Gracchus:
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Richbam supermarket ibadan and Brent Ogbomoso

Wagbayi brother me. That village boy doesn’t know anything. Even if they buy generator in their house he will rush to Nairaland to cheatbeat over it and tell you why Igbo owner all the generators and developers of generators in Nigeria.

Malls wey Yorubas Dey use play kite everytime na em he Dey showcase lol!

Salewa97:


Lawrence Omole founded it and a Yoruba currently sit on top of the largest Nigerian shareholders in the company.

Can you see Obi of Onitsha does not own it or even have high shares in it like you said before. That means you lied!

Don’t disturb me with all this pettiness, I still have lot of Ibadan mall to showcase!

Who are the major shareholders now ?

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Roban Stores has dominated eastern states, Roban started in Enugu opposite All Saints Church in GRA with the usual 2×2 shop, now Roban has expanded to 6 mega stores they owned not rented, across Southeast

His story is amazing. It should be an inspiration to everyone going into business.

I remember as a child going to Polo Park, Roban stores sat by the fence of IMT opposite All saints. You’ll have to walk down some stairs to get into the shop. It was small but bursting with goods.
The owner knew his business and the right things that attract his customers.

Few years later, I was hearing of the same Roban stores along Bisalla road near Pine Crest school.

God bless his hustles. Lots of people would see his achievement without knowing how humble his beginning was.

My disappointment has been about Eastern shop near Nnamdi Azikiwe and later Tonson supermarket at Chime Ave.
Eastern shop by now should be like Sainsbury’s or Waitrose.

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Your IQ is low I told you we have hundreds of those stores and plazas in the east, I'm talking of mega stores

You are a drunkard and it’s evident your IQ is even non-existent.

Are you not the one that uploaded this mushroom mall below on front page as your definition of mega mall?

Lol jokers. Is the below your mega stores?

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Who are the major shareholders now ?

Folorunsho Awomolo is the largest Nigerian shareholder now.

They merged with SAB Miller which explained why the foreign guys are now the top shareholders.

Gracchus:
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Richbam supermarket ibadan and Brent Ogbomoso

We have hundreds of those plazas down here

RTSC:

It is the fact though.

While others were reaping the spoils of war especially with the indigenisaton policy, igbos lost all and lost out in the sharing.

If the igbo rich men in those days did not lose all including their connections after the war, there is nothing stopping them from being billionaires today.

it's common sense.

The only Igbo businessman of note was Louis Ojukwu because Igbo and real business cannot stay in the same sentence like Yoruba.

Yoruba had a lot of renowned and successful businessmen and women like Esan Darocha and his son,Da Rocha who was the first richest man in Africa...Odutola,Sir Mobolaji Bank Anthony etc.

Daddysidhan:
Chest beating AVENUE.

forget it bro.. this is not matter of chest beating.. when yorubas brag.. no one calls them chest beaters.. igbos are good in business.. it is nothing but the truth.. accept it, or better still, just ignore

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We have hundreds of those plazas down here

And we have thousands of such in Ibadan alone.

So what is your argument?

post=91580766:

We have hundreds of those plazas down here

broz plaza's are everywhere in this country

These are the Yoruba business people when Igbo's did not know what they call business.
Igbos should please leave real business for the business savvy Yorubas and stop disturbing our sensibilities,biko.


It is not difficult to imagine that the richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, wakes up in Africa, has his breakfast in Asia, lunch in Europe, dinner in America and sleeps in Australia.

You may also conjure the image of the richest woman on the continent, Folorunso Alakija, attending a conference in North America, meeting with female entrepreneurs in Africa, signing a multimillion-dollar deal in South America, going shopping in Asia, and attending a wedding party in Antartica.

The duo may be the richest man and woman on the continent today, but Nigeria’s ability to create billionaires did not start today. Before Dangote and Alakija, the likes of Da Rocha, Ojukwu, etc. were known for their fame and fortune.

