Ex-US Ambassador disagree with Forbes, Says Nigeria Has At least 115 Billionaires

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Former US Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell has said there are at least 115 US Buck billionaires in Nigeria. He made the revelation in his book called “Nigeria – Dancing on the brink. The Ambassador said he obtained the info from a top New York expense bank executive with knowledge of overseas accounts and asset files of large profile Nigerians.

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Aliko Dangote bags Africa’s most powerful man - Forbes

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The President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has been named the most powerful man in Africa and 64th in the world by the Forbes magazine.

Dangote, who Forbes says is by far Africa’s richest man with a net worth of $16.1bn as of March 2013, was ranked ahead of the likes of Fifa President, Sepp Blatter (69); Speaker, United States House of Representatives, John Boehner (66); and Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Mohammed Ibrahim (71).

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Freeze CoolFM and TeeBillz disagree with the Forbes African list ( Do You Agree or Not?)

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 In accordance with a recently available Forbes African list, Don Jazzy, P-Square, D'Banj, Wizkid, 2face Idibia, Ice Prince and Banky W are Africa's most bankable artists (from Nigeria). Top radio host, Freeze Coolfm doesn't agree with the list and expressed this on Twitter. Tiwa Savage's manager & fiancee, Teebillz also thinks Tiwa was missing on the list. hehehe
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Don Jazzy in Top 10 Forbes/Channel O list of Most Bankable African artists 2013

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Channel O and Forbes Africa yesterday Sunday September 1 presented their list of the top 10 most bankable African artists. The list is based on artist sales, endorsement value, popularity, show rates, awards, YouTube views, investment, influence, appearance in newspapers, social media presence, and appearance on LIB! Hehe - joking about the last part. See the full list below:

1. Akon – CEO of Konvict Music, opened doors with other African artiste.

2. Don Jazzy – Producer. CEO Mavin Records, influential producer, MTN, Samsung and Loyal Milk endorsement. D’Banj, Kanye West, Beyonce and Jay Z on production credit.

3. P-Square – Music Duo. Featured on Forbes Africa twice, sold out concert, presidential guest in at least 5 African countries.

4. D’Banj – Music Artiste. International music brand, GO D Music deal, Sony Entertainment deal.

5. Wizkid – Music Artiste. EME artiste, Starboy CEO, affiliation with Disturbing London, several international collaboration, highest paid Pepsi ambassador in Africa, ambassador of MTN.

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Check Out Forbes' 2013 list of highest earning US celebrities under 30

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Forbes yesterday released their annual 'list of top-earning celebrities under 30' and Lady Gaga topped the list. Forbes calculated their earnings between June 2012 and June 2013. See the top 10 below...

1. Lady Gaga (age 27) $80 million
2. Justin Bieber (age 19) $58 million
3. Taylor Swift (age 23) $55 million
4. Calvin Harris (age 29) $46 million
5.Rihanna (age 25) $43 million 
6. Katy Perry (age 28) $39 million
7. Jennifer Lawrence (age 22) $26 million
8. Adele (age 25) $25 million
9. Kristen Stewart (age 23) $22 million
10.Taylor Lautner (age 21) $22 million

Robert Downey Jr Tops Forbes' List Of Hollywood's Highest Paid Actors of 2013

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Forbes, a few days ago, released their annual 'Highest Paid Hollywood Actors' list and Iron Man actor Robert Downey topped the list. See what the top 10 actors earned between June 2012 & June 2013..

1. Robert Downey Jr - $75million (Iron Man)
2. Channing Tatun - $60million (Magic Mike, White House Down)
3. Hugh Jackman - $55million (Les Miserables, X-Men) 
4. Mark Wahlberg - $52 million (Ted)
5.  Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson - $42million (Fast & Furious)
6. Leonardo DiCaprio - $39million (Great Gatsby)
7. Adam Sandler - $37million (Hotel Transylvania)
8. Tom Cruise - $35million (Jack Reacher)
9. Denzel Washington - $33 (Flight)
10. Liam Neeson - $32million (Taken 2, The Grey)

LOL: $20 Billion Dollar Saudi Prince complains he’s not ranked high enough on Forbes’ ‘Billionaires’ list

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Crotchety Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a Saudi Arabian worth an estimated $20 billion by Forbes, has cut ties with the financial magazine after he came in at 26th on the latest “Billionaires” list. The crabby prince contends he’s worth $29.6 billion and should be in the top 10, the magazine reported.

So upset is Prince Alwaleed by the perceived slight, he wants nothing more to do with Forbes and has asked the magazine to remove him from the list.

"We have worked very openly with the Forbes team over the years and have on multiple occasions pointed out problems with their methodology that need correction," read a statement from the Kingdom Holding Company, which the prince owns. "However, after several years of our efforts to correct mistakes falling on deaf ears, we have decided that Forbes has no intention of improving the accuracy of their valuation of our holdings and we have made the decision to move on."

Na Lie: Forbes ranks Nigeria as the 20th saddest nation in the world

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Forbes has ranked Nigeria as the 20th saddest place to live in the whole world. Nigeria ranks 123rd overall on the Legatum Prosperity Index. Decades of corruption have squandered great oil and gas wealth, while new concerns involve sectarian violence, Forbes wrote

See the top 20 saddest countries on earth
1. Central African Republic
2. Republic of Congo
3. Afghanistan
 4. Chad
5. Haiti
6. Burundi
7. Togo
8. Zimbabwe
9. Yemen
10. Ethopia