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TV/MoviesRe: BBNAIJA: Tobi And Rico Swavey Win 2 Million Naira From Nokia 8 Challenge by misano(m): 8:34pm On Mar 18, 2018
This game is stupid. Make dem kuku give D money to Miracle & Nina. Na so so sexx Nigerians dey like. No wonder their world wide ranking in porn site is increasing every. Don pass U.S self. Rubbish.
PoliticsRe: Ifeanyi Ubah Officially Declares To Run For Senate In 2019 by misano(m): 4:19pm On Mar 17, 2018
wink2015:
Mr Ubah should continue with his oil business as being successful in business is not a ticket to a successful political career.
He knows dat he will make more money from politics than in his business. The business na just cover. Criminals.
TravelRe: Some Rare Images Of Lagos, About 50years Ago. by misano(m): 11:29am On Mar 17, 2018
Herdsmen:
Story story .... story...

So after much much.. what's the score..

Why is that region still under undeveloped...

Why are you humana not proud of where you come from...
Everyone of you will wake to shout Lagos...who una dey leave ijesha owo ikire ede ogbomosho.. for?

Next igbos go enter soon help una develop am..then your grand children and children go come online to chest beat ..

Till una replicate Lagos story for other Southwest states..
Nigeria go take the whole Yoruba serious
True talk....
TravelRe: Some Rare Images Of Lagos, About 50years Ago. by misano(m): 11:24am On Mar 17, 2018
Sinof:
Comprehension Seems To Be Ur Problem, Thats Why U Talk Out Of Context. I Was Replying To His Statement That Ovia, Maduka And The Other Igbo Millionaires Are The Ones That Developed Lagos
And I'm saying everybody developed Lagos. From Ovia to Tinubu, from the British to the military head of states every body including the oil contributed to its development. My point is development of Lagos was done by D works of many ppl but started from D white who taught ur father and my father how read and write in D first place. If not for them our papas for still they stay for bush.
TravelRe: Some Rare Images Of Lagos, About 50years Ago. by misano(m): 11:08am On Mar 17, 2018
Sinof:
It Wasnt A Small Town Even In The Late 50s And 60s When This Pics Were Taken. How Come Maduka, Ovia And Elumelu That Were Toddlers Then Are The Ones That Transformed It To A Big City That It Already Was? Im From The S/south But I Bet U 1960s Lagos Had More Skyscrappers Than Any Other Major City In The The S/E, S/S And S/W Today.
Dis one go just dey talk round bush. Who built Lagos, is it ur farher? Abi na Tinubu? Face reality if D English men were still in charge of Lagos today u wouldn't have noticed how over populated Lagos is. They would have built better and wider bridges. Sub stations, environmentally friendly parks and more affordable homes.
PhonesNokia Revives The 8110, The Matrix Mobile , In Banana Yellow by misano(op): 7:43pm On Feb 25, 2018
@ JUICYLINKS

Nokia has done it again. For second consecutive MWC, the Finnish manufacturer owned by HMD Global has presented a “retro” mobile, a dumb phone that does not have Android or any modern operating system, although it does have some basic apps. This time they have revived 8110, Neo’s mobile in Matrix .

After launching a new version of the legendary 3310 at the MWC 2017, this year, Nokia has come up with the idea of ​​giving a new life to one of the mobile phones that we loved back in the days. And if you never had it, now is your chance, even if it’s completely useless for Instagram fans or some modern apps.

The new Nokia 8110 has a basic operating system called Smart Feature OS, which has access to basic apps (including one for Facebook). The mobile has a Qualcomm 205 Mobile processor, 512 MB of RAM and 4 GB of storage. It also has connection to LTE networks and a camera of just 2MP. It will be available in black and yellow banana, and will be priced at just $ 97 (or 24,000 naira) when it goes on sale next May.

https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/02/25/nokia-revives-the-8110-the-matrix-mobile-in-banana-yellow/


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PoliticsRe: British Military Offers To Assist In Rescue Operations Of Dapchi Girls by misano(m): 9:07pm On Feb 24, 2018
livebynite:
Garri has saved millions of lives since this country was founded by the great founding fathers, how many has the Nigerian government killed due to negligence, corruption or failed governance? Garri has fed old, young and even babies in this country. Garri is the reason some people can sleep or wake in the morning. Garri is our heritage and savior..

