A Nigerian in the United Kingdom, Bemi Orojuogun, has gradually grown from an internet sensation to an influencer earning dollars from brand collaborations, simply for posing with moving London buses from a roadside pavement.<\/p>\n
Picture a middle-aged Nigerian aunty whose TikTok page is filled with videos of her standing on the streets of London, phone in hand, filming double-decker buses as they pass. She doesn\u2019t say anything in the clips, only beaming smiles with the sound of the buses heard.<\/p>\n
The calm-looking woman, who recently collaborated with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, on London\u2019s 2,000 zero-emission buses project, has gathered over 200,000 followers on TikTok and more than 20,000 on Instagram for her bus content.<\/p>\n
Nicknamed \u201cLondon Bus Aunty\u201d by netizens, Orojuogun first went viral in 2024 after posting a video with a forced perspective; a visual trick where camera angle, distance or framing makes objects appear closer, larger or more threatening.<\/p>\n
In one of her videos, Orojuogun clarified that she was not risking her life, as some social media users assumed she filmed from the middle of the road.<\/p>\n Still, her posture has often sparked concern, with both existing and new followers worrying that she appears to be endangering herself.<\/p>\n Some Nigerian commenters even dared her to try it back home, mentioning locations like Oshodi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"