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Aliko Dangote’s Test and those who failed it
So President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote wanted to determine the national courage quotient of a sample of Nigeria’s population resident in Lagos. Many of his admirers did not know that he had decided to unveil his signature streak, the dominant gene in his constitution. They did not know he was going to share his top secret. Of course, if it’s something easy, every…
The three individuals behind the iconic Eko Courts Complex, Victoria Island, Lagos
The first administrator, later Governor of Lagos State, Sir Mobolaji Johnson, who passed away on October 30, was one of the three original owners of Eko Court Complex, Victoria Island, Lagos. The original idea for the project came from Chief Fajemirokun, who used to be a director in First Bank. He had gone to the office of the Secretary to the Government of Lagos State…
DJ Cuppy, the allegory of Courage
So courage assumed the form of a pretty lady who was minding her show business. Putting in the time. Breaking sweat. To push her tunes through available channels. And parties. Just about enough to show she’s enjoying herself. Especially the pleasures, the hype and other members of those families. Then suddenly she receives the call to come to Borno State. Imagine. Borno State. The state…
Parts for making the world’s most expensive shoes can be found in Nigeria
The fascinating spectacle called ‘the world’s most expensive shoes,’ valued at $20million and made of solid gold with 30 carats diamonds and a piece from a 1576 meteorite found in Argentina, were presented recently in Dubai. They were designed by Antonio Vietri, the Italian Shoemaker. Remarkably, the parts for making these beauties can be found in Nigeria. There is gold in Kaduna, Kwara, Kebbi, Katsina,…
The duel between President Trump’s border wall and the resilience of Mexican smugglers
United States President, Donald Trump had boasted severally that his ‘Rolls Royce’ Wall, built at a whopping $10billion, was ‘virtually impenetrable’ to smugglers from Mexico. Initially, many people doubted that the walls would go up. They did not think that President Trump had enough resilience in his tank to match his campaign rhetoric with action but he surprised that constituency and the walls went up….
From a billionaire’s diary: Lessons taught by rabid dogs
I saw a billionaire’s diary once. You would be surprised by many of the contents in the pages. They were mostly stories. Short stories. With interesting titles. Involving ordinary characters. At first I wondered why there were more stories than the usual ‘list of things to do.’ Did the owner of the diary give me the wrong book? Or did he hide the ‘list of…
Grandpa Aminu Dantata’s Style
He does not like to talk about his style. And it is not because he is 88 years old. It is the way he has dressed for most of his life. He believes every single act depends upon its place within the entire philanthropy framework; just as every single block in a building derives its value when seen along with other blocks put together to…
That matter of Fat Joe and Eminem and the greatest mistake business
So top American recording artist Fat Joe has come out publicly to say the greatest mistake of his life was not signing American rap sensation Eminem when the rapper approached him six different times to sign him on many years ago. My friend wonders if Fat Joe would make such admission if Eminem had not ‘blown,’ like they say down town. But I told him…
Underpants: who else may be interested in the intimate storehouse?
Some persons have shown that they are interested in the underpants worn by other people. At first it sounded as an absurd interest to many people who heard of the development. They were fascinated by news that a category of persons had recruited underpants thieves to go to homes, hostels and other places to steal underpants of young ladies and guys. Then news of the…