‘Orji Uzor Kalu, the 9th richest man in Nigeria is broke’ – PDP Senator

Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, who represents Abia North Senatorial district appears to know something that Forbes is not aware of. While speaking to a crowd of his supporters in Umuahia town, Ohuabunwa said that PPA senatorial candidate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu is not a successful or wealthy businessman as opposed to popular belief. Mao, who will be contesting... Read More

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April 28, 2015

Otedola’s daughter, DJ Cuppy featured in Forbes Woman Africa

by Chinwe Okafor Like father like daughter. Ife Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy has been featured in Forbes Woman Africa Magazine. The 23 year old, who is currently a post graduate student of Music Business, New York City University, began playing the piano after which she ventured into producing and thereafter DJing. She shared her excitement... Read More

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March 3, 2015

Dangote loses $10.3 billion… and still remains Africa’s richest man

by Kolapo Olapoju Despite losing a fortune in the past few months, Nigerian billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, still remains atop the African rich-list. According to Forbes margazine, Dangote was this “year’s biggest loser” in dollar terms as his fortune dropped to $14.7 billion from $25 billion last year. However, Dangote’s estimated fortune of $14.7 billion... Read More

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November 19, 2014

Tony Elumelu & Orji Uzor Kalu join Forbes Magazine list of Africa’s Richest

by Isi Esene Forbes Magazine has released a list of 50 Richest Tycoons in Africa with Chairman of Heirs Holding, Tony Elumelu and former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu standing up to be counted. Apart from Elumelu and Kalu, King Mohammed VI of Morocco is the only other newcomer making an entry with a net worth... Read More

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November 12, 2014

@AlikoDangote ranked 68th most powerful person in the world

by Kolapo Olapoju The President of Dangote Industries Ltd, Aliko Dangote has been ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 68th most powerful person in the world. The wealthiest man in Africa, who was listed among the world’s most powerful 72 people, is one of two Africans to appear on this year’s list. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah... Read More

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November 6, 2014

@AlikoDangote becomes first black man to break into top 25 world richest people

by Kolapo Olapoju Bilionaire business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has become the first black man to break into the list of top 25 richest people in the world. According to Forbes Magazine’s 100 richest persons in the world, the businessman climbs to 23 from former position of 43. Dangote retained his position as Africa’s richest man... Read More

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October 16, 2014

Even in death, Michael Jackson still rakes in the big bucks || See how much he made last year

by Kolapo Olapoju Long live the King of Pop; and music, we dare say. Michael Jackson may have been dead for half a decade, but he is still raking in a fortune every year, and according to a Forbes report, he is top earning dead celebrity in the last calendar year. Jackson generated a fortune estimated... Read More

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October 14, 2014

Meet TY Danjuma’s son who is taking the art scene by storm

by Kolapo Olapoju Theo Danjuma is the 28-year-old son of retired Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, who according to Forbes is Africa’s 29th richest man, with an estimated fortune of $700 million. Theo was born and educated in London, where he got into the world of visual and contemporary arts. Since purchasing Julie Mehretu’s work... Read More

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September 29, 2014

Bill Gates is the richest man in America | SEE top 10 rich list

by Chidi Okoye Microsoft founder, Bill Gates continues to top the list of American billionaires beating renowned investor, Warren Buffet to second place. According to Forbes Magazine, Gates’ fortune is up thanks to big returns on his investments in Canadian National Railway and trash company Republic Services, which Gates holds through his investment firm Cascade. He... Read More

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September 17, 2014

“They tried to induce me” || Zambian minister accuses Dangote Cement of bribery

by Kolapo Olapoju A Zambian labour minister, Fackson Shamenda, has accused an executive at the country’s station of Dangote Cement of attempting to bribe him. During a recent tour of the plant in Ndola, 300km north of the capital, Lusaka, Shamenda said a Nigerian executive at the Zambian unit tried to bribe him at a... Read More

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September 17, 2014

#TheYNaijaInterview: Africa is the new China – Billionaire businessman, Ashish J.Thakkar

by Wilfred Okiche Listed by Forbes magazine as Africa’s youngest billionaire, Ashish Thakkar, 33, sits atop the Mara group, a viable business entity with interests in real estate, IT, manufacturing, and a personal net worth of 2.2billion Rand (260 million USD). Not bad for a young man who as a child, found himself displaced from... Read More

