Nigerian entrepreneur, politician, industrialist, and a member of the 9th National Assembly, Hon. Shina Abiola Peller, as well as one of the world’s leading offshore production experts, Subsea Engineer, Oil and gas technocrat, businessman, and Investor Dr. Babajide Ademola Agunbiade, FNSE, will be conferred with the titles of Ayedero of Yoruba Land and Atobaase of Yoruba Land respectively on Saturday 28 August 2021 by His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr) Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, Iku Baba Yeye, Alaafin of Oyo, J.P, CFR, L.L. D at his palace at Oyo, in Oyo State.

The chieftaincy titles conferment event is anticipated to be graced and attract well-meaning Nigerians, notable dignitaries, politicians, business partners, friends, and families of recipients of the titles. The evergreen King Sunny Ade will provide music.

According to the Alaafin of Oyo, the title being conferred on Dr. Babajide Agunbiade is that of Atobaase of Yorubaland, which means “the one who is competent enough to be a king.” The title of Ayedero of Yoruba land that is conferred on Hon. Shina Peller is the Ayedero of Yorubaland. This title literarily means the one who brings peace and prosperity to his people. Honourable Shina Peller is ordained to elevate his people and bring peace and prosperity to the world.

Both recipients of the revered chieftaincy titles have distinguished themselves in their respective careers and have brought tremendous honour to the Yoruba land in particular and Nigeria in general.

Engineer Dr. Babajide Ademola Agunbiade, who is to be conferred with Atobase of Yoruba Land, is an Engineer, businessman, and one of the world’s leading offshore production experts with over 20 years of experience in the Oil industry. He is also a Director of Houston-based National Oilwell Varco, the world’s largest oilfield equipment manufacturing company.

Engr. (Dr) Babajide Agunbiade started his Engineering career in Nigeria with Industrial Measurement & Control Limited, Lagos, Nigeria, upon graduation with a combined honors degree in Industrial and Production Engineering from the University of Ibadan in 1996.

He continued his career at General Electric Houston, Texas, where he was Principal Engineer for the $4billion Duke Energy Edwardsport IGCC (Integrated Gasification in Combined Cycle) project that built the first-ever IGCC plant in Edwardsport, Indiana. The gasification process involves converting coal and other carbon-based feedstock with carbon capture and sequestration into syngas used in a combustion turbine to generate electricity.

An accomplished Engineer, Dr. Agunbiade attended the GE Edison Advanced Engineering Development Program (EEDP) in Crotonville, N.Y., and gained a master’s degree in Systems Engineering. He is G.E green and black belt certified and holds a master’s degree in Organizational Management and an MBA from the prestigious American Intercontinental University (AIU) in Houston, Texas, as well as a Ph.D. in Leadership and Business from Higher Place Christian University (HPCU) Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. Dr. Agunbiade is also a Ph.D. scholar in Environmental policy at Texas Southern University.

Dr. Agunbiade is the Founder/President of the Jide Agunbiade Foundation, with the objectives of empowering the needy with primary healthcare, access to basic education, and community development. The Foundation has donated and completed several projects worldwide, especially in his hometown of Fiditi and all-around Oyo State.

On his part, Hon. Shina Abiola Peller is the son of Alhaja Silifat and Professor Moshood Abiola Peller and would be conferred with the title of Ayedero of Yoruba Land. Hon. Peller grew up in a Muslim home and hails from the ancient town of Iseyin. Hon. Peller studied Chemical Engineering at Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho, Nigeria, graduating in 2002 and obtaining a master’s degree in Business Management from the same University in 2013.

Hon. Peller, a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), won the primary election for House of Representatives and became a candidate for lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa Federal Constituency on the platform of the APC for the 2019 general election. He won the seat for House of Representatives in his constituency on 23 February 2019 and was duly sworn in as a member of the Nigerian Parliament. Among other things, Hon. Peller is the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aquila Group of Companies and Club Quilox based in Lagos and with multiple other investments.

The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba Empire of what is today eastern Benin and western Nigeria, including the Southwest Zone and the western half of the Northcentral zone. The Empire rose through the Yoruba people’s outstanding organizational and administrative skills, wealth gained from trade, and powerful cavalry.

The Oyo Empire was the most politically important state in the entirety of Western Africa from the mid-7th to the late 18th century, holding sway not only over other kingdoms in Yorubaland but also over nearby African states, notably the Fon Kingdom of Dahomey in the modern Republic of Benin to the west. Its territory encompasses a real mix of environments with portions of the rainforest, dry forest, savannah, and mangrove swamp.

Both recipients are a symbolic expression of the talent, ingenuity, and hard work of the Yoruba race.

