FULL LIST: Nigerians Dominate Top 30 in Africa’s Most Talked About People of 2024

Nigerians dominated the 2024 list of Africa’s Most Talked About People, as compiled by Top Charts Africa.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that 18 Nigerians secured spots in the top 30, according to the recently released rankings on the chart body’s website.

Leading the list is Nigerian singer Wizkid, who has remained in the spotlight throughout the year, partly due to his ongoing feud with fellow artist Davido and the release of his album Morayo.

Kenyan President William Ruto took the second spot. His prominence soared in June when mass protests erupted in Kenya over a tax hike. Following a storming of the Kenyan Parliament, Ruto rejected the tax bill and instead signed the Appropriations Bill 2024 into law to address the resulting budget deficit.

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Nigerian afrobeats star Davido ranks third, with his year-long presence in the media culminating in his highly publicized wedding to Chioma, dubbed Chivido 2024, in June.

Other notable figures in the top 10 include Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, businessman Aliko Dangote, former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Nigerian crossdresser Bobrisky, South African singer Tyla, Nigerian politician Peter Obi, and South African musician Liema Pantsi.

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Also making the list is Baltasar Engonga, the controversial former Equatoguinean public official, who gained internet fame after intimate videos of him surfaced online.

Full list:

1. Wizkid

2. President William Ruto

3. Davido

4. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

5. Aliko Dangote

6. Raila Odinga

7. Bobrisky

8. Tyla

9. Peter Obi

10. Liema Pantsi

11. Rema

12. Rigathi Gachagua

13. Khosi Twala

14. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta

15. Ademola Lookman

16. Asake

17. Very Dark Man

18. Drill

19. Nyesom Wike

20. President Cyril Ramaphosa

21. Reno Omokri

22. Rose Owusu Konadu

23. Victor Osimhen

24. Baltasar Engonga

25. Sharon Ooja

26. Toyin Abraham

27. Babu Owino Paul

28. Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina

29. Danny Walter

30. Pastor Enoch Adeboye

Here’s the video of the week: