Hong Kong-based e-commerce fashion site Goxip has received a vote of confidence from billionaire heiresses, socialites and influencers alike in its latest round of fundraising. The company founded by Juliette Gimenez raised $5 million in its Series A led by Chinese beauty filter app Meitu. Gimenez, the former vice president of discount site Groupon Hong Kong and director of sales […]
Our personality of the day is US hedge fund billionaire,Clifford Asness. Cliff founded AQR hedge fund in 1998 With partners David Kabiller and John Liew. It has become possibly the fastest-growing money manager on earth, with $185 billion of assets under management. A Goldman Sachs veteran, Asness backed lawmakers who supported New York’s marriage equality […]
Africa Richest man, Aliko Dangote said he has no residential property outside Nigeria.Are you shocked? He told journalists durning an interview session. Read the story in full courtesy Leadership newspaper. Africa’s richest man and foremost business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that despite his wealth, he has no residential property outside Nigeria. Dangote, whose 2015 net […]
President Jonathan Goodluck has less than a month to rule Nigeria. Mohammadu Buhari will formally take over after the May 29 inauguration in Abuja.I don’t know if Forbes see this coming to past,but i can humbly predict that the country will definitely produce a new set of billionaires. The new government will bring on […]
Aliko Dangote is not just the richest african alive, he is the richest man of all times.in a recent article published by Forbes on its website, Dangote’s profile appeared as the first African businessman and billionaire to reach the $20 billion line.
Like you all already know, Sunday, May 27, 2012 is the D-day all roads would be leading to the Harbour Point Event Centre, Wilmot Road, Victoria Island. On that day by 2P.M, what has taken all of 35 years to plan and to make happen would finally be seen by 800 guests only. Those lucky […]
Mr. Bassey, a character in Basi & Company, a tele-comedy series on TV (written and produced by late Ken Saro Wiwa) was fond of the statement “To be a millionaire, think like a millionaire). Don’t just think like a millionaire or billionaire, read about them as much as you can. Below is one of […]
By Adelani Adepegba Diamond Bank Plc has begun moves to declare an oil magnate, Mr. Emeka Offor, bankrupt following an alleged N2bn debt owed by his company, Chrome Oil Services. According to a document obtained by SUNDAY PUNCH, the bank had granted a series of loans to Chrome oil which amounted to N750m, but the […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) last week arrested and briefly detained Wale Babalakin, a Lagos-based businessman, on charges of facilitating money laundering by former Governor James Ibori of Delta State. The EFCC detained Mr. Babalakin overnight last Saturday and subsequently granted him administrative bail. A source close to suspect, a lawyer whose […]
By Niyi Tabiti Top socialite and industrialist, Chief Rasaq Akanni Okoya and his wife, Folashade have awarded schorlaships to 40 less priviledged students in tetiary institutions in Lagos State. Folashade Okoya said the schorlaship scheme is part of her husband’s vision to empower youth through education.She noted that her husband, who is the Chairman of […]