Meet The 3 Youngest Nigerian Billionaires And They Are 33.35 And 40 (Photos)

Money, fame and power are just some of the attributes that make today’s world billionaires who they are and these young outstanding Nigerians have achieved that in a very short time. Young, brimming with ideas and and a determination to achieve the impossible, these three young men are pragmatically carving a niche for themselves in the global centre stage as respectable billionaires in their own right:

1. Sijibomi Ogundele Sijibomi:

He is notably the youngest Nigerian man so far to reach a billion in earnings from business investments. The 34 year old entrepreneur who is the CEO of Sujimoto, a real estate business empire, was featured in Forbes Africa as a brave young Entrepreneur, an astute businessman with the capacity to change the Nigerian real-estate industry.

Mercy Johnson shares rare photos of her kids, puts baby bump on display .

Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson is one happy woman at the moment and doesn’t miss the opportunity to show it. The mother of two who is expecting her third child has showed off rare family photos of her and her 2 kids as they stepped out for thanksgiving with her hubby’s family in the US. ‘I know where my hope lies and where my help comes from.thank you lord,’ Mercy captioned one of the photos. 


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Igbos having ‘Eze, Igwe, Obi’ in Yorubaland is an affront – Ondo Obas Warn

The Council of Obas in Ondo State has condemned installations of Eze Ndigbo in the South-West.

A communiqué issued yesterday by the council in Akure after its monthly meeting described the trend as “an affront on the state traditional rulers.”

The Obas said having another king in an area where there was one already recoginsed was an attempt to embarrass the Yoruba traditional rulers and the entire institution.

It said that the use of titles such as Eze, Igwe, Obi or any other synonym was not acceptable in the state and that the only chieftaincy title recognized was the one bestowed by the traditional ruler in the state on Igbo indigenes such as chairman or president or leader of Igbo descents.

Influential Bloomberg Business Comes For Buhari, Writes That He Is A Confused President And His Policies Are Scaring Away Investors

When Muhammadu Buhari clinched victory in Nigeria’s presidential elections in March, stocks soared as investors looked to the former military ruler to reverse decades of economic mismanagement and policy inertia. Now hopes have fizzled in his ability to turn around Africa’s largest economy and oil producer.

Money that flowed into stocks and bonds in the West African nation, which McKinsey & Co. says could become one of the world’s 20 biggest economies by 2030, is now fleeing as growth prospects diminish along with oil prices. While Buhari, 72, has prioritized stamping out the graft that has plagued Nigeria since independence from Britain in 1960, policy-making appears as uncertain and haphazard as ever.

Guests At DonJazzy's 33th Birthday Party Receive N120k Each As Birthday Souvenirs

Mavin boss, Don Jazzy a.k.a Don Dorobucci yesterday turned 33 and had a star studded party last night to celebrate. See what went down, guys.

Everyone who came to Don Jazzy's birthday party went home with at least $600 = N120,000 as birthday souvenirs!! And there were at least 30 guests present.

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Kogi APC leaders nominate late Audu’s son to replace late dad as party’s guber candidate

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi East Senatorial District, have nominated Mohammed, 43, first son of Abubakar Audu, to replace his father as the party’s governorship candidate.

The senior Audu died on Sunday just as it became clear he was leading in the Kogi governorship election held Saturday.

The APC is to conduct a fresh primary to choose a replacement.

Girl, 8, diagnosed with BREAST CANCER is thought be the youngest person to ever have the disease

An eight-year-old girl has been diagnosed with breast cancer, in what is thought to be the youngest case ever of the disease.

Chrissy Turner, from Utah, discovered a lump on her chest last month. 

It’s shameful 219 Chibok schoolgirls not rescued yet – Soyinka tells Buhari

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka chose the occasion of the commissioning of a mega school named after him  in the state of Osun  to lash out Monday at President Muhammadu  Buhari and his team over the non-rescue of 219  Chibok schoolgirls, almost six months since Buhari’s inauguration.

“It is a shame that the nation cannot account for over 200 girls in Chibok. I sympathise with the religious policy of governments in school; children must not be brought up feeling that religion inhibits knowledge.

Nigerian Nurse Organised Doctor’s Son’s Kidnap For Bride Price Payment By Boyfriend

The four suspected kidnappers of a four-year-old-boy, Steve Kanu, in Abeokuta have confessed that a ransom of N1m was paid to them before he was rescued.

Steve was kidnapped at his parents’ home at Laderin Estate, Abeokuta, on Monday, November 2, 2015.

He was, however, rescued alive last Friday by the men of the Ogun State Police Command, who swooped on the kidnappers at Nsukka, Enugu State, and rescued the boy alive.

Nnamdi Kanu To Remain In The Prison As Nigerian Government Seeks To Transfer Case To Another Court (Photos)

The State Security Services (SSS) has asked a magistrates court to discontinue the hearing of the case against the director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

At the hearing today, November 23, the prosecuting counsel said since the arraignment of the defendant, facts have emerged which would necessitate for the case to be taken out of the jurisdiction of the magistrates court. He asked the court for the permission to take the matter to another court.

Audu Abubakar Finally Laid To Rest (Photos)

Abubakar Audu was buried in his village at about 2pm today November 23rd. See more photos after the cut..

Biafran Radio Founder, Nnamdi Kanu Arraigned In Court (Photos)

The leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu, has arrived the Abuja Chief Magistrate Court to answer criminal charges brought against him by the Federal Government.

The court had ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to produce Mr. Kanu unfailingly before it on Monday.

Kanu had earlier failed to appear in court as the prosecution counsel, Mr Moses Idakwo, told the court that the IPOD leader  was not brought to court because of an application challenging the jurisdiction of the court to continue the trial, which was already slated for hearing.

Video of Nigerian Maid Fanning Her ‘Madam’ At The Hair Salon For 2 Hours Posted By A Facebook User goes Viral

A Facebook user, Francesca Joseph-Esenwa‘s video of an underage girl maid fanning her ‘madam’ for two hours at a salon has gone viral – just posted on Friday, it already has over 140,000 views.

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.Mikel Obi - ''I Have Left It To God to Decide The Woman I Will Get Married To''

Chelsea and Super Eagles' poster boy, John Mikel Obi recently welcomed a set of twins with his longtime girlfriend, Olga Diyachenko.  An online newspaper Boss  recently caught up with him to find out his plans concerning when he'll eventually marry Olga only for Mikel to reply:

’I  know, normal people don’t go through what I am going through now when it concerns finding a woman to marry, normal people don’t at all. Believe me it’s so so difficult, very difficult, it’s so so difficult you just have to leave it to God.

“I HAVE NO BILLIONS ANYWHERE AND I LEFT $5.6BILLION IN THE NLNG ALONE!” Diezani Alison-Madueke

Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke emerged a few weeks ago in Ovation Magazine publisher Dele Momodu‘s new publication, The Boss Newspaper.

In the concluding part, Dele Momodu shares a reader confession that because of the first part of the interview, he “began to empathise” and “see beyond (his) contempt” for the former minister, due to her illness.

Diezani calls herself “one of the most vilified women in Nigeria’s history” and insists she followed due process – “I carried out my duty in the strictest terms”, but believes she “stepped on toes, very powerful toes” by doing so.

 See the full interview below as scripted  by Dele Momodu  below

Paris attacks made me 'doubts if truly God exist admits Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted the terror attacks in Paris made him "doubt" the presence of God.

Justin Welby said he was left asking why the attacks happened, and where God was in the French victims' time of need. He said he reacted with "profound sadness" at the events, particularly because he and his wife had lived in Paris.

People hug on the street near the Bataclan concert hall following the attacks in Paris

.Influential UK Newspaper,"The Economist' rates Kemi Adeosun ‘poorly qualified’ to be finance minister

Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria’s finance minister, is poorly qualified to manage the country’s economy, according to English newspaper, The Economist.

 In its review of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministers, the newspaper described Okechukwu Enelamah, the minister for trade and investment, as “a respected businessman”, but noted that he “may lack the clout to stand up to the president”. “Africa’s biggest economy, which relies on oil for 70% of its revenue, is sputtering as prices fall.

Former President, Good Luck Jonathan Marks 58th Birthday In Style( Photos)

Former President Good Luck Jonathan is 58 today and to mark his birthday, a small birthday celebration was organized in his honour 

It was a surprise party organized by friends and family immediately he arrived home from his US trip 

Happy birthday to him and see more photos after the cut 

Muslim Employee Who Saved Lives At Supermarket In Paris During The Terror Attack Granted Citizenship

Muslim employee who saved lives at Kosher supermarket in Paris praised for his courage as he is granted citizenship by France

Mali-born Lassana Bathily, 24, saved lives during Paris attacks. Kosher grocery employee turned off freezer and hid shoppers

He then sneaked out and helped police outside free the hostages

Lassana Bathily, 24, was praised for his 'courage and heroism' by Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve during a ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Manuel Valls.

Final Year Student Hacked To Death By His Security Guard And His Friends(Graphic Photos)

A 25-year-old final year Civil Engineering student of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, Mr. Innocent Ndukwe has been murdered by three suspected assailants.

The suspects

Drama in court as 2 lawyers battles over who will represent Nnamdi Kanu

A mild-drama ensued  on Wednesday at Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court as two lawyers, Gabriel Egbule and Vincent Obetta, battle over who would represent ,Nnamdi Kanu, the Director of Radio Biafra.


Kanu is standing trial on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, intimidation and belonging to unlawful society which he pleaded not guilty.

Oba Akinolu's Hate Speech: Nigerians In Washington DC Protests, Calls For His Arrest And Persecution By Buhari(Photos)

Nigerians in Washington DC have taken to the streets where they protested against Oba Akinolu asking Buhari to start justice with him.

They said the protest was a march to condemn his inciting statement  during the election and they have also written to White House and the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his statements. See more photos after the cut.

Photos Of Former President, Good Luck Jonathan Speaking At National Democratic Institute On presidential elections and democratic consolidation in Africa.

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is currently speaking to a selected audience at National Democratic Institute in Washington DC   On presidential elections and democratic consolidation in Africa

The former president is sharing his experience as the Nigerian president and the democratic transition that ushered  in the new government in Nigeria

He also promised to create a Goodluck Jonathan Foundation to focus on democratic consolidation in Africa

The conversation is being moderated by Ambassador Johnnie Carson, USIP Senior Advisor to the President; Member and NDI Board of Directors


See the live stream video and more after the cut

15 Confirmed Dead, 50 Wounded As Another Bomb Blast Hits The Ancient City Of Kano (Graphic Photos)

Twin Bomb explosions have gone off right at the heart of the popular GSM market, Nassarawa GRA axis of Kano state on Wednesday, November 18, leaving 15 people dead and 50 wounded 

Reports state that the first Improvised Explosive Device, IED, was detonated close to the market generator, while the second bomb went off at the heart of the market.

Deliverance From Unsuccessful Spirit: Prophet Moses Engages Women In Marathon Sex

Golf car which Okezie Moses use to dupe and lure women into sex

A 49-year old self confessed prophet, Moses Okezie has been arrested and remanded in prison for allegedly defrauding money and engaging two different women in marathon sex in form of spiritual deliverance in Lagos state


Okozie who hails from Isiala Ngwa in Abia State and resides at 6 Olowo-Okere street Idimu is now facing two different criminal trial before Magistrate court, Ejigbo for the alleged fraud.

Fr. Mbaka Creates 4500 Jobs In Enugu State!

 Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has commended the Chairman and Spiritual Director of an indigenous company, Aqua Rapha Investment Nigeria Limited, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka for using his company to provide 4,500 jobs for the people of the state Vanguard Newspaper  Reports

Fr. Mbaka is also the priest in charge of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria.

The governor made the commendation during a visit to the company at 9th mile corner, Ngwo for the launch of her new products lines – Rapha Groundnut oil, Rapha Soya oil and Rapha Carbonated drinks.

Is My Mum Going To Die? Diezani’s 14yr-old ONLY Son Chimezie Ask, As Husband Breaks Down Over Wife’s illness

For Rear Admiral Alison Amaechina Madueke, cancer is a disease that afflicts him in horrific ways; it claimed his first wife and now his second wife, Diezani Alison-Madueke is down with cancer. The latter, who is currently the subject of prosecution by British justice system over certain grievous allegations of fraud, is allegedly fighting to reclaim her life from the talons of the hideous disease.

As Diezani battles to expunge her soul of cancer and extricate herself from the quicksand of prosecution on fraud into which she sashayed with her eyes wide open, her husband, Rear Admiral Alison-Madueke, fights an equally daunting battle privately, at the home front. Having lost his first wife to cancer, his second brush with the disease, dismounts his mind and enrages it.

First Daughter And ACE Charity Ambassador Zahra Buhari Teaches Kids In Their School

Buhari's daughter and ACE Charity Ambassador Zahra Buhari alongside CEO and founder of ACE Charity Kiki James (nee Harrison) took time to have some time with ACE children.

Zahra was so humble that she had to watch educational videos with the kids,did typing competition with them(awarded gifts to the student that typed faster than her),read books with the students and also wrote beautiful encouraging letters to some of them.

Some facts about ACE Charity:

ACE charity is a non-profit organisation making a sustainable, realistic and effective difference in the lives of Africans.It concentrates on free education,training,economic empowerment and affordable health care.

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Teenage Hawker Falls From Bridge And Dies While Fleeing To Avoid Arrest In Abuja

In his bid to evade arrest by officials of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), a teenage hawker fell from a bridge and in the process, lost his life.


Eyewitnesses said the unidentified young man, who was hawking beverages around the Bolingo Bridge Hotel in Abuja Central Business District, joined others to run for safety on sighting an AEPB official vehicle.

Emir Of Kano Replies Diezani: “It’s Nothing Personal, It’s Our Nation’s Money”(Read)

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has called his former colleague, the former Oil minister, Diezani Madueke a liar over her claims that no money was missing under her watch.

He also claims she is lying about the reason he did not get the job at the African Development Bank.
Diezani  in an exclusive interview with Dele Momodu’s Boss Newspaper said,

“If there is one issue I must pursue in this world, it is the biggest lie of this money. How can $20 billion disappear just like that? Where did it disappear to? Is it possible that such an amount would not be traceable?

Prophet TB Joshua Claims He Predicted The Paris Terrorist Attack

Popular Lagos prophet, T.B Joshua says sometime in January 2013, he prophesied about the terror attack which happened in Paris yesterday November 13th.

He said this in a post on his Facebook wall. Watch the video where he prophesied about the France attack after the cut…

IGP ORDERS FRESH INVESTIGATIONS INTO DEATH OF DR HESTIANNA IDIODI - THOMAS

Sequel to the petition sent to the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase by Concerned Women Voices on November 3rd 2015, the IGP has ordered a detailed investigation into the suspicious death of the young LUTH Consultant and mother of two. As you can recollect Dr Hestianna Idiodi - Thomas, a Consultant Paediatrician was rushed to the hospital by her husband on Tuesday October 13th with fatal injuries sustained in her home.

2 Homosexual Men Stripped NAKED After Being Caught Having Sex In Edo(Photo)

Two alleged homosexuals were stripped totally naked in public and battered by a raging mob after they were caught having sex inside a house in Benin City, Edo State capital, according to reports.

The lovers would have been lynched but for the timely intervention of some elders in the city who advised that they be handed over to the police.

