Category: Society

Quintessential billionaire business mogul Alhaji Abdulrazaq Abubakar Toyin loathes media frenzies around him. He is a man of few words who just wants to work, impact his immediate society and enjoy the goodies of life.

More reason he is not seen by many because he loves to be heard and not seen.  If you mention his name within the government and corporate circle, his name sure rings a loud bell.

The Kwara-born billionaire, who is also the Ganmo-Ilorin sits atop Toyin investment limited in Abuja. The conglomerate has interests in many pies of businesses that include agriculture, real estate and governmental contracts amongst other things.

Read Also: Reactions trail Rema after storming out of US show

Aside from contributing immensely to his town of Ganmo through various humanitarian endeavours by doling out scholarships to indigent students, building mosques and sponsoring many to Hajj, he is also known for bringing development to his hometown by facilitating the construction of the road leading to his town, Ganmo, Iyana-Afon and other major highway leading to different communities within his locality.

With his love for education, the super dandy is set to complete a state-of-the-art well-equipped university in his hometown, Ganmo, Kwara State. The university will be named AATU (Abdurasaq Abubakar Toyin University) and will be set for full operation in the first quarter of next year after proper accreditation from the University regulation body.

You can describe billionaire businessman Greg Uanseru as a mesmerizing maestro in the art of making money with his midas touch of gold. It is no surprise that everything good seems to be conspiring in his favour. He has made good for himself as a businessman and one of Nigeria’s wealthiest. A few of the descriptions that capture the president and president and CEO of GCA Energy Limited include, but are not limited to, cerebral entrepreneur, a rare gem with panache.

Uanseru’s deeds and acts have lifted the banners of business integrity, dexterity, true statesmanship, exemplary industry, perseverance, and every other value of importance. Indeed, he is synonymous with excellence and service to humanity.

His razor-sharp intellect, to a large extent, has made a great impact on the nation’s business, thereby taking his businesses to enviable heights.

Read Also: Reactions trail Rema after storming out of US show

On Tuesday July 25, the highly regarded oil mogul, celebrated his 65th birthday amidst pomp at his palatial GRA Ikeja, Lagos mansion. It was yet another opportunity for the world to honour and celebrate the man whose contribution to the nation’s economy cannot be ignored.

Some of those that felicitated with Uanseru’s on his 65th include Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, who hailed his contribution to the growth and development of the coun­try. Obaseki lauded Uanseru for his tenacity and entrepreneurial excellence, noting that his ex­ploits, which have elevated the nation’s business landscape to enviable heights are testa­ments to the indefatigable spir­it of hard work and resilience common with Nigerians.  

Leading Nigerian celebrities recently stepped out in their numbers to unwind and dine in a convivial environment.

 The opportunity presented itself to the celebrities when the Macallan whiskey brand hosted Nigerian elites to an exclusive gathering as the ultra-luxury brand unveiled the highly anticipated Harmony Collection Inspired by Intense Arabica, the second edition in The Macallan Harmony Collection.

Read Also: Reactions trail Rema after storming out of US show

 In a unique fusion of innovation and creativity, the event, which was held at the ornate KOI Restaurant & Lounge on Victoria Island, Lagos, had several dignitaries in attendance.

 Those elites spotted include Mai Atafo, Daniel Atteh, Precious Okoye, Hammed Adebiyi, and Eso Dike.

 Others include Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Babajide Durojaiye,  Ioannis Simos, Joddie Marriot, Adeyinka Adepetun and Rasak Makanjuola.

As cups clinked and conversations flowed, the connoisseurs present knew they had experienced something truly remarkable.

Nigerian-born United States-based businesswoman, Olaide Olaitan is a woman, who is known for her sheer passion for humanity.

While she was still in Nigeria, she personally facilitated scholarships, business support funds, and women empowerment and constantly fed the downtrodden in Nigeria because of her generosity.

Read Also; Unforgivable premieres in Lagos

In a bid to further increase her range of touching lives across Nigeria, she recently registered and launched her Laide Laitan foundation. She is also planning to hold an event where top dignitaries will be invited to pledge and donate items that will be given out to the destitute like clothes, food, cash, empowerment materials and a host of other things. This will enable her to bring more succour to the downtrodden and assist the needy in Nigeria which has always been her passion.

