Oprah has lost her place as the world’s richest black woman, usurped by Nigeria’s Folorunsho Alakija. Though Forbes lists the 61-year-old oil tycoon’s worth at $600 million dollars, her properties can be valued between $3.3 and $6.44 billion. Despite the fact that she made the bulk of her fortune through oil, Alakija has worked in [...]
Gossy Ukanwoke: Meet the 24 Year-Old, Nigerian Founder of Beni American University
December 3, 2012 | Posted by
A recent chat with Gossy Ukanwoke, a 24-year old Nigerian who is the Founder of Beni American University, a forward looking hybrid university which hopes to bring quality education to every African youth, adult or teenager willing to study for a post secondary diploma or degree. He talks extensively on how the BAU team is [...]
West African Nations Will Send Troops Into Mali Against Al-Qaeda
November 12, 2012 | Posted by
In a rare move, several countries in West Africa have agreed on a plan to send 3,300 troops into Mali to stabilize the neighboring country and topple the Islamist extremists who are currently imposing a harsh form of sharia law on its citizens. The situation in Mali has drawn the concern of the whole world [...]
10 Nigerian Multi-Millionaires On Forbes List of Wealthiest in Africa
November 3, 2012 | Posted by
Forbes Magazine presents in its November issue a ranking of the 40 richest people on the African continent. The list is comprised mostly of people you have never heard of, yet their wealth is considerable. For example, here are ten low-key, ultra-wealthy Nigerian tycoons, entrepreneurs and business leaders. Each of them is worth at least [...]
African Mobile Gaming Entrepreneurs Giving Japan, Silicon Valley a Run for the Money
November 3, 2012 | Posted by
Lagos, Nigeria — Move over Japan. Move over Silicon Valley. Africans are making a bid to turn the continent into the new home of mobile gaming. With more than 700 million mobile broadband subscribers across the continent, it’s little wonder a growing number of young entrepreneurs are jumping on the digital bandwagon and creating innovate, [...]
5 Year-Old is Like the Young Michael Jackson of Africa
October 31, 2012 | Posted by
Nigeria – In this part of the world, celebrity kids are rare. In the 90’s, when the likes of Tosin Jegede of “Bata Mi Adun Kokoka” fame stormed the Nigerian music scene, she didn’t become a mega star like what Michael Jackson of ‘The Jackson Five’ music group later became. The likes of Daniel Radcliffe, [...]
Epidemic of Gang Violence Across The Globe Destroying Black Boys
October 31, 2012 | Posted by
From Chicago to Rio, from Jamaica to Nigeria, gang violence is leaving an indelible mark on communities across the globe, leaving authorities at a loss for what to do about the epidemic of lawlessness among young men who see little hope in their futures. Certainly the global economic crisis has much to do with the [...]
80 Year-Old Chief Babalola’s Passions for Law, Education Keep Him Teaching
October 30, 2012 | Posted by
Not many Nigerians know that Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) now lectures in a university. But FEMI MAKINDE in this report, narrates his experience after attending the legal luminary’s Law of Evidence class at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, last Wednesday To say that the Proprietor, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Chief Afe Babalola [...]
Nigeria Church Bombing Kills 7, Dozens Injured
October 28, 2012 | Posted by
A suicide bombing in a Nigerian church has claimed the lives of at least seven, and left 100 others injured in Kaduna. The northern city has previously been the target of terrorist attacks by Islamist militant group Boko Haram. Citizens have been asked not to retaliate by area officials, and President Goodluck Jonathan has promised [...]
Two Nigerians Among Forbes ‘Africa Person of the Year’ Award Nominees
October 25, 2012 | Posted by
Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, and 3 other Africans have been nominated for the 2012 Forbes Africa Person of the Year award. The other three nominees are: Joyce Banda, President of Malawi, Dr. James Mwangi, Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, Equity Bank Limited, Kenya, and Stephen Saad, Co-founder, Aspen Pharmacare. Forbes Africa said the Person of the [...]
