Freeman Osonuga

Freeman Osonuga is a Nigerian medical doctor, entrepreneur and the Chief Executive Officer of Adloyalty Business Network (AdloyaltyBN), who gained recognition when he volunteered as part of the African Union response team, during the Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone in 2014[1] he also founded the Dr Freeman Osonuga Foundation(DFO), a charitable organization to support orphans and people with disabilities in Nigeria.[2] He has been recognised alongside many others including Katie Meyler as one of the Ebola fighters 2014 Time Person of the Year for his role in the Responses to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa[3] and selected as one of the Nigeria’s Top 10 Real Estate Disruptors of 2020[4][5]

Freeman Osonuga
Born
Freeman Olamide Osonuga

1984
Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State
Alma materOlabisi Onabanjo University
OccupationReal estate entrepreneur, philanthropist, medical doctor
Known forTime Person of the Year (2014)
Websitefreemanosonuga.com

Background & Recognition

Freeman was born the youngest of six children in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. He studied Medicine and Surgery at Olabisi Onabanjo University.[6] In 2013 he was named a One Young World Ambassador and in 2014, he was decorated by the President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma with a Sierra Leone Government's Presidential Meritorious Service Award for his role in the containment of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone.[7][8]

In June 2015, he was named a Wired UK's Innovation Fellow[9] and in October 2015, was among three finalists shortlisted to travel to space.[10][11][12]

In 2016, he established Adloyalty Business Networks, a real estate network marketing firm. In February 2020, the firm was reported to have hit 20,000 realtors and was described as "Nigeria’s first and biggest independent real estate network marketing firm" by The Guardian.[13]

In 2017, he was listed as one of the 100 Most Influential Young Nigerians, alongside Wizkid, and Toke Makinwa[14] and also was selected as one of the Nigeria’s Top 10 Real Estate Disruptors of 2020.[15][16]

In September 2020, Freeman was appointed as a Senator representing Nigeria by the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI).[17][18]

Books

Freeman has published two books, which include the following:[19]

  • Print Money With Zero Capital
  • The Business Game

Personal life

Freeman is married to Damilola Osonuga and together they live in Lagos with their daughter Hillary.[20]

References
  1. "Osonuga, Nigerian 'Ebola Doctor' ventures into real estate". Businessday NG. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. "Unfair Attitudes to Children with Cerebral Palsy in Nigeria". THISDAYLIVE. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  3. "Why We Chose the Ebola Fighters as Person of the Year 2014". TIME.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  4. "Dr Freeman Osonuga is named one of Nigeria's top 10 real estate disruptors 2020". Vanguard News. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  5. editor (2020-07-17). "Osonuga Named one of Nigeria's Top 10 Real Estate Disruptors 2020". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2020-07-18.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. Enu, Afolayn. "Freeman Osonuga: To Space and Beyond". Africa Middle East. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  7. "Success isn't achieved in the comfort zone ~ Dr. Freeman Osonuga - Nigeria and World News". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  8. "Freeman Osonuga – 'êth Communications". ethcommunications.com. 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  9. Culpan, Daniel (2015-06-23). "Meet the WIRED Innovation Fellows 2015". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  10. "Nigeria's Freeman Osonuga named among 3 finalists for space trip". Vanguard News. 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  11. Kazeem, Yomi. "A Nigerian Ebola doctor could be the first black African to go to space". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  12. Culpan, Daniel (2016-05-22). "Meet the WIRED Innovation Fellows 2015". Wired UK. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  13. "Adloyalty Business Network hits 20,000 realtors, launches new office in Lekki". 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  14. "Most Influential Young Nigerians » Homepage". Most Influential Young Nigerians. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  15. "Freeman Osonuga - Nigeria's Top 10 Real Estate Disruptors 2020". The Top10 Magazine. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  16. admin (2020-07-05). "Nigeria's Top 10 Real Estate Disruptors 2020". The Top10 Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  17. Admin. "WBAF appoints Dr. Freeman Osonuga CEO of AdloyaltyBN as Senator". Vanguard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  18. Ajakaiye, Fadekemi. "WBAF Appoints Freeman Osonuga CEO of AdloyaltyBN as Senator". ThisDay. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  19. Reporter. "AdloyaltyBN CEO publishes books on business growth". The nation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  20. editor (2020-08-07). "Osonuga Publishes Two new Books on Business Growth". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2020-08-13.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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