot of dough. Saturday Beats beams the torch on some celebs and their various businesses.
Genevieve Nnaji
She is unarguably one of the highest
paid actresses in the industry and has always strived in raising the
bar. In 2009, she was paid $25,000 to star in the hit movie, IJE,
produced by Chineze Anyaene. Even at that, the dark skinned actress has
other sources of income. She is a model and also had a stint with music,
which earned her a lot of criticism. She released her debut album,
Longolongo, in Ghana. In 2004, she became the Face of Lux and later
moved on to endorse Pronto beverage and Omo detergent. These deals
fetched her big bucks but Genny, as she is fondly called by friends, did
not stop at that. The television diva also has her own clothing line,
St.Genevieve, which is presently being managed by fashion icon, Zizi
Cardow. In September 2009, American television talk show host, Oprah
Winfrey, named her one of the 100 most famous people in the world.
Ini Edo Ehiagwina
It is said that no other lady in the
industry invests heavily in landed properties like Ini Edo. Saturday
Beats learnt that she has about six buildings, all in her name. It was
gathered that most of the buildings are rented out. Some of her
properties are in Ikotun and Ikorodu areas of Lagos State while the rest
are in her home state, Akwa Ibom. She is an actress, model and also a
producer. She recently produced her debut movie, ‘Memories Of my
Heart’. The delectable actress is a Globacom brand ambassador and is
also part of the project to move Nollywood to another level. She is
fully involved with Nollywood USA led by J. J. Bunny and has featured in
the latest film by Nollywood USA titled, ‘This Is Houston’.
Waconzy
This young man from the city of Port
Harcourt came into our consciousness with his hit song, Celebrate. Ever
since, he has refused to leave the limelight. It comes as no surprise
that he has other businesses asides his music. He also has a degree in
project management. He recently acquired an outfit, DV8 Innovation, for
about $100,000. Apart from music, the young man handles several
contracts that fetch him good money. He imports cars and inverters. The
artiste also has an event solutions company that leases production
equipment like speakers, lights, smoke machines, cameras amongst others.
D’banj
He is definitely one of the most
business-oriented entertainers in the country. The question is, what
hasn’t the Koko Master gone into? D’banj has in the past launched Koko
Mobile, a telephone product. He also invested in Koko Garri, where he
said he aimed at exporting garri to the western world. He also had the
Koko Mansion Season One, a reality television show. The entertainer has
staged several Koko concerts at home and abroad and they have fetched
him much money and fame. Recently, he launched his label, DB Records,
and is a brand ambassador of the Bank of Industry. The energetic
entertainer also owns a night club, One Eleven, which he opened earlier
in the year, that is excluding his Koko Lounge and his Koko Foundation.
In the past, he had different juicy deals, including a N30m deal with
Virgin Colours; N25m with Virgin Airline; N20m with Nutricima; the deal
with Globacom; and the N100m deal with UAC.
P-Square
That the duo of Peter and Paul Okoye
popularly known as P-Square, is wealthy is not in question. They have
woven their way to the top through hard work. It has seen them reap
dividends in form of endorsements, concerts and love from fans all over
Africa. They have had a N24m deal with Globacom. In 2010, P-Square won
the KORA award for Best Africa Artiste and earned N150m. They own a
house valued at N300m in Lagos, a hotel, as well as two multi-million
naira factories in Jos. They are also building a house at Parkview
Estate, Squareville2, estimated to gulp about N500m.
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