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2015:PLOT TO DROP SAMBO THICKENS; PARTY CONSIDERS MUAZU, LAMIDO

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11 years ago

October 21, 2014

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The pressure on the President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to drop his Vice-President, Namadi Sambo has increased judging from the recent consultations with the party hierarchy who prefer other members for the exalted position.

Findings revealed that a large number of the Northern caucus in PDP has faulted the Vice-President’s lack of influence in the North which they believed may work against the President’s re-election.

The permutation was that Sambo will not be able to wield enough influence to lead the party to success against the likes of General Muhammadu Buhari, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Mallam El Rufai and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal who had shown his interest to decamp to the APC.

The calculation was also hinged on Sambo’s inability to hold his home State, Kaduna which is believed to be an elite State in the North and one of the many regions where the APC enjoys support.

The PDP is said to have been plotting to dominate other northern states even if the party will lose Kano which is one of the strongholds of the APC, the method is to cushion the loss with the winning of many northern states which calls for the need on why the party should consider a strong northerner as the President’s running mate.

The party is also of the opinion that the running mate should be the choice of the north as he would automatically emerge as the Presidential candidate in 2019, a position they don’t see Sambo occupying.

The party is claimed to have been rooting for the PDP Chairman, Adamu Muazu or the Governor of Jigawa, Sule Lamido to replace the Vice-President.

The PDP Chairman is believed to be a strategist and a man fit for the job based on his experience and ability to relate with everybody in the party while Lamido who was also nursing a Presidential ambition before the party prevailed upon him to shelve his ambition to pave way for the President’s second term.

The suggestion of Lamido was said to have been immdediately quashed as many reasoned that if he becomes the Vice-President he might be unloyal to the President and hijack the party structure from him.

The President who is said to have taken the suggestions into consideration was said to have met with some of his loyal aides who advised him not to drop Sambo who they claimed has always been loyal to the President and given him all the necessary support in the course of their administration.

The President’s confidants compared Sambo/Jonathan administration with Obasanjo/Atiku’s admministration, an illustration which amused the President.

The battle for the President’s running mate is seen as a big hurdle which the party must scale without any fracture.

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Tunde Ednut Earns $5,000 Per Day! -Report

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1 month ago

September 22, 2025

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“Tunde Ednut earns $5,000 average per day, ISWIS made approx $200,000 from live events in one month” — Chude Jideonwo unveils creator economy data at Digital Creator Africa Summit

At the inaugural Digital Creator Africa Summit, media entrepreneur and #WithChude host Chude Jideonwo unveiled new data positioning the Nigerian creator economy as one of the most commercially powerful industries on the continent.

Highlighting explosive growth and overlooked business models, Jideonwo revealed that:

• Tunde Ednut, the former musician turned Instagram media mogul, is estimated to earn over $5,000 a day through his platform — with a business model based on affiliate promotion, Instagram advertising, and music amplification.

• The hit podcast “I Said What I Said” (ISWIS) reportedly made approximately $200,000 in gross revenue from live events alone in a single month, drawing thousands of fans across there US, the UK and Canada.

• “What these numbers show,” Jideonwo said, “is that creators are no longer just influencers — they are media companies, and increasingly, nation-builders.”

The summit, held in Lagos and attended by creators, investors, and media leaders, was designed to shift the conversation from virality to value — reframing content creation as infrastructure, not just entertainment.

As part of his address, Jideonwo announced his $500,000 personal commitment to the FourthMainland Creator Fund — a catalytic investment vehicle to back high-potential African creators with funding, IP support, and platform distribution.

“We’re building the Mavin Records of storytelling,” he said. “Not just with fame, but with financial tools, ownership, and a full studio system that lets creators scale across the continent and diaspora.”

The Creator Fund is part of the broader FourthMainland ecosystem, a creator commerce platform set to launch in 2026. The platform will offer monetization tools, subscription infrastructure, and joint-IP models built around African content — positioning it as the first at-scale infrastructure for the continent’s growing $100B creator economy.

Jideonwo, whose ventures include Joy, Inc., #WithChude, and YNaija, closed with a call to funders and policymakers:

“If music had Mavin Records and tech had CcHub, then creators now have their studio systems — their Mavins — and they’re building billion-dollar value chains without waiting for permission.”

The keynote, titled “Overtaking is Allowed,” argued that Africa’s most important civic and cultural shifts today are being led by independent creators, and that media-tech infrastructure for creators is now one of the biggest opportunities for economic growth across the continent.

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What Ibadan Socialite, Fijabi’s Leak Audio Has Done To Minister Adelabu’s Guber Ambition

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4 months ago

July 1, 2025

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A recent viral moment has unexpectedly stirred the political waters for Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu’s 2027 gubernatorial bid in Oyo State. Here’s how it unfolded—and the fallout that followed:

An audio featuring Ibadan socialite, Chief Akinade Fijabi and an unidentified young man surfaced online.

In the audio, Fijabi, an Ibadan high Chief and singer, Wasiu Ayinde’s closest ally bared his thoughts on political bearings in Oyo State and centred it round the Minister for Power, Adebayo Adelabu.

The audio quickly gained traction, sparking laughter and debate across social media platforms in Oyo and beyond.

The audio briefly overshadowed Adelabu’s image and critics seized the moment to question his ability, business sense and highlight potential vulnerabilities in managing grassroots affairs.

Even before the audio, Adelabu’s return to APC and flirtation with a 2027 run had unsettled internal party dynamics. The audio gave fuel to factions already uneasy about his rapid elevation and perceived attempt at imposition.

APC hardliners and youth groups, who’ve openly criticized the party’s handling of aspirants like Adelabu, echoed that the viral moment underscores deeper frustration about favoritism .

Adelabu’s allies are downplaying the audio, arguing that public interactions reflect openness and a grassroots presence and qualities essential for statewide appeal. They’ve also pointed to his achievements, including boosting national grid capacity, as evidence of credible leadership .

Fijabi in the audio also shed some lights based on what he termed ‘reliable information’ on Governor Makinde’s Presidential ambition, claiming it was a plot to collapse the PDP in Oyo State for President Tinubu with an agreement that the Governor would be granted the request to install a successor.

The clip audio shifted part of the conversation from Adelabu’s technocratic record to his public persona. Analysts say managing optics now matters more than ever for his brand.