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Politics / Re: Is Igbophobia Real in Nigeria- Open Letter To Igbos. by busybiz: 12:16pm On Feb 10, 2022 |
Built2last: I think it is Igbos' character that make them think that people hate them. Why do the South Africans,Ghanaians etc "hate" the Igbos and would be very happy if they leave their countries meanwhile there are a lot of Yorubas and other Nigerians there. It all boils down to their untowards behaviours that only the Yorubas and a few other people have been able to tolerate. As for domination,the only place Igbos can dominate is in petty,petty trading in the markets because Igbos are 75% market/ petty traders. In real business,Yorubas dominate at home and abroad. In Education,Yorubas dominate. In almost all facets of life except a very few,Yorubas dominate the Igbos. There are verifiable facts to back everything I have stated up. Igbos really like dominating just like the Fulanis but they have not had the opportunity. Dominating is in the DNAs of Fulanis and Igbo people but they have different ways.. 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: PDP And Zoning: Setting The Record Straight by busybiz: 7:43am On Feb 09, 2022 |
Odua Nation and Biafra come to mind with your anticipated North's senselessness. Only the deep will discern. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Catholic Church Suspends Rev James Anelu For Banning Igbo Songs In Parish by busybiz: 7:34am On Feb 08, 2022 |
UselessBuhari:Na Iboland and na Obi of Onitsha be the Oba nah.Ndiara. If Tinubu deport you now,you go dey cry.. 17 Likes |
Politics / Re: Who Will Succeed Cjn Ibrahim Tanko When He Retires? by busybiz: 5:19pm On Nov 28, 2021 |
garfield1:My bad! She actually is Igbo,sir. |
Politics / Re: Who Will Succeed Cjn Ibrahim Tanko When He Retires? by busybiz: 5:16pm On Nov 28, 2021 |
Kyase: Mary Odili is not even Igbo. Sorry, she is |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 9:49pm On Nov 24, 2021 |
unshakablejihad:lol Who is this poverty stricken Igbo pig nah. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 9:46pm On Nov 24, 2021 |
unshakablejihad: Mumu like you. That was 2017/18. Jeff Bezos,Bill Gate were once on top.Kalu was once the richest Igbo man alive but now he does not even have up to 300million dollars just like his other midiocre Igbo very few billionaires. No Igbo man dead or alive has ever even come to be 1000,000,000th richest man in USA. Kas Lookman Lawal,is a proud Yorubaman.Rich and superior to any rich Igboman Yorubas are great achievers. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 5:59am On Nov 24, 2021 |
post=107907223: Na poverty dey worry you. 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 5:31am On Nov 24, 2021 |
unshakablejihad: Mumu.You are. You poverty stricken Igbos have always tried to measure up to the rich and superior Yoruba people but woefully failed everytime. If person pass you,know say him pass you be dat. https://www.google.com/amp/s/lifeandtimesnews.com/nigerias-kase-lawal-with-a-net-worth-of-3-billion-is-americas-4th-richest-black-person/amp/ With a net-worth of over three billion dollars ($3 Billion+) Nigerian born oil and Gas baron, Kase Lawal comes after David Steward, Oprah Winfery and Robert Smith as the fourth richest black person in America While other major oil companies have dominated the news for everything from overpaid-CEOs to accounting scandals, Kase L. Lawal has been quietly building a gas and oil empire. Nigerian-born Lawal is CEO and chairman of Camac Holdings Inc., an oil and gas exploration and refining company based in Houston, Texas. Since 1986, with a combination of hardcore business sensibilities and extensive African contacts, Lawal has built his family-owned firm into a billion-dollar business. Ranked number one in 2002 and 2003 on Black Enterprise’sprestigious list of the top 100 black-owned firms in America, Camac Holdings had offices throughout the world and employed over 1000 people. Lawal’s success has spurred him to help open up the lucrative oil business—a traditionally white, male domain—to other people of color. “I want to encourage more blacks to get involved in the oil industry as entrepreneurs,” he told Black Enterprise. Left Africa to Launch Life in America Kase Lukman Lawal was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, to a local politician and a textile trader. He told the Houston Chronicle that when he was growing up he always knew he would be a businessman though he was not sure what that business would be. Even as far away as Nigeria, the Civil Rights struggle in America rung loud and clear. Lawal was fascinated and wanted to be a part of it. So, as his siblings went off to study in England, Lawal made plans to attend a university in the United States. “My father was absolutely opposed to me coming to America,”Lawal told the Houston Chronicle. “He feared for my safety and