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Otunba Akin Alabi is an entrepreneur, author, direct marketing consultant, publisher, motivational speaker and philanthropist.

Early Life
Born on March 31, 1977 in Ibadan, Ọyọ State, Nigeria, to Chief and Mrs. Adediran Alabi, Akin had his primary education at command children school, Ibadan and secondary school education at Federal Government College, Enugu. He proceeded to the Polytechnic Ibadan where he obtained his Higher National Diploma in Business Administration. His desire for more knowledge has made him obtain professional certificate courses in business, marketing and management in glamorous institutions worldwide. He holds a certificate in Intellectual Property Strategy from Harvard University, Boston, USA.

Professional Career
Akin Alabi started his business career in 2003 writing and selling books. He proceeded to launching his own seminar and training company specialising in teaching and consulting for other young people starting their own small businesses. He also started publishing a business opportunity newspaper titled INCOME which has become a bible for small business owners. To add to his publishing enterprise, Akin launched, World Soccer News, a weekly sports newspaper.

NairaBet
Akin Alabi has gone on to build many other businesses from scratch; one of them being NairaBET, Nigeria's first online sports betting portal, with outlets across Nigeria. Nairabet.com has its headquaters in Lagos and is licensed by the Lagos state lotteris board.

Over The Top Entertainment
Akin Alabi is the founder of Over The Top Entertainment; an entertainment company which manages award winning pop duo of SKUKI. The company also boasts of state of the art recording and rehearsal studio among others.

Professionally, Akin Alabi is the national vice president of the Association of Information Marketers of Nigeria. He is also the president of National Bookmakers Association.

Philanthropic Work
Akin Alabi is heavily involved in philanthropic works. He is the founder of Akin Alabi Foundation, a non-governmental, not for profit outfit, aimed at improving the well being of the average Nigerian. With the motto, touching lives one person at a time, the foundation has successfully implemented projects like building and donating classrooms to primary schools, sinking of bore holes in areas where there is scarcity of water, financial empowerment of widows, free business and vocational trainings for youths and lots more.

Recognising all his good work, Akin Alabi was honoured with the chieftancy title of Otunba Atunlushe of Igbole Ekiti by the Olugbole of Igbole Ekiti, HRM Oba Emmanuel.O. Ajayi Adetiloye II.

Political Career
Akin Alabi is a member of the People's Democratic Party and will be contesting for a seat in the federal house of representatives come March, 28, 2015. He hopes to represent Egbeda/Ona Ara federal constuency in Oyo State,.