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| Aerial view of the mansion |
Celebrated Nigerian
filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan is a hard worker. He remains one of the busiest
directors in the Nigerian film industry. As hard as he works, same he craves
good life. And one of those is having an eye-popping home befitting his star
status.
Call it Hollywood
dream, Afolayan said that’s what he desires. That dream came to pass last
Sunday 15 May, when Afolayan unveiled his multi-million naira Lagos home.
The prolific movie
director hosted select friends and colleagues to an exclusive housewarming
shindig. And his guests were awed of the massiveness and magnificence of the
mansion with a blend of antique, artistic and modern evolution.
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gathered that the six-bedroom, three-floor mansion, erected on two plots of
land, inside OPIC Estate, Isheri North, Lagos, cost the filmmaker over
N400million.
The mansion also has an
attached one-floor gatehouse and power generating room.
Our correspondent
gathered that Afolayan bought the land about five years ago but commenced
construction two years ago.
Afolayan, in a bid to encourage young and hardworking Nigerians,
took to his Instagram page to share the aerial view of his new home.
According to the award-winning filmmaker, who posted the video
on Wednesday, he decided to share the clip to show gratitude to God for his
benevolence and to spur the younger generation to stay true to their dreams.
"Hmmmm! Some people may see this as show off but the wise
will see beyond the surface. My main motive of putting this video out is
firstly, to appreciate the goodness of God in my life. But majorly to use it as
a medium to minister and encourage every hardworking Nigerian out there that if
you put your mind to what you believe in, be realistic in your approach and
deal with people with open mind then you are surely not far from your goal. And
you surely will get there even though it may take time,” he wrote.
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| The swimming pool |
Afolayan continued, “The dream of an average Nigerian in
entertainment industry is to live like the well-to-do American artistes (in
Beverly Hills). Let us all work towards building our own Beverly Hills in
Nigeria. I say thank you to God and all you fans out there for your tremendous
support thus far. I pray and wish every one of us our heart desires. I desired
this and I got it, surely you can too. Ire”
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| Afolayan in his gym |
Afolayan, a scion of Ade ‘Ade
Love’ Afolayan, one of Nigerian pioneers filmmakers, will be hosting a
first-of-its-kind premiere of his new movie, The
CEO, aboard an Air France flight to Paris, France on 1 June.
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| The 20-seater cineplex |
Aside his earnings as a
filmmaker, 42-year old Afolayan make extra income as brand ambassador to many
top brands including Air France/KLM, Peugeot, Bank of Industry among others.
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| The mansion at night |
The original story written by FUNSHO AROGUNDADE and was published by P.M.EXPRESS
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