A Nigerian woman has sparked massive reactions online after surprising her 9-year-old daughter with an iPhone 17 as a reward for finishing second position in her class.
The heartwarming moment was captured in a viral TikTok video shared by @divinetouchmga, showing the young girl excitedly unboxing the premium smartphone. Eyes Of Lagos reports,
In the clip, the child can be seen carefully opening the iPhone 17 box, visibly overwhelmed with joy as she realizes the gift inside. Her priceless reaction has since melted hearts and triggered widespread debate across social media.
The video was captioned:
“Our client bought her 9-year-old an iPhone 17 for coming second in class. Our client shocked us today. More Odogwu clients to come.”
Notably, the iPhone 17 was officially unveiled by Apple on September 9, 2025, during its annual launch event in Cupertino, California.
The event also introduced the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the newly designed iPhone Air.
The video has since drawn thousands of reactions, with many Nigerians expressing shock, admiration, and humour over the expensive reward.
Some notable reactions include:
@Austinzy wrote:
“Omo, I carried first throughout my primary school, na only shoe them dey buy 😂”
@Heis_Airme commented:
“Na so so bicycle my uncle dey promise me 😭 Audio bicycle 😂😂”
@Dot added:
“Come wetin I still dey do with academics 😭😭 and I still dey use Android — see person wey I senior 😭🙏🏽”
@Uforo Emmanuel joked:
“Person go get this kind phone finish dey use am play Subway Surfers or Candy Crush.”
@Dayo shared a different experience:
“I got gifts every year. As long as my result was good—1st or 2nd place—I got whatever I wanted.”
While many praised the mother for motivating academic excellence, others questioned whether gifting such an expensive device to a child so young was appropriate.
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