Garri is more valuable to every Nigerian than Buhari is! be you Northerner, Fulani, Yoruba, Ibo, Niger Delta you have felt the touch of garri directly or indirectly
Thank U. A tuber of cassava is even better than Buhari's generation....
PoliticsRe: British Military Offers To Assist In Rescue Operations Of Dapchi Girls by misano(m): 9:05pm On Feb 24, 2018
okochaik:
Naija sorry
A country that doesn't have steady power supply in the 21st century and yet some people are looking for past leaders to vote in. Make una sorry
May all Buhari support become impotent...
PoliticsRe: British Military Offers To Assist In Rescue Operations Of Dapchi Girls by misano(m): 8:58pm On Feb 24, 2018
overall90:
Oga British officer, our president is a retired general,he will personally lead the rescue in front. we don't need your help. please stop the insult
I agree with U. Buhari na cow - shay U agree with me?
PoliticsRe: British Military Offers To Assist In Rescue Operations Of Dapchi Girls by misano(m): 8:56pm On Feb 24, 2018
thesicilian:
After selling weapons to the terrorists you now offer to help the government and people they are terrorizing thus getting paid both ways.
Before U start condemning who U are not seeing, first condemn that ugly man called Buhari.
PoliticsRe: British Military Offers To Assist In Rescue Operations Of Dapchi Girls by misano(m): 8:49pm On Feb 24, 2018
In 2014, Buhari was ruling cows. Now the confirmed cow president is now ruling more than 170million Nigerians, what do we expect?
PoliticsRe: British Military Offers To Assist In Rescue Operations Of Dapchi Girls by misano(m): 8:39pm On Feb 24, 2018
So Buhari is actually worse than GEJ. May Boko boys kill all his supporters and r*pe all his daughters in d other room.
PoliticsRe: FG Develops Home Made Biscuits For School Feeding Programme by misano(m): 10:34am On Feb 22, 2018
When other tech and science ministries in other countries are making robots and AIs, Nigeria's science body is making biscuit. Give us something reasonable to talk about. Bu bu is a trash.... As we know it, we leave trash for .....
PoliticsRe: Corruption In Oil Sector: I'll Fight To Create New Image - President Buhari Vows by misano(m): 6:06pm On Feb 19, 2018
Goand sidan there after wasting 4 years in office bad leader. Rubbish man....
TV/MoviesBbnaija: How Africans Voted For Thier Favourite Housemates by misano(op):
What a surprise Miracle and Nina got the highest vote. Angel and Ifu almost lost the game with just 3.99% vote.

The second pair with the highest vote is Bamteddy (Bambam and Teddy A) with 21.6%.

See the list below directly from BBNaija social media page:

Mina: 28.5 %
Bamteddy:21.6%
Loto:15.2%
Cebi 13.5%
Rineeka:11.6%
Angelifu: 3.99%
Prito: 3.05%
Vandee: 2.98%

TravelRe: Cows At Akure Airport Prevent Air Peace From Landing. Fayose, FFK React by misano(m): 9:18pm On Feb 17, 2018
kitaatita:
The herdsmen menace can be addeessed withiut unnecessary ethnic attachments. Before FFK and Fayose blame Buhari for the incident , let's see similar incident in the past captured below;

Plane hits cows on Nigeria runway
An investigation has been launched into the security breach. An investigation has been launched after a plane ran into a herd of cows at Nigeria's Port Harcourt airport, officials say. The Air France plane, with 196 people on board, ploughed into the cows as it touched down at Port Harcourt in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
No-one on board was hurt, but the collision left seven cows dead and the runway was soaked with their blood. Port Harcourt is the centre of Nigeria's huge oil industry. The return flight to Paris was cancelled and the airport was closed for several hours.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4659281.stm
So oga, where is D change that baba promised us?

Tomorrow U go start to argue say ' Buhari did better than GEJ.'
TV/MoviesRe: BBNaija: Alex Shows Off Her Breasts Again (Photos) by misano(m): 10:04pm On Feb 10, 2018
Enemyofpeace:
That girl worwor die
GGMU!
On top of her wowoness she nor even get better body. With squeezed boobs. .
BusinessRe: Nestlé Unveils N4.1bn Milo RTD Factory In Ogun State (Photos) by misano(m): 8:54pm On Feb 09, 2018
Jethrolite:
You do not sound like an entrepreneur, if competition is too stiff in a business, there are thousands of others to go into. You can even compete with large multinationals in their own turf provided you have identified your market and can give them what the multinationals are currently not giving them.

