Shina Peller is full of enchanting song. Butterflies flit around his stomach and the fireflies dance in his eyes like the orbs of the eastern muse. The son of renowned magician, late Professor Abiola Peller, will be 40 in few days and he breezes through the hours like a virtuoso plucking guitar strings masterfully. To celebrate his 40th anniversary, Shina, in collaboration with his closest family and friends, is planning a high octane party in Lagos and a more glamorous one across the seas, in London, United Kingdom to be precise.
Shina has every reason to celebrate and be thankful for being alive and successful in an age when the odds stacked against the average Nigerian continually prevent many from surviving their third decade on earth. But Shina is celebrating his fourth decade and with lots of gratitude too. It would be recalled that the boss of Aquila Oil and Gas shocked several people when he shunned his father’s legacy to create one of his own.
There is no gainsaying his father was a famous magician who left very big shoes behind. Shina knew early in life that it could be an arduous task filling those shoes hence he sought to carve his niche in different callings. Despite being called ‘the one with the magical hands,’ due to his inclinations for following his father’s steps, Shina has refused to tread in his father’s steps. While his late father struck fame through his magical prowess, Shina chose to seek his fortune in business. Thus, alongside his oil business, he established Quilox, a night club, bar and restaurant on Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