thought it would be hard for me to adjust to the American way of education.” STORY HIGHLIGHTS Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Lawal moved to America in 1971 CAMAC was established by Lawal in 1986 as an agricultural trading company Now CAMAC is a multi-billion dollar oil empire Lawal was awarded the USAfrica Business Person of the Year in 1997 (CNN) -- Nigerian-born entrepreneur Kase Lawal is the epitome of the American dream. Arriving to the US a young, idealistic student, Lawal has carved a name for himself in one of the most competitive industries in the world: Oil. Now head of a multi-billion dollar empire, his Houston-based company, CAMAC, is one of the largest black-owned businesses in the U.S., generating over $2 billion dollars a year. Founded nearly 25 years ago, Lawal built CAMAC (which stands for Cameroon-American) from a small agriculture business into a global oil company. But it's taken a lot of hard work, determination and guts to get him to the top. Born and raised in Ibadan, Nigeria in 1954, Lawal became interested in America and its civil rights movement during his teens. After finally persuading his father, a local politician, to send him to university in America, Lawal headed to Georgia and then Houston, where he attended the Texas Southern University. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering in 1976, Lawal, like many of his classmates, started out as a graduate in the energy industry. First as a chemist for Dresser Industries (now Halliburton) and then as a chemical engineer with Shell Oil Refining Co. 3 Likes
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Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 9:02am On Nov 23, 2021 |
post=107880617: This is like USA compared to Igboland o. Igboland is poverty stricken....World bank,UNDP and NBS. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 9:00am On Nov 23, 2021 |
walefresh3: Igbos are poor and poverty stricken.Tell him to name any Igbo man in the ilk of business people like Lookman Kas Lawal...the fourth black billionaire in USA,Bayo Ogunlesi,Deinde Fernandez,Harry Akande etc. They only deal in powder abroad especially Asian nations 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 8:54am On Nov 23, 2021 |
post=107880393:Mumu talk.I bet you are in Yorubaland flexing. Poverty no good.Come why dont you Igbos know how to manage business? 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 8:51am On Nov 23, 2021 |
post=107860692: How much land do you have in Igboland that slums have taken over more than 91% of it. Tiny land but massive slums.No wonder you all run to Yorubaland. 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 8:42am On Nov 23, 2021 |
post=107862371: Have you seen old buildings in GRAs before.They will be minimal if there are.They mostly have state of the art buildings.Ibadan has old buildings because it had always been more developed than the whole Igboland.You were living in huts when Ibadan had the most beautiful houses in Nigeria then.I have been to Igboland and seen that the most developed is tiny Onitsha.Around Obosi-Nkpor area.Ibadan city only has more than 10 GRAs and more infrastructures than the entire Igboland. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 3:52pm On Nov 22, 2021 |
Brimstone77: Yes,we have brown roofs more than you and also have modern buildings 5 times more than you.Yorubaland had always been more developed than anywhere in Nigeria.It continues to be as you all run to Yorubaland where the real wealth of Nigeria sits 6 Likes |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 3:49pm On Nov 22, 2021 |
trutharena: 45 million Igbos unable to develop that tiny Igboland.Very pathetic. 5 Likes |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 3:44pm On Nov 22, 2021 |
Brimstone77: lol Who has ever put SE and develop in the same sentence before if not illiterates like you. Everybody has always say that the East is undeveloped. Only Ibadan has more infrastructures than the entire Igboland. Ibadan is the only city that has more than 10 GRAs,5 mega malls,2 Olympic stadia,numerous modern houses,more universities and lots and lots of infrastructures that cannot be found in the SE.Even Ibadan has better road network than any place in the SE.What exactly do you mean by develop? 6 Likes |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 3:36pm On Nov 22, 2021 |
post=107861191: Facts have shown that Yorubas have the highest number of indigenous industries.. https://www.nairaland.com/3918290/yorubas-most-industriousrichest-educated-tribe both in Nigeria and abroad.Facts also showed that they are the most savvy in business.The Yorubas are also the ones who have managed businesses more than 70 years and still counting.Igbos do not have the business sense or acumen to even manage any business up to even 40 years.They are mostly petty traders who can be seen all over the place with less value than the Yorubas.Even Yorubas lead in export after crude oil. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: These States Ranked High In IGR aslo Ranked Low In Fiscal Performance, High Debt by busybiz: 3:11pm On Nov 22, 2021 |
