White Money Biography, Career, Net Worth

Hazel Oyeze Onou who is popularly known as White money is a Nigerian businessman, comedian, musician, actor, and Reality TV Star.

He was born on the 6th of June, 1992, and hails from Awhum town in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. He is the winner of the 6th Season (Shine Ya Eye) of the Big Brother Naija reality show.

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Profile Summary

Real Name	Hazel Oyeze Onou
Nick Name	White Money
Date of Birth	6th of June, 1992
Age	29
Nationality	Nigerian
State of Origin	Enugu State
Tribe	Igbo
Religion	Christian
Profession	Reality TV Star, Musician, Comedian, Businessman, actor, Content Creator
Net Worth	$295,000

Career

White Money wasn’t born with a silver spoon and experienced a financially challenging childhood. At some point, he had to even sell food with his mother when he was young. He also revealed during the show that he once used to sleep under the bridge in Lagos with Agberos (thugs) between 2014/2015. White money has ventured into several businesses just to make ends meet.

He once worked as an okada rider, as a barber, started production of lip balm, clearing and delivering of cars across Nigeria. White Money kept on working very hard and growing until he eventually ventured into the importation of designer shoes which changed his life and he plans on starting his own shoe brand. He has done several menial jobs in Lagos. He said,” I’ve done photography, fixed tiger generators, and fixed telecommunications masts; all because of the hustle and bustle”.

White Money constantly put out comedy content on his previous Instagram account (@whitemoney360) but has since deleted the old account, He has also made comedy skits with other top comedians like MC Makopolo, Josh2funny, and Bello Kreb. White Money is also a musician, he released the single ‘Rosemary’ in May 2018.

White Money is also a very talented actor and starred in the movie ‘Nigerian Prince’ and also ‘Sitting Room’ where he played the role of a detective with actress Princess Chidinma.

White Money on set for the movie ‘Nigerian Prince’

On the 24th of July, 2021, White Money was announced as a housemate at the 6th season ‘Shine Your Eyes’ of the Big Brother Naija. The Big Brother Naija made her more famous and boosted his fanbase very significantly.

On the 3rd of October, 2021, White Money emerged as the winner of the Big Brother Naija Season 6 (Shine Ya Eyes) after amassing 47% of the total votes (See how viewers voted here).