Nkechi Okocha used to be a quiet lady of substance before her path crossed with legendary soccer god and former Nigerian International Augustine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha.

After their meeting, which led to marriage, the beautiful Nkechi was further thrown into the spotlight.

The very delectable and affable Nkechi loves fashion and seeing her saunter into any public function you can never catch her unfresh. She pays massive attention to details, with a graceful gait and an unmatched aura. She does not joke with her skin routine. In fact, those close to her say she spends an average of one million naira weekly on her skin routine at a spa and skin hub located in the heart of Lagos mainland in Lagos, which is what has contributed to her youthful looks at 50 years.

Read Also; Unforgivable premieres in Lagos

In celebration of God’s faithfulness in her life and that of her family and also in celebration of her wedding anniversary alongside her husband’s 50th birthday, Nkechi has made plans to host a destination Maldives birthday and wedding anniversary soiree. This will roll her wedding anniversary, her birthday and her husband’s 50th birthday into one. She has sent invitations to her few cliques of friends who are also gearing up to attend the event scheduled to be held between October 19 and October 23, 2023.  

If success, hard work, dedication and selflessness needed an apt definition, Mrs. Omobolanle Olatise aka Alexis Promotion fits into such description.

All her life, she attained greatness not with fluke but with a sheer dint of hard work backed with grace from her creator.

Rather than allow the absurd and frivolous things of life to get into her head, she has remained calm, shrewd and a humble personified individual. The UK-based businesswoman has often faced criticism from naysayers who are hell-bent on undermining her efforts and talking her down.

In spite of the disparaging comments and aspersions, she has remained unperturbed, dedicating her life to hard work as a good ambassador of Nigeria and flying the Nigerian flag with pride.

Years ago when the University of Lagos graduate of Estate management relocated to the UK in search of new opportunities, many had thought she would be swept off the tides. She is a very dogged woman, who believes in her ability to turn every situation into a favourable one.

Read Also; Unforgivable premieres in Lagos

The healthcare enthusiast ventured into the waters of entrepreneurship and was able to establish and carve a niche for herself in and outside Nigeria with businesses which include nursery schools, care homes, property companies and Alexis promotions.

She also owns businesses in Nigeria which include; Happygems Group of Companies a conglomerate that runs schools, farms, construction, real estate and oil and gas.

Apart from that she is a well-known philanthropist who has dedicated her life to cheerful giving. She can’t stand the sight of fellow humans in distress as she is ready to proffer solutions by putting smiles on their faces.

For her love for entertainment, she has held the UK entertainment scene down for years with her Alexis promotion brand promoting several Nigerian artists in the UK. Recently, she made history as the first show promoter to organise a Fuji show with Fuji maestro K1 de Ultimate as the headliner at the 20,000 capacity 02 Arena in London.

In the same vein, on October 1, she will be celebrating Nigeria’s Independence Day with a party at the City Pavilion millennium suite in London that will also feature K1 de ultimate and other artists.

In the African ICT space, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh is not a pushover. In fact, he is one of the pioneers of globally accepted practice in Nigeria’s tech sphere and by extension Africa.

So, whenever he is speaking about tech, he is an authority. His record of incisive investments and vision to digitalise Nigeria remains unmatched. As an icon in the  digital and 21st century tech sphere, he has infused innovation and much-needed competition into the space, turning Konga into a top-of-the-mind brand and expanding his market share as one of the largest online retail platforms in the country.

Having altered the equation in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, through innovation, experience and quality corporate culture, Ekeh, an Indian-trained economist and global advisor to Microsoft, is plotting a Pan-Africa experience in renewable energy takeover across the country.

Read Also; Unforgivable premieres in Lagos

Through Zinox Technologies Limited, Ekeh’s renowned computer hardware manufacturing and ICT integration company, he has revealed plans to invest over $250 million in renewable energy projects across Africa. The multimillion-dollar investment, according to Ekeh, aims at expanding access to competitive and climate-friendly electricity supplies for both homes and businesses in Nigeria.

The Imo State-born billionaire has already secured funds for his new deal and is poised to create new opportunities for enhancing the quality of life. Zinox has equally established a strategic partnership with leading renewable energy companies in China, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates to effectively.

