The former BBnaija housemate and founder of ‘Nina Empire’ has been accused of stealing hair photos for her hairline on IG.
The accusation was made by a Popular Port-Harcourt based hair dealer known as QueenzHair. According to her, Nina stole her unbranded hair photos and then posted them on IG as if they belong to her…
She said:
“Apparently @nina_empire_ and @nina_ivy_ (her hair page) has been using my pictures as theirs. Apparently she or her rep chatted me up, posing as a prospective wholesale client wholesale to get me to send them my unbranded pictures of raw hairs i sell.
A client chatted me up asking me if I buy hair from Nina to resell. That we have d same pictures on our page. I was shook. Went to her page and saw for myself that it was true. She has about 5 of my hair pics there. Those are pictures i snapped in February and i have proof of that.I had to ask the client to check when i posted mine, and also sent her d original pictures from my phone gallery.
I am an importer and hair supplier that works in collaboration with a factory in Vietnam to produce my raw hairs. I don't want her rubbishing my brand and integrity.
My client commented on her page saying that the picture she posted was for @queenzhairandwigs. She deleted d comments.I sent nina empire a dm, but she ignored my messages up till now.
Nina empire has been previously called out sometime in June, by another hair seller on @distinctvendors for using the vendors personal pics on her hair page without permission.. Clearly she is unrepentant. She is unknowingly casting doubt on my business integrity by posting my pictures as hers. Many people people are telling me to leave it since she is a celeb. I can't.. I work my ass off daily to build my brand.
My integrity is all i have going for me in my business .I can't have my clients asking me if Nina @nina_empire_ is my supplier?I won't keep Calm and watch a "celeb" rubbish my brand i have been building for years with my blood, sweat and tears. She takes pictures from pages of different hair vendors to pass off as hers without giving them credit and even boldly writes "Ninas empire" pictures on hairs she didn't snap; nor got from her supplier or factory. She is very unrepentant despite having been called out by @tseju_hair1 on @distinctvendors because she feels she can get away with it.”
Nina is yet to respond to the allegations.
Not good for her growing image....
ReplyDeleteVery good u called her out since she was feeling too big to reply ya dm. Leave it ko since shes a celeb my ass.😏
DeletePlease define a 'celeb'. Yeye dey smell.
DeleteNina too is a celeb?
My driver is also a celeb biko.
80% of the pictures on her hair page are not hers. I dont know of its laziness to take pictures or do her own videos or sheer stupidity. Very bad for her brand. Maybe she doesnt really have hairs. Guess what she just does is put up other vendors pics once she gets orders on the hair she then buys from them and supplies.
DeleteI beg get your lawyers to write her. Threaten her with a lawsuit.
DeleteBut, you’ve got to admit this is good publicity. 😉Milk it for all it’s worth. Let me run 🏃🏿♀️ to your IG Page and order some genuine quality Vietnamese hair o’Jare. 😜.
Take her arse to court. Once she gets fined, her will become repentant. She is encroaching on ur intellectual property. She needs to be held accountable.
DeleteShe has to wait for her handlers to type a reply before she paste it.. She wouldn't want to commit blunder..
ReplyDeleteNina, please repent from stealing from people ..it is fraud to claim what isn't urs.
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DeleteIf EngkEngisbthat difficult, she can type in Igbo.
Nina respond here as an anony while we wait for your 'handlers'
Dumbino.
ReplyDeleteStella, check you heading
ReplyDeleteThis hair call out started around May thereabouts. I guess some hair vendors decided to let it go, but this lady isn't going to let it slide.
ReplyDeleteAnyway..
It's like your heard is not correct.She should let it "slide abi?? You don't know what people go through to build a business and let one lazy person from somewhere come and take credit for it.Nina is trying to outdo everyone and in a competition with herself and imaginary haters.Building an Empire doesn't start in a day.You have to work hard.
DeleteAnon 11:27 is like English is hard for you
Delete11:27, read her comment again. And maybe apologise? 🤷♀️
DeleteThis is how you people jump into conclusions like squirrels. 🤦♀️ @ Anon 11:27
DeleteAnon 11:27, I know your type. Quick to anger, slow to use your sense.
DeleteIphie you are the squirrel. Mtchewww.Anon 17:13 you are the slow one here.@Chocolate sorry for misunderstanding and going overboard.Thank you fab mum you are really fab😚😙
DeleteWhat is wrong with that person managing Nina's business account?
ReplyDeleteHaba!
Like how! What is wrong with her? So Nina does not know her own hair again? Please don't blame the girl, blame Nina. She stole it and she knows it. Why didn't she reply her dms?
DeleteNot suprise sha, This Nina copy copy na follow come . This na how she was hiding behind other housemates during task presentation. This is also how other housemates especially my main Man Lolu was spelling words for her. NINA AND COPY COPY NA 5 AND 6. @Princess Tever
ReplyDeleteafter spelling words for her she turned arnd to call him cunny. word she copied frm others.
DeletePrincess Tever,seems all you did throughout the 3mths was to sit down and watch BBN.I wonder who allowed you into their apartment because you're so jobless and can't even afford the subscription. BBN has ended,stop taking us back and get ye a life!
DeleteIs it your life. Jump and pass her comment.
DeleteA lot of online sellers do this and it's really bad, at least give credit to the owners of the hair, or say not all pics are mine. But Nina herself is very self absorbed she won't learn.
ReplyDeleteYes, I do online sales of hair and I copy pictures too, my own personal picture I brand, pictures that are not mine I don't brand. Just went through Nina's page and I see she branded all pictures as her, even people's customer pictures, whoever is handling that page is such an olodo
DeleteOh dear Nina
ReplyDeleteThis isn't just good for business
I hope your management will come up with a good explanation.
Nina Nina Nina how many times I call you sef? ran away from Instagram drama ....Talk to your management ..it's very painful for someone else to take credit why you work your ass out..
ReplyDeletewhere do you want her to "ran" away to?
DeleteNa so then dey do for instagram, everybody is now selling hair, stealing people's pics and posing as theirs
ReplyDeleteToo many stunts going on, one cannot know real gists anymore.
ReplyDeleteWaiting for nina's reply
ReplyDeleteAlong of this hair sellers do this. Use people's picture and make it seem like they have exact hair. Then when you order, you see rubbish
ReplyDeleteIf you are not the one in your video, I'm not buying .
Most of this ***
DeleteNina please don't let your handlers rubbish your image, everything about you is copy copy controversy, why? Don't do that in school to avoid this your half baked knowledge. You seem like a pushover, managers use so grow yourself some brain mbok
ReplyDeleteOk seen
ReplyDeleteVery lazy n arrogant girl. Dats how she managed to get to final in d house by been push around jn d house for pity case.stupid girl u think its BB dat you slept with a man to get to dat final NO NO N NO , u ve to get up n work for it .am sure dat degree u went back for its either u sleep around or u buy to get it.Very dumb n lazy girl Celebrity my foot .dis year BB star are just too lazy n arrogant so full of them selves.u guys are not Celebrity to me.
ReplyDelete@annoy u are right if she didn't sleep with miracle do u think miracle fans wil keep her in d house NO NO N NO. lazy girl get up n work n stop copy copy shameless n disgraceful girl .shame on u NINA get up n work n stop thinking u wil buy your way by sleeping around .u are a disgraced to woman hood .
DeleteAnonymous 12:41,ha! Disgrace to womanhood ke!? Please it hasn't gotten to that oh, disgrace to womanhood over what nau?
Deleteshut up stupid hater....cut the girl some slack..idiot, only God knows the rubbish skeletons in your cupboard...na nina go cure you of your frustrations..
DeleteCopy copy will not kee Nina.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😋😂😂😋
ReplyDeleteNina do the needful
ReplyDeleteThis girl got the most help after the show. People willing to show her the ropes,Veterans in the industry guiding her . Even did some classes.
