deomelo:




Dr. Layi Fatona, Managing Director, Niger Delta Exploration & Production Ltd

Not sure if we've covered this before.

ODVanguard:


I'll say it again that you're arguing from a position of ignorance. I'll allow Awo himself to respond to your 'why the West of the 4 Regions' question coz even he didn't feel the state of emergency was justified, considering that other regions also had their own fair share of crises yet the central government didn't deem it fit to declare a state of emergency in any of those hotspots. Read it slowly and hopefully your ignorance would be cured once and for all.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/awos-reply-state-emergency-1962/

Awo's Reply to the State of Emergency in 1962:

(Excerpts)

[b] “The first question which any reasonable person ought to ask himself is this. Is there a state of emergency in the Western Region? That is the most important question which the Prime Minister and the Cabinet must ask themselves. I submit with greater respect that a state of emergency does not exist in Western Nigeria. “Not long ago after independence, there was rioting of a most severe nature in the Tiv Division of Northern Nigeria.

Several lives were lost, several properties were destroyed, there was arson and a host other crimes were committed. At that time, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the Prime Minister as he is the Prime Minister,today. He did not think it fit to call this Parliament to declare a state of emergency in the Northern Region.

Also in Okrika- there was widespread rioting in Okrika; again, several lives and properties were lost. I understand that this widespread rioting in Okrika occurred twice in the Eastern Region. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet did not think it fit on that occasion to declare a state of public emergency in the Eastern Region.

“But, because the Action Group is pursuing the normal democratic processes as laid down in our Constitution to oust someone who happens to be very close friend of the Prime Minister, and also because the Action Group is looked upon as a moral foe to the N.P.C., this very far-reaching provision of our Constitution is now being invoked, only in respect of what might be described as squabbles inside the Chamber of the Western House of Assembly. It is doing violence to our Constitution and doing violence to the construction of words to suggest that what happened in the Western House of Assembly amounts to a state of public emergency.[/b]

hilroy:


I think this excerpt from Baba Awo should be a common knowledge for all Omo karo ojire. It was obvious that the Northerners and the Easterners deliberately conspired against Yorubas during the first republic because of our development and success. As God will have it, both of them got at each other starting with trigger happy Igbos young soldiers killing Hausa/Fulani leaders, and Northerners soldiers retaliating during the 2nd coup. Mind you, Yoruba leaders and soldiers were not spared during the 1st coup by the Igbos and 2nd coup by the Northerners. That's why I'm surprised when I see any Omoluabi begging for unity with these 2 tribes that hate us so much.

Abimbola tactically located the softest available landing spot - the ocean. The emergency notwithstanding, she did this in quite an adept manner that she did not crash, but landed as predetermined. Some others would have made a bad decision and struck the nation with tragedy. For this reason, Abimbola forever remains a heroine in the hearts of all who truly understand the dynamics of piloting an aircraft.
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‘‘Flying is memorable. Nigerian airspace has improved a lot. It’s total freedom up there and you get to be yourself. When you are on the ground you go through more stress, that you look forward to flying. For me, that’s the best part of my job. When you land, passengers come in to congratulate you and take pictures with you because you are female. The feeling of having satisfied passengers is priceless.’’
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"In our kind of environment this is certainly a difficult thing to achieve for a woman, this is an exciting and memorable day for me and my family - my husband and children - who also share in my joy", she had told journalists at her reception after the flight.
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My name is Tolulope Ita, Operations Manager of Aero Contractors. I am a Captain of the Dash 8 Aircraft and also integrated on the Boeing 737. We are the fastest growing passenger carrier in Nigeria that prides itself with punctuality and aviation safety records tailored to providing our customers with affordable fare, quality on board services, good customer relations combined with online and operation efficiency in line with world best aviation services.

Aero Contractors has two divisions namely:
Aero Nigeria – that Provides scheduled fixed wing passenger services to various Nigerian domestic airports and international destinations in the West African sub-region.

