Amazon founder and owner of Washington Post, Jeff Bezos becomes the richest man in the world. He now overtakes Bill Gates. A 1 percent pop in the shares of Amazon.com, was enough to bump Bezos over the wealth of Gates, according to a real-time list of billionaires by Forbes.com, which has tallied the fortunes of the uber-rich for... Read More

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May 10, 2017

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[The Music Blog]: Does anybody still care about who Forbes ranks as Africa’s most bankable artist?

It’s really hard to tell if Forbes Magazine’s infamous annual evaluation of the most bankable artists in Africa still has the same relevance it used to. A few years ago, a roll-out of all the biggest artists worth an investment on the continent would have sparked social media conversation and industry chatter about the state... Read More

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March 20, 2017

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Bill Gates retains top spot on Forbes rich list, as Trump drops to 544th

by Dolapo Adelana For the fourth consecutive year, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates topped this year’s rich with an estimated fortune of around $86bn. He was followed by Berkshire Hathaway chief executive Warren Buffett, whose wealth was cited to be around $75.6bn. US president, Donald Trump dropped down the list 200 spots to 544th as his... Read More

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December 14, 2016

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‘Trump is second most powerful person in the world’

Forbes Magazine on Wednesday named Russia’s Vladimir Putin as world’s most powerful person 2016 for a fourth straight time. The Magazine named US President-elect, Donald Trump as the second most powerful person. “Russia’s president has exerted his country’s influence in nearly every corner of the globe,” the magazine wrote. “From the motherland to Syria to... Read More

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November 18, 2015

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These are the Nigerians who made Forbes’ 50 richest Africans list

Forbes has released a list of the top 50 moneybags in the continent. Trust Nigerians to be well represented on the list. Here are the Nigerians that made the top 50 list. Holding down the number one spot is Aliko Dangote. He is worth $16.7 billion and is into cement, sugar and flour business. Sitting comfortably on... Read More

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