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Quiet sides of wealthy Nigerians

Mike Adenuga

According to the Forbes list of African billionaires for 2020, Mike Adenuga, the founder of Globacom and the Chairman of Conoil Producing, is the third richest person in Africa. The astute businessman built his fortune in telecommunications and oil exploration.Adenuga’s name not only resonates among his peers but is also mentioned by musicians who can’t seem to get enough of using him as a reference when praying for financial breakthrough. However, with all the buzz around him, the 67-year-old not only lives a quiet life, he is not also seen in social circles. Some years ago, when one of his children got married, it was reported that the oil major instructed guests not to take any photos at the classy but private wedding. Adenuga guards his privacy so jealously that according to reports, only select members of his staff have access to him.

Fola Adeola

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc is arguably one of the most popular new generation banks in Nigeria. Its tentacles are also spread outside the ‘giant of Africa’ as it has branches in 10 other African countries.However, not much is known about one of the brains behind the financial institution― Fola Adeola. Apart from the fact that the serial entrepreneur is scarcely seen at society parties, his wife, Hajara, and their six children also live very low-key lifestyles. His wife’s modest is further proof that the couple does not want to live in the full glare of the public.Adeola was 34 when she and the co-founder of the bank, the late Tayo Aderinokun, applied for a banking licence in 1988, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Adedeji Adeleke

A lot of people only got to hear about the reserved businessman, Adedeji Adeleke, through his superstar son, David, popularly known as Davido.Born on March 6, 1957, the senior Adeleke is the founder and president of Adeleke University. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Holdings Limited. Although two of Adedeji’s brothers have held top political positions in the past, he has still managed to keep a low profile.His son’s popularity has undoubtedly put the spotlight on him over the years as Davido regularly sings and talks about his father’s wealth. Unlike others of his ilk, Adeleke is one billionaire who is not often seen amidst the crème de la crème but Davido, the self-proclaimed ‘omo baba olowo (child of a rich man)’, is certainly doing that for him.

Leo ‘Stan’ Ekeh

Leonard Ekeh can be described as one of the most successful technopreneurs to have come out of Africa. He has carved a niche for himself in the information technology sector and is still working hard to make more impact. Many years ago, the smart entrepreneur rightly predicted that ICT would occupy an important position in the world’s economy and he decided to toe that path. It won’t be out of place to say that Ekeh’s foresight has helped him to quickly adapt to changes in the world market and conveniently utilise new technologies to his advantage.He founded Zinox Technologies Limited in 2001 and the company.

Pascal Dozie

Even as an octogenarian, business magnate, Pascal Dozie, is numbered among the richest men in Imo State and Nigeria as a whole. With a net worth estimated by Forbes to be at $1bn, there is no gainsaying the fact that he has had a successful career.Dozie began his career as an economist at the National Economic Development Office in the United Kingdom. He was also a part-time lecturer at the North Western Polytechnic, London. Between 1970 and 1971, he served as a consulting economist at the African States Consulting Organisation in Uganda. In 1971, after quitting his job in Uganda, he relocated to Nigeria at the request of his mother. Armed with his experience in econometrics and industrial engineering, the enterprising businessman launched his first company, African Development Consulting Group, which later gave birth to Diamond Bank.Dozie was the Chairman of MTN Nigeria for 18 years before he, alongside five other non-Executive Directors, left their positions in 2019. The savvy entrepreneur has five sons and he is gradually handing over the reins of the business he painstakingly built to his eldest son, Uzoma, who was the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Bank before the financial institution’s merger with Access Bank.The wealthy entrepreneur keeps a low-key profile and seemingly shies away from anything that is not about business.

Ibukun Awosika

She is the Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria; founder of the Chair Centre Group; and co-founder and past chairperson of the Women in Business, Management and Public Service. With that, it is evident that Awosika is not a small fry by any standards. The brilliant businesswoman also chairs a number of corporate and not-for-profit boards including Gems Africa, House of Tara International, Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Digital Jewel Limited, Convention on Business Integrity and the Afterschool Graduate Development Centre― a facility she promoted to help address youth employability and enterprise issues in Nigeria. She used to be the Chairman of FBN Life Assurance Limited, FBN Capital Limited and Kakawa Discount House Limited. She also served on the board of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority.

Abdulsamad Rabiu

Kano-born business tycoon, Abdulsamad Rabiu, made his fortune as the owner of BUA Cement Plc and that has earned him an enviable spot on the list of billionaires in Africa. He is also the chairman of the Bank of Industry. On July 7, 2020, Forbes estimated Rabiu’s wealth to be $3.2bn, placing him at the 716th position in the global billionaire’s club.

Jim Ovia

Jim Ovia can be described as a very private person, though he is the founder of a public limited company, Zenith Bank Plc, which happens to be one of the most profitable financial institutions in the country.A 58-year-old native of Agbor in Delta State, Ovia keeps his family off the social media radar and shields his private life jealously. He started his banking career in 1973 as a clerk at Union Bank. He worked for three years as a bank clerk before moving to the United States of America, where he obtained his Bachelor and Master degrees. Called ‘The godfather of Nigerian banking’ in banking circles, Ovia transformed Zenith from a small commercial bank into a formidable financial conglomerate, that boasts of over 500 branches and business offices in all states of Nigeria, as well as subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia and China.

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Africa’s top 10 billionaires’ list 2021: Aliko Dangote remains Africa’s richest person for 10-years straight

Aliko Dangote of Nigeria is Africa’s richest person for the tenth time in a row, according to the 2021 Forbes’ Africa Billionaires List released on Friday January 22. Forbes stated that the president/CEO of Dangote Group is now worth $12.1 billion, up by $2 billion from last year’s list following a 30% rise in the share price of Dangote Cement. “For the tenth year in a row, Aliko Dangote of…

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essencepoints · 4 years

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Africaâs top 10 billionairesâ list 2021: Aliko Dangote remains Africaâs richest person for 10-years straight

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iyunadeblog · 6 years

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Linda Ikeji: The Most Wack And the Richest Blogger In Africa