Rotary Wing – that provides Helicopter offshore oil and gas aviation services. http://www.hospitalityafrik.com/2015/08/05/aero-contractors/

hilroy:
Omoluabi Mortgage Bank plc


Omoluabi Mortgage Bank Plc offers residential and commercial mortgage financing services. It provides mortgage products including national housing fund mortgage loans, commercial mortgages, property acquisition loans, and loans for business and trading purposes; and construction loans and other financial services. The company also offers personal banking products comprising accounts, such as children’s, savings, gold personal current, corporate, home ownership, and call accounts; term and fixed deposits; certificate of deposits; and housing investment funds. In addition, it provides corporate banking products, including overdrafts, and property development finance and trading. The company was formerly known as Omoluabi Savings and Loans Plc and changed its name to Omoluabi Mortgage Bank Plc in January 2016. Omoluabi Mortgage Bank Plc was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Osogbo, Nigeria.

prodigy24:


I urge you to stay out of what your brain is not capable of managing. The man you're quoting has three other companies to his name. He couldn't have got the contract to build that hotel if he does have anything he is doing.

prodigy24:
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You can choke your ugly face in my asss. I thought you lazy lots like crosschecking the owner. Go and do that yourself. Most Igbo's do not fancy the show off about their business. Most of the companies I have now, do not have a SEO optimization, so they're hardly found. We Igbo people are not your mate. We don't roll with the ugly imps.

prodigy24:
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Your sense of reasoning is interestingly morbid. It is now MOMAN that will determine the level of success right. Everyone knows that afonja like forming association, from pepper sellers to mechanic to welder etc. We Igbo's we don't enjoy doing that. I'm hundred percent sure it was formed by afonja. If I were to be into oil and gas ,I will never join any useless group. I'm hundred percent sure that the group with be filled with afonja from president to cleaner. You can go and kiss the truth.. We don't engage in such medieval association. we do business and not meetings.

AYO OTUYALO

Ayo graduated as a Pharmacist from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1996. He worked in his chosen field of study for a couple of years before moving to the Honeywell Group of Companies where he worked as a Business Development Manager and was responsible for developing Chemical and Lubricant business before he was deployed to the office of the Chairman as his Personal Assistant.

Ayo is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Prime Atlantic Group with four joint ventures/subsidiaries namely, Prime Atlantic Cegelec (PACE), Falck Prime Atlantic Ltd (FPA), West Atlantic Energy Limited (WAEL) and Prime Atlantic Global Instruments (PAGI) all rendering services to the Oil and Gas industry.

Via his various partnerships with renowned European Oil and Gas Service Companies, Ayo has demonstrated his commitment to developing Nigerian content and competencies in the Oil and Gas industry.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Oil and Gas Training Association of Nigeria. Also, Ayo has demonstrated and exemplified strong leadership character building a world class training facility and curriculum where they train professionals in different fields. He is deeply convinced that the decadence in our country can be sharply overturned when leaders are nurtured with the right values.

Ayo comes on the Board, throwing his weight in human capacity building.



Prime Atlantic Limited was established in 2003 and has successfully partnered with Cegelec, France and Falck Nutec, Denmark to establish joint venture companies, Prime Atlantic Cegelec Nigeria (Pace) and Falck Prime Atlantic Nigeria (FPA) respectively. Prime Atlantic Limited established itself as a full oil servicing company to provide services to the Oil & Gas industry.

Prime Atlantic Limited is a wholly Nigerian – owned company established in 2003 with the vision to be the preferred services and solutions company in Sub – Saharan Africa. As a full oil servicing company, we pride ourselves on offering the most comprehensive bouquet of solutions while subjecting our processes to the most stringent global standards providing services and solutions to the Oil & Gas industry.

Prime Atlantic has integrated all its five subsidiaries into a One – Stop Shop to achieve this feat and these formidable companies established over the years, are in partnership with world leaders in various aspects of the global Oil and Gas industry. They are Cegelec (France), Falck Safety Services (Denmark), Collabro (UK), Endress & Hauser (Switzerland), and AKE (UK).