post=107857420: Where is your stats.The last time we checked,SWesterners have more indigenous industries than the SEsterners both in Nigeria and abroad.Industries import more than petty trading establishments synonymous with SEsterners. 7 Likes |
Politics / Re: Yorubas Please Stop Engaging Igbos. by busybiz: 2:25pm On Nov 21, 2021 |
gentiles:Pls sir,What is civilization? |
Politics / Re: Yorubas Please Stop Engaging Igbos. by busybiz: 8:23am On Nov 21, 2021 |
gentiles: lol What do you know about civilization,sir? Maybe you wanted to say that Yorubas are the most culturally civilised and one of the most educated group in Africa. According to the latest NUC directory...2017...Yorubas have Professors 3 times that of our brothers from the SE. They have more lawyers,Doctors,Engineers etc. 5 Likes |
Business / Re: Read This And Tell Me What You Think by busybiz: 11:54am On Aug 08, 2020 |
Business / Re: Read This And Tell Me What You Think by busybiz: 9:09pm On Aug 07, 2020 |
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Politics / Re: Edo Assembly Inaugurates 17 New Lawmakers (Photo) by busybiz: 5:48pm On Aug 06, 2020 |
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Business / Meet Alex Amosu: Serial Entrepreneur Catering To Africa's Ultra Wealthy. by busybiz: 5:33pm On Jul 30, 2020 |
In today’s world, the typical “rags to riches” story is becoming less and less heard of. We now hear stories of the individuals who benefited from attendance at (often times) world-class schools and universities, giving them a head start in reaching the top. This is not to discredit the achievements of this generation’s visionaries – rather to highlight that the typical narrative has certainly changed from generations prior. Alex Amosu’s story, however, is a genuine, old-school ‘rags to riches’ tale. After emigrating from Africa’s most populous city, Lagos, Nigeria, to a low-income inner-city district in London, Alex truly hustled from the ground up.From working as a cleaner during his teens to making his first million at 25, Alex’s entrepreneurial feats are inspirational. Today, he sells luxury products to some of the world’s wealthiest clientele. Moving From Nigeria To London Alex grew up in London and, like many first-generation immigrants at that time, his early life was a struggle. Initially, his parents remained in Nigeria whilst he lived with his grandmother in a small flat on a North London council estate, where several family members were crammed into too few rooms; Alex recalls often sleeping on the living room couch. They could not afford any luxuries and this became more pronounced whilst Alex was at school. He remembers feeling like an outcast, as he had never owned any branded items. As is the case today, culturally-relevant fashion items (from brands such as Nike and Adidas) were popular amongst school children and Alex often found himself with non-branded versions which had “6 stripes rather than the 3 that genuine Adidas trainers were supposed to have”. Deasperate to fit in, Alex wanted in and, where he grew up, “there were typically two ways to get what you want in life – people either stole it or found a way of paying for it”. The entrepreneurial cogs began to wind and Alex took up a paper round in his local area, delivering newspapers at 6 am Monday to Saturday, for which he was paid £10-a-week for. A few weeks later, he was able to buy his first pair of genuine Nike Air Max trainers. Alex’s new target was income growth and one newspaper route would not be enough to achieve this, so chose to invest the money he’d saved from his sales into another venture. After being rejected from the football team, he decided to arrange a school football tournament instead. Alex took full charge of the project, spearheading all areas from generating ticket sales, negotiating with the school for space, organizing catering and even refereeing the games himself. The tournament generated around £1,200 and confirmed to Alex that his business model worked and could easily be replicated in different ways. He then organized tournaments for other sports such as tennis and basketball and extended this to also organizing parties. Fixed on maximising the profit, he once again opted to run several of the functions himself, and hiring friends and family for free to the door, DJ and catering. He was regularly making £1,500 for just a few hours of work on a Saturday. From House Parties To Cleaning Having has a taste of entrepreneurship, Alex wanted to work on a more sustainable business that had the potential to scale. The inspiration for his next project came from an unlikely source. Whilst at college, his pregnant aunt