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September 3, 2014

Goof of life: Business Insider calls ‘DJ Xclusive’ the son of Folorunsho Alakija

by Jewel Stephen Business Insider can be forgiven for thinking DJ Xclusive is the son of Africa’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija. After all, they share the same surname, and some Nigerian media platforms made the same error very recently. The United States business and technology news website compiled a list of the ‘world’s hottest billionaire... Read More

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August 25, 2014

Meet Bankole Cardoso, the only child of Dr Ameyo Adadevoh

by Damilola Jagun His name is Bankole Cardoso, and according to City People, he is the only child of late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, the doctor who diagnosed Liberian/American, Patrick Sawyer, at First Consultant Hospital and subsequently died from the disease on Tuesday, 19 August. He has a degree in Business Management and Accounting from the... Read More

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August 5, 2014

Top Dollar Actresses: Meet the highest paid women in Hollywood (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju If you’ve been wondering who are the highest paid women in the American film industry – Hollywood, here you go. The list of the highest earning actresses in Hollywood has been released by Forbes, and reigning supreme on the list is ‘Gravity’ star, Sandra Bullocks, who managed to rake in $51... Read More

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July 22, 2014

Meet the highest paid actors in Hollywood (TOP TEN LIST)

by Kolapo Olapoju According to a Forbes list, Robert Downey Jr has been named the highest paid Hollywood actor for the second year running, after earning $75 million in the past year. His position was largely influenced by his lead role in Iron Man 3, which grossed almost $1.2 billion at the global box office.... Read More

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July 17, 2014

Like a boss: Dangote rakes in $1.7 billion in 3 months

by Kolapo Olapoju According to research carried out on Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, business magnate who owns the Dangote Group reportedly made some $1.7 billion in the first three months of this year. In percentage terms, Dangote’s fortunes soared 6.9% so far this year and the report claimed that the majority of the... Read More

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July 11, 2014

Money rules: Meet the top 5 richest members of Pres. Obama’s cabinet

by Kolapo Olapoju Now we know its not only in Nigeria where we have billionaires in positions of power! America’s President Obama has some extremely rich people in his cabinet, but unlike Nigeria, most of them didn’t have to loot public funds to acquire their wealth. The top 5 richest members of Obama’s cabinet are... Read More

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May 4, 2014

Daddy’s ‘little girl’: Meet billionaire, Aliko Dangote’s pretty daughter (LOOK)

by Adeola Balogun Despite being one of Africa’s most popular men, billionaire, Aliko Dangote still manages to keep his family life private. We got a rare glimpse into it however as the business mogul struck a pose with his beautiful daughter, Halima at the recently held gala for TIME’s most influential 100 people around the... Read More

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April 18, 2014

It’s official: Jay Z falls as Puff Daddy tops Forbes richest hip-hop artistes list

by Liku Zelleke Forbes has just listed the five wealthiest hip hop artists. So, without further ado: 1. Sean “Diddy” Combs: It doesn’t come as much of a surprise, but Diddy sits at the top of the table. His net worth is estimated to be somewhere around $700 million. Over a period of just... Read More

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March 4, 2014

Girl power! Billionaire, Folorunsho Alakija joins 171 other women on Forbes list

by Oge Okonkwo The world is slowly recognising the girl power as there are now more female billionaires than ever. A record of 172 women made this year’s Forbes magazine billionaires list an increase of 25 per cent from last year. Forbes recently introduced 268 newcomers to the list, 42 of which are women including Facebook COO Sheryl... Read More

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March 3, 2014

Money talks: How Dangote moved up 20 places in Forbes RICHEST ranking

by Akan Ido The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has been named the 23rd richest man in the world out of the 1,645 billionaires. In the list released by the renowned Forbes magazine Dangote moved up twenty places from his forty third position last year to twenty three presently. Dangote networth was reported... Read More

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December 30, 2013

Abigail Anaba profiles Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Why NOI deserves our praise (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)

by Abigail Anaba Even NOI’s ‘enemies’ will acknowledge that she is an uncommonly brilliant and intelligent woman whose economic weight cannot be taken for granted. She definitely understands the world’s economic terrain, having at a point in her career contested to be president of the world bank; she has brought her deep understanding to play... Read More