Linda Ikeji is the richest and the most Wack Blogger in Africa

LINDA IFEOMA IKEJI BIOGRAPHY

Linda Ikeji with her Siblings With the advent of social media, several lives have been changed and many have a fortune just from a computer and a connection to the Internet. Linda Ikeji is one of such persons who has benefited enormously from the world wide web and the internet. Before we delve into our subject matter of the day, it's worthwhile for us to give our precious IB readers some basic info about Linda Ikeji. Linda Ikeji was born on September 19, 1980, she is the second child of 7 children. She hails from Nkwerre, in South Eastern Nigeria, Imo State precisely. She has a Bachelor’s degree in the English language from LASU (Lagos State University). Recommended: Wiz Kid: Music, Lifestyle and Cults Early Days… Based on info found online, Linda Ikeji supposedly developed a passion for writing when she was 10 years old. She used to write short stories which were commended by her family and friends. She was equally very interested in newscasters, watching news and interviews. Coming from a very humble home and going to the university, she had to support herself by ushering at occasions, bar-tending, and modelling. She did so many part-time jobs to support herself through school. As a model, she worked for several modelling agencies including 'House of Sharon', a fashion house owned by Folorunsho Alakija, the richest black woman in Africa. Upon her graduation in 2004, she tried to run a modelling agency known as 'Black Dove Communications'; hiring, managing and leasing models to brands. It was a failed venture and in 2006, her blogging career began! Linda Ikeji as a Blogger A blog is a platform on which a writer or group of writers share their views on certain subjects with their audiences. Bloggers are creators of contents, they update a blog with content regularly to entertain, educate and to inform their readers. In the blogosphere of Africa, Linda Ikeji is the most successful blogger in terms of money and exposure, but in terms of content; she's zero! 80% of her contents are pictures of celebrities with 20-50 words captions. 10% are plagiarised and the remaining 10% do not meet standards of 300 unique words. She has been the centre of attention - a topic of discussion on so many Nigerian blogs over the years. Most of the blogs only complain about her plagiarism and lack of respect for her colleagues by just copying and pasting their hard work without giving them any credits. Her blog was shut down by Google On the 8th of October, 2014. According to the write-ups on so many blogs, the shut down was as a result of piracy and plagiarism.

How then did she become the richest and the most popular blogger in Africa? Nigerians consume anything, they do not care whether it's made in Aba or in China. Nigerians love to gossip. Linda Ikeji started as a gossip blog, thereby offering Nigerians just want they want. Back in 2006 when she got into blogging, not too many blogs existed in Nigeria as it's the case today! Linda Ikeji is one of the first Nigerians to venture into Gossip blogging. She preyed into the privacy of top celebrities, taking advantage of people who confided in her; exposing secrets to generate traffic on her blog. The more the traffic and views of a blog, the more money the blogger makes. Linda Ikeji made her money from Google Adsense and from local businesses who placed adverts on her blog. Linda Ikeji Blog's 2018 Alexa Ranking Many people said Linda Ikeji will beat Google on Alexa ranking when her blog was ranked the 13th among top websites in Nigeria by Alexa in 2017.

Picture credit to techcabal As seen on the above picture, Linda Ikeji's blog was ranked globally as the 1936th website and in Nigeria as the 13th. Let's examine her 2018 ranking.

Recommended: Davido: Lifestyle, Music and involvement in The Illuminati As seen above, there's a massive decline in both her global ranking and as well her national ranking. She made her name when many Nigerians knew little or nothing about blogging and social media. Today it's different! Many Nigerians have become vest and knowledgeable about the usage of social media. They follow celebrities directly on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat. This implies that only a few Nigerians who are still left in the dark visit Linda Ikeji's Blog to view pictures of celebrities and read her 50 words caption. Most Nigerians have evolved, they go directly to the Celebs' pages to view the same things Linda Ikeji offers them. LINDA IKEJI 'S ACCOLADES In 2012, Linda Ikeji was featured in Forbes magazine as one of the most powerful women in Africa. In 2014 her blog won blog of the year at the Nigerian Blog awards. In the same year, she was honoured with media broad award. She is among the most Google-searched celebrity in Nigeria, an internet sensation. She is the richest blogger in Africa. LINDA IKEJE ' S PHILANTHROPIC MOVES It's written in the Holy Book, "Love covers a multitude of sins"! Her philanthropic works and love for humanity overshadow her plagiarism and piracy. It has been reported that she engages in a lot of humanitarian activities. According to Linda Ikeji herself, it derives a lot of joy and fulfilment by helping and giving back to society. The most notable of her humanitarian initiatives is the “No Thanks, I’ll rather be self-made” initiative. The initiative is aimed at empowering the vulnerable women of the society by building up their self-esteem to believe they can be their own bosses, rather than to rely and depend completely on men. The initiative has shaped women between the ages of 18 and 26 to engage into entrepreneurship. She donated the sum of 10 million Naira to help fund women with great business ideas but lack the funds to start their business. SETBACKS FACED

Recommended: Every man needs a woman like Mary Njoku It will be unfair to paint the journey of Linda Ikeji as being all rosy with no thorns, she has definitely faced some stiff challenges. She's from a humble background, struggled as a vendor, a model and even faced greater challenges as a blogger. Her fame and traffic on her blog didn't just happen overnight. She's been persistent and consistent. She’s had to deal with a lot of censorship and restrictions, her blog was shut down by Google on the 8th of October 2014, though it was restored on the 10th, the restrictions were still kept in place. She's been involved in several media wars with celebrities like Wizkid, Olamide, Richard Mofe Damijo and many others. "BABY MAMA" CONTROVERSY

Linda Ikeji Baby Daddy On September 17, 2018, in the US - two days to her birthday, Linda Ikeji welcomed a son, Jayce. She posted on Instagram the next day: "Meet my son Jayce! And yes, Sholaye Jerimi is his dad. Unfortunately, he and I are a completely closed chapter." Since the birth of her son, she has been on the fingers of Internet users. Social media took upon her as a "baby mama", something it is claimed she has always condemned. It is claimed she has always criticized single mothers in the past. However, she claims she has never condemned single mothers. Responding to a tweet from one of her followers who said: "I know you have never bashed single mothers or baby mamas..." She replied "Never ever have I done that. Completely made up." While presenting the pictures of her son on social media, she exposed the reasons she ended her relationship with her baby's father, Sholaye Jerimi whom she met in 2015. Read more of it in "The problem with Aunty Linda's epistle" by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo. The Linda Ikeji story is a testimony to the fact that stickability (The ability to consistently stick to doing one thing until it pays off) is an essential part of the success equation. Best Online Discussion Forum in Cameroon; Meetcameroonians. Thanks for reading, use the comment section below to let us know your thoughts.

