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1. I read Things Fall Apart by famous Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe when I was 8 years old.
2. By the time I was halfway through elementary school, I had read approximately 300 novels. However, that thirst for novels started to wane when I found out I could not combine Physics and English Literature in secondary school, and eventually gave way for a huge knack for problem solving.
3. Chemical Engineering is a like a family degree. My dad has a degree in that and so do I.
4. In high school, I had friends from across the 36 states in my country. I still do, till this day.
5. I used to play a lot of soccer, and basketball. However, a knee injury and medical advice has reduced my participation in both sports.
6. I have been to 3 continents and …show more content…

I intend to start an NGO that caters for and mentors male children who lose their fathers at an early age. I cannot do so much to change the world, but I believe this should help empower families and communities and thus, the world.
8. In 2005, a couple of friends and I released an EP which went on to sell 5000 copies within our locality and schools. We had a song on the EP directed towards raising awareness on the HIV/AIDS scourge.
9. I was once called a ‘wizard’ by my class teacher at age 7. He said it was due to the fact that he felt I was special and my intelligence level was way above that of my peers.
10. My mini clothing line is called ‘Firm Poynt’. It was kick-started officially on my birthday in 2011 even though, my brother and I had already being in the business of designing clothes for friends and family since …show more content…

One of my role models is Newton Jibunoh, a Nigerian environmental activist. He has travelled from Lagos, Nigeria to London, England and across the Sahara desert thrice; all journeys by road. He also runs an international Non-Governmental Organization accredited to the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development.
15. One reason I temporarily cast aside my degrees in Engineering for a job with Standard Chartered Bank was the international network I could access through the job. These days, I have a lot of friends across the length and breadth of the globe. It is also comforting for me, that I can visit a lot of countries and visit friends.
16. While living in the UK, I used to live about 10 minutes walk away from Old Trafford, the home ground of Manchester United – the club I have supported since I was 10.
17. I recently watched Promised Land, a movie where Matt Damon plays a salesman for a natural gas company. I think it is a wonderful movie and depicts some of the issues salesmen face trying to get people to buy in, whether it be an idea, good or service.
18. I have owned all the video game consoles in the Sony Playstation series apart from the Playstation

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