Top 20 Nigerian Running Influencers on Instagram (Apr 2026)

We found 32 running Influencers in Nigeria
These influencers mention 'running' in their Instagram bio and have audiences primarily in Nigeria. Here are the top 20. To run a custom search, check out Modash's influencer discovery features (free to try).
04/21/2026
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2. Gbemileke Ojeniran 🍂

Nigeria

Products & Marketing • Lifestyle • Faith 🌎SDGs 5, 11, 12, 13 Living authentically to inspire the world 🌱@refinedcircle.co 📩hello@gbemilekeojeniran.com

Followers
7.4k
Fake followers
20.64%
Engagement rate
3.74%
Average Reel plays
3.2k
Audience gender
female
37.7%
male
62.3%
Top performing Reels
  1. 46.3k
  2. 23.5k
  3. 22.2k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
90.97%
United Kingdom
2.55%
United States
2.55%
Ghana
0.66%
Canada
0.66%
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3. Christopher Leonard

Nigeria

A black sheep running with wolves 6”4 IDOMA 👻:Leonardchris18 Crazynigerian@gmail.com

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4. Enoch Adegoke

Nigeria

100-9.98 "21OLY Finalist "19 African U20 Champ 100m/4*100m🥇🥇 "19 Nat. Champ 100m 🥈 "18 C. W.GFinalist "18 WAUG Champ 100m/200m🥇🥈 Running By Revelation

Followers
5.3k
Fake followers
19.78%
Engagement rate
6.41%
Average Reel plays
6.8k
Audience gender
female
23.62%
male
76.38%
Top performing Reels
  1. 19.2k
  2. 2.2k
  3. 2.1k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
69.49%
United States
7.8%
United Kingdom
2.91%
Australia
1.59%
India
1.35%
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5. Fullstack Engineer

Nigeria

🚀 Software engineer VC analyst running @brainstechng @wearzowis

Followers
4.3k
Fake followers
23.04%
Engagement rate
1.08%
Average Reel plays
918
Audience gender
male
48.57%
female
51.43%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
79.8%
United States
4.33%
Ghana
3.42%
United Kingdom
2.53%
Canada
1.06%
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6. Matilda Ashinya Dajoh

Nigeria

Chartered accountant,running a business,super mom of 4,loving my heartbeat and walking with Jesus: CEO @hairbytildasalon

Followers
3.2k
Fake followers
22.77%
Engagement rate
2.17%
Average Reel plays
833
Audience gender
female
62.35%
male
37.65%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
79.33%
United States
5.87%
United Kingdom
3.87%
Ghana
1.81%
United Arab Emirates
1.19%
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8. OBI ÚTÓ♒️

Nigeria

What if we just tried fighting what we are running from? We can’t fix it if we never face it. Stay tasteful✨ NWAKAEGO🤞🏼 YNWA

Followers
2.7k
Fake followers
31.17%
Engagement rate
6.71%
Average Reel plays
695
Audience gender
male
68.39%
female
31.61%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
56.83%
United States
7.92%
Ghana
4.67%
Kenya
3.43%
United Kingdom
1.95%
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9. Sean

Nigeria

Future RN || RM ||BNSc👨‍⚕️🩺 Running on coffee, dreams, and 2 hours of sleep.📚☕️

Followers
2.7k
Fake followers
22.43%
Engagement rate
3.99%
Average Reel plays
1.3k
Audience gender
female
40.46%
male
59.54%
Top performing Reels
No info available
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
61.96%
Ghana
7.97%
United States
4.33%
South Africa
4.1%
Namibia
2.96%
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10. Poetic_bbl

Nigeria

Maryam Dalhatu Poet/ Writer Communications Specialist Just a tired girl running constant smiles… In the end I am a social introvert! ✨✨✨

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11. Oluwafemi

Nigeria

MONEYJUNCTION231⚓️…Even if I'm ahead, I'm working like I'm running behind!!! Buying All Crypto Coins 📈. 📍: 🇪🇬🇶🇦🇲🇦🇹🇷

Followers
2.5k
Fake followers
33.5%
Engagement rate
11.15%
Average Reel plays
1.9k
Audience gender
male
70.5%
female
29.5%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
81.44%
United States
3.38%
Turkey
3.17%
Ghana
1.64%
United Arab Emirates
1.42%
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12. Olajumoke Faro

Nigeria

A Penelope! mama Awon boys n a girl. God is running my show 'Rich Forever'

Followers
2.4k
Fake followers
24.88%
Engagement rate
2.1%
Average Reel plays
561
Audience gender
male
49.73%
female
50.27%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
74.14%
United States
7.86%
United Kingdom
5.89%
Canada
2.95%
United Arab Emirates
1.47%
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13. Tife 💜

Nigeria

Marketing comms🚀 Running @yourluckynailss

Followers
2.4k
Fake followers
26.12%
Engagement rate
4.8%
Average Reel plays
1.9k
Audience gender
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
88.66%
United States
2.81%
United Kingdom
1.64%
Canada
0.94%
United Arab Emirates
0.76%
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14. SheyiPopular

Nigeria

I’m not the one you used to know ⚠️………….But then again, I keep my head up. Running up more 💵 than Followers 🔞

Followers
2.3k
Fake followers
24.21%
Engagement rate
38.34%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
male
59.75%
female
40.25%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
88.15%
United States
2.04%
United Arab Emirates
1.48%
India
1.3%
South Africa
0.74%
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15. Raphael Nweke

Nigeria

Building discipline and consistency through running 🏃🏾‍♂️ CAPTAIN- @team__active Community|Fitness|Growth Business page @archs_tech

Followers
1.8k
Fake followers
29.92%
Engagement rate
9.11%
Average Reel plays
1.2k
Audience gender
male
46.87%
female
53.13%
Top performing Reels
  1. 201
  2. 163
  3. 153
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
81.22%
United States
3.97%
Ghana
3.35%
Kenya
1.85%
United Kingdom
1.85%
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16. Agbeye-Jules Oluwabukunmi Jojo

Nigeria

2026: Documentary Year! THE YEAR I TURN 30 Watered, flourishing and bearing fruits. 💚 Running @hacanabap

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17. Mahmud Sulaiman

Nigeria

Ɗan Amar Azara 👳🏾‍♂️ Running enthusiast 🏃🏾 Striving human 😇 GGMU ⚽️

Followers
1.7k
Fake followers
16.32%
Engagement rate
1.76%
Average Reel plays
648
Audience gender
male
73.33%
female
26.67%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
75%
United Kingdom
7.34%
United States
6.42%
Canada
2.06%
United Arab Emirates
2.06%
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18. Chris Robert

Nigeria

Financial Services World Traveler 🌍 Investor & mentor 🎯 Life is Risk vs Reward⚖️ Running a trading floor 📍👨‍💻

Followers
1.5k
Fake followers
25.45%
Engagement rate
2.41%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
male
62.13%
female
37.87%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
87.26%
United States
1.94%
United Kingdom
1.08%
United Arab Emirates
1.08%
India
0.65%
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20. Muhammad Rufai

Nigeria

RIPPING AND RUNNING

Followers
1.3k
Fake followers
27.45%
Engagement rate
12.57%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
male
74.11%
female
25.89%
Top performing Reels
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
84.27%
Tanzania
1.55%
Saudi Arabia
1.46%
United Arab Emirates
1.07%
Sudan
0.97%
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