ReplyDeleteSo I am surprised that after the first call out, she still went ahead to lift pictures. Is it that she doesn't know the implication to her brand or she doesn't care?
Right now, all of them that established businesses from Bambam,Ifu,Vandora and her should understand that after the hype(when your fans are done buying your first or second batch of products)What will sustain the business is credibility,integrity,quality and the ability to advertise properly.
There will be a time when even her management and sponsors will be tired!
But @iphie dearie remember I said it here that Nina is one of those people who act dumb but are very cunny. I know her type VERY WELL. While you are pitying them, they aren't helping matters but will now keep face as if they don't know what they have done. I doubt Nina would reply this call out cos the original seller has pictures and messages as evidence. She would now paint face and post and probably tell her fans to ignore haters.
DeleteSincerely speaking, business isnt for everyone. Some people should find other hustles abeg.
I remember that comment very well... And people like this get the most pity, slowly but surely they advance.
DeleteI thought she was innocent and gullible like she appears till I watched her fight with ceecee about food,she was smart,she knew that one too will fall hand so she played her so well,hopefully she didn't do this herself.....
Deletevery smart girl.the way she will continously label smone. This one is cunny,this person is nt straightforward etc. and another thing she did so well was lying. She told leo smthings willingly and turned arnd to lie abt it. Also cornered ricco to talk abt collins to him and when miracle confronted her,she lied. She also denied the fact that she told alex that miracle came into d house&changed.or was it when she was name dropping bobrisky,rita dominic,tontoh,mimi orjiakor. She knew what she was doing apparently
DeleteYou guys have a point, she's actually very cunning and self absorbed, but cos she's slow to speak n process things, she passes off as dumb, and uses that to her advantage. meanwhile she's quite calculated although rather slowly! Wow sense wee not kee you chiki!
DeleteYou guys need to make up ur mind, she is dumb today,very smart tomorrow... mind ur business, these are ur opinions bout her and it means absolutely nothing! Nina didn’t claim to be perfect and some of us really love her just d way she is.
DeleteThis is not good of her and her image. She should do the needful
ReplyDeleteShe thinks everyone is collins that swallowed her crap and kept quiet. always a user. Always copying.never thinks for herself.this is hw she used every contestant to get to the last stage&still has no respect.for a graduate of English.i wonder what nigerian universities are producing.and her fans will never tell her the truth.old women calling her queen and worshipping her. Imagine them going to bully d owner of the stolen pictures calling her all sorts of names.
ReplyDeleteoosee friend of the owner of the pictures eku supporting oh...yimu
DeleteNa so una hate ds girl reach , Abu na one person de change names & post.Lets wait & hear from her now, tomorrow now, dem go settle. Too early to release venoms ds Monday morning.
ReplyDeleteare u minding the stupid witches on this blog...if they use all that passion to look for money dem go be millionaires...thunder fire una yansh dere
DeleteThat's business strategy.
ReplyDeleteBusiness strategy? Lmao
DeleteI honestly hope you know the meaning of that word. Because if you do, that wouldn't be your comment
Jesus sukun...poster girl for olodoism.
DeleteChaii. This your own na follow come
DeleteAm a new annoy i dont know about others annoy .Nina today is your day, banging in national TV is not enough n making a fool of Collins is not a enough.disgrace wil be your end if u don't change your ways .SMALL GIRL WITH BIG GOD ASSOCIATION OF RUNS GIRLS.
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Delete@ fuck u thanks for d correction, i ment on not in, thanks.
DeleteLet me wait for Nina's explanations before I know what to say, I don't want to believe that nin in competition with herself for nothing. Waiting patiently!
ReplyDelete@Fab, am against what she did. Am trying to say this is her own way of business strategies...in a cunny manner.
ReplyDeleteSMALL GIRL WITH BIG GOD , ASSOCIATION OF RUNS GIRLS DATS NINA AFTER what u did in d house.
ReplyDeleteO boy see bashing and tongue lashing, oh Ninaleeee, chai! it is well
ReplyDeleteONE SOLUTION...WATERMARK YOUR PICTURES
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