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Many African celebrities have, achieved their fame and fortune through their musical,sporting and acting careers. In this video 2nacheki looks at the Top 10 Richest Celebrities in Africa based on their estimated known net worth. Please note this list includes all African celebrities both local and international from footballers,musicians,basketball players to producers and actors. Here are 10 Richest Celebrities in Africa Source: 10 Fally Ipupa Net Worth 20 Million DR Congo -Musician This singer-songwriter from the DRC is also a philanthropist, dancer, guitarist and producer.The total net worth is $20 million and have been made from his singing work, dancing, production, social work, his brand endorsements, business deals http://ift.tt/2yW8cLF 9 .D'banj Networth 30 Million Nigeria -Musician This Nigerian musician was the first African artist to get signed to Kanye's music label. He is involved in a variety of investments including a night club in Nigeria, brands such as koko water and was given his own reality show, Koko mansion. http://ift.tt/2hRFOPY 8 Don Jazzy - Net worth 50 Million Nigeria -Producer He's a multi award winning nigerian artist and record label CEO. He started his own company called Marvin records. , Forbes named him the 36th most influencial African and the second richest musician in Africa. http://ift.tt/2yXptEl 7 BLACK COFFEE,networth 60M South Africa Musician This multi-award-winning South African artist’s is one of the countries iconic musicians. He was born in South Africa’s house music province, KwaZulu-Natal he is one of south Africas most recognied celebrety 6 Dikembe Mutombo Networth - 75 Million - DR Congo Basketballer This retired professional basketball player from the drc earned his net worth through his career in the NBA playing for teams such as Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76er's and various product endorsements http://ift.tt/2hSCh3B 5 Samuel Eto Net Worth - 80 Million - Cameroon Footballer this Cameroonian professional footballer, and african football legend has earned his fortunes through his fotballing carrer . and also through many sponsorships deals and products endorsements http://ift.tt/2yWRufe 4 Akon Networth 85 Million - Senegal Musician This Senegalese American R&B recording artist, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and businessman has made a music empire in the united states but is also very involved in matters concering the african continet http://ift.tt/1u8OrUr 3 Didier Drogba- Net Worth -95 Million -Ivory Coast Ivorian footballer played for has earned his fortunes through his fotballing carrer . and also through many sponsorships deals and products endorsements 2 Charlize Theron Net Worth-110 Million South Africa -Actress This south African actress started her acting and modeling career in the 1990’s but she got worldwide fame from the movie “Devil’s Advocate” that came out in 1997. http://ift.tt/15iN4MV 1.Hakeem Olajuwon - Networth $200 million -Nigeria BasketBall This inductee to the Basketball Hall of Fame, is a Nigerian-American who spent almost 18 years of his life playing for NBA. He is one of the few players to win the NBA MVP, Finals MVP and Defensive Player of the Year on the same season. http://ift.tt/2hScd8W Music: http://www.bensound.com Have an idea for an African top 10 video? Leave them in the comment section below. Subscribe for more videos -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- For Ads Placement & Sponsorship, email us :[email protected] You can also support us on PayPal here: https://goo.gl/AeR6Dt -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- by 2nacheki

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Top 10 Richest States in Nigeria and their Net Worth in 2020 [ Forbes]

Have you ever wondered who the richest states in Nigeria were? Nigeria is the giant of Africa and has the largest economy in Africa. Politically, Nigeria is divided into 36 states and a Federal Capital Territory. Nigeria, as a nation, is blessed with numerous natural and human resources. while crude oil is the main source of the country’s wealth, other sectors also contribute a significant…

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10 fantastic things Aliko Dangote has done in the last 10 years

The name Aliko Dangote needs no introduction across the length and breadth of Nigeria. While some believe it is a household name, others believe the bearer has a stake across all the sectors of the economy.

That Aliko Dangote has been able to hold on to the position of the richest man in Africa for 10 years is a pointer to the fact that he has achieved several enviable feats.

How is it that one man has been able to hold the position consistently for the last 10 years?

Not a few people have the above questions in their minds, and indeed it is one that is worth asking. Alhaji Aliko Dangote has managed to pull this feat by the sheer effort of personal, business decisions and actions he has taken over the years.

So, what exactly are those things he has done over the last decade? We certainly cannot consider all, but let us start by x-raying 10 fantastic things this billionaire has done in the last ten years, as he celebrates his 63rd birthday.

In 2011, Dangote invested a massive $400 million in the construction of a cement plant, and also invested R779 million to increase the Dangote Industries Limited stakes in Sephaku Cement (Pty) Limited, based in South Africa, from 19.76% to 64%.

His investment into the South Africa-based cement company was described as the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) ever by an African company in South Africa at the time.

If the Dangote Industries was not already present in 14 African countries at the time, one would have thought the man was in a heated race for the gold.

Keep in mind that the Dangote Group had already been listed among the top 40 African Challengers by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a United States-based rating agency; the agency had already seen the potential in the Dangote Group to rival Fortune 500 Companies.

Now isn’t this fantastic?

Back home in Nigeria in 2012, Dangote Cement moved to erect the biggest cement plant in Africa in Southwest Nigeria.

The most amazing thing is the fact that this rich billionaire spent $1 billion on what the Guardian referred to as “a century-old wasteland of limestone and red dirt in south-west Nigeria”.

Some must have turned their noses up at this move, possibly thinking of him as one of those “money miss road”, but 9 years after, the Dangote Cement plant, Ibese in Ogun state accounts for over 6 million metric tonnes of cement, which translates to more money for the billionaire over the years.

With this in place and the creating of new lines at Dangote Cement Plant, Obajana, he ended the era of cement import and launched Nigeria into cement export.

He was already richest black man in the world at the time and ranked 76 in the world by Forbes magazine.

Dangote moved to assert his place in sugar production when in February 2013, the Dangote Sugar Refinery announced plans to acquire 95% equity stake in Savannah Sugar Company limited, SSC.

The deal was executed through a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement, SSPA, and Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) acquired 95% of the issued share capital of Savanna Sugar, amounting to 2.14 billion ordinary shares of N1.00 each.

This was about the same time the Nigerian government designed the backward integration goal, the National Sugar Master Plan to attract over $1 billion annually in local and foreign direct investments and create jobs.

Also, recall that April 2013 was the first time the mogul announced his intention to build a private refinery in Nigeria, to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on importation of petroleum products.

Such big dreams!!!

Aliko Dangote in 2015 signed a mammoth deal with Chinese state-owned engineering company, SINOMA, to build factories for Dangote Cement Plc.

The deal was worth $4.3 billion (£2.8 billion), and seven plants to be built across the continent and one in Nepal. It was not just another avenue to spend money, as the billionaire had done the calculation and expected the new plants to increase the company’s production capacity by as much as 25 million metric tonnes.

Great plans for his home country, no doubt!

As a result of the sizeable investments made over the years, Dangote Cement ended 2014 with new lines in Nigeria, factories becoming operational in Senegal and South Africa, and other plants in Cameroon and Zambia. This increased production capacity from just under 21 million tonnes in January to more than 34 million tonnes at the end of the year.

This was an unprecedented rate of expansion and the company went ahead to open new factories in Ethiopia and Tanzania in the following year.

The Dangote Foundation remains one of the most heart-touching innovations of Aliko Dangote. It is the largest foundation in Africa and has an annual endowment of $1.25 billion. The foundation is described as “locally focused, but globally-minded” and has contributed millions to improve nutrition, health, education and economic empowerment in Nigeria.

The foundation is a lead contributor to the ‘Saving One Million Lives’ every year in Nigeria and was at the forefront of efforts to contain the spread of Ebola in Nigeria and other parts of Africa. The foundation was the biggest private contributor to the African Union Ebola Trust Fund with a donation of $3 million.

The foundation also partnered Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to eradicate polio in Nigeria by strenghtening primary health care and making provisions for routine immunization across Northern Nigeria. The initial project commenced in Kano and Bauchi states. In January 2016, Sokoto, Yobe, Kaduna and Borno States were added to the partnership, with over $10 Million spent.

The Aliko Dangote Foundation Micro-grant programme is a N10 Billion programme designed to provide a N10,000 one-off grant to at least 1,000 vulnerable women, and in some cases, youths, in each of the 774 LGAs across Nigeria. it is national programme launched in Kano in 2011 and is being systemically rolled out across the country. The programme is being implemented in partnership with states government to complement their respective poverty alleviation drive across the country.

So far, the sum of N3.345 Billion has been disbursed to women across Kano, Jigawa, Kogi, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Lagos, Niger and Nasarawa States.

Also, in continuation of its efforts to rehabilitate and resettle the Internally Displaced People in the Northeast, Nigeria, the Aliko Dangote Foundation commissioned 200 Housing Units of the Dangote Village Housing Estate for the Internally Displaced Persons in Maiduguri, Borno State, with Award Letters issued to the chosen beneficiaries – mostly widows with dependents.

In support of this laudable action by the Foundation, the State Government made provision for each family to be given economic empowerment tools to sustain their livelihood adding a fully functional school and a clinic to cater for the residents of the estate.

The impact of this foundation over the years can hardly be wrapped into a few paragraphs, but it has been a major contributor to alleviating poverty, just as the philanthropist billionaire intended.

The year 2018 was a significant one for the Dangote Group. Aliko Dangote did the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a rice processing plant in Jigawa – the culmination of a series of events that started a couple of years earlier.

He had signed a $1 billion agreement with the Federal Government for the integrated rice production in Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kano, Niger and Jigawa.

The multi-billion processing mill had the capacity, upon completion, to process 16 tonnes of paddy rice per hour, totalling to about 14-billion-naira worth of rice per year.

It was a much-celebrated event for the year, as the rice mill was expected to improve the lives of the residents since the raw products would be bought from local farmers in Jigawa. The end aim is to make Nigeria self-sufficient in rice production.

We can expect more from this billionaire in this regard, as he has announced in recent times, his intention to do more in agriculture.

Dangote Cement Nigeria increased the group’s revenue in 2018 by over 10%, simply by creating favourable fuel mix at the cement plants at Obajana and Ibese. With these unprecedented innovations, the group cut out reliance on imported coal for both plans and started using coals from mines operated by the Dangote Industries Limited.

The impact of this was seen largely on foreign currency demands, thus pushing the company’s revenues. Subsequently, all eight kilns in Obajana and Ibese have been running on coal, gas or LPFO or a mixture of the three. I’m sure you didn’t know that.

And lets no forget that stunt he pulled when he bought back Dangote flour mills, the loss-making business he sold for $200 million to Tiger Brands, only to resell it to Olams years later for $362 million

2019 was the year of consolidating on the refinery plans which had long commenced. The peak of it all was the arrival of the specially configured facility which Dangote had since requested to be made.

The facility, which was built by Sinopec, China’s leading energy and chemical company, has been described as the largest in the world and has since been installed at the Dangote refinery.

The Atmospheric tower is expected to separate crude oil into its components (or distillation cuts, distillation fractions) for further processing by other processing units when the refinery starts full operations later this year.

According to the mogul, the refinery will within 18 months of operation, be able to meet Nigeria’s demand for petroleum products, and soon after become the largest exporter of petroleum products in Africa.

Experts support this prediction, adding that Nigeria could become Africa’s biggest producer and exporter of refined petroleum and gas products, including plastics, fertilizer, jet fuel, diesel and gasoline. This is expected to lift the economy of the entire continent. Amazing, right?

Very fresh on our minds is the donation of N2 billion naira and other materials to the Private Sector Coalition against COVID-19, just some weeks ago. It signified the tycoon’s willingness to partner with the Central Bank of Nigeria, and private sector participants, to alleviate some of the hardships which the pandemic is sure to inflict on Nigeria.

Just weeks before this, he had donated N100 million worth of materials after the Abule-ado explosion to help in rebuilding the destroyed buildings.

You may feel like we have said much here, but we have not even made mention of the infrastructural facilities he built across tertiary institutions in the country – the construction of a N1.2 Billion Dangote Business School, Bayero University Kano, or the construction of hostels or provisions of power supply at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna state and Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State.

So much has not been said.

The year is still very young with only 101 days gone, there’s still a lot more fantastic things that could happen this year. Keep in mind that the billionaire also has plans to buy Arsenal FC, and take the Nigerian flag all over the world.

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1. Briggs Family

Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs is one of the richest men in the country. He is the predecessor of the Briggs family and the founder of Moni Pulo Limited (MPL), a private indigenous oil and gas exploration and production company.

MPL is located in Port Harcourt but has offices in Lagos and London. The company is known for its operational efficiency of international standard.

The wife of Chief Lulu-Briggs, Mrs Seinye Lulu-Briggs is the Chief Executive Officer of Rachael Hotels Limited. She is a seasoned administrator and an accomplished businesswoman. She worked in the Civil Service for a year before proceeding to a Design Research Centre where she was the Office Manager.

Chief Dumo Lulu Briggs is another affluent member of the Briggs family. He was the pioneer Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Moni Pulo Limited from 1995 to 2002. He is a trained lawyer and a member of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA).

2. Ibru Family

The Ibru family are the ones behind the Ibru Organization which was established in 1956. The organization is one of the largest conglomerates in the country with over 10,000 employees.

The organization has diversified business interests which include shipping, agriculture, aviation, banking as well as oil and gas.

The founder of the Ibru Organization is Michael Ibru. Prior to founding the organization he worked at the United Africa Company from 1951 to 1956 before partnering with an Englishman Jimmy Large to form the Laibru General Trading Company

In 1957, Ibru began distributing frozen fish in Nigeria, he was a pioneer in this business. He would later form the Ibru Sea Foods, a company through which he imported frozen fish and sold them using the back of truck. The business grew and he was able to partner with a prominent Japanese firm.

Over time, Ibru expanded his business to vehicle transportation, distribution and fruit growing, brewing, construction and petroleum distribution.

Some other prominent members of the Ibru family include Michael’s eldest son Olorogun Oskar Ibru, Alex Ibru, Felix Ibru, Oboden Ibru and Cecilia Ibru

Alex Ibru is the chairman of Rutam Motors and he was an ex-minister of Internal Affairs between 1993 and 1995. Felix Ibru was a former governor of Delta State. Prior to becoming governor he was the founder of an architectural firm. Cecilia was the former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Oceanic Bank.

3. Okoya-Thomas Family

Prince Molade Okoya-Thomas is the progenitor of the wealthy Okoya-Thomas family. He was the chairman of CFAO Nigeria Limited prior to his death on the 2nd of February 2015. His father was the first local staff of CFAO and he served the company for 52 years.

Prince Okoya-Thomas trained as an accountant at the Columbia University in New York City in 1981. After his graduation, he return to Nigeria to begin his career as an accountant with CFAO.

He eventually rose to become the chairman of the company. Okoya-Thomas was also the Director of Transcap Nigeria Limited, NFI Insurance Company Plc, Gateway Bank Plc and Niger Motors Industries Limited. He was also the Chairman of Studio Press Nigeria Limited.

Another prominent of the Okoya Thomas family is Princess Olajumoke Abidemi Okoya-Thomas. She is a member of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria representing the Lagos Island I Federal Constituency of Lagos state.

4. Dantata Family

The Dantata Family is arguably the richest families in the country with the billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote also being related to this prestigious family.

Sanusi Dantata was a Nigerian entrepreneur and the son of Alhasal Dantata. His father, Alhassan was a Northern Nigerian trader in kola nuts, ground nuts and distributor of European goods. He used to supply the large British trading companies with raw materials. When he died, he was said to be one of the wealthiest men in West Africa.

The other members of the family include:

Ahmadu Dantata (1916-1960): son, a politician

Alhaji Abdulkadir Dantata: grandson

Alhaji Mudi Dantata (1918-2005), son, a successful Businessman

Aliko Dangote (1957- till date): great grandson, a billionaire

Aminu Dantata (1931- till date): son, a businessman

Mamuda Dantata (1922–1983): son, founder of the West African Pilgrims Association and a currency trader

Sanusi Dantata (1917-1997): son, a successful businessman

5. Fajemirokun family

The Fajemirokun family is one family that doesn’t currently feature prominently on the rich list but their investments still exist in various sectors of the economy.

The precursor of this family, Henry Oloyede Fajemirokun was a trade unionist that later became one of the major Nigerian industrialists and businessmen.Fajemirokun was the one that led the negotiations to establish a merchant bank bringing in First Bank of Boston (later Bank of Boston). This would later lead to the establishment of Nigerian-American Merchant Bank Limited (NAMBL).

He also founded Henry Stephen, a pioneer company in the Nigerian Oil industry. It was the first indigenous private oil company to get an offshore exploration license in the country’s first ever offshore licensing round of oil prospecting licenses (OPL) in 1970.

6. Tejuosho family

Initially, the most prominent member of this family was Bisoye Tejuoso, a prominent Nigerian businesswoman from Abeokuta. Her father was an Egba farmer and a Chief in Abeokuta.

She is known to have established Teju Industries; a firm specialized in foam manufacturing. She is the mother of Oba Adedapo Tejuosho.

Adefunmilayo Tejuosho is another prominent member of the Tejuosho family. She is the wife of Prince Kayode Tejuosho. She is a trained lawyer and a politician and the fourth term Lagos State House of Assembly legislator, representing Mushin Constituency I. Funmilayo Tejuosho is also the chairperson of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Finance.

Lanre Tejuosho is another prominent member of the Tejuosho family. He is the son of His Royal Highness Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso, the Osile of Oke Ona of Egbaland. Lanre Tejuosho is a senator and a trained medical doctor. He is the Chairman Senate Committee on Health.

7. Tinubu family

The forerunner of the Tinubu family is Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He was the former governor of Lagos state. He has an estimated worth of over $30 million making him one of the richest politicians in the country.

Another prominent member of the Tinubu family is his wife, Oluremi Tinubu. She is currently a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

8. Saraki family

Some of the prominent members of the Saraki family include Olusola Saraki, Bukola Saraki and Gbemisola Saraki.

Olusola Saraki was a Senator of the Second Republic. He was also the chairman of the defunct Societe General Bank. He died in 2012.

His son,Bukola Saraki is the former Senate President of the Federal Republic. he was the governor of Kwara state between 2003 and 2011. The Saraki family is one of the richest political families in the country.

9. Folawiyo family

The predecessor of the popular Folawiyo family is Chief Wahab Folawiyo. He was the founder of Yinka Folawiyo and sons, an import and export business which later became the Yinka Folawiyo Group. Yinka Folawiyo Group has investments in energy, agriculture, shipping, and real estate. The group is current managed by his son, Tunde Folawiyo. Tunde is currently worth $650 million according to Forbes.

10. Igbinedion family

The progenitor of the Igbinedion family is Chief Gabriel Igbinedion. He is the Esama of Benin, a title conferred on him by the Oba Akenzua II.

Chief Igbinedion has a vast business empire which include a private bank, oil refinery, diamond, gold and marble mines, a private university (Igbinedion University), a private TV station, a radio station and a large number of hotels and real estate spread across the globe.

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List of 10 richest families in Nigeria 1. Briggs Family Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs is one of the richest men in the country. He is the predecessor of the Briggs family and the founder of Moni Pulo Limited (MPL), a private indigenous oil and gas exploration and production company.

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10 Super Talented African Artists

Africa is a vast continent with a rich and diverse culture and traditions.

This wealth and diversity ensures that Africa is served with some of the world’s greatest artistic talents.

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To celebrate and honor this wealth and diversity, we have compiled a diverse list of our favorite famous African artists who are still alive today.

10. Michael Owusu Addo (Sarkodie), Musician – Ghana

From his humble beginning as an underground rapper, Michael Owusu Addo (1) who is popularly known as ‘Sarkodie’, rose to fame through his single debut by the name ‘Baby’.

Being the first Ghanaian (2) to win BET Award, Sarkodie has received the most nominations by any Ghanaian standard. This is evidenced by the fact that he was billed as the 19 most influential Ghanaian of the time, a great fete in a continent that still ‘worships’ politicians to the demigod status.

Sarkodie has been a staunch advocate of Azonto, a popular African music genre that owes its roots to the traditional Ghanaian Kpanlogo dance.

His first single, ‘Mewu’, from his fourth Album became an instant sensation upon release with sales topping 4,000 copies on its first day of release in Accra Ghana.

