our people
Idris Olagoke Badmus Chairman and CEO
Idris Olagoke Badmus is the Founder and the President of the African Center Foundation (ACF). ACF is an International Humanitarian Organization that collaborates with communities and people in Africa to develop education and local industries. The organization he founded in 1989 obtained a Special Consultative Status with United Nations in 2003. Currently African Center Foundation is in twenty two African countries, Italy, Britain and the United States. He was the founder and the Editor-In-Chief of the Africa Today, a multilingual, international News Magazine, published in Italian, French, English, Africa Today was first Published in 1994. He sits on boards of many corporations and institutions. He started AMNI Corporation, formerly Afromedia News Corp, in 2014.
James Anthony Nicholas Group president
James Anthony Nicholas is the President of Island Way Sorbet Inc and a renowned International Commodities Trader. As a former President and CEO of Gulf Pacific Seafood, he extended the reach of the company to West and South Africa, Guyana and Brazil., African Partners to increase profit margins and expand customer growth by bringing sorbet production to the United States.
Oliver C Opara VP Finance
Oliver C. Opara, was born on 20th April, 1965. He has a degree in Law & practiced in Nigeria for while switching to the banking Industry while he has a total of 28 years experience in Nigerian Banks rising to the level of Regional Director before retiring in June, 2020. Mr Oliver Opara also has an MBA in Management. He is happily married with three children
our people, our strength
Robin Evaige VP Media and Corporate
Robin Evaigeis Director of Media and Public Relations for AMNI Corporation and Board Secretary for past 3 years. Ms Evaige oversees media and public relations and corporate affairs for our New York office. She assists in matters of investor relations, crowd sourcing and business operations for U.S. offices also. Ms. Evaige specializes in multi-international business development in West Africa and other regions. For the past 9 years, Ms. Evaige has focused her expertise in developing new global business opportunities for Africa in the areas of construction, technology, banking and oilfield industries..
Charles Olisemeke Ogbolu VP Marketing
Charles Olisemeke Ogbolu is the Regional Director for African Network International Corp in Lagos Nigeria and the Director of Program for the African Center Foundation in West Africa. He joined African Center Foundation in 2005 and has been a major architect of the Foundation expansion in Africa and successful implementation of most of its projects.
Mr. Ogbolu is currently in charge of marketing, sales and advertising for AMNI Corporation.
Suilamon Olanrewaju MD ARIYA TV
Sulaimon Olanrewaju is a member of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), a Fellow of the Institute of Information Management, Africa (IIM), and also a Fellow of the Institute of Management Specialists (IMS).
Olanrewaju bagged a bachelor’s degree from the University of Ibadan and a master’s degree in Media and Communication from the Lagos Business School (Pan-Atlantic University), Lagos. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the university.
A former Acting Editor of the Nigerian Tribune and member of the Editorial Board, he also served as the Group Business Editor as well as Business Development and Strategy Manager of the African Newspapers of Nig Plc.
A multiple professional award winner, he has won the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA), the highest media honour in Nigeria, on six different occasions. He is also a Fellow of the Reuters Academy, London.