Dino Melaye
Dino Melaye Biography: Age, Net Worth, Wife, Children, House, Cars, Tribe, Parents, Siblings & Politics
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Dino Melaye Basic Information
| Stage Name: | Dino Melaye |
| Real Name: | Dino Daniel Melaye |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Date Of Birth/Age: | 1 January 1974 (49) Years Old |
| Place of Birth: | Kano, Nigeria |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Marital Status: | Divorced |
| Education: | Abdulaziz Attah Memorial College, Okene
Ahmadu Bello University |
| Height: | N/A |
| Net Worth: | $100M |
Dino Melaye Biography
Dino Melaye, a politician from Nigeria who was born on January 7, 1974, served as a senator from the 8th Nigerian National Assembly and represented the Kogi West Senatorial District. He is from Ayetoro Gbede in Kogi State’s Ijumu Local Government Area. Former senator Dino Melaye is a member of the (Nigeria) and the People’s Democratic Party. He left the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015, but after months of political conflict with the Kogi State governor, he joined the PDP again in the run-up to the 2019 elections. He served as the chairman of the Senate’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja committee. And briefly, he became the chairman of the Senate Committee on Nigerian Aviation.
Lifestyle
-Net Worth
One of the wealthiest politicians in Nigeria is Dino Melaye. He made his money not just from politics but also from investments around the world. In an interview with BBC pidgin, Dino said that he made most of his money from investments in foreign businesses like McDonald’s. McDonald’s is an American fast-food chain with over 38,695 restaurants. At this time, Dino’s net worth is estimated to be $100 million.
-House
Melaye has a sizable collection of expensive homes inside and outside Nigeria. His villa in Abuja, worth roughly $6.5 million, is one of the homes he owns. The mansion is well-constructed and furnished with modern home furnishings and amenities.
-Cars
Melaye currently has roughly 25 automobiles overall, but he has stated that he would still like to purchase more if he had the money. Some of the cars in his garage are the Bugatti Veyron (N616 million), Lamborghini Gallardo (N73 million), Rolls Royce (N145 million), Polaris Slingshot (N8.7 million), Porsche Panamera (N29 million), Range Rover (N55 million), 3 Mercedes G-Wagon (N70 million each), Bentley Continental (N90 million), Chevrolet Corvette (N44 million), Ferrari (N100 million), 2 Mercedes E Class (N19.2 million each), and a Rolls Royce Phantom (N163.3 million).
Family
-Wife
Melaye was married to Tokunbo Melaye for ten years until she filed for divorce. Sadly, the pair parted ways after she filed for divorce in 2013 owing to domestic abuse, alleging that Melaye had physically abused her and had even pointed a gun at her.
A prominent Nollywood actress known as Bisi Ibidapo-Obe, who appears in predominantly Yoruba films, announced that she is the mother of Dino Melaye’s child not long after Tokunbo divorced him. Also, within the same year (2013), he was connected with Alero Falope, a charming woman and a single mother, who was reportedly the niece of the popular Daisy Danjuma.
-Children
Dino had three kids with his ex-wife. Melaye had children with other women, including one with the Nigerian actress Bisi Ibidapo Obe and another with Alero Falope, who is thought to be a housemaid at the politician’s home. Melaye has disputed the claim that he is the father of children by other women, notwithstanding the allegation. Overall, Melaye is the father of 5 children by three women.
-Parents
The senator’s parents are Mrs. Comfort Melaye and Mr. Jonah Eseyin. But unfortunately, on May 3, 2019, his mother, Comfort, passed away. So, besides the already provided information, there is not much information about his parents.
-Siblings
He was raised along with his six siblings. Samuel and Shade Elizabeth Melaye are two of his siblings. Former National Assembly Legislative Aides Forum chairman Samuel was Dino’s brother.
Politics
Senator Dino Melaye’s political career began when he rose to prominence as a student union leader at his university. Additionally, he was a well-known representative of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). Later, he held the Secretary-General position for the Commonwealth Youth Council and the African Youth Council. Because of his work as a student leader, Olusegun Obasanjo, the then-president of Nigeria, selected him to head the Presidential Advisory Council on Youths. Melaye entered partisan politics in 2007 when he won a seat in the National House of Representatives for the People’s Democratic Party’s Kabba/Ijumu federal constituency.
He failed to win re-election to the National Assembly as a member of the House of Representatives, but he later made a comeback as a Senator for Kogi West in 2015. He played a crucial role in Senator Bukola Saraki’s candidacy to become Senate President in 2015. Melaye headed the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja while a senator. Before leaving the esteemed house, he also served as chair of the Senate Committee on Aviation.
Dino was re-elected to the Senate in 2019. However, his election was later overturned by a court injunction, which mandated re-election. However, Dino lost his seat in the red chamber when Senator Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressive Congress (APC) was pronounced the winner after winning the rerun.
Tribe
Despite being a Kogi State native, Deno Melaye was born in Kano. By tribe, he belongs to the Yoruba. Yorubas are a West African ethnic group with about 50 million people in Africa, over a million beyond the continent, and an additional presence among African diaspora populations.
Education
Dino Melaye completed his secondary education at Abdulaziz Attah Memorial College in Okene before enrolling at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, where he earned a degree in geography in 2000.