"Lucky" Chinese phone number sold for N124m- A mobile phone number considered to be a lucky number has been auctioned for 2.25 million yuan (N124,830,359.30) - Report indicated that more than five thousand people partook in the auction on Sunday, August 16 - The number ends in five eights, which is a sought-after combination in China because "eight" in Mandarin sounds similar to the word for "prosperity" PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! A "lucky" mobile phone number has sold for 2.25 million yuan (N124,830,359.30) after more than five thousand people vied online for the right to use the number. The number was auctioned on Sunday, August 16, because it ends in five eights, which is a sought-after combination in China, CNA reports. Legit.ng gathers that the word "eight" in Mandarin sounds similar to the word for "prosperity". Individuals and companies in China often pay a lot of money for combinations of digits considered to be lucky. Read also Coronavirus: Traders reveal hike in cost of food items as Easter beckons Companies purchase such combination of digits to impress clients and business partners. The winner of the auction paid 400 yuan (N22,195.26) to join the action and has ten days to come up with the remaining sum. In other news, a young Nigerian lady simply identified as Bisola has been blessed by a stranger who was impressed that despite her beauty she could be selling noodles. The stranger with the name Obaseki Daniel shared a video on Instagram in which he gifted Bisola N50,000 for sticking to her noodles business instead of selling her body to make money. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read the best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Bisola could be seen kneeling down for Obaseki and fighting back tears as the gift made her emotional. Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian woman identified as Nwamaka Oparaoji took to social media to narrate how she survived since she lost her father at the age of nine. Read also Xenophobia: Nigerians are worse than South Africans - Comedian Hyenana reacts to ongoing protest in Nigeria Nwamaka, who took to her LinkedIn page to share her story, said she travelled to the United States with a bachelor's degree and worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken drive-through window. According to her, she made $50 per week, took three buses to work and got paid $5.60 per hour. Is it proper for your partner to check your phone and read your messages? - Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - A mobile phone number considered to be a lucky number has been auctioned for 2.25 million yuan (N124,830,359.30) - Report indicated that more than five thousand people partook in the auction on Sunday, August 16 - The number ends in five eights, which is a sought-after combination in China because "eight" in Mandarin sounds similar to the word for "prosperity" PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng