Billionaire
25 May 2022
Oxfam International has said a new billionaire emerges every 30 hours due to the COVID-19 outbreak, amounting to 573 of them, while 263 million people would become “extremely poor” this year.
5 Dec 2021
Unlike many other prominent Nigerians, Otunba Mike Adenuga is not a party person. He is not a billionaire you will spot at many social gatherings. This is to the extent that if he attends your event
30 Jun 2021
Onsi Sawiris, the patriarch of a family of billionaire businessmen who launched a group of multinational companies under the Orascom umbrella, has died at the age of 90. His death in the Egyptian resort city of El Gouna was announced Tuesday by the Sawiris family who didn’t give a cause. He was born in 1930…
4 May 2021
A Russian-Canadian programmer has officially been crowned the world's youngest crypto billionaire. Vitalik Buterin, 27, reached billionaire status after digital currency Ethereum surged above a $3,000 price mark Monday. The celebrity crypto guru co-founded Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, in 2015. Ethereum has attracted a huge following in the world of decentralized finance, thanks…
24 Nov 2020
Elon Musk is now the second richest person in the world as he has knocked off Bill Gates off second spot after his wealth increased rapdly in recent days. Telsa CEO Elon has accumulated an impressive $127.9bn (£95.8bn) to his name which saw him take the title of second richest man in the world. He's…
3 Aug 2019
Guess who was spotted penultimate Friday at ‘Echoes of Calabar’ on Akin Olugbade Street in Victoria Island, Lagos? It was a billionaire businessman, Chief Dr. Harry Akande once considered the richest Nigerian before Alhaji Aliko Dangote. The father-in-law to prominent Nollywood actress, Dakore Egbuson, breezed into the club with a friend to enjoy himself. Many…
6 Mar 2019
Kylie Jenner's new status - world's youngest billionaire -by Forbes has stirred a lot of controversies. People on social media have said she isn’t self-made because she came from a wealthy family. In a reaction to social media comments, Forbes said it defines “self-made” as “someone who built a company or established a fortune on her…
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