Billed by Forbes as among the “Top 10 Richest/Bankable African Artists,” Sarkodie has definitely etched his mark on the African entertainment scene.

9. Aya Tarek, Graffiti Artist – Egypt

Aya Tarek (3) is a street artist (graffiti) who came to fame during the ‘Arab Spring’ – a political uprising in Egypt (4) that ended the long reign of dictator Hosni Mubarak.

She used her graffiti to express political views and communicate to the world about the feelings and sentiments of the Egyptian people protesting against the autocratic regime.

Apart from grafitti, Aya Tarek has also participated in film creation. She has featured in Microphone, a film created by Abdallah whose primary theme is about art scene in the Alexandria Metropolitan. She has also featured in her own masterpiece, “How to F*ck Your Mind”, which is an explosive expression of her views.

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Her niche, using graffiti to communicate political and national issues, has made her uniquely positioned not only as the voice of the voiceless in the gravely censored media space in Egypt, but also in the Arab world.

8. Ama Ata Aidoo, Playwright – Ghana

Maybe too big for this list, Ama Ata Aidoo (5) is much more than an artist. Apart from being a playwright, poet, and author, she is also a scholar, a politician, an administrator, and philanthropist. She has been a Minister for Education under Jerry Rawling’s regime.

Aidoo is currently running Mbaasem Foundation which she established in 2000 as an organization dedicated to the promotion of African women writers.

She has more than a dozen titles to her literary work. The most famous of them being ‘The Dilema of a Ghost’, ‘Our Sister Killjoy’, and ‘Anowa’.

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7. Nkosinathi Maphumulo (Black Coffee) – South Africa

Born in Kwazulu Natal, Nkosinathi Maphumulo (6), popularly known as ‘Black Coffee’, is a multi-award winning artist who has collaborated with world-famous musicians such as Alicia Keys, Drake, John Legend, and Usher, among others.

One of his famous masterpieces is “We Dance Again” from “Pieces of Me” album that catapulted him to global fame.

To his credit, he is the first South African (7) to win BET Award. In addition, he has won DJ Award for Best Deep House, plus three other South African awards.

His Soulistic Music, a leading management and record company, has been able to sign off releases from Zakes Bantwini, Culoe De Song, and Tumelo. All of them made spectacular achievement in gold and platinum sales.

6. Ngugi Wa Thiongo, Playwright – Kenya

Once imprisoned for his theatrical arts, Professor Ngugi Wa Thiong’o (8) is a renowned playwright and literary scholar from Kenya (9). He has worked extensively while in exile in the United States. He has produced various literature works and drama pieces.

As a persistent advocate of decolonizing the African mind, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o has used his literary works to educate Kenyans in particular and Africa in general, against cultural colonization by the West.

It is from this grounding that Ngugi Wa Thiong’o writes extensively in his ethnic Kikuyu language and then makes translation to other languages including Swahili and English. He is one of the rarest few scholars who write in their own ethnic languages.

Billed over the ages as a potential candidate for Nobel Prize in literature, Ngugi continues to inspire many, especially in his persistent message of mental decolonization. Maybe this is one of those unpalatable subjects that the West-dominated Nobel Prize Committee won’t love to entertain.

5. Faustin Linyekula, Choreographer and Dancer – Congo

A master of the dance theater, Faustin Linyekula (10) is well-known in the international choreography arena as a great dancer.

He is mostly associated with Studios Kabako, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo (11), which he created by himself. The studios are dedicated for dancing.

Faustin has participated in so many international dance festivals. Some of these include Suresnes Cités Danse Festival, Festival d’Avignon, Le Cargo, Dinozord, Avignon festival, among others. He has also made collaborations with other dancer groups, notably, Ballet de Lorraine, and Sans-titre.

Apart from dancing, Faustin has promoted choreography in Africa as one among Africa’s eminent personalities with regard to this profession. Faustin still has a lot more to offer the world in general, and Africa in particular – in as far as international professional choreography is concerned.

4. Khaled Hadj Brahim in Sidi-El-Houari, Musician – Algeria

Famously known as “the King of Rai”, Khaled is an Arabic music star born and raised in Algeria (12). He relocated his base to France during Algerian political upheavals where he debuted the international scene with his famous ‘’Didi” hit song. “Didi” was released in 1992 and instantly became an international sensation.

Khaled (13) is a highly diverse and varsatile musician. Apart from singing in his native Arabic, he also sings in French. He fuses various genres including Hip Hop, Reggae, Funk, Salsa, among others. Apart from the famous ‘Didi’ hit, another big hit is “Aicha,” which is a love single that he produced in 1996.

Prior to “Didi”, Khaled debuted his music career as a 14-year-old teen with “La Route De Lycee”. This was after he had dropped out of school to start his Five Stars band.

Among the musical instruments that Khalid is able to play include accordion, guitar, bass, among others.

3. Salif Keita, Musician – Mali

Born in 1949 in Mali (14), Salif Keita is one of the veterans of Afro-pop. Born an albino, Salif Keita (15) has been an inspiration to those who suffer from albinism in Africa. Stigmatization and primitive superstitions and beliefs have contributed to albinos being an endangered ‘species’ in Africa. Many have been murdered while others abandoned as babies.

Through his inspirational music career, many Africans have learned that having an albino child is not a bad omen or something to be disgraced about.

Commonly referred to as “Golden Voice of Africa”, Salif Keita has a graveling voice with profoundly poetic lyrics. One of his famous albums is ‘Le Difference’ that he recorded towards the end of 2009. It is dedicated to the struggle of the albino community as victims of human sacrifice.

Salif Keita himself has faced persecution due to his condition. First of all, being disowned by his own father despite him coming from a noble family. Later on, forced to flee his own country for fear of being killed for ritualistic sacrifice and for having been completely obstructed from pursuing his beloved career due to his condition.

Among notable charity works, Keita has participated in includes tribute to Nelson Mandela urging for his release. He has established Salif Keita Global Foundation, an organization dedicated to championing for the rights of albino community worldwide. He has also been a UN Ambassador on albinism.

2. Cheri Samba, Painter – DRC

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is famous for music artists. However, this hasn’t overshadowed Cheri Samba (16) whose drawings continue to leave an indelible mark on Africa’s artistry canvas.

Samba wa Mbimba N’zingo Nuni Masi Ndo Mbasi (Cheri Samba) has a large number of art collections which can be found in world’s famous places including Museum of Modern Art in New York, Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC).

His artistic work has featured in various global exhibitions, including The Global Contemporary Art Worlds (Germany), The Venice Biennale (Italy), Art contemporain d’un continent (Germany), and Centre national d’Art Contemporain (Italy), among many other places.