To ensure the successful implementation of these projects, Zinox has already commenced training for over 500 Nigerian engineers and certified technicians from all 36 states of the federation, along with Abuja.

Rivers State Governor Siminialayi Fubara is one of the most misunderstood personalities in the country. He earned that misconception since his emergence as flagbearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) before the 2023 elections. Many felt Sim, as he is fondly called, would be a puppet and his administration will allow his successor to stay in office for the third time by proxy. Many said he is a man who can’t take decisions on his own without his predecessor’s consent. Many even felt that a very reserved but highly cerebral man like him has slim chances of performance but Governor Sim, in his usual manner, kept mute and worked assiduously hard to prove naysayers wrong. Instead of derailing from the laid down plans by the previous administration, he glued to it and further built and consolidated on it to his own advantage. Today, he has rewritten all the negative narratives about him. Those who felt he was going to find it hard to fill the lacuna left by former Governor Wike were disappointed that he is keeping up sustaining the pace. He remains the first Governor who announced his cabinet immediately after swearing in without wasting time. He also showed that as a team player, you need to bring all hands on deck to ensure the smooth running of government so he never hesitated to ensure everyone was on the same page with him in delivering his dividend of democracy to the good people of Rivers.

Read Also : Subsidy: Fubara procures 17 free buses for Rivers residents

 The accounting graduate of River State University has today won many hearts with his way of engaging the public in his daily activities and also ensuring all critical stakeholders are given an open door policy devoid of party affiliation and sentiments in ensuring Rivers state moves forward.

 Due to the harsh effects of the recent subsidy removal, Sim has ensured that he provides palliative measures to civil servants in order to cushion the effects with free bus rides. Many, who criticised him in the past, have woken up to the reality that he is a man in tune with the happenings around him and if given maximum support, he will perform optimally. As part of his administration’s promise to ensure infrastructural development across the oil-rich state, Fubara recently launched a 51-kilometre ring road worth billions of Naira which will commence after the flag-off. In a bid to achieve the project, some buildings that would be affected by demolition will get compensation from the government. This will enable them to get another place to reside and also place the government as a government that prioritizes the welfare of the people.

Peju Oke Sigismund is not a woman who is moved by frivolities. In fact, she is very intentional about everything she does that’s why she has always recorded success in anything she ventures into. As an astute philanthropist, the Canada-based businesswoman has always loved to cater for the less privileged through her HopeForSure Foundation.

 The convener of the Africa-Canada Investment is one woman who is in tune with fashion. Her aura and her poise connote not only royalty but also command sartorial elegance. In a bid to promote African fashion and its imprint through showcasing our beautiful local fabrics like, Adire, Batik, Kampala and a host of others, she recently had a successful Glam Africa fashion Festival last Sunday the 16th of July 2023 at the highbrow Oriental Hotel.

 It’s an event where fashion meets music, comedy and dance. It was a showcase of the very best attire on the runways by models with designers who showcased their unique fashion styles.

 Those who attended, judged it as one of the best fashion shows in Nigeria with fashion contingents and other aesthetics which made the event a success.

 Peju Oke made it clear that she was moved by the way people in the diaspora love our fabric and fashion which is currently becoming of global acceptance. She made it known that the show was done to open the eyes of the designers, models and those who make the fabrics the importance of giving more spotlight to our fashion as it is the next thing that will take over the world like Afrobeats is currently gaining momentum across the world.

High society lady Abisola Munis is a well-known personality in the Lagos social circle.

 Blessed with a beauty like an oysters shell, she was at one point the lady every man wanted by his side. Anytime she saunters into a public function, an aura radiates around her.

With her charming smile and nice dentition, she can make a full-blooded man drool.

The former Senior Special Assistant to the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly was well known for her fashion statement and graceful gait. She is well connected especially within the Lagos political and social scene.  At the burial of her father years ago, those who matter most attended and it was a party that shook the whole Lagos to its foundation.

After years of praying to her creator for the fruit of the womb, she finally welcomed a set of twins when she made the announcement days ago.

  Those close to her disclosed that the Yeye Oge of Itori land is a happy woman at the moment that if you ride a horse in her tummy it won’t stumble.