Day: December 3, 2016

DIASPORA NEWS, FEATURES December 3, 2016

TRUMP PICKS NIGERIAN WHO OWNS GATWICK AIRPORT TO JOIN HIS ECONOMIC CABINET

President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a kitchen cabinet of wealthy corporate and financial executives — including current and former leaders from General Motors, JPMorgan Chase and IBM — to provide him with economic advice.

The 16-person group, whose membership was announced Friday includes top Nigerian entrepreneur Adebayo Ogunlesi.

Bayo Ogunlesi is Chairman and Managing Partner of Global Infrastructure Management, LLC, which is a private equity firm with more than $35 billion in assets under management and invests worldwide in infrastructure assets in the energy, transport, and water and waste industry sectors.

Mr Ogunlesi’s organisations assets include Gatwick Airport , Edinghburh Airport and City Airport in London making him the first Nigerian to independently own airports in the West.

Mr. Ogunlesi serves as a member of the board of directors of Goldman Sachs, Kosmos Energy, and Callaway Golf Co. Mr. Ogunlesi holds a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Prior to founding Global Infrastructure Management, Mr. Ogunlesi spent 23 years at Credit Suisse where he held senior positions, including Executive Vice Chairman, Chief Client Officer, and Global Head of Investment Banking.

Before joining Credit Suisse, he was an attorney with the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. From 1980 to 1981, he served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Thurgood Marshall, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

The Forum will be chaired by Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Blackstone, with the task of helping the president to implement his plan to bring back jobs and Make America Great Again.

This forum brings together CEOs and business leaders who know what it takes to create jobs and drive economic growth,” said President-elect Trump.

“My administration is committed to drawing on private sector expertise and cutting the government red tape that is holding back our businesses from hiring, innovating, and expanding right here in America.”

The first meeting of the Forum will be held at The White House during the first week of February.

Senoir Special Adviser to President Buhari on Foreign Relations and the Diaspora, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa talks about the Diasporan Affairs Commission

DR DAYO OLOMU TO JOIN SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN EDUCATION BOARD

Top UK Nigerian community leader Dr Dayo Olomu, has been appointed to the Board of Education, Southwark Diocesan Board of Education, Chaired by the Revd Jonathan Clark, the Bishop of Croydon.

The news was broken on social media by the past Chairman of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (CANUK) Chief Bimbo Roberts-Folayan on Saturday morning .

Popularly known as DDO, Dr Olomu would be the first Nigerian to be appointed to the Board.

Dr Dayo, a renowned Personal Development Trainer and Business Success Coach is also a motivated speaker and youth mentor. He is the Chairman of Chartered Institute for Personal Development (CIPD) South London branch, a post he has held for several years .

He organis3s and hosts holds several leadership and success workshops and seminars both in the UK and in Nigeria for young people, new and established businesses and organisations and church leaders.

These he hrough fulfils through his outfit, the Dayo Olomu Foundation, which also aims to impact the lives of 1000 Nigerians living in Nigeria by 2020 – a project which he has named “Project 1000”

The unstoppable facilitator has been presented with many awards and accolades on both sides of the Atlantic for his passionate contribution to the development of the Nigerian youth both in the UK and in Nigeria , for his leadership support to the UK Nigerian Diasporan community and as a global iconic toastmaster and events compere.

The committed philanthropist has supported and raised funds for many good UK causes through various activities such as twice completing the London Marathon and taking part in the London – Brighton walk in 2015

Dr Dayo is a consumate faith, family, fitness, friends and finance adherent. He believes and preaches that no one who must succeed in life must do without any of the 5 Fs or life or lose focus on any of them.

We join the rest of the entire Nigerian community both at home and in the Diaspora in congratulating this valiant and hard working Nigerian on yet another great achievement.

3 December 2016

DANGEROUS GANG MEMBERS WHO BOASTED AND POSED WITH GUNS ON TV AND SOCIAL MEDIA JAILED

Three “dangerous” gang members who boasted about carrying firearms on TV and social media have been jailed for more than 50 years.

Mark Oduro, 20, from Brixton, and Winston White, 22, and Akyrie Palmer, 21, from Lewisham, were all sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court last Friday 2nd December.

They were found guilty of two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and three counts of possession of ammunition with intent to endanger life at the court on Tuesday, November 29.

White was jailed for 17 years, Palmer was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment and, Oduro was jailed for 16 years. Oduro also received an additional nine-month sentence for breaching a previous suspended sentence.

The trio were featured on a Channel 5 documentary, Gangland: Turf Wars, carrying firearms and wearing masks.

A still from a video uploaded to YouTube

The documentary was aired while they were in custody awaiting trial, and was used alongside YouTube videos of the men bragging about their use of firearms as evidence in the trial.

Armed police officers arrested White, Palmer and Oduro at about 6.45pm on Thursday, May 26 on the Turnham Estate in Brockley, Lewisham. The trio were wearing balaclavas and standing by a black Honda moped.

Oduro ran off, but was stopped nearby after a short chase. White and Palmer were detained by police near the bike.

Officers discovered a loaded sawn-off shotgun (pictured above) inside the moped seat and a loaded revolver (pictured below) near where Oduro was stopped.

Oduro, who was wearing body armour, was also found to be in possession of a further four rounds of ammunition suitable for the revolver.

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All three were subsequently charged.

Detective Constable Sarah Smart, of the Trident and Gang Crime Command, said: “These men are very dangerous criminals who used TV and social media to brag about carrying loaded firearms on the street.

“It is clear they believed that they were above the law and untouchable. Their conviction and sentencing demonstrates this is not the case.

“Trident is committed to relentlessly pursuing those who carry firearms and blight the communities they live in.”

Source: Newshopper