1. Wole Soyinka, Playwright – Nigeria

Like Ama Ataa Aido, Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka (Wole Soyinka) is another heavyweight that probably overflows this list. Nonetheless, we consider his part as a Playwright to consider him on this list.

He obviously has many other forays which make his role as a playwright rather minor. But, as much as this is one of the many roles he has in his career, it has a strong impact on the African continent.

Wole Soyinka (17), the first African Literary Nobel Laureate, has been on the forefront of promoting literary depth in Africa. He has used his playwright talents to champion for socio-political change not only in his native country, Nigeria (18) but also across Africa and the rest of the world.

He has been a stubborn critic of autocratic military regimes in Nigeria, which made him pay the price by being detained for two years by a military junta led by General Gowon.

As a globe-trotting professor of Comparative Literature and Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has lectured in many universities across Africa, Europe, and North America. He has also served as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Promotion of African culture, human rights, freedom of expression, media and communication.

Conclusion

Africa got talents. This is just but a condensed list of the so many competitive talents who deserve a mention. Next time you are in Africa, take a chance to explore works by these greats.

Resources:

Michael Owusu Addo

Facts About Ghana

Aya Tarek

Facts About Egypt

Ama Ata Aidoo

Nkosinathi Maphumulo

Facts About South Africa

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o

Facts About Kenya

Faustin Linyekula

Facts About Democratic Republic of Congo

Fats About Algeria

Khaled Hadj Brahim in Sidi-El-Houri

Facts About Mali

Salif Keita

Cheri Samba

Wole Soyinka

Facts About Nigeria

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These are the prominent Russian businessmen on new U.S. sanctions list

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These are the prominent Russian businessmen on new U.S. sanctions list

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on Friday against Russian businessmen, companies and government officials.

FILE PHOTO: Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral (L) and the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin are seen through a gate in central Moscow, September 18, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev/File Photo

Below are the names of the most prominent businessmen targeted along with their main assets/connections and extracts from the U.S. Treasury statement.

DESIGNATED RUSSIAN OLIGARCHS

OLEG DERIPASKA, main owner of En+, co-owner of Rusal and Norilsk Nickel

Oleg Deripaska in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

Deripaska is ranked by Forbes magazine as Russia’s 19th richest businessman with a net worth of $6.7 billion. Deripaska holds regular meetings with Putin, invested heavily in Russia’s 2014 Sochi winter Olympics, and has said his own interests are indivisible from the state’s.

En+ has a 48 percent stake in Rusal, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers. Rusal is listed in Hong Kong and counts Glencore among its shareholders.

Rusal has assets in Italy, Ireland, Sweden, as well as Nigeria, Guyana, Guinea, and a stake in Australian QAL, the world’s top alumina refinery. Over 10 percent of Rusal’s total sales go to the United States.

FROM U.S.TREASURY STATEMENT:

“Oleg Deripaska is being designated… for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a senior official of the Government of the Russian Federation, as well as… for operating in the energy sector of the Russian Federation economy.”

VIKTOR VEKSELBERG, key owner of Renova holding group

FILE PHOTO: Viktor Vekselberg in Moscow, Russia February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Forbes magazine ranks Vekselberg as Russia’s 9th richest businessman with a net worth of $14.4 billion. He is famous for bringing back a collection of Faberge eggs to Russia.

Apart from Russia, Renova has assets in the United States and Europe, of which the most notable are stakes in the Swiss companies Sulzer, Schmolz+Bickenbach and Oerlikon. They are not under sanctions.

Vekselberg and his partners also have a stake in Rusal, which supplies aluminium to the United States and other countries.

FROM U.S. TREASURY STATEMENT:

“Viktor Vekselberg is being designated for operating in the energy sector of the Russian Federation economy. Vekselberg is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Renova Group.”

KIRILL SHAMALOV, minority shareholder with petrochemical company Sibur

File Photo: Kirill Shamalov in Moscow, Russia, April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Shamalov married Putin’s youngest daughter Katerina in February 2013, multiple sources who were at the wedding told Reuters. After the marriage, he swiftly grew his wealth through investments in Russia’s biggest petro-chemical company Sibur. Unconfirmed media reports say Shamalov and Putin’s daughter have since split.

Forbes magazine says Shamalov is Russia’s 72nd richest businessman with a net worth of $1.4 billion. Shamalov now owns 3.9 pct in Sibur. Gennady Timchenko, a close associate of President Vladimir Putin, holds a stake in the company as well. Sibur is not under sanctions.

FROM U.S. TREASURY STATEMENT:

“Kirill Shamalov is being designated for operating in the energy sector of the Russian Federation economy. Shamalov married Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova in February 2013 and his fortunes drastically improved following the marriage.”

ANDREI SKOCH, a deputy in the Russian State Duma, the lower house of parliament

Forbes magazine says Skoch is Russia’s 23rd wealthiest businessman with a net worth of $4.9 billion. Skoch’s father, Vladimir, owns a stake in USM holding. Businessman Alisher Usmanov is a key shareholder in USM. Neither Usmanov nor USM are under sanctions.

Via USM, Skoch’s father co-owns Metalloinvest, Russia’s largest and the world’s second-largest mining company by the size of iron ore reserves, with units in Ireland, Switzerland and Guinea.

USM also has stakes in Megafon, Russia’s second largest mobile operator, in MAIL.RU Group, one of Russia’s largest internet companies, and in Russian social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

USM also has stakes in Alibaba, JD.com, Xiaomi, Uber, Spotify, Airbnb, Zalando, Flipkart, Ola Cabs, Didi Chuxing, ZocDoc and Klarna.

FROM U.S. TREASURY STATEMENT:

“Andrei Skoch is being designated for being an official of the Government of the Russian Federation. Skoch is a deputy of the Russian Federation’s State Duma.”

SULEIMAN KERIMOV, member of the Russian upper house of parliament

Kerimov is ranked by Forbes magazine as Russia’s 20th wealthiest businessman, with a net worth of $6.4 billion. Embroiled in a tax fraud investigation in France, the Kremlin has said it will do all it can to help him.

Polyus, Russia’s largest gold producer, is controlled by Kerimov’s family. Polyus is not under sanctions.

FROM U.S. TREASURY STATEMENT:

“Suleiman Kerimov is being designated for being an official of the Government of the Russian Federation. Kerimov is a member of the Russian Federation Council.”

VLADIMIR BOGDANOV, chief executive of oil company Surgutneftegaz

FILE PHOTO: Vladimir Bogdanov (R) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, April 30, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Forbes magazine puts Bogdanov’s net worth at $1.8 billion, making him Russia’s 53rd wealthiest businessman.

Surgutneftegaz is already under sanctions.