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December 30, 2013

Tolu Ogunlesi profiles Aliko Dangote: Rich is but the least of it (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)

by Tolu Ogunlesi This has been a fantastic year for Aliko Dangote. He appeared on the Forbes Billionaires List for the sixth year in a row, and six times richer than when he made his 2008 debut. His current valuation, at $20 billion (take that as a very conservative estimate), makes him Africa’s richest man,... Read More

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November 13, 2013

The Forbes list is out! Meet the 50 richest people in Africa (and Dangote is still number one)

by Chi Ibe Forbes today released the 2013 list of the 50 richest people in Africa. Remarkably, the number of billionaires has surged up to 27, up two-thirds from 2012 and from just 2 people in 2003. “There’s no doubt about it: Africa’s richest are getting richer,” said the Forbes report. “The main reasons: Rising... Read More

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November 1, 2013

Too much money: Billionaire California financier feels guilty about being so rich

Billionaire California financier Bill Gross has apologised for the wealth he has amassed at the expense of workers. In a lengthy blog on the website of his company Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) he labelled fellow tycoons who complain about taxes “Scrooge McDucks” after a Disney character. Calling for tax reform, 69-year-old Mr Gross, ranked... Read More

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September 29, 2013

10-year-old Nigerian girl interviews American civil rights leader, Jesse Jackson

Nigeria’s whiz kid, Zuriel Oduwole has added American Civil Rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson to the list of world leaders she has interviewed. Last Thursday, Oduwole, who is youngest person to be interviewed for a feature by Forbes magazine when she was 10 sat for a camera interview with Rev Jackson at the Annual Clinton... Read More

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September 20, 2013

Vera Ezimora: Brace yourselves, Oprah has become even richer

by Vera Ezimora She’s one of only seven self-made female billionaires on this year’s rich list — that is, women who made their fortune without an inheritance. Oprah. Oprah. Oprah. This woman doesn’t quit. Just when you think she’s done being fabulous, she surprises you again. Oprah’s network, OWN was not making money for a... Read More

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‘Orji Uzor Kalu, the 9th richest man in Nigeria is broke’ – PDP Senator

A Forbes intern is probably getting fired tonight

Otedola’s daughter, DJ Cuppy featured in Forbes Woman Africa

Dangote loses $10.3 billion… and still remains Africa’s richest man

Tony Elumelu & Orji Uzor Kalu join Forbes Magazine list of Africa’s Richest

@AlikoDangote ranked 68th most powerful person in the world

@AlikoDangote becomes first black man to break into top 25 world richest people

Even in death, Michael Jackson still rakes in the big bucks || See how much he made last year

Meet TY Danjuma’s son who is taking the art scene by storm

Bill Gates is the richest man in America | SEE top 10 rich list

“They tried to induce me” || Zambian minister accuses Dangote Cement of bribery

#TheYNaijaInterview: Africa is the new China – Billionaire businessman, Ashish J.Thakkar

Goof of life: Business Insider calls ‘DJ Xclusive’ the son of Folorunsho Alakija

Meet Bankole Cardoso, the only child of Dr Ameyo Adadevoh

Top Dollar Actresses: Meet the highest paid women in Hollywood (LOOK)

Meet the highest paid actors in Hollywood (TOP TEN LIST)

Like a boss: Dangote rakes in $1.7 billion in 3 months

Money rules: Meet the top 5 richest members of Pres. Obama’s cabinet

Daddy’s ‘little girl’: Meet billionaire, Aliko Dangote’s pretty daughter (LOOK)

It’s official: Jay Z falls as Puff Daddy tops Forbes richest hip-hop artistes list

Girl power! Billionaire, Folorunsho Alakija joins 171 other women on Forbes list

Money talks: How Dangote moved up 20 places in Forbes RICHEST ranking

Like a boss: Dangote leads Forbes biggest African billionaire gainers of 2013 (See full list)

Abigail Anaba profiles Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Why NOI deserves our praise (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)

Tolu Ogunlesi profiles Aliko Dangote: Rich is but the least of it (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)

The Forbes list is out! Meet the 50 richest people in Africa (and Dangote is still number one)

Too much money: Billionaire California financier feels guilty about being so rich

10-year-old Nigerian girl interviews American civil rights leader, Jesse Jackson

Beyonce, Jay Z top highest-earning celebrity couple list: Forbes

Vera Ezimora: Brace yourselves, Oprah has become even richer

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