Just for this thread, I am picking out only the Yoruba business people because they have the largest number.


Candido Da Rocha (1860 – 1959)

Candido Da Rocha was a Nigerian born in Brazil. Upon his return to Nigeria with his father, Esan Da Rocha, he made a fortune that has today become the subject of fact and fiction.

Da Rocha was unlike Evander Wall – both were born in 1860 – who became a millionaire at 18 and a multimillionaire at 22, when he inherited a million dollars from his father and grandfather respectively.

An extravagant showman, Wall bought 5,000 neckties and 300 pairs of gloves. He was the first man in America to wear a tuxedo. He was reported to have changed his outfit 40 times in a single morning.

Considered a millionaire, Da Rocha too had dozens of clothes and he could afford to send his dirty clothes to the laundryman in the United Kingdom – which he did for many years.

Shrewd and forthright, the first Nigerian millionaire was not given to unnecessary platitudes and politicking.

“His friend Herbert Macaulay persuaded him to join politics. On a particular day when he was addressing would-be voters, he simply told them that he was seeking their votes to represent them. He made it clear that he would not use his wealth to get their votes.


At the end of the day, he didn’t win,” his 90-year-old granddaughter, Mrs. Angelica Oyediran, told SUNDAY PUNCH.

How wealthy was Da Rocha?

“I can’t put a figure to it. However, I can tell you that Papa was so rich that he assisted many people in the society. He supported the government during the Second World War. He also supported the Catholic Church. When the Holy Cross Cathedral was built, he paid for the building of three chapels. The British respected him a lot. He was highly respected; a disciplined man who hated dishonesty and lying. I lived with him in this house for three years. I was very close to him. He loved me and I was fond of him,” the granddaughter explained.



Describing Da Rocha’s generosity, she said, “People would come to him, crying, requesting financial assistance; from the balcony, asking how much they needed, he would throw down the money to them.”

Da Rocha became a water merchant, selling water from the house (he inherited from his father, Esan Da Rocha) – famously called Casa d’Agua or water house. Da Rocha would later venture into real estate and the hospitality business. He opened The Restaurant Da Rocha, Bonanza Hotel, and Sierra Leone Deep Sea Fishing Industries Ltd. He also went into a partnership with two other businessmen, J. H. Doherty and Sedu Williams, to establish the Lagos Native Bank.


Timothy Odutola (1902-1995)

On March 25, 1943, the man who later became arguably the most respected politician and strategist in Nigeria, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, requested a loan of £1,400 from Timothy Odutola.

The loan, according to Awolowo, would be fully paid in 12 years. He did not get the loan. But, the duo would later form a strong political alliance in the old Western Region.

Stupendously rich, Odutola was the first president of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria. He was reported to have established a multimillion-dollar business, including three factories, a retail franchise, a cattle ranch and a sawmill before 1960.

Before his breakthrough, he worked as a clerk in various departments of the Lagos Colony and in the Ijebu Native Administration between 1921 and 1932.

By 1932, he opened stores where he sold damasks and fish in various cities in the Western Region; and later, he began trading in cocoa and palm oil.

An enterprising man, he also dealt in sawmilling and gold mining. By 1967, he had begun production of tyres and tubes which did so well that he added a $1,700,000 plant, with the plan to harvest his own rubber from his 5,000-acre plantation.

“The time is coming when we will produce more than we can consume and we will have to look outside Nigeria for markets,” Odutola had once said.

Prior to his death, however, he might have been less optimistic, as he watched Nigeria’s political and economic growth take a turn for the worse under the jackboot of maximum ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha.



Sir Mobolaji Bank-Anthony (1907-1991)

Businessman and philanthropist, he was a former council president of the Lagos Stock Exchange. He was also a minority investor in Aero Contractors and at a time held the distributional rights to cars manufactured by Rootes Group.

