Obinna Iyeigbu (born April 12, 1975) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and socialite who is famously known by the nickname Obi Cubana.
He is the founder and chairman of the Cubana Group, one of the leading hospitality businesses in Nigeria. He has been dubbed the King Of Nightlife Entertainment due to his success in establishing thriving nightclubs.
Obi Cubana owns a chain of clubs and hotels in Lagos, South East, and Abuja. He is also the founder and CEO of the alcoholic beverage brand Odogwu Bitters.
Obinna Iyiegbu known professionally as Obi Cubana is a 47-year-old Nigerian entertainer and business mogul. He was born on April 12, 1975, in Anambra, his state of origin.
The billionaire businessman, Obi Cubana is from Oba, Idemili South; a city arranged in Anambra State. He is the Chief Executive Officer ‘President’ a famous club in Nigeria Ibiza Clu” and the administrator of Cubana Group.
As a young Igbo man, Obi Cubana was imbibed with the entrepreneurial spirit from a young age. This spirit came from watching his parents provide for him and his siblings. So, while he was an undergraduate at UNN, he combined his studies with running small businesses. This was to help him raise money to pay his bills and save money for the rainy days.
After graduating from the university, he moved to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to actively pursue entrepreneurship. He launched an interior decor business and began to seek contracts. He got his major break in 1999 when a Senator contracted him to execute the interior decor of the latter’s mansion. That contract’s profit helped Obi Cubana scale up the business and invested in other businesses.
In 2006, he decided to break into a new frontier by joining the nightlife business. This led to the opening of his flagship club called Ibiza Club. The club was situated in Abuja. His experience running other businesses proved useful, and Obi Cubana grew the establishment into one of the leading clubs in the nation’s capital. Three years later, he founded another Club in Owerri, Imo State, in 2009. This time around, he named the Club Cubana.
His success in both clubs led to the founding of the Cubana Group. He serves as the Chairman and CEO of the group. The group has a chain of businesses in the nightlife, hospitality, and real estate sectors. Obi Cubana has established clubs, restaurants, and hotels across Nigeria.
Obi Cubana recently expanded to the real estate industry, where he has become a property developer. This has made him one of the leading business people in the country. Owning Cubana Group has made Obi Cubana into a billionaire and a leading socialite in Nigeria.
In 2022, Obi Cubana announced the establishment of Odogwu Bitters, an alcoholic beverage company. Within a short time, Odogwu Bitters has grown into one of the leading alcoholic beverage brands in the country. Their first official ambassador was a renowned Nigerian musician, Portable.
Obi Cubana is the co-partner of the renowned mobile brand, New Age Mobile Concepts Limited. He signed Don Jazzy as their brand ambassador in 2022.
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