Hot Stories

I’m The First African Artist To Receive BET Award On Stage, Not Davido – Ice Prince Says

Shock As Pastor Gets Involved In Scandalous Row With Husband Of Church Member Over Paternity Of 4-Year-Old

Pastor Enenche And His Wife Celebrate As Daughter Graduates From Medical School (Video)

I Never Sent Anyone To Afe Babalola; Those Who Went, Did So Of Their Own Accord – Dele Farotimi

Wizkid Changed My Career – Singer, Terry Apala Opens Up

Actress, Tonto Dikeh Warns The Public About A New Scam Method

Chinese National Allegedly Orders Nigerian Soldier To Brutalise Two Workers In Lagos For Attempting To Use Back Cabin Of His Toyota Hilux

Why I Went To Prison – Rapper, Ice Prince

Ex-Kogi Deputy Speaker, Enema Paul Is Dead

Afe Babalola vs Dele Farotimi: Why Peter Obi Tried To Step In — Nzeakor

I Lost Track Of Time — Nigerian Pastor, Tobi Adegboyega Speaks On Unlawful Stay In UK, Deportation Controversy

Appreciate God For Making You Nigerian – Kizz Daniel Tells Nigerians

African Govts Should Ban Kemi Badenoch From Coming To Africa – Seun Kuti Says

Inside Finland’s Toughest Prison Where Simon Ekpa Shares Wing With Killers, R*pists

Appeal Court Sets Aside Order Restraining Release Of Funds To Rivers State

2027 Presidency: PDP Invites Goodluck Jonathan As Party’s Fate Hangs On NEC

How My Father Went From An Okada Rider To House Owner – Ola Of Lagos

Your Ancestors Are Solidly Behind You My King – Judy Austin Prays for Yul Edochie

Davido Reacts After Breaking Wizkid’s Spotify Record

How I Became Bishop Of Cherubim and Seraphim Church — Musician, Shina Peters Reveals

#BBNaija2020 Housemate Mocked On Twitter Becomes First Housemate To Be Verified On Instagram

Posted by Thandiubani on Wed 22nd Jul, 2020 - tori.ng

A BBNaija housemate that was ridiculed because of his ghetto-like appearance has become the first to be verified on Instagram.

Laycon

Against all expectations, Big Brother Naija 2020 housemate, Laycon who was mocked and ridiculed online has become the first housemate in the house to be verified by Instagram and his fans are going crazy about it.

View this post on Instagram

This is Grace !!!!! 💡 Movement 🚀 #icons #bbnaija #fierce #layconverified

A post shared by Official #BBnaija S5 Housemate (@itslaycon) on Jul 22, 2020 at 12:18am PDT

Laycon’s who looks like someone from the ghetto became the subject of social media ridicule as twitter users likened him to all sorts from being a drug user to a street hawker.

However, Laycon quickly endeared fans after twitter users discovered his music and swiftly began to praise him for his talent.

The previously underrated singer has now become the first ‘lockdown’ housemate to be verified.

The account reacted to the verification with a simple post that read: "This is Grace !!!!! 💡"