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  • Ahmed Uwhubetine back from the brink

    Ahmed Uwhubetine back from the brink

    After he was dumped by his first love, man about town Ahmed Uwhubetine went to Atlanta and found succour in a foreign country. The boss of 11:45, a defunct popular hangout on Awolowo Way, Ikoyi, Lagos, is having a ball in far-away USA. It is as if the good times never ended for the fun-loving dude as he regularly hosts A-list guests in his night club.

    It will be recalled that no sooner had the Delta-born Ahmed landed on the Lagos social scene than he became the darling of high society, with his 11:45 night club the watering hole of choice for the fun-loving crowd. That was until some issues surfaced and drove him out of business, forcing him to lie low as he picked up the pieces of his shattered dreams.

    But all that is now in the past for Ahmed, as he is having a swell time on the fast lane in Atlanta. Those who abandoned him like bad business when he was going through tough times are now full of regrets as Ahmed is raking in big bucks from his Atlanta club.

  • Ahmed Uwhubetine’s bounce-back

    Sometime ago, Ahmed Uwhubetine’s Eleven Forty-five Night Club on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos was the melting pot of Lagos big boys and classy ladies.

    Suddenly, however, the winds of misfortune blew against it and it was deserted by party lovers. However, there was small fraction of people who believed in Uwhubetine’s ability to rise again. It was something very hard to believe then and Uwhubetine had to move to Atlanta in the U.S.

    As the story goes, after some years of struggle in America, he regained his old form in the newest dimension. His magical comeback was surely unprecedented as he is now said to own one of the best and most attractive club houses in Atlanta.

  • Ahmed Uwhubetine relocates

    Ahmed Uwhubetine relocates

    Popular socialite and owner of the defunct 11:45 night club, Ahmed Uwhubetine, whose absence from the Lagos social scene has been sending tongues wagging for some time, sources revealed, has relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

    Uwhubetine, a lawyer and an Urhobo (from Ughelli North, Delta State), at some point, was behind all the hottest and snazziest night clubs that you can think of from 11:45 to Tribecca. Before one could say, Jack! his patronage dwindled and he teamed up with another socialite, the late Akeem Shodeinde, to establish Reloaded nightclub. It was rumoured that Ahmed suffered serious financial losses while running the new nightclub and eventually had to abandon the project like he did 11:45 nightclub.

    Although there had been news making the rounds that his absence is a strategy to reposition and rebrand, sources close to him said he will bounce back with time.

  • Ahmed Uwhubetine’s whereabouts ?

    In business, there is only a tenuous line between fortune and misfortune. And few businessmen know this as well as Ahmed Uwhubetine. In his days as the toast of the Lagos party crowd, Uwhubetine rocked the Lagos social scene to its foundation. With the establishment of 11:45, his night club on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, his place in the coveted pantheon of high society was assured.

    The entrance of the Delta State indigene into the entertainment sector added colour to night life in Lagos and earned him rave reviews and applause. His night club became the favourite hot spot of many celebrities and the Lagos party crowd which continually thronged the outfit.

    But just when Uwhubetine ought to be consolidating on his initial success, his magic touch appeared to fizzle out and patronage dwindled. He subsequently teamed up with another heavyweight in the entertainment sector, Akeem Shodeinde, and together they established Reloaded Night Club, which unfortunately had to be shut down after a year.

    There were rumours to the effect that Uwhubetine ran into financial difficulties and had to abandon the project like he did 11.45 Night Club. Another version said his absence from the Lagos social scene was a strategic move to reposition and rebrand. Be it as it may, the entertainment entrepreneur is conspicuously missing from the social scene.

    His customised cars have disappeared from Lagos’ streets and he is no longer the toast of the Lagos party crowd.

  • Where is Ahmed Uwhubetine?

    Where is Ahmed Uwhubetine?

    Uwhubetine? That is the question on the lips of many in the Lagos social circle. In the days when he was the toast of party crowds, Uwhubetine rocked Lagos to its foundation. With the establishment of his 11.45 Nightclub on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, his place was assured in the high society. His nightclub became the favourite spot for many celebrities and socialites. But just when he was expected to be consolidating oh his initial success, his magic wand appeared to thin out.

    It seemed he lost his golden touch and patronage dwindled at his popular nightclub. Ahmed subsequently teamed up with another heavyweight in the entertainment industry, Akeem Shodeinde, and together they established Reloaded Nightclub. But it was rumoured that Ahmed suffered serious financial losses while running the new nightclub and eventually had to abandon the project like he did 11:45 Nightclub.

    Another version has it, however, that his absence from the Lagos social scene is a strategy to reposition and rebrand. His friends and associates say he may be down but certainly not out and so will bounce back with time.