High Street

Although he likes to play it cool and dissociate himself from the political scene and its many drama,yet, those in the know are quipping that one of the men who will stand as a financial backbone to the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is the chairman of telecoms giant, Globacom, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jnr. Sources in the know claim that asides former dictator, General Ibrahim Babangida, RTD, one of the biggest benefactors of the Ijebu-Igbo born billionaire is Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. It was disclosed that, but for the deft moves of the Turaki Adamawa, Adenuga may not have got the GSM licensed that berthed Globacom in 2001. Sources disclosed that, at some point, it had become almost certain Communication Investments Limited, CIL, the vehicle through which Adenuga made a bid for the GSM license at the federal government auction was going to lose out on the bid, especially at some point when the license already issued to the compan...

There is fear over the health of one of the nation’s richest men, Otunba Mike Adenuga. The Chairman of telecommunication company, Globacom is said to be intensely battling a tightly under wraps ailment. “It actually isn’t a new thing just that it has become more serious” a source stated. The situation at press time is said to be such that the wealthy Nigerian known as extremely generous to those that catches his fancy does not have the stamina to stay “too long on his feet”. “The information at hand is sketchy but insiders are well aware of the concern” a source disclosed. Those who should know claimed the telltale signs of “something amiss” is apparent for the discerning at the money man’s recently celebrated public outing. Societynow.ng gathered his handlers are naturally striving to keep the situation as shrouded as possible. Very recluse, the billionaire businessman is well known in the matter of keeping things that concern him away from the public eye.

By Olabode Opeseitan It was around mid-day on June 29, 2012. I was neck-deep in work when the call I dreaded most came through. The pleasantry was unusual, very curt. The voice at the other end advised me to be strong and take it like a man. Even without saying it, I knew instantly I had lost my dad who had been on admission at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ill-Ife. When I visited him one week before his demise, I had a morbid fear he might not make it but I shrugged the thought off and cast my burden on God, hoping that by some strokes of luck, he could pull through.  He never did. I was completely rattled. The macho man in me melted like a bowl of ice cream under a scorching sun. I wept uncontrollably in the private rest room in my office. Our office assistant, Tosin (who later acquired a university degree and became our receptionist), coincidentally came to my office while I was sobbing. Alarmed, having never seen me in that cond...