We have two world – class training centres (OPITO Certified) in Nigeria, providing co – ordinated professional development and training programs within a cross learning environment in the following areas; Operations and Maintenance, Safety, Survival Emergency Response, Skills Development.

prodigy24:
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Just negodu afonja making mouth with Igbo man.. Wonders they say shall never cease. Afonja igbo people are not employees. We employ cheap labours like you. We don't make noise about.

prodigy24:
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BIOGRAPHY
Igho Charles Sanomi II was born in 1975 in Agbor Delta State, Nigeria, the fifth child (and first son) of a devout Catholic family. His father, the late Dickens Oghenereumu Patrick Sanomi hailed from Delta State Nigeria and was a retired Assistant Inspector General of the Nigerian Police. Mr Sanomi’s mother, Mabel Iyabo Sanomi holds a Royal title of Yeye Jemo of Isotun Ijesha Kingdom in Osun State. She was a renowned nurse and medical entrepreneur from Osun State in South Western Nigeria.

Mr Sanomi entered the world of business shortly after completing his Bachelor's Degree in Geology and Mining at the University of Jos in Northern Nigeria. He co-founded and held a position of Executive Director with Sarian Oil, an Oil Trading Company with its core activities in West Africa. During his time in this role he single handedly developed the company’s trading operations by negotiating the export and delivery of fuel oils from West Africa to the United States Gulf Coast. He also developed a strategic alliance with a major international oil trading group based in Zug, Switzerland. This partnership oversaw the import and export of millions of tons of refined petroleum products to and from the West African coast.

Mr Sanomi is the Chairman of Taleveras which he founded in 2004. Mr Sanomi is also Chairman of the Dickens Sanomi Foundation board of Trustees. Dickens Sanomi Foundation is a non profit charitable organisation which he founded in memory of his late father. He also sits as Chairman and co-chairman of various companies Board of Directors, which he founded or co-founded. These companies activities span from Telecom to Shipping, Aviation and Real Estate Investments worldwide. http://www.ighosanomi.com/about/biography/

Johnandv:


Empty barrel I'm not your mate I'm only schooling you evil child from the bush.

You will be evicted from the west by your people to go join boko haram in the North since you like them so dearly.

Afongyzz from the fallen demon oduduwa personified!!

Prime Atlantic Limited is a wholly owned Nigerian Company dedicated to effecting development in the Nigerian Oil and gas industry. It was established in 2005 and successfully partnered with Cegelec, France to establish a joint venture company, Prime Atlantic Cegelec Nigeria (PACE) in 2005.

We have our training center located in Ogere, which provide coordinated professional development programs in a cross learning environment for training and certifying managers, engineers and technicians, for the improvement of knowledge and practical skills within the oil and gas industry. The Pace center has trained and certified over 400 Nigerian personnel for the Chevron Agbami and Total Akpo operations in Nigeria to date.

We have several years experience in Oil and Gas, Instrumentation and Electrical, General support and Training. With one of the best training centers in Africa solidly producing outstanding personnel over the last seven years, PACE has set itself aside with outstanding achievements.
We have been identified as the only Nigerian company capable of certain simulation training in Yokagawa and DCS systems.

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Dr. Ayo Omotoso attended Olubi Memorial Primary School, Elekuro and Ibadan City Academy, Ibadan, Nigeia where he studied for and obtained West African School Certificate – equivalent of General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level.

He holds diploma in Marketing from George Brown College Toronto, Ontario; 1st Class – Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Economics, Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Marketing, Masters in Business Administration in Finance and Doctor of Philosophy in Management with bias in International Finance from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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We also assist Nigerian businessmen and women, organized Trade Associations, Co-operative Societies and other corporate organizations to source for reputable partners, co-investors and financiers from overseas countries.

A-Plus Integrated Services Limited was established in 2003 by CEO Luqman Adebayo as a Consolidated company with Subscidiaries that include APlus Polo, APlusTan Construction, Aplus Entertainment and Oil & Gas.

