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The Pandora Papers, unveiled on 3 October, is a trove of almost 12 million leaked documents shedding light on tax avoidance via secret offshore companies by some of the world's elite. The data was obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) working in collaboration with more than 140 media organisations.

An elite London solicitors’ firm serving Queen Elizabeth II throughout her reign has represented a politician accused by US prosecutors of corruption, reports The Guardian. While there's no indication of wrongdoing or breaking the law, Farrer & Co, which boasts a long history of representing members of the royal family, finds itself in the crosshairs following the bombshell revelations laid bare by the so-called Pandora Papers.

After the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published the dossier of more than 11.9 million leaked financial documents, Farrer & Co’s legal representation of Abubakar Bagudu over the years has come to light.

According to the Pandora Papers, Farrer & Co started acting for Bagudu in February 2010. It's claimed the company aided the Nigerian and his brother in transferring the ownership of €98 million (£113 million) from a British Virgin Islands (BVI) trust to a jurisdiction in Singapore and the Cook Islands called the Blue Group.

The newly revealed documents show that in April 2010, Farrer & Co sought a response from another firm representing Bagudu regarding their mutual client’s source of offshore wealth. At the time, the firm acknowledged that Bagudu had faced embezzlement charges in line with a criminal investigation and had been arrested and detained in the US for six months. However, Farrer & Co was also given assurances that Bagudu had reached a settlement with the Nigerian government. In line with it, he was granted the right to retain funds held in the BVI trust.
The Nigerian politician has been accused by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) of playing an “instrumental role” in a corruption scheme that resulted in the plundering of billions of dollars from the coffers of West Africa's most populous nation. Bagudu has consistently denied any wrongdoing.

The complete story: https://www.politicoscope.com/queen-elizabeths-lawyers-acted-for-politician-looting-nigerias-money-pandora-papers/

Zamfara State Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle has been caught and seen in a video sharing cash gifts to Nigerian soldiers at a yet-to-be-identified location in banditry-ravaged Zamfara State in a lavish mismanagement of government’s funds.

Bello Matawalle, who was hailed by the soldiers, was captured bringing out the huge cash from a Sport Utility Vehicle with his two hands to his chest and giving them to the soldiers.

“We are here, we are here, nothing go happen,” the soldier who received the money was heard saying while his colleagues were hailing Zamfara State Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle.

SOURCE: https://www.politicoscope.com/bello-matawalle-caught-sharing-bundles-of-cash-with-soldiers

President Muhammadu Buhari paid over N20 million for his two children, Yusuf and Zahra, who were studying in the United Kingdom universities in 2015, about the time when he declared to Nigerians that he could not afford the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) expression of interest and nomination form (https://www.politicoscope.com/buhari-paid-over-n20m-for-his-children-uk-university-fees).

According to an American professor, John Paden, “All of President Buhari’s children have had extensive education. Several have studied at university and postgraduate levels, including abroad.” - (https://www.politicoscope.com/buhari-paid-over-n20m-for-his-children-uk-university-fees).

Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi Early Years

Sound Sultan was born Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi on November 27, 1976. He attended Stepping Stone Nursery and Primary school, Federal Government College Osun state, and Lagos State University in 1999 where he obtained a degree in geography and regional planning.

Olanrewaju Fasasi interest in music began in 1991 when he began miming at school parties and writing his own lyrics. He attributes his early influence to his elder brother Dare Fasasi who is well known as Baba Dee.

Though he started as a rapper, he has worked in different musical genres from R&B to Afrobeat, soul, and fuji music. While alive, he once said, “artistes shouldn’t be judged on the genre in which they perform, the important thing is the message conveyed in the music.”

By 1999, he had won numerous local talent-hunt shows. He released his first single Jagbajantis in 2000 and was a hit.

Sound Sultan Biography and Profile https://www.nairagent.com/sound-sultan-biography-and-profile/

If invited to a “Naija” wedding, prepare for serious merrymaking, dancing, and eating to your heart’s content. We turned to experts Feyisola Ogunfemi and Jewel Odeyemi to answer some FAQs about Nigerian weddings.

There are multiple layers to weddings from every tribe right from the proposal. For Igbo and Yoruba people, the traditional wedding comes first, followed by a church ceremony that is often referred to as the “white wedding” due to the color of the bride’s gown. Both ceremonies could be days, weeks, or months apart. The white wedding customarily takes place in a church, but modern couples are opting for non-denominational venues.

