Ubi Franklin Biography, Career & Lots More

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Ubi Franklin whose full name is Ubi Ekapong Ofem is a Nigerian music

artist manager and the famous founder of record label Made Men Music

Group (Triple MG). Ubi Franklin was born on the 2nd of February, 1986.

At the moment, he is one of the most successful music managers in

Nigeria. He has managed popular talents such as Tekno, Emma Nyra and

Iyanya. There is much to know about Ubi Franklin. This article

provides you with more information on the billionaire entrepreneur

such as his biography, business deals, net worth, controversies and

family life.









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Ubi Franklin Biography, Career & Lots More







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Ubi Franklin â€" Early life



Ubi Franklin was born in Cross River State on the 2nd of February 1986

(which makes him 34 years of age as at the year 2020). He was born

into a large family with 15 children and he was the 11th child. He was

born a twin but his twin brother is dead. His father was a high court

judge. Ubi Franklin never had a lot of privacy due to his big family

life.



Ubi Franklin had his primary and secondary education in Calabar. He

hoped to become a lawyer or a governor someday. The young entrepreneur

studied Law at Madonna University. However, life took a different turn

and turned out better than he expected.



Ubi Franklin created his Tripple MG Label (Made Men Music group) and

was able to sign in three super popular artists that made him

thousands of dollars.







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Personal life



Presently, Franklin has four children from four different women, three

daughters and a son. Ubi Franklin once admitted that from sometime in

July 2016 to March 2017, he struggled with depression and had almost

committed suicide.



In 2017, Franklin was almost killed by a Chinese man at Lifemate

Furniture located at Palms, Lekki-Lagos. He was saved by the quick

intervention of his cousin. The attacker was eventually arrested. He

claimed he was angered because Franklin had said “See this Chinese

man oâ€



Marital life



On November 1, 2015, Ubi Franklin married Lilian Esoro. A year later,

they both had a son called Jaden. He was born on the 17th of July

2016. There were lots of rumours surrounding Ubi Franklin’s wedding.

In 2015, one of which is his other love interest, Emma Nyra. According

to Ubi Franklin, Ubi and Emma’s relationship did not work out. This

was why he got married to Lilian in November 2015. Lilian Esoro is one

of the leading actresses in Nollywood. She is also an entrepreneur.

She is the CEO and founder of Goldie Locks â€" one of the best and

most fashionable hair salons in Nigeria.



`There are rumours that Ubi Franklin and Lilian Esoro are no longer in

conjugal bliss. The rumours started when Lilian unfollowed Ubi

Franklin on Instagram. She also returned to her maiden name on her

Instagram account which raised lots of brows and more suspicion. One

of the last events the duo was working on together was a Charity

project in Abuja. Ubi attended this Charity event alone with his son.

Many have continued to spread rumours about the possible problems in

Ubi Franklin’s marriage. However, there has not been any official

confirmation from the couple about their being together or divorce.







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Career and Journey



Ubi Franklin has come a long way in his journey as an entrepreneur. He

worked as an assistant to Julius Agwu before going on to work with AY

Makun (the comedian) and other artists. Back then, his work was to

promote shows. It was there he began learning about how to run events

and businesses.



In 2010, he became Iyanya’s manager. This was before the song

“kukere†was released. Kukere became a hit. In 2014, when the

label had expanded, other artists such as Tekno, Emma Nyra, and

Selebobo were signed.



In 2016, Ubi Franklin was named City People Music Awards’ Music

Manager of the Year. In 2020, Ubi Franklin was appointed as Special

Adviser on Tourism by Cross River State, Governor Benedict Ayade.



Franklin is also a public speaker. He was a speaker at the Youth

Enterprise Conference organized by Nairabet’s founder, Otunba Akin

Alabi. He has also shared stage with chairman of First Bank, Ibukun

Awosika, and Veteran Nollywood Actor Richard Mofe Damijo at the Hub

Business Conference organized by Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA).

He was also one of the speakers at the Digital CEO Africa Summit, and

the Niger Delta CEO’s Summit.



Other Businesses of Ubi Franklin



Instant Pickup



Instant Pickup was launched on the 20th of July 2017 at the Landmark

Centre, Oniru, Lagos. It is an online service focused on retailing

laundry and dry-cleaning services in Nigeria. Instant Pickup is a

comfortable, stress-free online market place that seeks to connect dry

cleaning services to their clients. The online service offers

immediate home pickup and delivery of laundry.



Instant Apartment



In the same year Instant Pickup was launched, Ubi Franklin also

launched Instant Apartment, an online platform that offers luxury

apartments for rent. Instant Apartment offers short to medium term

accommodation for those who need it for purposes such as vacations and

business trips. The good thing about these apartments offered on

Instant apartments is that they are like proper houses, with a kitchen

so guest can feel at home even when away from home.







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Instant Ryde



In October 2018, Ubi launched Instant Ryde, an online taxi service

operational in his home town Calabar, Cross River state and Uyo, Akwa

Ibom state. Instant Ryde operates cab services similar to Bolt and

Uber. However, they are only present in Abuja, Uyo and Calabar. Ubi

Franklin launched the mobile application in 2018. The service is

affordable and provides comfort to its riders.



Ubi Franklin â€" Net worth



Ubi Franklin’s net worth is estimated to be about $1.5 million.



Philanthropy work



In 2017, Franklin launched the Ubi Franklin Startup fund. This is a

platform established to fund existing business ideas and plans.

Through the fund, he has supported several businesses with startup

capital and funds



Controversies



Ubi Franklin has been involved in a number of online controversies.

First is that of Emma Nyara who was an artist signed under his record

label. She accused him of abuse with physical and verbal force. She

also denied ever dating him. Another controversy is that of one of his

baby mamas, Nicole Siyo who called him out for not haven seen his

child since he was born, even though the child was now clocking one

year at the time. Ubi Franklin has also gotten into controversies with

other artists signed in his record label, one of such is Iyanya.





















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