From brand influencing to skit making to acting and modeling, these kids are putting in the work and giving the grown ups a run for their money. Here are some of the young Nigerian influencers cashing out and giving value on social media.
1 – Jamil Balogun
Jamil Balogun is the six year old child of Nigerian Songstress Tiwa Savage and Tunji Balogun, her ex manager. He is very good friends with David Adeleke’s first child, Imade Adeleke. With 141,000 Instagram followers and a jjc Social Cred rank. Balogun’s social media page is an avenue for showcasing the fun side of his mum’s life, their intimate moments and his brand journey with chocolate manufacturers, Twisco. He recently graduated from preschool.
2 – Amarachi Uyanne
Amarachi is a dancer and singer with quite a few songs to her name. In 2012, she won the maiden edition of Nigeria’s Got Talent at the age of 8 and grabbed the cash prize of 10 million naira. Deciding not to rest on her oars, Amarachi moved on from that to debut her first song “Amarachi Dance” in 2013. Then she went on to release another video featuring Nigerian rapper, Phyno in 2015. The song was titled, “Oversabi.” At 17 years of age, she is currently a Student of Benson Idahosa University, Benin City. She has 68,700 Instagram followers, a Social Cred crowd controller rank and a 7.54% engagement rate.
3 – Mehitabel Cosa
10 year old Mehitabel Cosa is a British Nigerian singer known as Mehcosa. She is majorly in the business of making music covers. On her Instagram page which has a huge following of 181,000 followers and a crowd controller rank on Social Cred. Cosa has done several covers of singers across the African continent. Some of these songs include Ladipoe’s “Feeling”, Wizkid’s “Blessed” and “Sweet One.” The young celebrity also has a single to her name titled, “Modupe.”
4 – Angel Unigwe
14 year old Angel Unigwe is an actress. She admits in a DW interview that her acting career kicked off while she was only six. “My movie career started in 2015 when I featured in the series Allison Stand. The series marked my entry into Nollywood. Since then I featured in several movies that I have lost count of.” Angel says her family is a family of stars as her siblings have also made their mark in the entertainment world. Angel has pledged to look out and support young girls like herself. She has 153,203 followers on Instagram and a Social Cred crowd controller rank
5 -Tope Ogunleye
Tope Ogunleye is a comedian and younger brother to famous skit maker Oluwadollarz. He has appeared in several skits alongside his brother and sister, Scientific Ayomide. He proved his intelligence in a skit with MAVIN boss, Don Jazzy. Tope however, has moved on to his own account @intelligenttope with 175,000 followers, a jjc rank on Social Cred but with an engagement rate of 5.82%
6 – Imade Adeleke
Imade Adeleke is Davido’s first child birthed by his first baby mama, Sophia Momodu. She is a model and works with several brands. She has two siblings Hailey Adeleke and Adedeji Adeleke. Imade developed a blossoming friendship with Tiwa Savage’s son Jamil and got a brand ambassador deal with Eva Soap when she turned six this year. She also owns a Range Rover sports car, gifted to her by her dad. She has 387,000 followers on Instagram, a trend setter rank on Social Cred and a 9.87% engagement rate.
7 – Adaeze Onuigbo
Adaeze Onuigbo was born 2 September, 2005. She is 15 years old and a child actress who has featured in several movies. She started her acting career at the age of five. In 2018, the child star won “Face Of Anambra Beautiful Kids.” Her mum, Oby Onuigbo helped nurture her acting career. Adaeze has 511,000 followers on Instagram and a trend setter rank on Social Cred.
8 – Ikorodu Bois
This talented ragtag group of children from Ikorodu Lagos, came into global limelight after their creative remake of the Russo brothers’ movie ‘Extraction’. Now known for remaking big budgets productions with local and revamped materials, the creative genius of these kids has propelled them to a position on top 10 kid influencers.
Muiz Sanni, Malik Sanni, Fawas and Faridah continue to make the world their stage from multiple endorsements, international support and the attention of Netflix for it’s Oscars campaign. They have a following of 1,079,481 people on Instagram, some of which are local and international celebrities and a trend setter rank on Social Cred, for these kids, the only way is up.
9 – Emmanuella Samuel
11 years old Emmanuella Samuel gained instant popularity after featuring in a Mark Angel comedy skit tagged ‘this is not my real face’. At such a young age Emmanuella has already accomplished so much. She has 732,000 followers on Instagram, a crowd controller rank on Social Cred and an upcoming Disney movie feature. She is a recipient several awards, including the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for ‘Favourite African Social Media Star’ category and ‘Prominent Kid Comedienne Award’ from Australia. Emmanuella continues to prove she is a force to be reckoned with.
10 – Ozzy Bosco
Oziomachukwu Favour Mojekwu popularly known as Ozzy Bosco, is an actor, musician, songwriter and model. After winning Nigerian Kids Got Talent show at the age of 4, Ozzy went on to become one of Nigeria’s notable child entertainers. He appeared on different talent shows including Britain’s Got Talent in 2016. Shortly after, he featured Olamide, Flavour, Sound Sultan, Teni, amongst other top Nigerian artists in his music. The 14 year old has an Instagram following of 100,000 followers and a jjc rank on Social Cred.