Link: https://www.scenegraphystudio.com/blog/2021/7/nigerian-wedding-what-you-need-to-know-today

Attending a wedding is one of the best ways to experience the richness of Nigeria. Come for the food, flying cash, and festivity, and leave with great memories and perhaps a monogrammed clock (or two).

Born on June 12th 1963 in Ondo State, Nigeria, T.B. Joshua’s (Temitope Balogun Joshua) journey was a humbling story of how God raised a young man from a poverty-stricken home to lead an international ministry that would attract thousands worldwide to witness the reality of God’s power today.

From dropping out of secondary school in his first year and working in a poultry farm; from teaching little children while attending evening classes and washing people’s legs on the muddy streets of Lagos to embarking on a 40-day fast before receiving the divine call and starting a ministry with a mere eight members – the life of T.B. Joshua was a story of amazing grace and unwavering focus.

He was a mentor to presidents yet a friend to the widows and less privileged, a role model to his generation yet a humble and hardworking man, toiling tirelessly for the advancement of God’s kingdom. His story was an encouragement that there is hope for the weak.

Prophet T.B. Joshua started The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN). Continue reading T.B. Joshua Biography and Profile (https://www.goodreadbiography.com/tb-joshua-biography).

TB Joshua Last Words:
On Saturday 5th June 2021, Prophet TB Joshua spoke during the Emmanuel TV Partners Meeting:
"Time for everything – time to come here for prayer and time to return home after the service."

T.B. Joshua Awards:
For his wide humanitarian activities, he won a National Honour by the Nigerian government in 2008 along with a letter of appreciation from the United Nations. The beloved prophet was honored as an Ambassador of Peace by the Arewa Youth Forum. Besides all, he was recognized with an ‘award of excellence’ by ZAKA.

Nigeria's former president, the late Umaru Yar'Adua, awarded T.B. Joshua the Order of the Federal Republic, one of the country's highest honours.

TB Joshua’s Net Worth:
In 2011, Forbes said he was the third-wealthiest pastor in Nigeria, with a net worth of $10 million to $15 million.

Continue reading T.B. Joshua Biography and Profile (https://www.goodreadbiography.com/tb-joshua-biography).

Calls for secession from Nigeria are not new. In the 1950s calls for ‘’Araba’’ meaning separation in Hausa language were stridently made in the northern region in reaction to constitutional changes that the region found unfavourable. Similarly in 1966 in the heat of the July counter coup by northern officers to avenge a similar one earlier in January of the same year in which northerners were the main victims, feelings were high for a declaration of an ‘’Arewa Republic’’ by northerners.

Before they take us all on the road to a humanitarian catastrophe, it is time we subject all of their assumptions on secession as a solution to the current challenges in the country one by one, unclad the veneer covering them, exposing the hollowness that they and their champions are made of in the process.

But daunting as the outlook is and tempting as the prospect appears, secession cannot be the solution to our existential challenges as a nation: https://www.nigeriaopendebate.com/why-secession-is-not-the-silver-bullet-to-nigerias-challenges-part-1. Indeed it is a prospect fraught with lurking uncertain dangers not least for its proponents but for the country as a whole.

The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration in Lagos is obviously inundated with the dangerous dimension the activities of commercial motorcyclists is taking; their disregard for state traffic laws and restrictions, hence the decision to ban them totally, and this decision is enjoying considerable support from well-meaning Lagosians and Nigerians alike ( https://www.nigeriaopendebate.com/okada-time-to-wield-the-big-stick). “The inability of government to effectively regulate motorbikes is down to the endemic human problems we have in Nigeria, which is also characterised across every sphere of our society.

And this is further compounded by the fact that motorbikes riders are surrogate of the NURTW.” Certainly, banning Okada on Lagos roads is inevitable, but government cannot leave it at that, all the ripple effects of such action must be considered and addressed."

Mallam Isa Pantami is no ordinary Nigerian. He is a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Pantami is also no ordinary Minister. He is charged with the sensitive portfolio of Communications and Digital Economy. Before his ministerial appointment, he had headed the very sensitive and delicate position of Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency.

As Minister, Pantami oversees the critical agencies of NCC, NITDA, NIPOST, NIGCOMSAT and GALAXY BACKBONE. In this digitalised world, Pantami by his office has access to Nigerians’ private communications, NIN, identities, etc.