had asked for help with the cleaning of her home. To his surprise, she paid him £20 for his work and, when he inquired further, mentioned that this was the going rate for cleaners. Within a week, Alex had created a logo, printed business cards and delivered flyers offering cleaning services in his area. He gained his first customer in the following week and turned up to the job in his tracksuit. Unfortunately, in North London at that time, a 17-year-old showing up wearing tracksuit was not well received and Alex was immediately turned away – he muses that “the couple probably thought I was going to steal something from their house”. He laughs when recalling the memory. The experience taught him a key lesson for a customer-facing business – good presentation is essential to making clients feel confident in his services. At the time, he did not own any smart clothing, so borrowed his father’s (oversized) suit and, once at his next assignment, arrived smartly dressed and even with copies of his passport to hand (to serve as proof of identification). He offered to clean their premises for free for one week after which, should they like his work, they could hire. He exhausted himself finishing the job, leaving the house completely spotless. Not surprisingly, he was offered a contract on the spot. Soon after, and very much like his newspaper business, he realized he could hire friends and scale the business. He eventually secured an impressive 12 commercial contracts for office cleaning. The business began to generate a healthy amount of income. A growing interest in technology, combined with his business studies at college led him to take on a Saturday job in an electrical store. It was here the “big idea” was born when Alexander bought his first mobile phone, the Nokia 3210. Ringtone Riches If you are young enough, selling ringtones may see like a foreign concept. Back in the 90s and early 00s, mobile phones had grown in sophistication and popularity, however were still a long way behind the high-tech gadgets we are so familiar with today. MP3 ringtones did not yet exist. Instead, ringtones were monotones (imagine a string of musical “beeps” that made up some sort of tune). The phones came with a limited range of ringtones, however almost always had the option to compose your own, using differing key tones and combinations. Seeking a ringtone that reflected his own personality, Alex composed the polyphonic version of a Jay Z song. His friends were impressed and wanted the composition for themselves. Being the businessman that he is, Alex charged them £1 each. In total, he made over £20 from that single composition. After researching the ringtone industry, he noticed that there were no ringtone providers catering for the hip-hop genre, which was increasingly gaining mainstream popularity. Confident that he had spotted a gap in the market, he handed over the cleaning company to his siblings and focused on ringtones fulltime. Alex after selling first business Alex after selling first business COURTESY OF ALEX AMOSU Alex set up a premium-rate number charging £1.50/minute for ringtone compositions (online card payments were still not a popular method of payment). He advertised his new venture with 20,000 flyers that he distributed around his university and, that very day, made £97. He now had with sufficient conviction to drop out of his university course and channel all of his energy to his business. Within 4 months, the operation had moved from a council flat bedroom to an office in North London, with 21 staff members selling thousands of ringtones. At the end of its first year, the company had turned over £1.6m (which only came to Alex’s attention after receiving a call from his accountant; he ran to the first ATM he could find to double-check). Alex had made his first million at just 25 years old. From that point, advertising became more sophisticated, with the company often paying for spreads in national newspapers and TV and radio adverts. The company was turning over £6.6m in its fourth year. However, as is the case in any profitable industry, competitors soon spotted the opportunity and entered the market. The return on investment was slowing down and it was time to figure out an exit. An opportunity presented itself when a German telecoms company who wanted the back catalog of ringtones paid £9m for the company in 2004. Diamonds And The World’s Most Expensive Suit As a result of his successful entrepreneurial endeavours, Alex became accustomed to some of the finer things in life and wised-up to the vast potential of the luxury market. A conversation with a wealthy friend, who was planning on purchasing an expensive phone brand for his wife (costing upwards of £5,000), sparked his next idea. Alex made a suggestion to his friend: rather than buying from this brand, he could instead customize the exterior of a phone in the market which, he argued, would