I couldn’t sleep once I received my first N1m, says Timi Dakolo

The well-known musician and composer Timi Dakolo has described how he acquired his first N1 million.

Dakolo said that a “good Samaritan” who watched him on television while he was competing in the first Idols West Africa in 2007 gave him his first N1 million during a recent interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo.

He claimed that the enormous gift had affected his diction and caused him to lose sleep.

Someone offered me N1 million out of the blue, Dakolo remarked. Never before had I seen N10,000. I always had N1,300, N800, N1,200, and N520 in my pocket back then. And someone gave me N1,000,000 in cash. When he arrived at the hotel, he gave me N1m. He claimed he doesn’t watch TV, but after seeing me there, he felt compelled to give me N1m.

“I saw N1m and couldn’t fall asleep. I was observing the cash. I predicted that this money would alter. I was using English at the time. I was quiet, the one who used to annoy everyone. I realised I was using proper English.

After winning the first Idols West Africa in 2007, Timi Dakolo became famous.