I advise you read 'Losing my Virginity' by Sir Richard Branson, see how his new airline (Virgin) fought and won BA.
That's an entrepreneur talking. I respect your comment.
Christianity EtcRe: Kayamo Chambers Withdraws From Stephanie Otobo & Suleman's Sex Scandal Case by misano(m): 5:10pm On Feb 09, 2018
The more U read about this Otobo-Suleman case the lesser you understand.

CelebritiesDavido Signs International Deal With AXE deodorant by misano(op):
Nigeria singer Davido has inked a new deal with international brand AXE.

OBO took to Instagram to share his excitement, calling the deal with the deodorant company, the ‘biggest endorsement yet’. This means Davido will be cashing in a lot of money this year.

On his Instagram story he shared videos of him shooting an advert for the brand with South African Dj black Coffee. Looks like it’s upward for Davido with this endorsement and he couldn’t be anymore happy.

https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/02/08/davido-signs-international-deal-with-axe/


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CelebritiesRe: #bbnaija: Teddy A Caught Playing With Bam Bam N*pple Inside The Pool [Video] by misano(m): 8:45pm On Feb 05, 2018
This OP is telling lies, there's no nip video there.
TV/MoviesNomination Results On Big Brother Naija 2018 by misano(op): 8:34pm On Feb 05, 2018
As Brother Naija 3 marked its first week on Sunday, Ebuka told the housemates that on Monday will be Nomination Night.

Recall that on Sunday, the host confirmed that each pair will nominate two other pairs in their Nomination Sessions today.​

Now here is it:

Recall that, JUICYLINKS reported that the nominations tonight will be fake and there will be know need for BB Naija fans to vote.

As it was reported, Biggie is up to his tricks, so there is no need to vote this week!

Meanwhile, See which pair nominated the other tonight on Big Brother Naija 2018 – [Week Two]:

1: Tobi & Cee-C nominated: Bitto & Princess and Lolu & Anto

2: Lolu & Anto nominated: Angel & Ifu and K Brule & Khloe.

3: Angel & Ifu Ennada nominated: K.Brule & Khloe and Leo & Alex

4: Leo & Alex nominated: Angel & Ifu and Bitto & Princess.

5: Teddy A & Bambam nominated: K.Brule & Khloe and Miracle & Nina.

6: Dee-One & Vandora nominated: Angel & Ifu and Bitto & Princess.

7: Bitto & Princess nominated: Teddy A & Bambam and K Brule & Khloe.

8: Miracle & Nina nominated: K.Brule & Khloe and Angel & Ifu

9: K.Brule & Khloe nominated: Nina & Miracle and Bitto & Princess.

10: Rico Swavey & Ahneeka nominated: Nina & Miracle and Bitto & Princess.

Meanwhile, Head Of House, Tobi used his powers to save the pair of Nina & Miracle and replaced them with Teddy A & Bambam.

Final Results – Nominated Pairs For Week Two:

1: Angel & Ifu Ennada.

2: K.Brule & Khloe.

3. Lolu & Anto

4. Teddy A & Bambam.

5. Bitto & Princess


https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/02/05/%e2%80%8bweek-2-nomination-results-on-big-brother-naija-2018/


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TV/MoviesBBNaija: Fake Nomination To Hold Today, No Eviction This Week — Report by misano(op): 9:24am On Feb 05, 2018
As Brother Naija 3 marked its first week on Sunday, Ebuka told the housemates that on Monday will be Nomination Night.

Recall that on Sunday, the host confirmed that each pair will nominate two other pairs in their Nomination Sessions today.​

However, it has been reported to Big Brother Naija fans (not the housemates) that there will no need to vote this week.

The report states that the nominations that will hold later today is fake, stressing that there will be no evictions next week Sunday.

Ebuka confirms that Biggie is up to his tricks, so there is no need to Vote this week!

https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/02/05/bbnaija-fake-nomination-to-hold-today-no-eviction-this-week-report/


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CelebritiesBBNaija: Housemate Nina Says She Wants To Renovate Her Face by misano(op): 8:05am On Feb 03, 2018
Big Brother Naija housemate, Nina has been called out by fans and fellow housemates for "murdering" English.

Earlier today, Nina who is an English student in Imo State University was called out by social media users for disgracing the prestigious university with her incorrect use of English.