He is said to be the Chief Imam of the Al Mannar mosque, Abuja, where he preaches. There is nothing wrong about one being close to his maker, including his present tafsir teaching during the Ramadan fasting season (Ramadan Kareem).

In a video that has since gone viral (which he was later forced to own up after initially denying his previous incendiary and inflammatory statements), he openly castigated then President Goodluck Jonathan, for sending the military to kill boko haram insurgents whose blood he regarded as “our Muslim brother’s blood”.

Hear him: “We are praying to God to answer all our prayers. It is our right and obligation before all Muslim leaders, politicians, government appointees, academics. All of us should not fold their arms and watch helplessly how they shed our Muslim brothers’ blood and cheat them in vain.

Why did President Muhammadu Buhari nominate Pantami in the first place? Can he, as Commander-In-Chief, claim not to have access to information regarding Pantami’s dangerous antecedents? I think not. Or, don’t you know the reason? Simple: his usual infamous inclination towards prebendalism, cronyism, sectionalism, tribalism, favouritism, religiosity and mediocrity.

Isa Pantami: The Leopard And Its Unchanging Spots: https://www.nigeriaopendebate.com/isa-pantami-the-leopard-and-its-unchanging-spots

On Saturday, March 20, 2021, Samuel Ioraer Ortom, politician, farmer, former Minister of State for Trade and Investment, and now Governor of Benue escaped death by whiskers when assailants suspected to be herders waylaid him on his way back from his farm. According to Ortom, about 15 herders who were dressed in black outfits ambushed him and his security personnel.

According to the Governor, “I appreciate the security men attached to me. They were able to repel them, and the gunmen could not have access to me. And I thank God for my fitness, to have run for more than one and a half kilometres without stopping. It means that God has given me strength, and I am grateful to God.”

Ortom, who has been a vocal critic of open grazing of cattle, reportedly impounded over 200 cows for violating the anti-grazing law the State passed in 2018. The attack on the Governor has been widely condemned by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Governors Forum, Northern Governors Forum, the Peoples Democratic Party, and as well as many other groups. The former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, also promptly ordered an investigation into the attack.

“Our resolution to guarantee the safety of lives and property within the State shall remain utmost, as security agencies have been directed to enforce the ban. In its usual magnanimity, our administration will give a grace period of seven days for those who wish to carry on with their cattle-rearing business, to register with appropriate authorities”.

Enjoy reading: https://www.nigeriaopendebate.com/samuel-ortom-when-a-governor-has-to-flee/

Who Was Abubakar Sadiq Daba - (https://www.nairagent.com/sadiq-daba-biography-and-profile)?
Sadiq Daba (Abubakar Sadiq Daba), a Nigerian Nollywood veteran actor, producer and director who spent about 40 years of his life behind and in front of the camera. Daba, a national treasure and broadcaster of great renown at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), was also a producer, director, news editor, and radio producer.

Some of his popular series and movies are Cock Crow at Dawn, Behind the Clouds, Ripples, Village Headmaster, Moment of Truth, October 1.

When Nollywood was at its teething stage, Daba was one of the iconic stars who graced the screen. He starred in ‘Nightmare’, a 1995 film by Zik Zulu which starred Sandra Achums, Pete Edochie, Onyeka Onwenu among others.

At the rise of ‘New Nollywood’, Daba was picked to play the detective Danladi Waziri in Kunle Afolayan’s 2014 movie ‘October 1’. His peerless performance fetched him an Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA) in 2015. In 2016, Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) bestowed the Industry Merit Award on him.

‘October 1’ proved not the be the last time Daba would work with Afolayan. Last year 2020, when he embarked on ‘Citation’, he tapped Daba for a role.

Death Of Abubakar Sadiq Daba:
Sadiq Daba, a veteran actor and broadcaster who breathed life to many characters on TV, died on 3 Wednesday, March 2021, evening, at the Ayinke General hospital in Ikeja, Lagos, after a long battle with leukaemia and prostate cancer.

Naija captures the emotions I feel for my country. We Nigerians are confident people - proud of our culture and identity, industrious, hard-working, ingenious and great survivors. More https://www.nairalady.com/naija-what-does-it-mean . What does Naija mean to you? Lets hear from you now...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 66, Was Appointed Director-General Of The World Trade Organization By Representatives Of The 164 Member Countries, According To A Statement From The Body.

