“I could not sleep after getting my first N1million in cash” – Timi Dakolo

Sensational Nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo has shared how he made his first million as a gift from a fan.

The singer claimed that after receiving one million naira in cash at a time when he had never seen N10,000, he couldn’t sleep.

Dakolo made the disclosure in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo. He said the “good Samaritan” had seen him on television while he was competing in the first Idols West Africa in 2007.

Dakolo said;

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“There was somebody that gave me N1m from nowhere. I had never seen N10,000 before. The money I used to have then was always N1,300, N800, N1,200, and N520. And somebody gave me N1m cash. He came to the hotel and gave me N1m. He said he doesn’t watch TV but he saw me on TV and he felt he should give me N1m.

I saw N1m, I could not sleep. I was looking at the money. I said, ‘This money will change.’ I was speaking English that day. Me that used to disturb the whole place, I was quiet [sic]. I caught myself speaking good English.”