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| Wizkid |
Nigerian Afro-pop star,
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has bought a house in Lagos
for his parents.
The building, located off
Tafawa Balewa Street, Surulere, Lagos, is a five-bedroom bungalow.
A close source told
P.M.Express that Wizkid paid N56 million for the building, while he also spent close
to N4 million to furnish the house.
According to the source,
the whole transaction was perfected in April and it was Wizkid's dad, Alhaji
Balogun, who personally handled the negotiations and paid the money to the
former owner of the building.
"They have little
renovations to do in the building as the former owner, a top corporate
executive, maintain the building very well. All they need to do is to re-coat
the building and moved in," the source said.
Wizkid's parents and his
siblings live in a rented apartment in Shitta Area of Surulere.
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| Wizkid with his parents |
Wizkid had long promised
in one of his songs, Jaiye Jaiye, off his sophomore album, 'Ayo' (Joy) that he
will soon buy a house for his parents.
He always talks about
his parents (especially his mom, Mrs. Dolapo Jane Balogun) in his music,
thanking them for giving him the opportunity to pursue music.
"Everything I am
today I owe it to them! They gave me everything they had even when they had
nothing! I can't put words together to express how much I love u mom nd
dad! I'll always make u proud," the 26-year old singer wrote on
Instagram at a time.
Immediately fortune smiled
on the singer, he was said to have been searching for a comfortable property to
move his parents out of the densely populated Shitta. And he has finally
actualised that promise.
The EME/StarBoi act is one
of the richest contemporary artistes. Asides his earnings from records sales,
he also smiles to the bank with sold out concerts.
The former Lead University
student is also courted by many brands as he has many top notch endorsement
deals fetching him tens of millions in naira.
For a long time, Wizkid
has remained an ambassador in Nigeria for giant soft drink brand Pepsi. He was
reported to have made cool N70 million from the deal alongside pop queen, Tiwa
Savage.
The singer recently dumped
his deal with top telecoms brand MTN for another mouth watering deal with rival
Globacom. The endorsement deal, according to reports, is worth around N100
Million.
A lover of choice
automobiles, Wizkid owns a fleet of cars and has been rumoured to be looking to
buy a Lamborghini Prime X2 which is worth around N28 Million.
His garage is host to cars
like the Porsche Panarema, a car he bought in 2013 but got involved in a car
crash only to go ahead to go ahead to purchase just the same type the next
month.
He owns a Hyundai Sonata
worth around N6 Million, a BMW X6 worth N11 Million, a Mercedes 2012 Compressor
worth around N9 Million, but the most expensive ride in his collection is his
Bentley said to be worth around N45 Million.
This story was written by FUNSHO AROGUNDADE for P.M.EXPRESS
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