5 things to know about Cardi B's visit to Nigeria

American rapper, Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, better known as Cardi B, has no doubt earned the hearts of Nigerians after her visit to the country for the Livespot music festival. Nigerians are no doubt fun-loving people who also put in their best when it comes to hosting guests and it is obvious that the Bodak Yellow rapper was well received and she enjoyed her short stay in the country. When it was gathered that the American Grammy-winning artiste would be visiting the country, many expected that she would be full of airs and would not blend well with fans in the country but the opposite was the case. Cardi visited clubs, danced with celebs, took photos with her fans, received gifts from them and also promoted the country in good light on her social media page.

1. Compared Nigeria to the Democratic Republic Cardi B arrived in Nigeria on December 5, 2019, and she was very excited as she shared videos from her journey to her hotel from the airport. According to the 27-year-old rapper, the country reminds her of the Dominican Republic where she is originally from.
2. The beauty of Lagos night life Cardi had a very busy but fun time in Nigeria and this was very evident in the videos she shared on her Instagram page. In one of her videos, the rapper marvelled at how beautiful the city of Lagos is at night and she even compared it to Disney Land. Cardi even took a photo of herself posing beside Christmas decorations on the streets of Lagos.
3. Giving back to society Cardi was most likely paid millions to perform in the country and she definitely spent some of those millions on Nigerians. The rapper visited a supermarket and bought almost everything she could for children at an orphanage in Lagos. The entertainer was also spotted spraying large wads of cash at exotic dancers and fans at the night club.
4. Cardi B followed Nigerian dancer, Jane Mena on Instagram Popular Nigerian dancer, Jane Mena, caught Cardi B's attention on social media and that led to her following her page on Instagram. Mena was very excited by this news.

5. The rapper has revealed that she misses Nigeria Cardi B’s visit to Nigeria is not one that the rapper would forget in a hurry. She obviously endeared the hearts of fans and had a good time too. Shortly after going back to her own country, she shared a touching post on Instagram asking to go back to Africa. In a subsequent post she said she misses Nigeria.

BY SHAMSIYA BARAU