Splash & Rhush is one of the largest high-end nightclub in “Delta State” also defined as the most luxurious night life experience palace with a capacity of 300 to 400 people. It is located at 260 Sapele-Warri Road, close to Okpe Grammar School, Amukpe – Sapele- Delta State.

Sapele, one of the most famous towns in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta State will come alive with one of the biggest name in the Nigeria’s music industry, Zlatan on the 19th of September 2021 for Splash & Rhush Grand Opening.

A true sanctuary of good vibes, Splash & Rhush history is closely linked to the upgrade of nightlife in Sapele and the culture of advanced DJ sound and Hype-men with focus on good service delivery.

Splash & Rhush guarantees you a tase of the good life by giving you an atmosphere of life and warmth with best professional customer services you could ever think of.

Unlike other nightclubs, Splash & Rhush operates only Friday’s & Sunday’s. While the Grill, Lounge and Fast-food operate on a daily.

Splash & Rhush is stylish and classy, the perfect place to unwind after a long day, not to mention the Grill Bar by the best hands in town, the Fast Food and the Lounge.

Splash & Rhush is a discreet place – you wouldn’t think much of with when seeing it from the outside, inspired by Hustle & Bustle Abuja, one of Nigeria’s biggest club. However the interior of Splash & Rhush is super luxurious, with lasers, undulating spotlights, it features an excellent Dynacord sound system and is exquisitely designed and decorated, all for one of the best nightclub experiences you can ask for.

At Splash & Rhush, you are sure of experiencing luxury and premium class at its finest. Follow @splash__rhush

Women are generally becoming Trailblazers in their chosen fields of endeavours and it has become necessary to celebrate them as they continue to create milestones wherever they find themselves.

One of such enigmatic Women achievers is Mojisola Sesan-Aina, who has recorded over 15 years of milestone mentoring and Empowering women especially Entrepreneurs.

Jisolabrandboss, as she is popularly called has carved a niche for herself with skills in Social Media Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Branding, Brand Strategy as well as Filmmaking.

She is the founder of People in Business NetWork and Vendors Connect, both initiatives aimed at empowering Entrepreneurs in general. She recently also got Nominated on the Platform of Densa Awards with the Productive Female Award category.

Armed with skills in Media & Communications, a stint in Journalism, Marketing and Business, she is passionate about touching lives as well as giving back to society in different ways.

All is set for her annual 30 days boot camp for Business Growth. This year’s edition holds from the 1st of September through to the 30th of September 2021.

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“The main aim of this boot camp is to bring people together to learn the secrets to securing their future in the digital space. This will be done using resources from experts through proven tools and case studies”, she said.

A strong advocate of knowledge to empower and take women to the next phase and scale up their businesses, she is optimistic that attendees will be properly equipped for the next level if they can register via her website.

Jisolabrandboss also believes that women have the capacity to be more than they really are and enjoins all entrepreneurs to hold on to that skill, focus on improving themselves and should be the best that they can be.

Sharing her life lessons, the things that keep her going, she admonishes Women and the young ones never to give up on their dreams.

She adds that life has taught her to be fierce, hardworking and tenacious in the pursuit of success. Her words: ” I have had failures, tons of them but I always bounce back and turn these challenges to successes.

She adds that public relations in Nigeria, which is another area she is passionate about is evolving and beginning to gain more ground.

“It is not actually at par with what’s being done internationally but I know that we are getting there soon.”

For those aspiring to go into PR, she says it is a laudable profession and advised them to pursue it and see this as a dream that must be achieved.

To entrench the culture of monthly rental in Africa, Rent4Less by Alpha Mead has raised a fixed-rate series one $1m private placement bond.

The Senior Secured Private bond, issued by Alpha Mead is another milestone in the series of the company’s expansion strategies to increase access to shelter and perpetuate the culture of monthly rent payment across the continent’s housing and office markets.

Rent4Less by Alpha Mead is a rental scheme designed to support individuals and small businesses with flexible, monthly pay-as-you-use rent for homes and offices.

According to Damola Akindolire, Managing Director of Alpha Mead Development Company (AMDC) – the subsidiary of Alpha Mead Group that oversees Rent4Less, the funding is coming as a result of an outstanding early growth of the product and the trust that the investment community reposes in Alpha Mead.

“Rent4Less has proven over the last 12 months that it is a product that has been designed as a response to the economic challenges that came with the pandemic. Because we are a member of a large Real Estate group, we have the opportunity of drawing insights from the experiences of other businesses within our group.