FROM U.S. TREASURY STATEMENT:

“Vladimir Bogdanov is being designated for operating in the energy sector of the Russian Federation economy. Bogdanov is the Director General and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Surgutneftegaz, a vertically integrated oil company operating in Russia.”

IGOR ROTENBERG, son of Arkady Rotenberg, Putin’s former judo partner

Forbes magazine says Igor Rotenberg is Russia’s 93rd richest businessman and worth $1.1 billion.

Arkady Rotenberg and his brother Boris Rotenberg are already under sanctions due to their close connections to Putin whom they have known since they practised judo together in St Petersburg in Putin’s younger days. Arkady Rotenburg is now overseeing the construction of a bridge Putin has championed to Russia-annexed Crimea.

FROM U.S. TREASURY STATEMENT:

“Igor Rotenberg is being designated for operating in the energy sector of the Russian Federation economy. Rotenberg acquired significant assets from his father, Arkady Rotenberg, after OFAC designated the latter in March 2014. Specifically Arkady Rotenberg sold Igor Rotenberg 79 percent of the Russian oil and gas drilling company Gazprom Burenie.”

Reporting by Katya Golubkova, Gleb Stolyarov and Oksana Kobzeva; Editing by Andrew Osborn

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TOP LIST OF 2018 RICHEST PASTORS IN THE WORLD....Entering the year 2018, Forbes has released list of richest pastors in the world with the founder and General Overseer of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo leading other pastors of the world. Also in the list include Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of the Believers’ Love World; T.B Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations; and Pastor A.E Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG. Bishop david oyedipo. David oyedepo is the founder of living faith church world wide ministeries, also known as the winner’s chapel. He is a very tactical investor who is said to have a very intelligent team of advisors. He has two universities-convenant university and Landmark University. With four private jets, home in a few countries around the world, arguably the wealthiest clergyman from Africa. T.B. Joshua Net Worth 2018 – $10 MillionConsidered a Prophet by most of his congregation, Joshua has a unique and notable influencein his native country of Nigeria. While primarily preaching from his home city of Lagos, Nigeria, Joshua has over 1.5 million Facebook fans. He also has a history of sending “Anointed Water” to thousands of individuals worldwide, most notably during the recent Ebola crisis. These were reported to be cases where the individuals refused life lengthening AIDS medication and instead relied on prayer for survival. Billy Graham Net Worth 2018 – $25 Million Born in 1918 and educated in Anthropology. Once called by many as “America’s Pastor”, Billy Graham is among the most well-known and long-lived pastors on the planet. Biblical Studies by the Trinity Bible College in Florida State, he has been a presence for many historic events of the past two generations. From bailing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr out of jail during the fight for Civil Rights, This fact has no doubt helped his following, with an estimated audience of around 2.2 Billion individuals over the course of his career. Kenneth Copeland Net Worth 2018 – $25 Million Best known for his messages about prosperity and abundance, it appears Copeland can reference quite a bit of first-hand experience. Before his conversion to Christianity he had commercial success as a recording artist, releasing 1957’s “Pledge of Love” which made it to #17 of the top 40 billboard hits of the year. Copeland has had a lifelong love for flying as well, which allowed him after conversion to become the personal pilot of Oral Roberts before starting his own ministry and owning his own private jet (admittedly paid for by church donations). Copeland and his family also reside in a $6.3 million estate, Creflo Dollar Net Worth 2018 – $27 Million Pastor with Dollar in his name, was there any doubt this pastor would appear on such a list? Known as one of the flashiest of American Ministers, he owns a Rolls Royce, multiple $2.5 million dollar estates and in recent years been given an F by the Ministry Watch for financial transparency. While receiving a Bachelor’s in Science for Education from West Georgia College,it appears this pastor has yet to learn the intricacies of “Do unto Others”. E. A .Adeboye Net Worth 2018 – $55 Million Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye began his career in preaching while still maintaining a professorship at the University Of Lagos, Nigeria. It appears his Ph.D. in mathematics continues to serve him well, as membership numbers of his Redeemed Christian Church of God continue to swell in over 100 countries. Adeboye has claimed a goal to put a church “within 5 minutes” of every home in the world. With 14,000 branches in Nigeria alone, it seems he has done so for at least one country. Benny Hinn Net Worth 2018 – $42 MillionBenny Hinn is perhaps the most openly controversial of any American Televangelist. Publicly claiming a gospel that empowers “faith healing”, he has been investigated by the United States Senate for manipulation of tax status, and his Ministry has been flagged with a “Donor Alert” by Ministry Watch. Among his many luxury possessions is a Gulfstream G4 jet. Chris Oyakhilome Net Worth 2018 – $50 Million Yet another Lagos native, “Pastor Chris” has an incredibly busy schedule to go with his wealth. His Believers’ Love world Incorporated not only contains an absolutely massive fellowship branch, but also branches for humanitarian aid and education. He also owns three separate television channels that garner up to 2.5 million views per nightly event. As is common for someone with the “faith healing” gospel, there is some backlash, particularly from the Treatment Action Campaign against his claims of faith healing AIDS. As an interesting aside, as of 2017 South Africa is considering a warrant for his arrest if Oyakhilome and his organizations do not become more financially transparent.

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The Richest Woman In Nigeria 2017

These wealthy women in Nigeria have proven that they can compete in richness with men. Who is the richest woman in Nigeria? How did she become more successful than other people in Africa? Let`s start with top 10 rich women in Nigeria to find out who is the richest of them all. Their assets and experience in life can speak for themselves.

How to find the richest woman from Africa? It`s easy as they do not tend to hide their riches from people. Some of them are self-made businesswomen, others have become rich due to their family heritage. Still, each person on this list has earned the right to be called the richest woman!

Folorunsho Alakija

She is the richest woman billionaire in Nigeria. According to her biography, Folorunsho Alakija did not attend any university, but it did stop her to become a successful woman. She is a female billionaire that founded the Famila Oil - one of the biggest oil companies in Nigeria. Folorunsho Alakija net worth is tremendous, more than $2.1 billion.

She also has real estate with the overall price of more than one hundred million dollars and a private jet worth $46 million. She is 66 years old. She has spent most of her life earning this sum of money. In 2014, she was presented at Oprah Winfrey`s program as the richest woman in Africa!

Hajia Bola Shagaya

She is surely one of the richest people in Africa. She is also one of the few billionaire black women in the world. Hajia Bola Shagaya was born in 1959 in Ilorin, Kwara. She started her career at audit department of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Her business started when she introduced photographic materials of the Konica brand to Nigeria. That was only the start. Now she is a director of Practical Limited - one of the largest oil companies in Nigeria. She owns a Gulfstream G650 aircraft! Hajia Bola Shagaya net worth is about $1.9 billion.

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