His real name is Hazel Oyeye Onou, but he is popularly called White Money. Born on the 6th of July, 1992, White Money was born and bred in Enugu state which is his home town.
He spent many years in Enugu before he moved to Lagos to seek greener pastures. White Money didn’t have a rosy background or upbringing. He had to sell food with his mother to make ends meet while he was young.
White money has been dubbed by many as the typical Igbo man because of his astuteness to business. Being an all-around hustler, white money has ventured into numerous businesses just to keep food on his table and a roof over his head.
In white money’s words: “I’ve done photography, fixed tiger generators, and fixed telecommunications masts; all because of the hustle and bustle”. In addition, at the height of his hustling, White money has revealed that he has worked as an okada rider.
His diverse hustling to make ends meet became limited when he ventured into the importation of designer shoes.
This business decision brought a turnaround in White Money’s business career as he experienced fast sales and came in contact with big clients.
Currently, he is into designer shoe importation and he has great plans to take it to the next level. White money plans to have his own shoe brand.
White money has also left footprints in the music industry. In one of his discussions with his fellow BbNaija housemates, he revealed that he has a few tracks to his name.
Whitemoney describes himself as an open-minded “jolly good fellow” who likes to have fun. His hobbies include driving, hustling, watching movies, and making music. He has a great fashion sense, and as he said, his “swag speaks for itself”.
He has a jewelry line and makes lip balm from scratch. From his looks, you can easily judge he is part of the beard gang. White Money is a sincere young man, and he is very down-to-earth and strategic.
White money can speak Yoruba, Igbo, and English fluently. In his hustling gigs in Lagos, White Money is popular in Lagos markets like Yaba and Ojuelegba.
White Money, being a down-to-earth yet strategic young man, has ambitious plans during his stay in the Big Brother Naija house.
According to him, he plans to entertain, have fun, get exposed, and possibly win the ultimate prize.
From all his business ventures and earnings, White money’s net worth is estimated at $30,000 – $ 50,000.
In an argument with fellow housemates, White Money revealed about himself that “if you want to know my worth follow me go to my village.”
He argued that Igbo men don’t spend their money where they hustle, they rather build houses and spray money in their hometown.
He cited examples of rich Igbo Big boys who followed this same trend, the likes of Obi Cubana, E-Money, Cubana Chief Priest, etc.
Being a guy with a strong aura as White Money describes himself, he definitely would love nice and exotic cars.
Most of his pictures on Instagram have him posing in front of classic cars. He has snapped pictures with cars from famous car manufacturers like Lexus, Mercedes Benz, KIA, Hyundai, and Toyota.
White Money obviously lives in Lagos where fortune smiled on his shoe designer importation business.
White Money is active on social media, especially on his Instagram, You can follow him on @whitemoney__ with over 800k followers.
