Kunle Soname

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Kunle Soname is a Nigerian entrepreneur, sport enthusiast and the chairman of Bet9ja, a betting website he founded in 2013. He is also the first Nigerian to acquire a European club C.D. Feirense which he bought in 2015. [1] [2] He is the Founder of the private Nigerian airline ValueJet (Nigeria) [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Soname studied Estate Management at Obafemi Awolowo University where he graduated in 1988. [5] He ventured into politics in 2003 and was elected as the Executive Chairman of Ikosi-isheri Local Council a post he held till 2011. [6] [7]

Career

Remo Stars Football Club previously known as FC DENDER was founded by Soname in 2004. The club was then relocated from Lagos State to Remo area of Ogun State, and is now playing in the Nigerian Premier League's Top Division. In 2022, kunle was inducted as a patron at the University of Lagos for his philanthropic activities [8]

Personal life

Soname is married to Kemi Soname and they have a daughter Erioluwa. [5]

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References

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  2. "Mr. Money Kunle Soname Stages Lavish 90th Birthday for Mom". THISDAYLIVE. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. "ValueJet Begins Inaugural Flight Operations In Nigeria". 10 October 2022.
  4. "New Nigerian Carrier, ValueJet, Announces Inaugural Flight".
  5. 1 2 Odutola, Abiola (17 August 2019). "Meet Bet9ja's Kunle Soname, whose firm officially sponsors BBNaija". Nairametrics. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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  8. "Club inducts Soname as patron". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-04-03.