"Our Organization Faces A Great Many Challenges But Working Together We Can Collectively Make The WTO Stronger, More Agile And Better Adapted To The Realities Of Today,” Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Said. https://www.nairalady.com/ngozi-okonjo-iweala-becomes-first-african-wto-boss-official.

Chief Mrs Kemi Nelson was born February 9, 1956 to the illustrious Tinubu-Meredith/Laja families. Chief (Mrs.) Kemi Nelson is well known in social circle for her low cut hair style, her unique head-gear and her dancing prowess.

She had her secondary school education at Anglican Girls Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode and her tertiary education at University Teaching Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, where she trained as a nurse and mid-wife.

She attended Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, where she had a diploma in law and Masters degree in Business Administration.

She a Fellow of the National Institute of Marketing, a Member of the Institute of Directors and Chairman School Leadership Project development Committee (Nigerian Institute of Leadership) amongst many other professional organizations.

Read Kemi Nelson Biography And Profile. https://www.nairalady.com/kemi-nelson-biography-and-profile

The search for the 2021 university female undergraduate who will wear the crown of Miss University Nigeria (MUN) has officially commenced as the organiser of the pageant, Super Force Media has opened registration slated for July 2021.

For MUN, the winner will clinch a brand new car with N1.5 million cash with other benefits including fully-paid masters degree programme, wardrobe allowance and sponsored international vacation trip.

Find Out About Miss University Nigeria Registration Opens: Win N1.5m Cash. https://www.nairalady.com/miss-university-nigeria-registration-opens-win-n1-5m-cash

In the statement titled, “I’m still with my Beloved Husband”, which was made available to THISDAY, Hauwa described the publication as “malicious and a deliberate falsehood,” asserting that she is still very much with her husband.

Hauwa stated:

“Following several calls from well-meaning family members and friends over a malicious publication and deliberate falsehood that I have packed out of my matrimonial home, I want to clarify for the avoidance of doubt that I am still very much with my husband."

For more revelations get full story here: https://www.nairagent.com/hauwa-adam-nuru-our-divorce-fake-news

Here are the most famous celebrities of 2020:

1. Burna Boy
2. Davido
3. Mr Macaroni
4. Laycon
5. Hushpuppi
6. Naira Marley
7. D’banj
8. DJ Switch
9. Desmond Elliot
10. Wizkid

More Details: https://www.nairagent.com/10-top-celebrities-of-2020

What's your top Nigerian 2020 celebrities?

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The Lagos State Government has given details of the death of the former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, who died on Thursday 25 June 2020. Giving details of the ex-governor’s death on Friday, Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said he died from multiple organ failure.

Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said: “We regret the death of immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajumobi who passed on today, June 25, 2020 at First Cardiologist Consultant; a private COVID-19 approved care facility in Lagos State. The former Governor died from multiple organs failure following complications from COVID-19 infection.”

More details here https://www.nairagent.com/abiola-ajimobi-heres-why-he-died .

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George Floyd Biography:
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Derek Chauvin Biography:
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King Sunny Ade is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and a pioneer of modern world music was born on 22 September 1946. Sunny Ade was deemed 'King' because he is his country's No. 1 popular musician. Here's King Sunny Ade Biography on YouTube channel.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad as the managing director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).

Ahmad Salihijo Ahma is a renewable energy expert, who holds two masters degrees in development studies and project planning: https://www.nairagent.com/buhari-appoints-ahmad-salihijo-ahma-md-rural-electrification-agency.

For Musa, He Won The Russian League In 2013, 2014, 2016, The Russian Cup In 2012 And 2013 Then Added The Super Cup In 2013 And 2014. Musa Was Top Scorer Of The Russian Cup In 2013 And Made The List Of 33 Best Players Of The Russian Championship The Same Year.

John Mikel Obi Won The Premier League Title In 2009/2010 And 2014/2015 With Chelsea. He won the FA Cup and Champions League at Chelsea in 2012 and added the 2013 Europa League title.

Get more https://www.nairagent.com/john-mikel-obi-ahmed-musa-included-in-african-team-of-the-decade

All the selected men were chosen by the Nairagent readers and the final list compiled by Nairagent Editors.

