From cleaner to the most followed Car influencer in Africa – Top Facts About Ola of Lagos You Should Know now

Waris Olayinka Akinwande, popularly known as Ola of Lagos, is a car influencer and spotter who has gained a massive following on social media. Ola has become the most followed car influencer in Africa, with many followers across various platforms. He shares content related to luxury cars, houses, private jets, and other extravagant items.

Ola is a charismatic individual from the vibrant Nigerian state of Ogun, born on June 19th. In his early 20s, he moved to the bustling city of Lagos, where he has successfully carved out his path to success.

How Ola of Lagos Became so popular

If you have heard the popular saying: from grass to grace, then the story of Ola of Lagos is a good example. Ola of Lagos started off as a cleaner in the Lekki area of Lagos State. However, he somehow admires cars a lot. Working in a region like Lekki afforded him the luxury of seeing how the big guns of Nigeria showed off their wealth. 

According to him;

“When I started my reviews, I got many negative comments but they didn’t weigh me down. I would beg the owners of the cars to let me take their pictures and videos. Upload them on my Instagram account and talk a little about them.
“I then advanced to going to car slots where most of these cars are sold, check-up for their reviews and do analyses that later for reactions and love from my fans.

“So, I was becoming very known, I added the review of other luxury items. Honestly, it’s been a very interesting journey for me and I thank God for where I am today,”.

Ola of Lagos added

Facts About Ola of Lagos

• Ola Of Lagos was born and brought up in Ogun state, moved to Lagos at the age of his 20s and stayed with his sister in Aja, some things in Festac.

• Ola of Lagos worked in various professions, including as a bricklayer. Later, he landed a permanent job as a cleaner in a reputable company situated on Lagos Island. While working there, he began to notice expensive, luxury cars and being a car enthusiast, he started creating videos of them.

• In April 2021, Waris Olayinka Akinwande created an Instagram account called “ola_of_lagos“. He made his first post on April 5, 2021, in which he talked about a Mercedes Benz Brabus in a video.

• Ola of Lagos gained his biggest recognition when Tunde Ednut posted his video, another big break came when Tunde Ednut decided to give back to his followers. Tunde Ednut announced that if his number of followers on Instagram grew to 2 million, he would give an equal amount of money to a lucky winner. Due to the intense competition in selecting a winner, Tunde Ednut decided to choose the winner through a raffle draw. Fortunately, Ola of Lagos emerged as the winner of the raffle draw.

• Ola is a popular personality with a significant following on social media. He has over 2.7 million followers on Instagram, 1.4 million on Facebook, and 1.6 million on TikTok. He has also been endorsed by several top companies and has secured multi-million naira endorsement deals with Pramajed Security LTD, Mecho Autotech Ltd, Mirinda Naija, and many others.

Cars Bought by Ola of Lagos within 2 years of the spotlight in the media

Ola is a car guy as his friends call him, not just any kind of car but luxury and expensive cars. Cars are not cheap so anyone who can afford just the tire is a rich man.

• Lexus IS250

In 2022 Ola of Lagos bought his first car, a Lexus IS250, he specially made a video Congratulating himself with the below caption

Congratulations To me Myself I just Got Another Car from @jb_machines and some deals it’s plenty….. I can’t stop appreciating you No 1 Sir @mufasatundeednut Thanks A lot sir….. thanks thanks thanks I can’t appreciate you enough…. King maker….Thanks my fans for being there always….Thanks thanks 🙏 I love y’all

It’s Plenty

• 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300

Ola of Lagos Splashes Millions on this 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300 in fact this is his latest achievement in 2023 after celebrating this new ride, Ola personally took this ride to his Mentor Obi Cubana, Got a New Ride and took it to Billionaire for his Blessings, Obi Cubana Congratulate Ola of Lagos on his new Ride

This 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300 is a luxury sedan with impressive performance, advanced technology, and a comfortable interior. It comes with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine that delivers 241 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque. The engine is paired with a seven-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive, though all-wheel drive is an available option.

Cars Ola of Lagos Own currently

• Mercedes Benz GLE
• Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
• 2018 Rover Rover Velar

So, what are the three cars Ola of Lagos owns? Ola of Lagos owns includes a Lexus IS250, which he purchased in 2022 from Jb_Machines. He also owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300 he purchased in 2023, and also a Mercedes ML350 worth N15 million that Damos Wellness gave him when he renewed his contract with them.

Carmart discovered that Ola had sold the Mercedes ML350 worth N15 million that Damos Wellness gave him to purchase this Mercedes Benz GLE worth ₦45,000,000 to ₦70,000,000 depending on the trim and year of the SUV.