A young Nigerian fan has received N3 million from Grammy-winning singer Temilade Openiyi, known as Tems, after she shared a handmade crochet portrait of the star on social media.
The fan, identified as Odum Ifeoluwa, had posted the artwork on her X page, saying it took her 70 hours and 8,925 stitches to complete. She created the piece to mark her one-year anniversary of learning how to crochet and hoped the singer would notice her.
In her post, she wrote, “I hope @temsbaby gets to see this coz I don’t have much followers on here, but after 8925 stitches and 70 hours, I finished this crochet portrait of Tems. I made this to mark the 1yr anniversary of when I started crocheting. It’s also my first time doing tapestry. I love you Tems.”
Tems came across the post and was clearly touched. Reacting to the image, she replied, “Yo this is unbelievable, You are incredible! I NEED IT RIGHT NOWWW. Can I buy it please?”
Shortly after, Ifeoluwa returned to social media with a screenshot showing a credit alert of N3 million from Tems.
She expressed her shock and joy, saying, “OMG😭 this has to be the best day of my life. @temsbaby thank you so much. @yvonneonyanta you’re amazing. The rebel gang is the best community ever, thank you to everyone for your positive comments.”
The gesture stirred reactions online, with many praising Tems for supporting creativity. One user wrote, “This is what you get if you add value to rich people not always begging.”
Another commented, “That’s how you help a small-scale business strive. Big ups to Tems!”
