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The ELITES Magazine Special DIGITAL/ PRINT Edition Is Out!!!
The ELITES Celebrates A Global Treasure, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), Goes On A Lone-personality Cover For This Extra Special Collectorβs Edition!!!
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Aare Babalola is arguably the greatest living Nigerian today. His imprints in strategic areas of life left a huge impact on humanity, especially in the areas of law, education, agriculture, and philanthropy.
At 94, Aare Babalola is as fit as a fiddle, getting actively involved in the day-to day running of his businesses and in pursuit of his causes.
The ELITES chronicles all his activities via explosive interview, tributes and profiles, in a collector’s item and what family members, friends, associates, mentees, and other prominent Nigerians think of this great man who is probably larger than life.
Enjoy this special 195-page edition, as we take you into the amazing world of Aare Afe Babalola, who is arguably the greatest living Nigerian today.
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Harrods reacts as multiple women accuse former owner Mohamed Al Fayed of rape
Multiple female ex-employees have accused Mohamed Al Fayed, the late billionaire and former chairman of Harrods, a luxury United Kingdom (UK) department store, of rape.
Fayed died last year at the age of 94.
The BBC said a documentary and podcast β Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods β gathered evidence that during Fayedβs ownership, Harrods not only failed to intervene but helped cover up abuse allegations.
One woman said Fayed raped her at his Park Lane apartment, while another, who said the late billionaire assaulted her when she was a teenager, described him as a βmonsterβ.
βA sexual predator with no moral compass whatsoever,β she added, saying all the staff at Harrods were his βplaythingsβ.
βWe were all so scared. He actively cultivated fear. If he said βjumpβ employees would ask βhow highβ.β
Fayed owned Harrods for 26 years and later owned Fulham Football Club and the Paris Ritz.
Former staff told the BBC that the businessman would regularly tour the department storeβs vast sales floors and identify young female assistants he found attractive, who would then be promoted to work in his offices upstairs.
The assaults would be carried out in Harrodsβ offices, his London apartment, or on foreign tripsβoften in Paris at the Ritz hotel, which he also owned, or his nearby Villa Windsor property.
On Friday, lawyers representing the assaulted employees said many of them were aged between 19 and 24 when they started working for Fayed.
Some were as young as 15 and 16, the lawyers added.
Fayed sold Harrods to the Qatar royal family in a deal reported to be worth around 1.5 billion pounds in 2010.
The new owners issued a statement saying they were βutterly appalledβ by the allegations of abuse perpetrated by Fayed.
βThese were the actions of an individual who was intent on abusing his power wherever he operated, and we condemn them in the strongest terms,β the statement said.
βThe Harrods of today is a very different organisation to the one owned and controlled by Al Fayed between 1985 and 2010, it is one that seeks to put the welfare of our employees at the heart of everything we do.β
The store offered its sincere apologises, saying it was prioritising settling claims in the quickest way possible to avoid βlengthy legal proceedings for the women involvedβ.
Forbes said Fayedβs net worth was around $2 billion when he died.
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Governor Umo Eno renovates house of makeup artist who died with Junior Pope (Photos)
Umo Eno, the governor of Akwa Ibom, has handed over a βremodeled fully-furnished six-bedroom bungalowβ to the family of Abigael Frederick, the makeup artiste who died in a boat mishap in Delta.
Abigael died alongside actor Junior Pope and some other crew members in April after their boat capsized inside River Niger in Asaba. They were on their way to a movie location.
Her body was recovered from the water days after the fatal incident.
Eno had promised to βremodelβ her familyβs house and sponsor her siblingsβ education during his condolence visit in April.
In a Facebook post on Friday, the governor revealed he has renovated the house to a six-bedroom bungalow βwhich is fully furnishedβ.
Eno said he also donated a business support grant of N1 million to the family and an additional N1 million as an educational grant to her siblings
The governor said he was committed to the promise βfor humanity, not political reasonsβ. He urged people to be empathetic to each other.
βToday, I fulfilled a commitment made to the family of the late Nollywood makeup artist Abigail Edith Frederick by handing over a newly remodeled and fully furnished six-bedroom bungalow in Ikot Udoma, Eket,β he wrote.
βIn addition to the home, I also provided the family with a business support grant of one million naira and another one million naira as an educational grant to her younger sisters.
βBack in February, during my personal visit to the family, I promised not only to renovate their home but also to offer automatic employment to Abigailβs elder sister and extend educational support.
βToday marks the completion of that promise. I believe in standing by our people during their most challenging moments, and my administration remains committed to the well-being of every Akwa Ibomite, not for political reasons but for humanity.
βLetβs continue to work together to lift each other up and show that true leadership is about empathy, action, and the collective good.β
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Davido gifts Lexus SUV to personal driver
Davido, the Grammy-nominated Afrobeats star, has purchased a new Lexus SUV for Tunde Yussuf, his personal driver.
On Thursday, Yussuf, who is also a tour assistant to the singer, shared a photo of the Lexus RX with his 18000 followers on Instagram.
The driver, who is also referred to as Doro DMW, expressed his appreciation for the gift. He also showered prayers on Davido.
βCongratulations to meππππ God bless you 001 my boss @davido You no go ever fall my oga. OBO DAN DO AM AGAIN,β he wrote.
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