The fair-skinned housemate was heard telling other housemates that she wants to "renovate her face". In less than an hour later, social media user started reacting.


Shortly after, Lolu who is paired with fellow housemate Anto recently left social media buzzing when he totally confused the Imo student with his grammar.

In a conversation, Lolu said: "You sound asinine most times".

And Nina's reply was, "My head is swelling-o, thank you".

But unknown to her, the word ASININE means extremely unintelligent or utterly foolish or silly person.

https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/02/02/bbnaija-how-nina-disgraced-imo-state-students-with-her-incorrect-use-of-english/



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CelebritiesThis Is Could Be Mercy Aigbe's Hottest Instagram Photo Of The Week by misano(op): 6:34pm On Feb 02, 2018
If there's one thing that can be said about Mercy it's that the actress knows how to make her fans feel her hotness even if she's playing the role of 'Lucifer' in a horror movie! Seriously, this was noticed since she started entertaining Nigerians in 2001! 

After one of her first movies, "Afefe ife", things only continued to look up for Mercy.

Today, more than ever, she continues to prove that this Mercy we see today will never (and we mean, never) go out of style. This was never made more apparent than her latest photoshoot on Instagram on Friday.


https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/02/02/mercy-aigbe-proves-that-at-40-years-old-shes-still-got-what-it-takes-to-trend-on-social-media/


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CelebritiesBig Brother Naija: Meet Teddy A’s Baby Mama by misano(op): 1:41pm On Feb 01, 2018
Recall that, Big Brother Naija housemate Teddy A talked about his son on Sunday when he was ushered into the Big Brother House, he told Ebuka Obi that he will always make his son proud.

On Thursday, a photo of the said son and the alleged baby mama appeared online and we think she is pretty.

JUICYLINKS gathers that the 29-year old's baby mama is allegedly from Morocco and her name is Layla Amanii.


https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/02/01/%e2%80%8bbig-brother-naija-meet-teddy-as-baby-mama/



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PoliticsKenneth Okonkwo Blast PDP Says APC Is The Best Thing That Happened In Nigeria by misano(op):
Nigerian actor kenneth Okonkwo has said the best thing that happened to Nigeria, politically is the All Progressive Congress (APC).



The actor and politician made this claim on Thursday while speaking on AIT's television programme 'Focus Nigeria with Gbenga Aruleba'.

JUICYLINKS gathers that the actor blamed the party's inability to win councillorship seats in the last Enugu local government election, on electoral malpractices.

He said: "The best thing that happened to Nigeria, politically is APC." And talking about the last Enugu local government election, he said: "I was there personally and I can tell you authoritatively it was a sham and a disgrace."

He added: "Until the elections finished there were no result sheets, I can play the video for you, do you call that an election,” asking the TV presenter Gbenga Aruleba.

"In Enugu state there is know government in place. In my own senatorial zone, where the government is from, till today there is know legacy project, none."

He also said: "The only thing being commissioned in Enugu state is billboards and posters, unfoutunately, there are some billboards that will be deposited in a dilapidated road - but you will see a beautiful billboard on the road saying 'Happy Christmas'.

He continued, by saying he is excited that he is in a party that is doing things in Enugu.

"I am excited that I am in the party," the actor said.

"In only two years plus in office, the achievements of this party (APC) are placed side-by-side with a party that spent 16 years in office."

He talked about the relationship between the PDP and the Igbo tribe. He said: "We are a majority tribe in Nigeria, I am Igbo, and thank God I am. We hard a party that was there for 16 years they did not consider it necceassary to give us the precidency or the vice.

"The 16 years of leadership of the PDP saw all our infastrctures destoryed, the Enugu - Onitsha experess road was impassable, Enugu - Port Harcourt express road, the second Niger Bridge was still a nomenclature untill the PDP was gone. Everything about the Igbo man was destroyed."
 


https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/02/01/actor-kenneth-okonkwo-blast-pdp-says-apc-is-the-best-thing-that-happened-in-nigeria/

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Car TalkPorsche Electric Cars Will Charge Up To 80% In Twenty Minutes by misano(op): 7:49am On Feb 01, 2018
Porsche electric cars will charge up to 80% in twenty minutes

The Porsche Mission E prepares to enter into direct competition with Tesla and promises 80 percent charge in just 20 minutes.


Porsche's Mission E has been on the market since 2015, but its three new versions promises to be more competitive.

