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At the request of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was created by the Nigerian Parliament in 2002. [13] In February 2004, Amaka Anajemba, Emmanuel Nwude, Emmanuel Ofolue, Nzeribe Okoli, and Obum Osakwe (Christian Anajemba was deceased at this point), were all arrested and charged in the Abuja High Court with 86 counts of "fraudulently ...
Cosmas Maduka CON // ⓘ (born December 24, 1958) is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, the founder, president, and chairman of the Coscharis Group.. In 2015, Maduka was featured in Forbes Africa TV Series “Worst Day with Peace Hyde” and was estimated to be worth $500million USD and was also reported to have been swindled the sum of N21 billion by Ifeanyi Ubah of Capital Oil and ...
Joseph Blankson, also known as Joe Blankson (29 October 1979 – 28 July 2018), was a Nigerian contractor who died while saving 13 victims of a boat accident on the Abonnema-Bakana waterway in Rivers State on 28 July 2018. [1] [2] [3]
Black billionaires are individuals who are of predominantly African ancestry with a net worth of at least US$1 billion. According to the 2024 Forbes ranking of the world's billionaires, Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote had a net worth of $13.9 billion and was the world's richest black man. [1]
Chief Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr CSG GCON [3] (born 29 April 1953) is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, and the fifth richest person in Africa according to Forbes. [4] His company Globacom is Nigeria's second-largest telecom operator [ 5 ] and also has a presence in Ghana and Benin .
Aliko Dangote (born 10 April 1957) is a Nigerian businessman and industrialist. He is the first man to build a private refinery in Nigeria. Forbes estimates his net worth at US$10.7 billion and Bloomberg Billionaires Index at $27.1 billion, and ranked 225th and 70th richest individual in the world respectively in 2025.
An estimated $1.4 billion in cash was delivered in this way. [ 40 ] In 2004, a list of the ten most self-enriching leaders in the previous two decades was released; [ 41 ] in order of amount allegedly stolen, the fourth-ranked of these leaders was Abacha and his family who are alleged to have embezzled between $1 billion – $5 billion. [ 42 ]
An article in Bloomberg Businessweek details his actions leading to his arrest, incarceration, and a trial on 27 July 2021, in Los Angeles. "Authorities say, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, perfected a simple internet scam and laundered millions of dollars. His past says a lot about digital swagger and the kinds of stories that get told online." [29]