“One of those insights is the fact that the pandemic reduced the pocket size of most people and businesses and everyone has to reprioritise. So, we thought about how we can demonstrate to the market that our “We Care…” brand essence is not just platitude. And at one of our strategy sessions, we had a eureka moment: shelter is one of the basic needs of man; so, if we can take the stress of the lumpsum annual payment away from people and businesses at a time like this, we would have been solving a major problem.

“Over 80% of our growing population live in rental accommodation and we are happy that we have not just solved a major problem with Rent4Less, we have even proved within a very short time, that we can accelerate growth and replicate this success across Africa; and we thank CardinalStone Partners Group for getting on this journey with us”, Akindolire enthused.

On the impact of Rent4Less on developers and investors in building development, Akindolire noted that as a company with a deep interest in Real Estate development, AMDC is also conscious that the product must also be beneficial to landlords and Real Estate investors.

He commented: “Under our Guaranteed Rental Income Programme (GRIP), Rent4Less will also ensure that landlords enjoy early and consistent economic benefit on their assets, increase occupancy levels, and also leverage its group’s expertise in Facilities Management to ensure that landlords’ assets remain in valuable condition”.

On his part, Olusesan Ogunyooye, Head, Marketing & Corporate Communication, Alpha Mead Group, explained that the company’s goal is to demonstrate that monthly rent is also possible in Africa; and safe, secure and comfortable homes or offices should not be the exclusive preserve of those who have huge funds to either buy or pay annual rent for their home or offices.

According to him: “As basic as shelter should be, and despite its immense impact on our social architecture, not everyone in Nigeria, and indeed, a significant part of Africa, can afford a safe, comfortable and secure accommodation. This is not because developers have stopped building. In fact, a drive around some of our cities will reveal an interesting paradox of scarcity amidst plenty, with low occupancy rates on the one side and unmet demands for housing and offices on the other”.

“This funding will help us close this gap between the scarcity and plenty. It will help us bring more buildings to the market in Nigeria, and help us expand our footprint in Ghana where we just launched last month”.

“Our premise is very simple: if people earn wages monthly, and attend to their other basic needs such as clothing and food periodically; why should they pay rent annually? Money locked with landlords for 12 to 24 months could be invested in other ventures that will be of benefit to the investor, the businesses where they are invested, and by extension, our economy”. With Rent4Less, people can now pay rent monthly, quarterly, and bi-annually”.

Speaking on the product offerings, Nelson Nlemuzor, Business Manager, Rent4Less commented: “Our product is not just about the rent payment cycle; it is also about space utilization. We all know that real estate is a location-driven investment asset class, and that makes it difficult for an average income earner to stay in prime locations close to Central Business Districts (CBDs), primarily because of the rent structure in these locations.

“Rent4Less is coming to address this with its shared living or working system that allows people of like minds to share the same living or working space and pay for just what they use monthly”, he concluded.

Recall that in June 2020, AMDC fully redeemed a Series 1, tranche A 19.76% fixed rate $3.5m (N1.45bn) bond. The bond, issued in partnership with DLM Trust Company and UTL Trust Management Services, was utilised for the construction of 100 family units in Lekki, Lagos.

The company possesses a track record of world-class service delivery and remains the first and only indigenous development company certified to international standards (UKAS ISO 9001:2015). Furthermore, its triple bottom-line approach to business culminated in its bagging of the World Bank Group’s green building EDGE Advanced certification for its Lekki Pearl Estate – a first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Basking in the euphoria of her birthday celebration, young and pretty fast-rising model, Iyomaterie Okeoghene Taiwo better known as Thacutegeminme has left a lasting smile on the faces of some Orphans in Lagos, Nigeria.

The fair and beautiful petite model was at an Orphanage Home at Lions Village, Lekki Phase One, bringing them some mouthwatering gifts and food items.

Thacutegeminme fed the less privileges who she desired to partake in her birthday celebration which happened recently.

Asked what inspired her decision to take her birthday celebration to the less privileged homes, Thacutegeminme maintained that she derives special joy in giving out gifts to charities, and help needy people in any other ways.

Popularly known in the social media space for her kind gestures and the passion to make a difference, Thacutegeminme, also disclosed that her intention is to change the modelling convention someday.

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“I want to own an agency that will give those rejected by the industry an opportunity to have their dreams fulfilled,” she declared.

She stated the different biased rules of the modelling industry that automatically disqualify certain people from ever achieving their dream.
“The industry has certain fixed rules about height and body type which foreclosed the opportunity for some people. For example, I grew up with the ambition to become a model. I nurtured the dream, but because of my “5.3” height, I was told to forget the dream of ever walking the runway.

“For many, their dreams ended because their height or bodyweight was deemed not appropriate. For me, it’s impossible to just abandon my dream; so I opted for face modelling instead.”