Born on November 4, 1957, Jim Ovia is a Nigerian entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and author. Zenith Bank PLC is Nigeria’s most valuable bank with a market valuation of N789. 62 billion as of December 2021 and one of the largest banks in Africa. Overview: Full Name: Jim James Ovia Date of Birth: November 4, 1951 … Read more
Nigerian lawyer and investor, Jimoh Ibrahim, after several attempts to become the governor of his home state – Ondo – he settled for a Senatorial seat. We’ve gathered a little information about the Ondo-born diversified businessman. Overview: Born to the family of Alhaji Yakubu and Omofemiwa Jimoh on February 24, 1967, Jimoh Ibrahim was raised with other … Read more
The Chairman of Dangote Group Alhaji Aliko Dangote has again been rated as the wealthiest man in Africa, according to Forbes 2024 list. This can be attributed to the growth in Aliko Dangote’s wealth to the sterling performance of Dangote Cement on the Nigerian Exchange. And lately, the company’s had over N11 trillion market capitalization January … Read more
The philanthropist, businessman, and entrepreneur, Cletus Ibeto, hails from Nnewi, Anambra state Nigeria. He is the chairman and founder of Ibeto Group, Nigeria’s largest conglomerate in the East. Profile: Background: The life of Ibeto is intriguing as well as interesting as the then young boy had a dream of becoming one of the most educated … Read more
The new Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, was the former governor of Osun State. He exhausted all the legal means to prove that there was over-voting in the election that brought the incumbent governor Ademola Adeleke into power. Here is the biography of Oyetola. When President Tinubu assigned portfolios to his 46-member … Read more
Power, wealth, and reputation all go hand in hand. Everything worked out for Chief Bode Oladimeji Akindele. The late Chief Akindele was long regarded as one of Africa’s wealthiest men. A successful businessman across continents — Europe, the United States, Asia, and Africa — as well as his native Nigeria, he made a name for … Read more
The name John Kayode Fayemi is not new to the Nigerian political arena. He is the incumbent governor of Ekiti state, in the south-western region of Nigeria. He previously occupied the same office between 2010 and 2014. Heroes, they say are not born but made. This can be true in the case of Fayemi who … Read more
In what seemed to be a short-lived victory, the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal on Friday, January 27, 2023, sacked Ademola Adeleke as the state governor.
Akinade Ogunbiyi is one of the prominent sons in Osun and one of the leading aspirants for the Osun gubernatorial election under the flag of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The investment and insurance expert grew up in Ile-Ogbo, a town in Osun State. His parents were farmers, and his father was a member of … Read more
After 11 years of active medical practice, Dr ABC Orjiako, the Co-Founder & Chairman, Of Seplat Petroleum Development Company PLC, ventured into the Upstream and Downstream sector in Nigeria and grew the company to be competitive globally. Born in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, to an Igbo family of late Mr Daniel Obiesie Orjiako and late … Read more