Mosunmola Abudu is arguably the first woman on the African continent to own a pan-African TV channel called EbonyLife TV. According to reports, “the channel is worth N2billion.” EbonyLife TV is a channel on DSTV which has over 15million viewers in 44 countries including United Kingdom and United States of America. It has strong backing by Cross Rivers State government. This is in line with the state government’s strategy for development.

EbonyLife TV is helping to build a thriving Film, TV and Music industry through strong international partnerships, that can develop local talent and empower the next generation, by building an Entertainment and Media hub at Tinapa, that would represent Nigeria as well as Africa. Another powerful move which the channel has made is acquisition of the services of 13 independent producers to produce film content for TV, a project which a film expert estimates will cost about N2.5 million per production.

As a producer, her recent films such as 'Fifty', and 'The Wedding Party,' were really successful at the box office, and they boosted her financial and professional credibility, substantially. 'The Wedding Party,' is estimated to have grossed not less than =N=500 million, at the box office. A sequel is being planned for later this year.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/mo-abudu-pies-made-rich/

Our founder Adebisi has been the Managing Director of Biswal Limited since 1998, bringing with him over 25 years’ experience as an entrepreneur.

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Adebisi also serves on the board of numerous blue-chip companies spanning many different sectors of the Nigerian economy including telecommunications, construction, engineering, property, entertainment, gaming and hospitality.

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laudate:


These people have started lying again. @prodigy24:Why do you people keep doing this?? Taleveras group is owned by Igho Sanomi, a pure Urhobo man! His mother is even a Yoruba woman! Didn't you cross-check before posting this story? How on earth can you claim that Taleveras is an Igbo company? Under what planet, biko nu? Taleveras is a billion-dollar global commodities trading company, and an internationally recognized oil and gas, energy and power conglomerate. If you have any shame at all, you would delete this your Telaveras post, and stop trying to make a fool of yourself. Or what day did an Urhobo man, become Igbo??

Mr. R.A. Olashoju started his career as an automobile engineer at G.L. Gaiser Limited, a German automobile firm in 1958 having undergone traineeships at DAF Truck Engineering School, Holland; Adolf Wurth K.G (Mercedes Benz and KDW cars), Germany; and Czechoslovakia (Schoda School) from 1956 to 1958.
In 1965, he founded Motorways Nigeria Limited as an indigenous tools, machineries and equipment company, with sole distributorship of Mazda cars and affiliate products in Nigeria. He went on to broaden the scope of his business activities which led to the establishment of Merchant Trust Nigeria Limited, Abbstal Limited and Motorways Property & development Company Limited.
He serves on the board of various companies. He is currently the Chairman of Arab Contractors (O.A.O) Nigeria Limited, an Engineering and Construction company. He also serves as a Director for Abbey Building Society, a mortgage finance institution in Nigeria; and Parkway Group Healthcare PTE Limited, Hospital and Healthcare providers in Asia, Europe and Northern America.
He is an Administrator of repute with high networks in both public and private sectors locally and internationally. As a champion of commerce between Nigeria and the International Community, he was appointed as a representative of Export Credit Insurance Corporation of Singapore (ECICS), a reputed organ of the Government of Singapore.

In 2001, John Olajide, President and CEO of Axxess, was enrolled as a telecommunications engineering student at the University of Texas in Dallas. During a visit with a family friend who was working as director of nursing at a local home healthcare agency at the time, Olajide noticed multiple un-networked computers and dated technology. As a result, Olajide began consulting with various home healthcare agencies, finding a majority of the issues at hand could be solved through technology. “My business evolved into creating technology solutions to these problems, and Axxess was born,” says Olajide.

