6. Olakunle Abiodun Churchill, Nigerian – Big Church Group
Young, daring, extraordinarily talented and absolutely unapologetic when following his passion until it translates into reality. These are just some of the rare qualities Olakunle Abiodun Churchill, one of Nigeria’s youngest and most successful entrepreneurs possesses. He had to have such rare qualities to be able to transform a passion for IT into a multi-solution solving company.
Churchill is the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Big Church Group. This company has two subsidiaries- Big Churchill Haven Limited and Big Church Entertainment. Big Churchill Haven Limited is an IT Solution / Total Security (software management) company, saddled with the responsibility of managing business communication, total security solutions, real estate management, printing & publishing and ICT (software/hardware) programming. Big Church Entertainment on the other hand, is an entertainment outfit with offices in Ghana, Lagos and Abuja. Churchill who is from Ogun state, is a man of no mean repute, an entrepreneur par excellence known for his astonishing achievements not only in Nigeria, but in Africa and globally.
He has unarguably taken over the IT sector in Nigeria and beyond. His IT/Security Company operates in over ten industries across three different countries, thus paving a way for other young entrepreneurs, to thrive in this highly competitive industry. He is no stranger in the business, political and even the entertainment sphere. No wonder, his giant strides in ICT earned him honors last year as he was conferred with the Nigerian Goodwill Ambassador Award in recognition for his immense contribution to humanity and his charisma for delivering excellence, professionalism and notable relationships with all his stake holders.
7. Ameyaw Debrah, Ghanaian – (ameyawdebrah.com)
Towards the end of 2007, he joined Voices of Africa, a media project based in the Netherlands. During his time there, he submitted videos, photos and news from Ghana for Africanews.com. In 2008, he became the entertainment editor for GhanaWeb.com. Later that year, he fully launched his blog AmeyawDebrah.com. He left Ghanaweb in 2012 to pursue his blog full-time. He contributes to StarGist (an entertainment segment on Africa Magic) as a Skype correspondent. Besides, he contributes to content on EbonyLife TV and Glitz Africa Magazine. He is an ambassador for Malta Guinness’ Africa Rising Campaign.
8. Olatorera Oniru (Dress Me Outlet)
Olatorera Oniru, 28, is the founder of Dressmeoutlet.com – a Nigerian e-tailer of fashion products, health & beauty products and home-goods. Dressmeoutlet stocks more than 1,000 products from premium designers globally. Dressmeoutlet ships worldwide and currently has customers in different states across Nigeria, Uganda and the United States of America. The company now comprises more than 20 full-time employees and has funding offers from notable investors including Nigerian investor Tony Elumelu.
9. Abdul Rashid Zakari , Ghanaian – Mayniak Sportswear
30 – year-old Abdul Rashid Zakari is the Chief Executive Officer of Mayniak Sportwear, a new age African sports brand based in Accra. With passion for the game of football, an unassuming young Zakari blended his marketing background to live his long – held dream of helping project the game of football. His company, Mayniak is the kit providers of the Accra-based Liberty Professionals.
10. Abiola Olaniran (Gamsole)
Olaniran, 27, is the founder and CEO of Gamsole – a Nigerian gaming company, Olaniran founded in 2012, and it has venture backing from 88mph, a Kenyan seed fund. The company’s games now have more than 9 million downloads both locally and internationally on the Windows Phone store.
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