"Politics is sacrifice. You cant be where I am today if your hands are tight. Open your hands for people, People made us to be where we are today. So you better open your hands"
~ Wike
🗣️ Mourinho: “I was talking to the players about how there will be a moment of frustration for many of them because it will be the first time I have to choose, and one will start while another goes to the bench and feels frustrated. They have to process it individually and as a group. I can't start a match with 15. Only eleven can play. I expect it will be difficult because they're working the way they are. The day someone's level drops due to frustration, the decision will be easy for me. The team has to know how to get through moments of frustration.”
Behind the flashy lifestyle, some people are involved in drugs, fraud and other illegal activities. Don’t compare your honest journey to someone else’s unexplained wealth. Not everything that glitters on social media is success. Watch this video!
D'banj signed a $600,000 (N70 million then) one-year endorsement deal with Glo in 2008.
He signed a $150,000 (N20 million then) endorsement deal with energy drink, Power Fist in 2004.
He signed a N45 million ($120,000) deal with Heritage Bank in 2020.
He also had endorsement deals with Ciroc, Beats By Dre, Chris Aire, UAC Foods, Virgin Colour, Bank of Industry, Hennessy, ONE Campaign, Heritage Bank, SLOT and Malibu Rum
He was paid $1 million by HiTV for the rights to his reality TV show, Koko Mansion.
He charged $85,000 per show as at 2008.
He partnered with MTN to launch a direct-to-consumer digital hub, C. R. E. A. M Platform.
He launched a food business venture, Koko Garri in 2014.
He produced 100,000 units of his branded mobile phones, Kokomobile in 2011.
He owned a nightclub, Koko Lounge.
I celebrate and rejoice with my daughter, Jazmyne, who yesterday, earned a Bachelor of Laws (Upper Second-Class Honours) degree from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom.
I and my darling wife are so elated to have witnessed that moment of joy of parenthood. Jazmyne, thank you for making us proud.
I thank my friend and brother, His Excellency, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the BoT Chairman of our party, the PDP, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, and others who, attended the graduation ceremony, not-minding their busy schedule. You will always receive happiness from your children.
Please take 13 minutes of your time this morning to watch this exchange between the Minister of Finance @taiwoyedele and the Senate Committee on Finance
A lot of the videos I saw before I searched cut out the minister's response and emphasized only the Senators' questions.
"Where are this money going too? Why is the budget not being implemented? This is a breach of the law and an impeachable offence. Release the funds!"
~ Senator Mohammed Tahir Munguno to the Minister of Finance, Oyedele
As Petroleum Minister, he borrowed a ₦40,000 bank loan in the 1970s to build his house — that was Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno, Nigeria's first Minister of Petroleum, appointed in 1972.
He took the loan to build his house in Maiduguri.
late Shettima Ali Monguno, PhD, was:
~ President of OPEC (1972–1973)
~ Minister of the Air Force (1965–1966)
~ Minister of Mines and Power
~ Minister of Petroleum and Energy (1972–1975)
~ Federal Commissioner for Trade (1967–1971)
~ Leader of the Nigerian delegation to UNCTAD II, New Delhi (1968)
~ Member of the Nigerian delegation to the United Nations for over 10 years
~ Pro-Chancellor, University of Calabar (1978–1980)
~ Pro-Chancellor, University of Nigeria (1980–1984)
~ Recipient of national honours from the Ethiopian Empire, the Republic of Egypt, Sudan, and Cameroon (1970)
~ Trustee, Girl Guides Association of Nigeria (1970–1990)
~ Deputy National Chairman, National Party of Nigeria (December 1980–1984)
~ Chairman, Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (1977–1978)
~ Member, Constituent Assembly (1977–1978)
~ Conferred with the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) in 1982
~ Director, Nigbel Bank Nigeria Ltd. (1988)
~ Chairman, Borno Education Endowment Fund (1986)
Yet, he died with only one house — a house he acquired through a ₦40,000 bank loan, which he repaid in instalments.
In 1974, when he wanted to build a house in Maiduguri, he applied for a ₦40,000 bank loan. The bank requested a guarantor. He approached his boss, General Yakubu Gowon, then Head of State and Commander-in-Chief, to stand as his guarantor.
General Gowon declined, explaining that it would amount to an abuse of office for him to facilitate such a loan.
Shettima then explored other options.
Julius Berger was already a well-established construction company at the time. He approached the company to build the house for him.
They agreed on one condition:
Julius Berger would finance and build the house, then rent it out until the ₦40,000 was fully recovered through deductions from his salary.
Shettima accepted the arrangement. That was how he built his modest bungalow in Maiduguri.
He was only able to achieve this through a BOOT (Build, Own, Operate and Transfer) arrangement with Julius Berger.
He attended Monguno Primary School, Teachers' College Bauchi, Teachers' College Katsina, the College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria, Moray House College of Education, and the University of Edinburgh.
He was also presented with the Keys to the Cities of New York City, Louisville (Kentucky, USA), Quito (Ecuador), and Lima (Peru).
May his soul rest in peace.