Tag: Audu Maikori

BREAKING: Police arrest Chocolate City boss, Audu Maikori

by Dolapo Adelana The Nigeria Police Force has arrested CEO of Chocolate City Audu Maikori. According to @chairmanNHRC, Maikori was picked up in Lagos on Friday and was flown to…

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The Thread: Nigerians call for Audu Maikori’s head over false information on #SouthernKaduna

Audu Maikori may just have lost all credibility as it relates to #SouthernKaduna killings. The Chocolate City Group boss had taken it upon himself to shine the light on the…

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“I unreservedly apologise” | Audu Maikori retracts statement on #SouthernKaduna killings (READ)

by Audu Maikori Following the statement by the College of Education, Gidan-Waya Kaduna and the Kaduna State government refuting the story that 5 students of the school were killed by…

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She Leads Africa Festival: The Festival that showed us how to SLAY

Ladies, if you knew about SLAY Festival and still didn't make out time to attend, then we need to have a deep conversation. See, this event was not your everyday…

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Today’s noisemakers: Sugabelly, Audu Maikori, RMD and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…

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YNaija Says: On Southern Kaduna killings, Audu Maikori is not the problem. The government is

For the past few months, the communities of the southern part of Kaduna State have been turned into killing fields due to attacks by militias of Fulani herdsmen followed in…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 27th of January

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Today’s Noisemakers: Donald Trump, Audu Maikori, MD, Ontario oil (Ada Ugo-Ngadi) and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…

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The Thread: ” How much is enough to dance on the corpses of your fellow Nigerians?” Southern Kaduna native comes to Audu Maikori’s defence

Advocacy is a thankless job anyday, so when Audu Maikori decided to raise thenecessary awareness of the havoc going on in Southern Kaduna, which someone aptly named "The Killing fields…

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The Thread: Audu Maikori defends himself

Earlier today, @jag_bros surfaced on Twitter and began fact checking pictures Audu Maikori, chocolate city boss, had use to highlight the crisis rocking Southern Kaduna. Soon enough, @Ayourb and others…

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The Thread: Twitter wars | Audu Maikori is accused of spreading falsehood about Southern Kaduna genocide

This came out of left field, we swear, although the tweet directly below says something about a meeting of northern social media influencers. @Ayourb and @ jag_bros are alleging…

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The Thread: “Fulani herdsmen killed everyone except the driver” | #SouthernKaduna

Stories are still coming out of the killing fields of Southern Kaduna, and they are chilling stories. Do see below: Reactions ;

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EXCLUSIVE: We will not watch while a generation is wiped out | Chocolate City boss, Audu Maikori speaks on the killings in Kaduna

The Catholic Archdiocese of Kafanchan has put the number of deaths to 808. In three local governments in Southern Kaduna, Fulani herdsmen who have become what the Federal Government of…

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Opinion: Mr. President, Nigerians are no longer at ease

by Ayodele Adio   Shortly after reading through Audu Maikori’s narration of the tragedy befalling the beautiful people of southern Kaduna, I was left in a state of limbo about…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 27th of December

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Audu Maikori: Not a very Merry Christmas for the people of Southern Kaduna

by Audu Maikori This Christmas there will be no big cheerful parties and gatherings, there will not be any "Goron" (traditional Christmas gifts of cash or kind) Christmas distributed to…

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Meet the 3 finalists in Chivas the Venture Search [PHOTOS]

In October 2016, we began our search to find and support businesses that created financial value while impacting the lives of others as part of our Chivas The Venture initiative.…

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Audu Maikori, Adesola Ladoja, Peace Hyde, others make judging panel for Chivas the Venture final pitch

Chivas The Venture is an initiative aimed at ‘Discovering, Inspiring and Rewarding’ social entrepreneurs who use their businesses to solve societal issues while making the world better in the process.…

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Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ministry of Information & Culture partner to develop creative industries

At the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) on Wednesday signed an MOU with the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture for the development of Nigeria’s…

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Opinion: An open letter to MI Abaga – too many chocolates in a lost city

by Umar Hassan Dear MI, First off, I must say I'm a huge fan and I've been one from the jump. You would think that would deter me from speaking…

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Chocolate City President, Audu Maikori Talks@Google

Audu Maikori, founder and President of Chocolate City Entertainement group, was recently hosted by Google as a guest on its talk series Talk@Google. Talks@Google is a series of presentations by invited speakers…

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Audu Maikori: It is not enough to regret or gloat about Buhari, we need to act

by Audu Maikori I have been reading up on some staunch PMB supporters recanting and apologizing for supporting Buhari. I recall during the elections last year, people called me all…

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Audu Maikori: I’m angry with Nigerian youths

I am angry….during the last elections Nigerian youth were galvanized and they voted massively for change from the previous administration. The results showed the role the youth played in effecting…

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Radio station, movie project: Chocolate City plans big for 2016 (READ)

by Oreoluwa Peters President of Chocolate City Group, Audu Maikori has revealed plans for the release of a Chocolate City movie in 2016. Maikori disclosed to YNaija on Sunday, that…

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Toni Kan begs Audu Maikori to accept Brymo back to Chocolate City

On behalf of Brymo and his ardent fans, veteran journalist/writer, Toni Kan, has pleaded with the management of Chocolate City group. In an open-letter addressed to Audu Maikori, Mr Kan begged for…

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Femi Kuti officially signs deal with Chocolate City

by Damilola Jagun Afrobeat icon, Femi Kuti has officially signed to the management of Chocolate City record label. The unveiling and signing ceremony was done in the presence of journalists,…

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Come, let’s solve X! Chude Jideonwo, Marek Zmyslowski, Audu Maikori, others to speak at TEDxIfe this month [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene TEDxIfe, a locally organized TEDx event in Ife has scheduled its 2014 event for 15th November, with its theme tagged “Solving X”.  As this will be the…

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Femi Kuti signs management deal with Chocolate City

by Kolapo Olapoju Afrobeat icon, Femi Kuti has signed announced the signing of a management deal with record label, Chocolate City. Chocolate City, which is home to Ice Prince, M.I…

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One-on-one: 50 entrepreneurs selected for mentorship in Mara Mentor programme

by Kolapo Olapoju   On Wednesday, 30 July Nigerian business leaders and young ambitious entrepreneurs gathered on Wednesday as Mara Mentor, the entrepreneurship and youth empowerment focused initiative of Mara…

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A celebration of heritage & craftsmanship: Mai Atafo Inspired brings Savile row to Nigeria (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Hosting of Savile Row Master Tailor, Darren Beaman marked the end of over 2 weeks of intensive training of the Mai Atafo Inspired team in the production…

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