BusinessDay 15 April 2018

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Top 3 Most Eligible Bachelors In Lagos (2018)
These men have not found their better halves yet,
so you might just be the lucky girl. Don’t worry,
Don Jazzy has become the chief executive officer
of the Bachelors club, so his name is not on this list.
Uncle has just refused to look my way and marry me
already...lol....
Well checkout my top 3 most eligible bachelors to
drool over this year.
First on my list is Paddy Adenuga. Forget the fact
that Paddy is the son of multi billionaire Mike Adenuga,
the guy is cute inside and outside. He’s real
to his roots. Loves the good things of life. Isn’t entirely
freaked out about the flashy girls or Island slay
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has other amazing talents - like singing, cooking and staying sexy.
Lynxxx might look like he’s been off the radar for something, but we
know he’s still single and minding his business.
A man like Lynxxx, won’t just make you stay in love all your life, he
will pull you closer to the Lord.
Don’t worry about all the other names I didn’t mention, those men
have just been on the list for way too long eg Alex Ekubo, Uti Nwachukwu,
Debola Lagos, Olaotan Coker.
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queens, or Lekki cats, he just likes his woman to be
simple. Not to say that team natural has won his heart
oooo.
I call Paddy the two-toned lip Prince who uses his
brain as his greatest asset.
Second on my list is Tolu Erogbogbo, popularly know
as Chef Eros. If you love the sweet things of life, you
will agree with me that Cookie Jar should be one of
your go to places.
Tolu has used his skills in the kitchen to capture the
hearts of many ladies (which by the way forms a better
demographic of his clientele).
He is not just skilled in the kitchen, man can command
an army with his distinct voice and he sure
gives The Rock a run for his body...lol...
And last but certainly not the least is Lynxxx. This man
is FINE for Africa. Don’t just fall for his good looks, he
The market place with cookie jar founder chef Tolu Eros
How long ago did you start baking?
That would be 6 years ago (2012-2018).
What the history of Cookie Jar?
Cookie Jar started as a dream. In December
2011, I started dreaming about cookies and
then in 2012 we had the occupy Nigeria
strike, I tried out the cookies, it made sense,
tasted great, I got really good feedback. By
February, Valentine’s period, we sold over
half a million naira worth of cookies and that
was how Cookie Jar started.
Has the business always been profitable?
The business has not always been profitable.
We went through a though time in 2016,
2017 and that was as a result of spreading
myself too thin. We expanded too fast and
didn’t have the right structures in place to
be able to take on the expansion. As a result,
cash flow was really tight.
What was responsible for Cookie Jar’s
wide acceptance?
The quality of the products that we put out
and the creativity behind all the products.
Also the kind of people that were attracted
to the brand, including celebrities and social
media influencers, were a huge part of growing
the brand. But the secret was really in the
pudding itself, which was the taste.
How do you deal with competition?
Onlooking! I keep my eye on the ball, I do
not at any point in time focus on what the
competition is doing. I am more focused on
what I’m doing and ensure that I’m doing it
to the best of my ability.
What gender makes up a better part of
clientele?
Clientele in terms of my demographics,
about 75-80% of them are female and 20-
25% of them are male. But you find out that
even a lot of the male clients are actually
buying for the females, so approximately
maybe 90% of them are females. But I like to
think it’s growing because guys are becoming
more and more interested in sweet
things.
Asides baking do you love cooking?
Cooking has always been the number 1.
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As a matter of fact it started from
cooking. So asides from baking, I
definitely love cooking. My first
everything was cooking. I only tried
baking in 2012. But before that, in
2009, I had my first restaurant and
that was just strictly cooking. So yes I
do love cooking.
Do you manage other businesses?
Yes I do manage other businesses. In
total we have 5 businesses under the
group – there’s Cookie Jar, Eros and
Gourmet catering, Breakfast In Eros,
Puff Puff Boutique, Studio 1 Kitchen
and some more coming soon.
How do you split your time?
It’s pretty difficult sliptting the time
to be honest, but what tends to happen
is I structure my day and I give
all my businesses as much time as
they deserve. Some ofcourse require
more time, depending on how busy
they are. At the moment, Eros and
Gourmet is getting a lot of attention,
but Cookie Jar is somewhat second
to none.
Also I have the right people in the
right position, who manage the business
and keep an eye out there for
me, even though I need to pay a lot of
attention to the business to ensure
that everything is running smoothly.
Where do you see Cookie Jar in 5
years?
To be honest, in 5 years I see Cookie
Jar as a franchised business. I’m not
entirely sure if that’s going to pan
out, because I keep saying it and
pulling back; simply because I feel
like Nigeria is not ready yet. But I
definitely see Cookie Jar in different
locations across Nigeria and across
other countries in the world.
It goes past just Cookie Jar though.
As a group in general we are aiming
to push into the international market
and cater to their needs.
Sex For Pass! The awkward conversation
between an OAU professor and a female student
A professor from Obafemi
Awolowo University (OAU),
Ile-Ife, Richard Akindele, was
effortlessly recorded demanding
sex from a student to make
her pass. In a phone call made
to the professor by the student,
the professor asked that the
student have sex with him 5
times for him to upgrade her
score from 33 to a pass mark,
which clearly wasn’t going to
be an A or B.
What’s worse for him is that
he’s a pastor in an Anglican
church in Ife, and most of his
members are still in shock from
the now viral phone call.
The school has set up a disciplinary
committee for this
incident that happened last
year. The panel has been set up
and query has been given to the
man; but they need somebody
to come up that she was the
one that was sexually harassed,
before further actions can be
taken.
It’s really embarrassing for this
man’s family and his wife is of
the belief that it’s the Devil’s
making. How many things can
one possibly blame the devil
for?
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