List Of Top Bachelors In The Entertainment Industry In the Nigerian entertainment industry, you will definitely agree with me that there are hot bachelors still looking for their missing rib. Here is a list of bachelors still up for grabs. JOHN MIKEL OBI Full name; John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, he was born in Jos on April 22, 1987. Chelsea and Super Eagles midfielder, is one of the hottest Sports men in Africa. He recently won the champions league with chelsea last year, he earns an estimated salary of 5.8million US Dollars (924m Naira) per annum. John Obi Mikel retained his place as one of Africa’s and Nigeria’s richest soccer players after Ventures Africa informed the public that the Chelsea star earns a whooping sum of N924million annually. According to a financial survey carried out, Mikel makes $110,000 (about N17.5m) a week and one of the highest paid Nigerian footballers. His endorsers include Pepsi and Samsung, while his career spans through Nigeria, South Africa, Norway and England. CLARENCE PETERS Clarence Abiodun Peters, the CEO of Multimedia Content Creation Company Capital Dreams Pictures. Born in Ibadan, Nigeria with the genes of legendary musician Sir Shina Peters and actress Clarion Chukwurah, Clarence Peters aka Capital is the most sought after director in the industry at the moment. He has directed videos for songs like 9ice’s Street Credibility, Shayo by Durella, Nobody Test Me by the Choc Squad ( M.I and co.), Only Me by 2baba himself, Remember by Bracket featuring 2face, and Bad Guy P by L.O.S. At just 28, He has already won director of the year at the Nigerian Music Video Awards 2008 and the best music video at the Hip Hop world Awards 2010 and he is well known when it comes to music in Nigeria. He is so popular that 3 of every 5 videos seen on TV is directed by him.Clarence attended Government College, Ikorodu and Camp David Academy Secondary School, Ogba. As a kid, Clarence worked as an actor with Owner of SoundCity, Tajudeen Adepetu for two years. He began his directing career at the age of 18, when he directed 40 episodes of the TV series “Everyday People”. He then furthered his career by moving to south africa where he attended the City-Varsity Summon Television Academy in Cape Town and gained a degree in directing and cinematography. He returned to Nigeria to direct his first music video, Fuji by Darey. He founded Capital Hill record label with his secondary school mate and friend, Tha Suspect who is also an artiste under the label. DON JAZZY Michael Collins Ajereh, born in November 26, 1982 in Umuahia by Delta parents. Former CEO of Mo’ Hits Records label founded in 2004 and the present CEO of the Mavin Records label which he established in May 2012 after his split up former Mo’Hits partner, D’banj. His family moved to Ajegunle city in Lagos state where he was raised, and graduated from Federal Government College Lagos. He went on to study Business Management at the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma in Edo state. Don Jazzy travelled to the United Kingdom in 2000 after he was invited by his uncle to come and play the drums in a neighbourhood church. Mavin records boss, Don Jazzy seems to be enjoying a fruitful romance with Samsung and Promasidor, makers of Loya Milk, after sealing a N50 million deal with Loya Milk. UTI NWACHUKWU Uti Nwachukwu, a Nigerian actor, TV presenter, model and MC, popular as one of the 12 housemates on the third season of the reality television show, Big Brother Africa, in 2008, although he was evicted early into the reality show, on Sunday 5 October 2008. Uti made a great comeback to Big Brother by winning the $200,000 prize money. He was born August 3rd 1982. P-SQUARE Peter and Paul Okoye Pop duo and identical twins were born on 18th, November 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria. They hail from Anambra State, Ifite Dunu LGA. P-Square began their journey to stardom in St. Murumba secondary school, a small Catholic school in Jos, Nigeria. The Identical twins joined their school music and drama club where they began singing, dancing, and miming songs by MC Hammer, Bobby Brown and Michael Jackson.They later formed a group of their own called “P Square”. This Pop duo are known for their flamboyant lifestyle, they recently broke into the International scene, when they were signed to Konvict music before they later recorded the remix to beautiful onyinye featuring Rick Ross. In 2010, Peter and Paul Okoye won the KORA award for Best Africa Artiste in 2010, collecting a $1 million prize in the process. Shortly after, the duo got an endorsement deal with Globacom telecommunications worth about 240 million naira ($1.5 million) for four years. Their seven-city American tour in 2010 earned them a whopping $1m and has also built a house valued at 300 million naira ($1.9 million). The bulk of their wealth comes from concerts, especially in Africa. They have sold over 14 million copies of their CDs since 2005. BANKY W Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E) Chairman, Banky W ( Olubankole Wellington) was born on March 27, 1981 in the US to Nigerian parents, his family moved back to Nigeria when Banky was 5 years old, he began singing in his church choir at the age of 8. He has won some major endorsement deals with Etisalat, Coca Cola Nigeria’s World Cup theme song and Microsoft’s Anti- cyber crime campaign. He is definitely the brain behind the success story of the EME Group. As a businessman and record
executive, Banky W has enjoyed
tremendous success and also
launched his acting career with a
recurring role on the final season
of MNET’s hit TV show Jacob’s
Cross. Banky W has become one
of the richest entertainers in the
industry, making the bulk of his
wealth from gigs, where he
charges between 2.5 million naira
($15,800) and 3 million naira
($19,000) per show and performs
three to four times each week.

D’BANJ
Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly
known as “The Koko Master” was
born on June 9, 1980 inj Zaria
although he hails from Shagamu in
Ogun State. He is a songwriter, an
entertainer, known for playing the
harmonica.
D’banj was introduced to the
harmonica by his late older
brother, Femi Oyebanjo, who died
in a plane crash at age seventeen.
Apart from his music interests,
D’banj has moved into other
sectors. His interests include Koko
Mansion, a TV reality show, Koko
Lounge, an upscale hangout in
Lagos and the UK, Koko
Foundation, a charity, and Koko
Mobile.
There are also rumours that he is
set to launch Koko Records. The
bulk of his money comes from
endorsements. His endorsement
deal with Globacom
telecommunications cost 70 million
naira ($442,000). He has a multi-
million naira endorsement with
energy drink Power Fist, a deal
with the makers of the Virgin
Colour soft drink and another huge
deal with a popular jeweller.
Another endorsement which runs
into millions is with Chris Aire, with
D’banj acting as the face of his
watches. He collects between 5
million naira ($31,500) and 7
million naira ($44,200) as
performance fee for local gigs, and
even bigger fees across the rest of
Africa and in the US and UK. Like
his old boss, Don Jazzy, D’banj also
bagged a recording deal with
Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music.

OLISA ADIBUA
Olisa Adibua is definitely one of
the prominent names in the radio
and television industry, Olisa is not
only one of the biggest
personalities but has also been at
the cutting of African electronic
media and entertainment since
1988 with more than 23 years
experience in television, radio,
film, and live events.
He started his career with the
Nigeria Television Authority (NTA)
as a presenter, producer and
director of entertainment
programmes like “Tops of the
Pops” and “Super Sounds”.
From 1998 to 2008, Olisa hosted
the number one afternoon drive
time radio show on 96.9 Cool FM
till he moved in 2009 to launch the
current No. 1 radio station in
Nigeria, THE BEAT 99.9FM, as the
morning drive-time host and
Programme Director, a role he also
performs for a Pidgin English radio
station, Naija FM 102.7. As a co-
founder and executive director of
Storm 360. Olisa is a part of a
formidable team that is steering a
company that is a leader in the
Nigeria Media and entertainment
industry.