1. Abdullahi Ganduje: https://www.nairagent.com/abdullahi-ganduje-biography-and-profile
2. Abdulsalami Abubakar: https://www.nairagent.com/abdulsalami-abubakar-biography-and-profile
3. Aliko Dangote: https://www.nairagent.com/aliko-dangote-biography-and-profile
4. Akinwunmi Ambode: https://www.nairagent.com/akinwunmi-ambode-biography-and-profile
5. Akinwumi Adesina: https://www.nairagent.com/akinwumi-adesina-biography-and-profile
6. Anthony Joshua: https://www.nairagent.com/anthony-joshua-biography-and-profile
7. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu: https://www.nairagent.com/asiwaju-bola-tinubu-biography-and-profile
8. Atiku Abubakar: https://www.nairagent.com/atiku-abubakar-biography-and-profile
9. Ayodeji ‘Wizkid’ Ibrahim Balogun: https://www.nairagent.com/ayodeji-wizkid-ibrahim-balogun-biography-and-profile
10. Ben Enwonwu: https://www.nairagent.com/ben-enwonwu-biography-and-profile
11. Benjamin Kwashi: https://www.nairagent.com/benjamin-kwashi-biography-and-profile
12. Bisi Olatilo: https://www.nairagent.com/bisi-olatilo-biography-and-profile
13. Chris Oyakhilome: https://www.nairagent.com/chris-oyakhilome-biography-and-profile
14. Daniel Dino Melaye: https://www.nairagent.com/daniel-dino-melaye-biography-and-profile
15. Desmond Elliot: https://www.nairagent.com/desmond-elliot-biography-and-profile
16. Enoch Adeboye: https://www.nairagent.com/pastor-enoch-adeboye-biography-and-profile
17. Fela Anikulapo Kuti: https://www.nairagent.com/fela-anikulapo-kuti-biography-and-profile
18. Godwin Emefiele: https://www.nairagent.com/godwin-emefiele-biography-and-profile
19. Goodluck Jonathan: https://www.nairagent.com/goodluck-jonathan-biography-and-profile
20. Herbert Macaulay: https://www.nairagent.com/herbert-macaulay-biography-and-profile
21. Herbert Wigwe: https://www.nairagent.com/herbert-wigwe-biography-and-profile
22. Ken Saro-Wiwa: https://www.nairagent.com/ken-saro-wiwa-biography-and-profile
23. Kesington Adebutu: https://www.nairagent.com/kesington-adebutu-biography-and-profile
24. Moshood Abiola: https://www.nairagent.com/moshood-abiola-biography-and-profile
25. Muhammadu Buhari: https://www.nairagent.com/muhammadu-buhari-biography-and-profile
26. Muhammad Sanusi II: https://www.nairagent.com/muhammad-sanusi-ii-biography-and-profile
27. Nwankwo Kanu: https://www.nairagent.com/nwankwo-kanu-biography-and-profile
28. Obafemi Awolowo: https://www.nairagent.com/chief-obafemi-awolowo-biography-and-profile
29. Odumegwu Ojukwu Chukwuemeka: https://www.nairagent.com/odumegwu-ojukwu-chukwuemeka-biography-and-profile
30. Okwui Enwezor: https://www.nairagent.com/okwui-enwezor-biography-and-profile
31. Olatunji Akintunde Braithwaite: https://www.nairagent.com/olatunji-akintunde-braithwaite-biography-and-profile
32. Olaudah Equiano: https://www.nairagent.com/olaudah-equiano-biography-and-profile
33. Olusegun Obasanjo: https://www.nairagent.com/olusegun-obasanjo-biography-and-profile
34. Omoyele Sowore: https://www.nairagent.com/omoyele-sowore-biography-and-profile
35. Ovedje Ogboru: https://www.nairagent.com/chief-great-ovedje-ogboru-biography-and-profile
36. Razak Akanni Okoya: https://www.nairagent.com/razak-akanni-okoya-biography-and-profile
37. Richard Mofe-Damijo: https://www.nairagent.com/richard-mofe-damijo-biography-and-profile
38. Rochas Okorocha: https://www.nairagent.com/rochas-okorocha-biography-and-profile
39. Leo Stan Ekeh: https://www.nairagent.com/leo-stan-ekeh-biography-and-profile
40. Ibrahim Suleiman: https://www.nairagent.com/ibrahim-suleiman-biography-and-profile
41. Jason Njoku: https://www.nairagent.com/jason-njoku-biography-and-profile
42. Jim Ovia: https://www.nairagent.com/jim-ovia-biography-and-profile
43. Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi Ironsi: https://www.nairagent.com/johnson-thomas-umunnakwe-aguiyi-ironsi-biography-and-profile
44. John Boyega: https://www.nairagent.com/john-boyega-biography-and-profile
45. Samuel Ajayi Crowther: https://www.nairagent.com/bishop-samuel-ajayi-crowther-biography-and-profile
46. Shehu Shagari: https://www.nairagent.com/shehu-shagari-biography-and-profile
47. Theophilus Danjuma: https://www.nairagent.com/theophilus-danjuma-biography-and-profile
48. Tony Elumelu: https://www.nairagent.com/tony-elumelu-biography-and-profile
49. Victor Uwaifo: https://www.nairagent.com/victor-uwaifo-biography-and-profile
50. Wole Soyinka: https://www.nairagent.com/wole-soyinka-biography-and-profile