Between 1923 and 1930, he worked as a junior clerk in the correspondence section of the Post and Telegraphs Department. By 1931, he went into business, travelling to Germany and England to study how to make palm oil. Following that, he established M. de Bank Brothers, to trade in palm oil and patent medicine.

After sometime, he began importing watches, clocks and pens – at a point, becoming the third largest seller of fountain pens in Nigeria after UAC and the United Trading Company. He also owned a tanker fleet and a charter airline.

He was one of the earliest Nigerians to become chairman of a European company in 1950 – he was the chairman of the Italian Construction firm, Borini Prono and Company. He was also a director of Mobil Oil and Friesland Foods back then.



Shafi Edu (1911–2002)

In 1965, TIME magazine named Shafi Edu one of Nigeria’s richest men. Along with Talabi Braithwaite, he co-founded the first indigenous insurance company in the country. He had shares in big companies like Bata, Alumaco, Wiggins Teape, BP (formerly British Petroleum), Lever Brothers and Nigerian Breweries.

Edu was the first president of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and the Lagos Rotary Club.

At 54, he had built a fleet of eight oil tankers. He was also on the boards of Blackwood Hodge Nigeria, Haden Nigeria, Glaxo Nigeria and the Federal Industrial Loans from 1954 to 1959.

He was elected into the old Western Region’s House of Assembly in 1951, and was later nominated to represent Epe at the Federal House of Representatives.




Ade Tuyo

Born in 1902, he was described as Nigeria’s most prominent baker in the mid-1960s. Featured in Time magazine’s list of millionaires in Nigeria in 1965, Tuyo at the time had four outlets and was making 115 products. According to the magazine, he was running a business that would have “first priority in people’s spending.”

“The firm’s unusual name – De Facto Works Ltd. – was shrewdly chosen by Tuyo to impress Nigerian bankers with the fact that he was seriously in business,” it said.

Trained as a teacher, Tuyo left the profession to work for 24 years in the Nigerian Railway Corporation, the British Bank of West Africa and the Ministry of Commerce. He retired in 1953.

The bakery was started by his wife. After his retirement, he took over the catering business. By 1969, his bakery service was the largest in the country.

Talabi Braithwaite (1928–2011)

Regarded as one of Nigeria’s youngest businessmen of his time, Talabi Braithwaite left a British insurance company to found a firm that would write life insurance on Nigerians which the British underwriters avoided like the plague. So successful was he that his African Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd occupied a six-storey office and had 300 bush-beating agents. Braithwaite lived in an elegant house in Ikoyi.

He was the first African to pass the examination to become an associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, London in 1951. Braithwaite, in 1960, advised the government of the Western Region as a risk consultant when it formed the Great Nigeria Insurance Company. Between 1963 and 1966, he served as the first indigenous president of the Insurance Institute of Nigeria. He was also first president of the Nigerian Corporation of Insurance Brokers for 16 years, starting in 1963.

In 1969, he became an underwriting member of Lloyd’s of London, and from 1970 he started underwriting on the Merrett Syndicate.




https://punchng.com/old-money-10-super-rich-men-of-independence-era/

solmus:




Chest beating noise makers

No Forbes billionaire just noise upon noise


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If u like go chuk eye for nail it is the truth.

These supermarkets and Plazas are common in the east

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These supermarkets and Plazas are common in the east

You dey mind afons?

We are king both at home and at anywhere.

proeast:


I have said this same thing severally. I even created a thread on it, though my focus was on Ariaria. How can we be waiting on the federal government for allocation like other lazy states when we have all it takes to develop our region to world class status?! Onitsha market used to be so huge and popular before the Biafran war to the extent that buyers were coming from outside Nigeria to buy goods there.

Today, Onitsha main market and Ariaria are still operating the same way they did decades ago. There was nothing like Dubai when Onitsha main market and Ariaria were already generating billions in turnover, but today, Dubai has become one of the most advanced places in the world, and they didn't achieve that with crude oil proceeds but through trading!

If only we can generate 10% of the volume Dubai trades in Aba and Onitsha, these states will be the richest in Nigeria, and it is very possible!