The arrival of these three versions is scheduled for 2019. In this way, the German manufacturer intends to compete openly with Tesla. The new versions are built at an entirely new platform, and has more than 600 HP. 


The Mission E will have two-speed transmission, maximum speed of 250 km / h and ability to go from 0 to 100 km / h in just 3.5 seconds (one second slower than the fastest Tesla S model) and a wireless charging that allows it to reach 80% battery in 20 minutes.

According to the manufactures, it will be built for regions with power shortage.


https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/01/31/porsche-electric-cars-will-charge-up-to-80-in-twenty-minutes/

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CelebritiesBBNaija: Andre Blaze Is The New Voice Of Big Brother by misano(op): 1:30pm On Jan 31, 2018
​Do you know who's playing Big Brother for Big Brother Naija? Twitter user think it's Andre Blaze.


Recall that last year, BBNaija fans speculated that Ejike Ibedilo was Biggie, this year, social media users are certain that Andre Blaze is the voiceover for Big Brother Naija.

For those of us still wondering who dahell is Andre Blaze, the full name is Andre Blaze Henshaw. He is a Nigerian radio personality, rapper, television host and executive producer. Andre first earned his celebrity status when he was made a member of the hip hop group Tuck Tyght Allstars.

His radio career began at Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, where he worked for over six years before joining Nigezie as a TV host. In May 2012, he quit his job at the cable TV channel after four years, later accepting an offer to host Nigeria’s Got Talent.


What do you think? Could the voice of Big Brother be Andre's?


https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/01/31/%e2%80%8bbbnaija-3-see-who-twitter-users-think-is-voiceover-for-big-brother-naija-2018/





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CelebritiesBbnaija 3: Was Khloe Planning Marriage With A Video Director Before The Show? by misano(op): 10:48pm On Jan 30, 2018
A video director called Unlimited LA has said he is in a relationship with BBNaija housemate, Khloe.

According to the video director, they will be getting married soon.

Unlimited LA who revealed this shocking marriage claim with Klhoe, took to his Instagram page to say the marriage will happen immediately after the 24 year old comes out of the Big Brother house.

Unlimited LA said: "...she’s my girl friend, we getting married immediately she comes back from BBN �"

Unlimited LA also shared a photo he snapped with the housemate.


https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/01/30/bbnaija-3-was-khloe-planning-marriage-with-a-video-director/


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CelebritiesPaddy Adenuga Says He Nearly Bought Chevron Netherlands by misano(op): 6:34pm On Jan 30, 2018
Son of business mogul and CEO of Globacom, Paddy Adenuga, has shared an inspiring story of how he almost bought an upstream, exploration and production business in the Netherlands, owned by US oil giant, Chevron.

He said he was 29 - years old when he made the bid without the help of his family.

Adenuga who shared his story on The Africa Archive said he hoped that people will learn from his experience in his quest of acquiring the European assets.


Read his story below:

It was October 2013, two years had passed since I had left the family business in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to London, England to start my own oil trading company. My time in the family business, as a director in the telecoms division and upstream oil & gas company was challenging to say the least but engaging and ultimately rewarding. However, I have never felt comfortable with sitting back and getting a golden pass through life. Whilst the easy thing to do was to be a “good boy and good son” and enjoy all the luxuries of being in a family business – I decided that striking it out on my own once again was the best course of action.

I’ve always loved the oil & gas business, like many other Nigerians. However, what I love about the business, particularly the exploration and production (upstream) side, was the mixture of strategy, operational capability, technical know-how, politics and business acumen which all had to be married with a gambling spirit and sheer luck to be successful. In my decision to move to London, I decided I would only be in the oil & gas business as long as it didn’t pose a direct conflict to the family’s interests. There is striking it out on your own and then there is just being plain foolish. Luckily for me, I had stopped being foolish by then.

The modus operandi of my oil trading business was simple. I kept an office in Lagos with a small team of five to run operations and logistics. I converted one of the bedrooms in my townhouse in London into a study. My team in Lagos under my guidance would get oil trading contracts and I, sitting in London, would either market these contracts to the global oil trading houses to execute in Nigeria on a joint venture (JV) basis or in some instances, I would find the capital to execute the contract from end to end. This formula proved effective and it was good enough to pay my bills and afford me an above modest lifestyle.

