No wonder she is tired, as Pregnant Kim Kardashian looks exhausted following a 20-hour flight to Nigeria for $500,000 fleeting visit. Anthony Ada Abraham writes on the endured long-hour flight to Nigeria for less than a day job.
Since the news went viral that Kim Kardashian was paid $500,000 for a 45-minute appearance in a show anchored by sweet voiced musician Dare, Nigerians have been asking what the show was really for.
The 31-year-old reality star kept her bump hidden beneath a simple white shirt which she teamed with black trousers.
But she did manage a smile for the cameras, perhaps glad to be back home in the US.
And she tweeted: 'Just landed back home! 20 hours of flying. No big deal.'
Why would there be a big deal when she has been 'dashed' a whooping $500,000 (N78.125million) just for showing her pretty face in an event.
It really pays to be celebrity.
Following her controversial trips to the Middle East and the Ivory Coast earlier this year, the reality star headed to Nigeria on Sunday.
Despite staying less than 24 hours in the city of Lagos, she was paid a reported $500,000 for her fleeting visit, angering some commentators in the most populous African country.
During her visit to Nigeria, it unfortunately coincided with the kidnapping of seven foreigners, including one Briton, by armed men in the north of the country which an Islamist group later claimed responsibility.
According to the Daily Mail, a fresh-faced Kim wore a white shirt that covered her pregnancy curves as she was billed to 'co-host' the Love Like A Movie event with African R'n'B crooner Darey Art-Alade, for which tickets cost N100,000, or $640.
But according to reports, on Channels Television, one of Nigeria's foremost independent news TV stations, Kim only stayed at the event for 45 minutes, making a 45-second statement on the microphone.
'There were disappointments after Kim Kardashian came on stage for only 40 seconds.'
The channel posted pictures of the smiling star wearing a black leather dress, posing alongside the performers including 2Face, Waje, Banky W, Ice Prince, Mo'Eazy and Zaina.
Also, Guardian blogger Jeremy Weate described how Kim's visit was an example of the country's economic elite 'blowing its money on bling puffery while most of the country suffers'.
In his word: 'Ms Kardashian appeared, said, "Hey Naija" and vamoosed. The rumour was that she'd been paid 500,000 Benjamins for the honour of mixing with the petro-class.'
Not everyone was happy about the outcome of Kim's well-paid trip to Nigeria
Commentators made references to Kim's infamous sex tape as they queried why a woman of dubious 'moral rating' should be in the country at all.
This Day newspaper's Eddy Odivwri wrote: 'Many families are not exactly comfortable with her lifestyle, as she hardly cuts the image of a role model to a generation in need of a moral dress up.'
Kardashian, the world's most famous American reality show celebrity has achieved her aim and is now $500,000 richer.
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LOL, did she come with new hubby, Kanye West, ? That would probably have cost twice the sum . Chances are that that must have been some of the leakages from trickle down petroleum money . What a tragedy and waste in an economy that is begging for money to rehabilitate schools , Universities and deficit national infrastructure. Here in Canada such rare funds are given to establish monuments that carry donors names in healthcare or centers for academic excellence in cancer or major clinical areas for humanity . By the way how much did the sponsors pay to the public funds for such reckless expenditure ? We demand that that be made public for Nigerians to know .
By all means the nation need to know how much tax was paid to public treasury by sponsors and receivers of this huge sum in a nation that is begging for funds to carry out fundamental social and infrastructural problems . This is the worst joke of the year I must admit, Just like the launch of the Preachers private jets launch ceremony, our nations President was probably member of the audience along his team