US Comedian Michael Blackson Shades Nigerian Currency As He Congratulates LeBron James on Being a Billionaire
- American-Ghanaian comedian, Michael Blackson, sparked hilarious reactions when he shared a post on social media
- The funnyman shared a video of himself congratulating basketball legend, LeBron James for being a billionaire
- Michael said he is also a billionaire but his billions are in Nigerian currency, citizens from Nigeria have trooped to the comment section of the post to share how they feel
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An American-Ghanaian actor and comedian, Michael Blackson, got many Nigerians talking after making a not so cool remark about the value of the country's currency.
Michael passed a dig at the value of Nigeria's naira when he shared a video of himself congratulating basketball legend, LeBron James for becoming a billionaire in dollars.
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The funnyman said he is also a billionaire just that his billions are in Nigerian money, a statement that didn't sit well with many of his Nigerian followers.
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Nigerians react to Michael Blackson's shade at naira
Social media users across the country have reacted differently to Michael Blackson's statement about being a billionaire in naira.
Briefly News picked some of the comments, read below:
Officialbovi:
" Michael why??"
King_alonso14:
"Nigeria just collect stray bullet."
Dedokzee:
"Bro, delete that part you mentioned Nigeria or I make your money become Zimbabwe dollars."
Uncle.ifeanyi:
"Lol this guy done finish Nigeria."
Akpi_nwamama:
"Are you sick bro ?? Why would you talk down on Naira like that ??? Is Ghana cedis better than naira ??? Stop capping."
Yemmy_yemmy_entertainment:
"That’s some hard bullet towards us Nigerians Michael be careful."
Candyslot55:
"Are you sure you have a billion Naira?"
Davido predicts dollar is heading to N1k
In another news about the naira currency, Briefly News previously reported that Nigerian singer, Davido made a financial prediction over the continuous depreciation of the Nigerian currency.
The Stand Strong crooner raised an alarm that the dollar is heading to a thousand naira per dollar and called for drastic action to be taken.
His statement sparked massive reactions online with many stating how the exchange rate is affecting them and their businesses.
Source: Briefly News
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