Ariaria already has a pipeline built by shell that supplies gas to the area. Now, building a massive malls that can contain up to 50,000 affordable shops with central cooling system is easy. These two markets are hugely bankable and investors will fall over themselves to be involved in developing them to world class status. Nigeria is located in a central area in Africa, and it can easily become a regional trading centre that will cater for the whole of Africa, a market of over 1 billion people!

Once these markets become standardized, investors from China, EU, India and America will definitely flood because corporate brands only like identifying with sectors that are developed. These people won't like to open showrooms in Onitsha main market or Ariaria simply because of how dilapidated they are, but once these massive malls are built, you will see them opening their centers here and multiplier effect can only be imagined.

We are sitting on gold mine without knowing it.
Here is the link to the thread I created based on this issue https://www.nairaland.com/5962198/why-abia-state-government-must

Check out Aba Mega mall.
The problem is complicated and has to do with convincing merchants to accept change.

They all want to continue in old ways

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[s]Igbos control indigenous retail stores in Nigeria that's the topic, not malls or plazas built by Igbos which are numerous to mention[/s]

You are obviously drunk.

Which indigenous retail stores are the Igbos controlling? What the bleep is indigenous retail stores and what are the data to say Igbos control them?

Yoruba control the indie genius retail stores in Nigeria and that is evident from the mega retail stores scattered around holding Yoruba names.

Igbo only control the gala hawking and 2 by 2 shops where they seek okirika!

Salewa97:
LOL. So what is the meaning of this?

So you are chestbeating with supermarkets when there are several Yoruba supermarkets and medical stores scattered around the country.

What about Tantalizer’s and Chicken republic alone that are Yoruba made in several states across Nigeria?

There are countless supermarkets and mall scattered around Ibadan alone such that I’ve lost count.

Nawa o!

The thread is not about chestbeating or dick measuring. It is to remind you of your jubilation years ago, when foreigners were setting up businesses. You people rejoiced and mocked the Igbos in their 2x2 shops saying that it is time to displace them, but today Igbos are telling you that they can't be displace in the field they are gifted with, rather they will be the one to displace those foreigners. That's the purpose of this thread.

Salewa97:


Folorunsho Awomolo is the largest Nigerian shareholder now.

They merged with SAB Miller which explained why the foreign guys are now the top shareholders.

Otondo Since he is founder, he should have be the largest shareholder, Peter Obi control the largest Nigeria shares in International brewery that was the reason they influence to nominate Obi of Onitsha as the Chairman of IB

awgumayor:
The thread is not about chestbeating or dick measuring. It is to remind you of your jubilation years ago, when foreigners were setting up businesses. You people rejoiced and mocked the Igbos in their 2x2 shops saying that it is time to displace them, but today Igbos are telling you that they can't be displace in the field they are gifted with, rather they will be the one to displace those foreigners. That's the purpose of this thread.

What foreigners have you now displaced? Are you taking to kids online?

I just showcased the Yoruba malls and retail stores in Ibadan alone to counter the rubbish some of you said in the front page.

See bro, all these village chestbeating is nonesense, Yorubas have been doing all these since God knows when and people don’t even have time to be shouting about retail stores and mall.

Na ona Dey Chestbeat on top small things that doesn’t even worth mentioning.

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Otondo Since he is founder, he should have be the largest shareholder, Peter Obi control the largest Nigeria shares in International brewery that was the reason they influence to nominate Obi of Onitsha as the Chairman of IB

All liar will perish.

Below is the Shareholder of International breweries and Folorunsho Awomolo is the largest Nigeria shareholder.


Do you see Obi of Onitsha Igwe Achebe sitting far below Folorunsho on the Shareholder list. You think you are speaking to your village people here?

Peter Obi is not even on the list of top shareholders liar.

Salewa97:


You are obviously drunk.

