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iROKO chief executive, Jason Njoku is the Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013; beats Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga & Akinwunmi Adesina to get the prize
by Oge Okonkwo The editors of Y! – TV, Magazine & Online – yesterday announced the Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 – founder and chief executive of iROKO, Jason…
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji profiles Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili: Mummy Oby is an excellent idea (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)
by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji 'Iyin, can you hear me? This is Mrs. Ezekwesili.' I was about to board a crowded muni bus in San Francisco when she called. Star struck, I…
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Tolu Orekoya profiles Tony O. Elumelu: Here’s a man with vision (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)
by Tolu Orekoya Tony Elumelu He is demanding and a perfectionist; a man who strives for excellence without compromise and more than a few have crashed and burned, unable to…
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Bankole Oluwafemi profiles Sim Shagaya: Sim Shagaya is not a genius (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)
by Bankole Oluwafemi Before I met Sim Shagaya in person, I'd heard people speak of being overwhelmed, in awe or coming away with an intense liking after being in his…
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Henry Okelue profiles Omobola Johnson: A rose among thorns (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)
by Henry Okelue Omobola Johnson While I waited inside a shuttle to take me to the plane that will fly me from Abuja to Lagos about a week before Christmas,…
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Wilfred Okiche profiles Mike Adenuga: He looms large (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)
by Wilfred Okiche Now, everyone has local stars as brand ambassadors. Mike Adenuga made it so. The reclusive billionaire re-started a trend that has imploded into the…
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Tolu Ogunlesi profiles Aliko Dangote: Rich is but the least of it (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)
by Tolu Ogunlesi Aliko Dangote This has been a fantastic year for Aliko Dangote. He appeared on the Forbes Billionaires List for the sixth year in a row, and six…
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Chi Ibe profiles Akinwunmi Adesina: There is something about the man (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)
by Chi Ibe Minister of Agriculture and YPOTY 2013 nominee, Akinwunmi Adesina Imagine for a moment that Winston Churchill had taken his War Cabinet’s advice to end the war after…
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