be far more exclusive. His friend agreed with the recommendation and, within a few months, Alex delivered a customized solid gold Samsung phone encrusted with diamonds. It goes without saying that the recipient’s wife loved it. Shortly after, word got around and Alex began receiving a variety of customization requests. He customized items for A-list celebrity clientele, such as Alicia Keys, 50 Cent, Lewis Hamilton and Chris Brown. He sold a mobile phone via London-based superstore Selfridges for an impressive £70k and, the following year, sold a Blackberry to a Middle Eastern family for £150k. Phone companies began contacting him to customize their handsets and other electronic products, such as iPhones and iPads. Using this momentum, he expanded his luxury portfolio and moved into the sale of fashion items under his self-named brand ‘Alexander Amosu’. A highlight of his career is when he was commissioned to produce the world’s most expensive suit – an exquisite bespoke men’s suit made from three of the world’s most expensive wools, with buttons made of 18ct solid gold and diamonds. It was sold to an anonymous buyer and valued at an eye-watering £70k. Alex Amosu Luxury Cigars Alex Amosu Luxury Cigars COURTESY OF ALEX AMOSU Despite his overwhelming success, Alex was looking for something more. He identified with the growing middle and upper classes in Africa and saw that those in the luxury market were not well catered to, whilst often looked down on by some international brands. He established his next business “Lux Afrique” to address this issue. Lux Afrique Today, Lux Afrique is a company that offers a variety of services to high net worth (HNW) Africans and luxury brands. As Africa’s affluent communities expand, there is room for the company to engage with their needs. Lux Afrique organises exclusive access to special collections at high-end fashion stores, host events such as their annual polo day (link) taking place at Ham Polo Club in August which invites top African polo players to compete with the rest of the world as well as royalty, celebrities and captains of the industry. Further down the line there are ambitions to launch private wealth management services. In short, it is a lifestyle, concierge and events company catering to the needs of wealthy Africans. Additionally, this year the Lux Afrique Agency launched, as part of the Lux Afrique Group, to represent sports personalities, celebrities and influencers from across Africa and world. Alex’s vision is that the agency will provide luxury brands with opportunity to engage high profile individuals (either as brand ambassadors) or to connect with their millions of followers online and beyond. Alex sees Lux Afrique’s mission as “ensuring the HNWs in Africa get the level of service they deserve globally, but also have access to the education on finances so their wealth spreads for many generations”. He names some of his role models – such as Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola – and highlights that he really wants to leave a lasting impact on the continent where he came from. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommywilliams1/2019/02/21/meet-alex-amosu-serial-entrepreneur-catering-to-africas-ultra-wealthy/amp/ |
Fashion / The Nigerian that became one of Britain's youngest millonaires. by busybiz: 3:55pm On Jul 30, 2020 |
Alexander Amosu is a British born Nigerian who became one of Britain’s youngest millionaires at the age of 25. He began his business career at the young age of 12 doing a paper round and earning 10pounds weekly. By the time he was 16 years, Alexander Amosu was promoting basketball and table tennis tournaments and nightclubs where he gained more business experience. He was awarded the Prince Trust at the age of 19 after drawing up an impressive business plan to start a cleaning business known as Home Care Cleaning Agency which he ran for 3 years while continuing his studies. He hit millionaire status at 25 when he launched his RnB ringtones in 1999, making his company UK’s number one provider of ringtones and graphics. Alexander Amosu was also ranked as UK’s 98th Most Powerful British Business People in Technology and Telecom and featured in Sunday Times UK’s Top 40 under 40 list. Alexander Amosu created and launched the world’s most expensive suit which cost 70,000pounds at the time of its unveiling in 2009, certified by Guinness World Records to date. His luxury brand line has produced about 100 limited edition diamond key necklaces which have been worn and sold to several A-list celebrities such as Alicia Keys who wore the first and Queen Latifah who wore the 2nd one made. He also partnered with Gout De Diamants to make the most expensive champagne in the world. https://olatorera.com/who-is-alexander-amosu-how-much-was-the-worlds-most-expensive-designer-suit-he-designed/ |
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