Axxess is a home health technology company “with roots firmly embedding in consulting and software development,” states the company’s website. Axxess focuses on providing home healthcare agencies with the solutions they need to run their businesses more efficiently. “We help in every aspect of a home healthcare agency, from clinicians at the point of care with patients, to the administrative and billing,” informs Olajide. “As technology and healthcare both evolve, we are continuously developing new software and other technology solutions to help our clients work more efficiently, and to anticipate and prepare for changes.”

deomelo:















ARBICO Plc Director, Mr. Adebisi Adebutu.

laudate:

Mosunmola Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife TV has been listed on Business Insider‘s Top 100 business visionaries creating value for the world. She is the only African on the list with a ranking of 56, on a list of 100 people, from all over the world. As the head of one of Africa’s most successful new media ventures, the Nigeria-based television network EbonyLife TV, endeavors to tell real African stories, and change the conversation around the continent. She was described by Forbes Africa, as "one of Africa’s Most Successful Women."



Mosunmola 'Mo' Abudu, owns Ebonylife TV, Africa's first Global Black Entertainment & Lifestyle network, which started broadcasting in 2013 to a pan-African audience, on Multichoice DSTV Ch 165. Ebonylife TV, prides itself as Africa’s first Global Black Entertainment and Lifestyle Network with over 8 million regular viewers in over 48 countries. She is also one of the producers of one of the most successful Nollywood movies titled "The Wedding Party," which has grossed over 500 million naira till date. Mo Abudu is also the TV Hostess of one of Africa’s most successful talks shows ‘Moments with Mo’. The show is the first of kind to be syndicated across Africa, with esteemed guests such as Hillary Rodham Clinton, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari and Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka. Prior to her media career, Mo was an executive at ExxonMobil for nearly a decade, a promoter for the Protea Hotel Oakwood Park and the founder Vic Lawrence & Associates, One of Nigeria’s leading outsourcing firms.

Ayo is the CEO of Economic Associates (EA) where he provides strategic direction for ongoing research and consulting on the outlook of the Nigerian economy, focusing on: global, national, regional, state, and sector issues. He was a Member of the National Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC) from April 2009 to April 2012, where he conducted periodic reality checks on macroeconomic, fiscal and monetary developments in Nigeria.

Ayo is well known for articulating his views on Nigeria’s economic policy imperatives through articles, interviews and comments in the mass media. Most notably, from 1996 to 1998, he spearheaded the advocacy for re-denomination of Naira notes and coins that led to the successful introduction of N100, N200, N500 and N1000 between December 1999 and October 2005. N50 note was the highest denomination prior to the policy advocacy. His current advocacy research is on what could be done to ensure democratic effectiveness in achieving desirable economic outcomes in Nigeria.

Before becoming the CEO of EA in 2004, Ayo worked as Chief Economist and Member of Editorial Board at ThisDay Newspaper Group (2001-2004), Faculty Member at the Lagos Business School (1995-2001), Head of Research at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce (1993-1995), and Company Economist at UAC of Nigeria (1992-1993).

He has served as Consultant to a long list of blue chip companies, Federal Ministry of Information, Senate Committee on Banking and Finance, several State Governments, DfID, USAID, World Bank, and was a Visiting Scholar to the IMF Research Department in Washington DC. He has received grants from Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation, and chaired the steering committee of the Money, Macroeconomic and Finance Research Group of the Money Market Association of Nigeria. He is a Council Member and Chair of the Economic and Statistics Committee of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and a Non-Executive Director of Greenwich Trust Group.

His prolific research output has included a 400-page annual economic, fiscal and sectoral report on the 36 states & the FCT, plus numerous scholarly publications resulting from his doctoral thesis, research grants, policy advocacy, and consultancy projects. Some of these are available here.

Ayo earned B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Ibadan with Sir James Robertson Prize and Medal, UAC Prize in Economics, and Economics Departmental Prize as the all-round best economics graduate in 1988, M. Sc. Economics from Ibadan in 1990, M. Phil. Economics of Developing Countries as a Cambridge-DfID Scholar at the University of Cambridge in 1992, and Ph.D. in Applied Econometrics and Monetary Economics from the University of Durham in 2003. He is also an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School (AMP 5).