35 Facts About Audu Maikori

Audu Maikori is the co-founder and executive vice chairman of the Chocolate City Group, the mother company of one of the leading African record label Chocolate City Entertainment.

Audu Maikori is well known as the founder of Chocolate City, an entertainment lawyer, and is regarded as the "Simon Cowell" in Nigerian Idol's first season.

Audu Maikori won multiple awards during his career, including the International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2007.

Audu Maikori was born in Kaduna State to Adamu Maikori a renowned lawyer and politician, and Laiatu Maikori.

Audu Maikori was raised in Lagos and attended Adrao International School and King's College before obtaining his law degree from the University of Jos in 1999.

Audu Maikori worked as a legal advisor to the leasing company of Nigeria, and company secretary of Abuja Markets Management Limited.

In 2006, Audu Maikori was appointed Senior Legal consultant with CPCS Transcom International, where he worked on the legal and regulatory aspects of privatization transactions including the Nigeria Ports Authority, Nigerian Railway Corporation, and the unbundling and privatization of PHCN.

Audu Maikori represented Nigeria in the UNIDROIT Sub-Committee of governmental experts for the preparation of a preliminary draft Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Space Assets in 2005.

In May 2007, Audu Maikori co-organized the first Nigerian International Music Summit in March 2007.

Audu Maikori is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK, International Association of Entertainment Lawyers, the Nigerian Bar Association and International Bar Association.

In 2002, he along with his brother Yahaya Audu Maikori started Law Allianz, a firm of legal practitioners based in Lagos and Abuja.

Audu Maikori was selected as a lead legal consultant for key national infrastructure projects including the Lagos Rail Mass Transit project, Abuja Mass Transit project and Kano Mass transit project in 2011.

In March 2015, Audu Maikori resigned from 'Law Allianz' to concentrate on other business affairs.

Audu Maikori was introduced to a song called Na Ba Ka by an artist named Jeremiah Gyang by Six Foot Plus.

Four companies were formed to constitute the group namely Chocolate City Music, Chocolate City Media, Chocolate City Distribution and STM with Audu Maikori appointed as President of the Group.

In March 2015, Audu Maikori announced the return of Jesse Jagz to Chocolate City.

Audu Maikori announced the objectives for the 3 Chocolate City subsidiaries to include radio, television and film.

Audu Maikori has received commendations for his work in developing the youth including being invited to Albania in 2008 to deliver a keynote speech at a seminar organized by the Albania Ministry of Youth and Employment, Minister of Culture and British Council.

In 2010, Audu Maikori was part of the Enough is Enough campaign which saw thousands of Nigerians protest against issues.

Audu Maikori became the face of Enough is Enough after a police officer warned him to back down or be shot; Audu Maikori refused to back down.

Audu Maikori was very vocal against the Southern Kaduna killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen who killed over 250 men and women of Southern Kaduna origin.

Audu Maikori was vocal about the seeming neglect by the Kaduna State Governor and The Federal Government of Nigeria, especially when the Kaduna State Governor Mallam El Rufai admitted to paying Fulani herdsmen compensation to "stop" them from killing the predominantly Christian Southern Kaduna population.

Audu Maikori had brought a case of unlawful arrest and abuse of his fundamental human rights when Gov.

On 13 February 2012, Audu Maikori was appointed to represent the Nigerian Youth as a member of the Presidential Committee on the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, the committee was formed by President Goodluck Jonathan himself.

Audu Maikori was placed in charge of the Graduate Internship Scheme which under his coordination grew the number of employed interns from 1,800 interns in 2013 to 22,000 interns by January 2015.

In May 2012 Audu Maikori was elected to serve as a member of the board of COSON.

Audu Maikori was one of those behind the lobby for the NCC to officially appoint a CMO to collect royalties for songwriters and performers after 13 years of the NCC failing to settle the dispute between the MCSN and PMRS, both de-registered CMOs which had been embroiled in legal battles for supremacy for years.

Audu Maikori's appointment has been lauded as the right step in the right direction by music industry stakeholders.

Audu Maikori is a public speaker and has traveled widely to speak on entrepreneurship and youth development.

In October 2015, Audu Maikori was appointed the Chairman of the Nigerian Digital Music Monitoring Group, to develop specific methods for the implementation of the resolutions of the Summit.

In September 2010, Audu Maikori was made a judge on the first season of Nigerian Idol alongside Yinka Davies and Jeffrey Daniel.

In 2008, at the inaugural edition of the United Kingdom Young Music Entrepreneur, Audu Maikori was nominated to serve as a judge alongside four other British music industry judges, making him the African judge in the history of the competition.

Audu Maikori received special judges commendation as well as $15,000 Dollars in prize money.

In December 2011, Chocolate City Group, under Audu Maikori's leadership, was named winner of the prestigious Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship in Nairobi, Kenya.

Audu Maikori has served as a judge on numerous entrepreneurship and innovation competitions both locally and internationally which include:-.