Which indigenous retail stores are the Igbos controlling? What the bleep is indigenous retail stores and what are the data to say Igbos control them?

Yoruba control the indie genius retail stores in Nigeria and that is evident from the mega retail stores scattered around holding Yoruba names.

Igbo only control the gala hawking and 2 by 2 shops where they seek okirika!

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Obi of Onitsha and Ajukwu
Two royal fathers from Anambra state fronting for Obi

Ogbeni Folorunsho Awomolo shares alone is more than both of them combined. You don’t know mathematics again?

You liar claimed Obi of Onitsha had the largest share before until I showed you Folorunsho Awomolo and here you’re bothering me with rubbish of Peter Obi funding Obi of Onitsha.

How’s that my cup of tea?

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Otondo, Palm mall is not own by Yoruba guy get that into your empty skull, you didn't see me post pictures of malls developed by African Capital Alliance developer of Onitsha mall, Asaba mall, Abia mall etc, ACA is owned Okey Enelamah minister of trade and investment, what I posted is retail stores own and manage by Igbos

Actually owned by Pacal Dozie.

My brief stay with Igbo friends and Enugu State especially taught me that the drive to excel in business is highest in Anambrarians first before any other state. My interactions with about 20 different ethnic groups in Nigeria have also informed me that all the tribes have certain characteristics that make them stand out. If only we make our country liveable by making our individual cities, towns, villages and states liveable. Nigeria is blessed with a blend of uniquely intelligent tribes.

coputa:
Ibo has made giant strides in business with the apprentices tutelage from their 4x4 rented shop than any single ethnic group in Africa,unlike the yoruba youths that oluremi tinubu recently reffered to as "LAZY BEGGARS".

Beggars in East nko

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Who is the founder of International brewery

Fake guy.. Salewa97 busted u


Lawrence Omole founded it and a Yoruba currently sit on top of the largest Nigerian shareholders in the company.
Can you see Obi of Onitsha does not own it or even have high shares in it like you said before. That means you lied!

Fake igbo liars

Salewa97:


What foreigners have you now displaced? Are you taking to kids online?

I just showcased the Yoruba malls and retail stores in Ibadan alone to counter the rubbish some of you said in the front page.

See bro, all these village chestbeating is nonesense, Yorubas have been doing all these since God knows when and people don’t even have time to be shouting about retail stores and mall.

Na ona Dey Chestbeat on top small things that doesn’t even worth mentioning.

Otondo you counter what You only posted malls and their developers, which I told you Palm malls is not own by Yoruba man.


You didn't see me post Owerri mall own by Kema Chikwe, Enugu Mall own by Sullivan Chime, or the Onitsha mall, Asaba and Abia mall own by Capital Alliance.

These are malls built by Igbos

Salewa97:


You are obviously drunk.

Which indigenous retail stores are the Igbos controlling? What the bleep is indigenous retail stores and what are the data to say Igbos control them?

Yoruba control the indie genius retail stores in Nigeria and that is evident from the mega retail stores scattered around holding Yoruba names.

Igbo only control the gala hawking and 2 by 2 shops where they seek okirika!

I can feel your pain Yakidi take heart

Salewa97:
LOL. So what is the meaning of this?

So you are chestbeating with supermarkets when there are several Yoruba supermarkets and medical stores scattered around the country.

What about Tantalizer’s and Chicken republic alone that are Yoruba made in several states across Nigeria?

There are countless supermarkets and mall scattered around Ibadan alone such that I’ve lost count.

Nawa o!

Tantalizers established by ayeni is dead same with chicken republic. They have met their match in small scale outfit producing the same snacks they do

Salewa97:


You are obviously drunk.

Which indigenous retail stores are the Igbos controlling? What the bleep is indigenous retail stores and what are the data to say Igbos control them?

Yoruba control the indie genius retail stores in Nigeria and that is evident from the mega retail stores scattered around holding Yoruba names.

Igbo only control the gala hawking and 2 by 2 shops where they seek okirika!