The National Butchers Union of Nigeria said that they were impressed by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s accomplishments as governor of Lagos State and would want him to replicate them at the national level. https://www.nairagent.com/asiwaju-bola-tinubu-should-contest-for-president-in-2023-national-butchers-union-of-nigeria-says/

John Boyega shined as he attended the European premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker wearing Nigerian traditional dress. On Wednesday evening, the actor, who portrays Stormtrooper-turned-rebel Finn in the intergalactic film series, joined his co-stars in London for the premiere of the saga’s latest instalment.

The 27-year-old, who was born in the capital to British-Nigerian parents, graced the blue carpet wearing a blue Agbada, a wide-sleeved robe traditionally worn by men in West Africa, particularly in Nigeria.

Boyega completed his look by wearing a Fila, a traditional Yoruba cap frequently paired with an Agbada.

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Femi Otedola, one of Nigeria richest men and top philanthropist donated 5 billion Naira (on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at a ceremony organized by the Cuppy Foundation in Abuja) to the Save the Children Fund, which is one of the most single and largest individual donation to charity in Nigeria’s history.

What People Said About Femi Otedola's Donation to the Save the Children Fund:

Nigeria Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo said it is “the single largest donation to philanthropy in the country.”

Reno Omokri: “Femi Otedola has just put the billionaires of the North East to shame. Where are the Indimis, the Mai Deribe family and other oil billionaires from the North East? Google their names and some of the first pictures you will see are of their children in private jets marrying President’s children and displaying obscene wealth while surrounded by extreme poverty. It took a Good Samaritan stranger to do what the natives of the North East failed to do! Shame on them and God bless the talakawa that they have refused to look after.”

Femi Otedola would probably be most remembered for his acts of philanthropy in the long run, that is his social entrepreneurship, the readiness with which he offers a helping hand.

2019 NairaGent Person of the Year award presented to Femi Otedola, one of Nigeria's greatest philanthropist https://www.nairagent.com/femi-otedola-2019-nairagent-person-of-the-year/

Ibrahim Suleiman (Ibrahim Onimisi-Suleiman) was born on the 25th of September 1983, Ibrahim became an official member of the human race in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria. The graduate of Architecture of Ahmadu Bello University. After dancing professionally for 11 years, he decided to venture into acting where he met his wife Linda Ejiofor.

Although he was birthed in Northern Nigeria, his state of origin is Edo State and the juxtaposition of these two cultures has gone more than a mile in informing his work as a performer.

"I’m not a man of regrets; I don’t beat myself up if things go wrong, I just move on. I believe my steps are ordered by God ; nothing is by my own doing and so far, I’m blessed to have the opportunity to build a career in dancing. I went pro in 2008 and have done better than most people expected. I’ve been dancing for 11 years and for me its part of God’s plan."

Ibrahim Onimisi-Suleiman Biography and Profile https://www.goodreadbiography.com/ibrahim-suleiman-biography

Nigeria’s multiple security problems have created a crisis that requires urgent attention and could lead to instability in other African countries if it is not addressed, a United Nations rapporteur said. Security forces in Africa’s most populous country are trying to tackle a decade-long Islamist insurgency in the northeast, banditry in the northwest and bloody clashes between nomadic herdsmen and farming communities over dwindling arable land in central states.

“The lack of accountability is on such a scale that pretending this is nothing short of a crisis will be a major mistake. If ignored, its ripple effect will spread in the sub-region given the country’s important role in the continent,” Agnes Callamard, the U.N. special rapporteur said. https://www.politicoscope.com/un-calls-nigeria-a-pressure-cooker-of-internal-conflict