By Ayo Onikoyi
The romantic relationship between singer Oluwatosin “Mr Eazi” Ajibade and Temi Otedola, daughter of oil mogul and billionaire Femi Otedola is one that basically amazed and bewildered many elites within the excessive society. Their bewilderment stemmed from the higher crust individuals’s intolerance of people that they deem beneath them. Some really requested the query why a billionaire like Femi Otedola would enable his daughter to marry a mere musician, figuring out absolutely nicely how unruly and unscripted the lifetime of a musician will be.
The very reply to that query could have been supplied by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote who delivered a speech on the couple’s white wedding ceremony in Iceland not too long ago. Dangote described Mr Eazi as an entrepreneur and a part-time musician. He additionally gave us a touch that Otedola could have been fairly smart to offer the arms of his daughter to the “Leg Over” crooner.
In his phrases, Dangote revealed, “I don’t know of any musician who’s an entrepreneur, very calm and constant such as you. We thank God for you. Tosin, you realize you’re a part-time singer, you’re an entrepreneur, in actual fact once I was with you guys yesterday, we didn’t discuss music we had been simply speaking about enterprise. I by no means knew that you simply had companies in 18 international locations in Africa however I need to actually congratulate you for being a terrific man. I’m actually very pleased with you.
Femi isn’t actually my pal he’s my brother. Wherever you see me you see Femi. I’m positive within the subsequent few years we’ll take a again seat and name you the richest individuals on earth. I do know that Femi is the happiest man as we speak on earth for actually seeing Temi being married to Tosin. And I feel inTosin our daughter could be very fortunate to have any person.”
Additional buttressing Dangote’s assertion that the union could also be based on enterprise outlook fairly than fantasy is the import of the message of the reward the daddy of the bride introduced the couple. On the couple’s white wedding ceremony in Iceland, he supplied marriage recommendation and introduced the newlyweds with a replica of his not too long ago revealed ebook, Making It Large, a symbolic reward that doubled as counsel and a memento for the couple’s new chapter and mission of turning into “The richest couple on earth”.
A look at Mr Eazi’s enterprise ventures
As Dangote talked about in his speech on the wedding ceremony, Mr Eazi (Oluwatosin Ajibade) has constructed a popularity not simply as a musician but in addition as an entrepreneur with various investments. His enterprise issues embrace a music distribution platform, capital firm that invests in tech, media and leisure; gaming and lottery enterprise; actual property; hospitality; fintech investments; amongst others.
Mr Eazi’s companies
1. emPawa Africa
A expertise incubation and music distribution platform based in 2018.
Supplies funding, mentorship, and assets for rising African artists.
Has supported stars like Joeboy, who rose to fame by way of the initiative.
2. Zagadat Capital
His enterprise capital firm that invests in tech, media, and leisure startups throughout Africa.
Notable investments embrace:
pawaPay – a pan-African cost processing firm.
Thrive Agric – an agri-tech startup connecting farmers to buyers.
BetPawa – a web based betting platform.
Avenue Banker – a monetary inclusion venture.
3. Choplife Gaming
A gaming and lottery enterprise launched in 2022.
Operates in components of Africa, increasing the continent’s digital leisure and gaming business.
4. Choplife SoundSystem (Enterprise + Way of life Model)
Past music, it’s positioned as an leisure way of life model specializing in occasions, merchandise, and cultural experiences.
5. Actual Property & Hospitality (Undisclosed Ventures)
Mr Eazi has hinted at investments in actual property in Nigeria and Ghana.
He’s additionally linked with hospitality tasks tied to his Choplife model.
6. Tech & Fintech Investments
Via Zagadat Capital, he has stakes in a number of African fintech startups, aiming to spice up monetary inclusion on the continent.
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