Nollywood actress and filmmaker Mary Njoku has reignited the “gold digger” debate after questioning why women who associate with wealthy men and benefit from their generosity are often subjected to intense scrutiny, while men enjoying similar benefits from successful friends are more likely to be praised for “loyalty,” “brotherhood” or “networking.” Her latest argument, shared on social media on September 4, 2026, has sparked another round of debate about money, relationships and society’s sometimes very creative dictionary.
Mary Njoku Asks: Is It Gold Digging or Just Networking?
Njoku illustrated her argument with the example of a successful man named Emeka who returns home after making money and suddenly has 17 grown men permanently orbiting around him. According to her scenario, the men eat his food, wear clothes he buys, receive financial assistance and enjoy his generosity, yet nobody immediately gathers a committee to investigate their motives. Instead, their relationship is conveniently filed under “brotherhood,” “loyalty” and “networking.”
Then comes the plot twist: let one woman spend time around the same wealthy man and, according to Njoku, the public quickly transforms into a panel of relationship detectives. Suddenly, questions begin flying about what she wants, what she is collecting and whether she has secretly arrived with a calculator. Njoku’s central point is that people generally gravitate toward value and opportunities, whether they are men, women, friends, relatives or employees.
The Double Standard Gets Put on Trial
Njoku argues that the real problem is not necessarily that people appreciate wealth, but that society can attach different moral labels to similar behaviour depending on whether the beneficiary is male or female. Her latest comments are also consistent with views she expressed in 2024, when she criticised men who pursued materialistic women and then complained about being labelled “gold diggers.”
Of course, this does not mean every person standing beside a wealthy individual is automatically innocent, loyal or financially motivated. Human relationships can contain affection, friendship, ambition, business interests, genuine support—or a complicated combination of all four. Njoku’s satire, however, forces an uncomfortable question onto the table: if enjoying a wealthy person’s generosity automatically makes a woman a gold digger, should society be prepared to apply the same suspicious measuring tape to everybody else enjoying the same benefits?
The debate is unlikely to disappear soon, particularly as social media continues to turn people’s relationships with money and status into public entertainment. Whether Njoku’s question changes anyone’s vocabulary or simply creates another battlefield in the comment section remains to be seen. OGM News NG will continue to watch the conversation and bring readers further updates as the debate over wealth, relationships and the famous “gold digger” label develops.
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