One of the traits I took from my parents is that I am highly ambitious and find it hard to sit still. There always has to be a new conquest, a new mountain to climb, or, as is the case most times, a new business to go after. Oil trading was my day job but was never exciting to me except for when I got paid. After days and weeks in London plotting my next move, I came up with an idea and a plan. In the world of upstream oil & gas, especially in Africa, companies that were operators, actively producing oil & gas in commercial quantities that wanted to invest or participate in the oil business were the darlings of the industry. They were like the prettiest girl in high school and every guy wanted her to come to the prom with him.

Most of the oil producing nations in sub-Saharan Africa such as Nigeria, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea would always require any investor into oil & gas assets in their country to either be an oil & gas operator with production on stream or be partnered with an operator, deemed a “technical partner”. This logic makes sense. If you are going to buy prized national assets, you should have the know how to develop and operate them or at least be partnered with an entity that does. I decided that I was going to use a Trojan Horse strategy. I had read ancient Greek literature when I’d attended military academy in Texas and it served as inspiration. I would acquire an oil & gas operating company in Europe (the Trojan Horse), where the political barriers and costs to entry in comparison to Africa would be significantly lower. I would then use this newly acquired company, which would now be of Afro-European in heritage, to become a technical partner to many local and international investors in the upstream oil & gas business in Africa. This company would be the first of its kind and likely the most sought-after oil & gas company on the African continent because of its unique DNA and ownership. After thinking of this idea, I took myself out to a bar a few blocks from my house and ordered myself a nice strong drink. I felt like a genius.

I registered a new upstream oil & gas investment company offshore and called it, The Catalan Corporation. The name didn’t really have a meaning, it just sounded nice and had a confident, stately demeanour to it. To keep costs at a minimum, I decided to put together an advisory board that consisted of Vance Querio, the COO of Addax Petroleum at the time and an industry professional and my mentor (who will remain nameless for good reason), one of Africa’s biggest business giants. Vance was all too happy to join and signed on quickly. I called my mentor and before signing on, he wanted a face to face meeting for me to explain my plan and ambitions for Catalan. He asked me to meet him in the early spring of 2014 at a health spa in a small Swiss village outside of Zurich. I have to admit the drive from Zurich to this little village tucked within the Swiss mountains still remains one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. The spring sun had begun to melt the snow on the mountains and in the distance; you could see the melting snow turn into giant waterfalls pouring off the mountains. It was like an oil painting come to life.

I eventually met with my mentor and after explaining my idea to him and that him being on my advisory board would not only give my burgeoning company credibility but help us raise cash, he agreed in totality and went further to tell me that I should tell anyone and everyone that he was not only on board but was going to give our company his full support. We drank some tea together and the next morning I was off back to London. My little plan for Africa oil & gas was coming together, finally put into action by two African men in a Swiss village. You couldn’t make this stuff up.

On the plane flying back to London from Zurich, even though I had just gotten my mentor on board, I felt that there was someone missing. A few years prior I was the spearhead of my family’s acquisition drive for OML 30 (this is another whole story in itself), one of Shell Nigeria’s most lucrative oil blocks that was up for sale, I met a brilliant English banker named Edgar. Edgar had more than 30 years of oil & gas operations and finance experience. He was respected by the industry on a global basis and having him on board would be the final piece in the puzzle, the icing on the cake. I called Edgar immediately I landed and asked if we could meet for lunch, my treat as always.

I pitched Catalan to Edgar and how if we pulled this off it would be the grandest of coups. Edgar was highly intrigued but stated that he wanted hard cash upfront from the onset. Whilst the others were all too eager to come on board and make their money via sweat equity or cash incentives when we had a target company in our sights, Edgar wanted to be paid money and a substantial amount before putting pen to paper. I was confused by his behaviour. I told him who the others were that were on Catalan’s advisory board but he wasn’t having it, either he would be paid his princely sum to attach his name to Catalan or no deal. I was 29 at the time and was still head-strong and prideful. How could this guy develop such an attitude? I thought we were friends. I suppose Edgar knew his value and wasn’t going to mortgage it on a promise of monies at a later date. As much as he liked my Trojan Horse idea, he just happened to like money more. I balked at his request in annoyance. I paid for lunch, told him no way, and stormed off home. This was a big mistake on my part that would rear its ugly head later.

Continue reading here:

https://juicylinksmag.com/2018/01/30/paddy-adenuga-how-i-nearly-bought-chevron-netherlands/


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