Nigerian Female Billionaire Defeats Oprah Winfrey hands down To Become Richest African Woman In The World

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Move over Oprah, Nigerian oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija is currently the richest African woman on earth by having an estimated fortune of $7.3 billion.
Africa boasts 55 billionaires – far significantly more than previously thought – and they're worth a staggering $143.88 billion as a whole, according to pan-African magazine Ventures Africa.

Starting her career as a secretary in a bank in the mid 1970s, Alakija, 62, then studied fashion in London and returned to Nigeria to take up a label, Supreme Stitches. But her biggest break came in oil.

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PSquare bags 2nd Richest Artistes In AFRICA

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For those doubting the authenticity of the Forbes list of most bankable artists in African, here is another sure ranking to further buttress the claim, making the PSqure second again on the Huffington Post on the list of 10 richest African musicians. See the names of Nigerian musicians who made the list below:
1-Youssou N’dour
2.Psquare3.
3-DBANJ4.
4. Koffi Olomidé
5. Salif Keita
6. Fally Ipupa
7-2face Idibia
8. Hugh Masekela
9-Banky W
10. Jose Chameleone

The Richest Woman in Naija, Folorunsho Alakija, splashes ₦88m On Cars For Her Sons

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You just have to give to Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, the Richest woman in Nigeria, and one of the richest ladies in the world. The gorgeous woman recently bought 4 Mercedes Benz G-Wagons worth N22m each, a total N88million, as special gifts for her four sons.  In case you do not know, this woman makes as much as ₦160m everyday.  So she thought it wise to spoil her boys 'a little' with a view to giving them a different level of swags from their mates and probably any guy dragging a beautiful babe with any of them. Lols! 

Man Becomes Richest Man In The World By Mistake, Makes $92 Quadrillion

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As a regular PayPal customer, Chris Reynolds spends no more than $100 a month. So when the 56-year-old checked his balance with the online money-transfer company recently, it was something of a surprise for him to be told he was a quadrillionaire - making him the world's richest man.

Mr Reynolds, from Delaware County, opened his monthly-statement by email on Friday to discover that his balance was a whopping $92,233,720,368,547,800.

 

Shock: When 56-year-old Chris Reynolds checked his balance with online money-transfer company PayPal recently, he was told he was a quadrillionaire.  Speaking to the New York Daily News, Reynolds said he was taken aback by the figure.

 'I'm just feeling like a million bucks' he said. 'At first I thought that I owed quadrillions.'

Mr Reynolds, from Media, has been using PayPal for 10 years and uses it to buy and sell items on eBay, including vintage car parts.

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Junk Post: Meet The Richest Guy in The Family and Why

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Congratulations!!! Aliko Dangote Becomes The Richest African Man Ever!

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Aliko Dangote is not just the richest African alive, he is the richest man of all times. In a recent article publisher by Forbes on its website, Dangote's profile appeared as the first African businessman and billionaire to reach the $20 billion line. 

Revealed –– My Secrets " Nigeria's Richest Woman" - Folorunsho Alakija

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When in November 2012, she made Forbes mention as the 24th on Africa’s 40 richest list, it jolted many. With a net worth of $600m, Folorunsho Alakija was announced Nigeria’s richest woman. If you think this would make her talk about money or how she made hers, you are wrong.

The business mogul is however quick to define wealth in her own words:

“Wealth is beyond money and affluence. It can be classified as a large amount of something, ranging from experience to talent. It is a word that quantifies and qualifies anything. For instance, you could say someone has a wealth of interesting qualities. Many people have said the same to me because there are so many parts to who I am, who I have become and who God has created me to be. I am a businesswoman, a fashion designer and milliner by profession.

KSA, others not on list of richest African musicians

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A new survey that produced ‘10 richest African musicians’  may have been influenced by mere swagger and gossips, writes Chux Ohai

Ace Nigerian musicians King Sunny Ade and Wasiu Ayinde, aka K1 are surprisingly missing from a list of richest African musicians published by an international online magazine, Africa Answers.

The omission of the artistes, whose careers span several decades, from the list is the subject of a debate that is currently rippling through the Nigerian entertainment circles.

The list, a periodic ritual by Africa Answers,includes Tuface Idibia, BankyW, D’Banj and P-Square among 10 wealthiest artistes on the continent.

2face Idibia, Banky W, D’Banj and P-Square Named Among Africa’s Ten Richest Artistes

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According to Africa Answers, Tuface, BankyW, D'Banj and PSquare are among Africa's Ten Wealthiest Artistes.
And in their list, they placed BankyW number 9, 2Face Idibia got their 7th position, D'Banj came 3rd while

PSquare was placed 2nd after Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour who topped the list.
About their earning, AfricaAnswers wrote that; 
PSquare makes more than $150,000 per show. Their Squareville which is located at Ikeja is worth $3 million and as part of their brand support, they also have a 3 years deal with Globalcom; a Nigerian telecommunication company as brand ambassadors where they are paid a million dollars a year.

See Signatures of The Richest People in The World, and the Secrets They Reveal

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Since these people are in tech, we're guessing it's been years since any of them hand-wrote notes. As a result we have to use signatures we've found through various online sources.

With Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman, what you see is what you get

Lowe: "Bill Gates takes the time to write a clear, clean, unpretentious signature that says, 'What you see is what you get.' There are signs of quick thinking, but the round dot over the 'i' says he’s patient with details. He’s willing to take the time to listen."

See The List of Richest Footballers In The World According to Starting Formatio

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As you would expect, all the big names are there - Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Yaya Toure. But there's a few surprises as well. 

Goalkeeper | Iker Casillas = €6m a year 

Right-back | Philipp Lahm = €10m 

Centre-back | Thiago Silva = €9.8m 

Highest Paid Athletes – World’s Richest Athletes: See How Much Money They Make

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The World’s Top-Earning Athletes
Who are the highest paid athletes? According to Forbes, Floyd Mayweather tops the list of 100 highest-paid athletes in the world between 2011-2012,  losing out Tiger Woods who has been hailed by Forbes as the highest earning athlete from 2001-2011. Woods landed in the third rank with total earnings of $59.4 million. Mayweather got a huge payday amounting to a total of $85 million for his fights against Victor Ortiz with $40 million and Miguel Cotto with $45 million. He is part of the 4 biggest non-heavyweight pay-per-view events throughout the boxing history. He owns the Mayweather Promotions which he uses to promote his fight thereby increasing his earnings substantially.