APC National Leader Bola Tinubu Used To Give Me Pocket Money – Babatunde Fashola

In an interview published in “Asiwaju: Untold Story of The Leader”, a special publication of TheNEWS, Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has detailed how he met the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader and how his generosity endeared him to the leader.

Q: When and how did you meet Senator Bola Tinubu? What was your first impression of him?

A: That is an invitation to walk down memory lane. I think it must have been 1990 or 1991. He was treasurer in Mobil, then. His office was at the Bookshop House at CMS on Odunlami Street. I didn’t directly meet him. I had seen him at parties, but we never met. At that time, I was a senior associate at the law firm of Sofunde, Osakwe, Ogundipe and Belgore, where I was practising. Wale Tinubu, his nephew, came to join the law firm, then. He was always mentioning “Uncle Bola”, and one day, he said: ‘’let’s go and see my uncle.” We got there and went out to lunch with him. That was then I could say we formally met.

Lord’s Chosen Pastor Arrested In Tanzania For Smuggling Cocaine - Crime

A Nigerian pastor, one Mr Chukwudi Okechukwu, who preaches in Tanzania, under the umbrella of the Lord Chosen Church of Nigeria, has reportedly bagged a 30-year jail term after being convicted of smuggling cocaine worth Sh3.1 billion.

According to reports, Okechukwu, who Anti-narcotics police allegedly believe is one of the top members of a drug syndicate operating in Tanzania, Nigeria and South Africa, was jailed alongside a South African, one Stan Hycent and Pakistani Shoaib Mohammad Ayazi over the same offence.

Nnamdi Kanu's Father Who Is The Traditional Ruler Of His Community Finally Speaks… ‘My Son ‘ll Rather Die Than Back Out Of Biafra Struggle’

His parents

 This story was written by Okey  Sampson  for his newspaper Sun Newspaper

Read below and make your own conclusion

On Monday, November 9, at about 3.45pm, this reporter’s mobile phone rang and the voice on the other end was Femi Babafemi, Deputy Edi­tor, Saturday Sun. “Okey, our cover story this week is on NK (Nnamdi Kanu). Please, trace his village and talk to his family members…., take a picture of his father’s house and possibly his parents, submission deadline is Wednes­day.” It was an assignment like no other.

As the thought of how to go about it was still running riot in me, another call came in. This time from an unknown caller, “Okey, I hope you people took note of what happened today (Monday)”, referring to the pro-Biafra protest which locked down the city earlier in the day. “We will like to read the story in your paper tomorrow because you people always say the truth”, the caller added. On enquiry, the caller gave his name as Comrade Chukwuemeka Mba, “an activist”

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Diezani Alison-Madueke: Sanusi Wanted To Be African Development Bank But Jonathan’s Men Frustrated Him: Speaks On Her Tenure As Minister Of Petroleum

Diezani Alison-Madueke, immediate past minister of petroleum resources, has revealed that her “good friend”, Muhammad Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, wanted to be president of African Development Bank (AfDB).

She suggested that the former CBN governor could have been angry with her, based on how some people close to Goodluck Jonathan, the former president, frustrated his AfDB ambition.

Akinwunmi Adesina, former minister for agriculture and rural development, was eventually elected the eight president of the bank in May.

Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo's Private University, Kings Uni Officially Takes Off As The Cleric Offers 120 Scholarship To Outstanding Students

The university

After delays necessitated by the need to get it right and also to sort out regulator's concerns, Pastor Pastor Ashimolowo’s private university Kings University has officially begun its first  academic session by throwing  gates open for qualified students to apply 

Pastor Ashimolowo, whose Kingsway International Christian Church (KICC) is the largest evangelical church in Western Europe, joins the likes of Pastor David Oyedepo who already own private universities in Nigeria. Pastor Ashimolowo’s latest venture is located in Ode Omu in Osun State and will be called KICC University.

Workers’ Ovation Greets Fashola’s Assumption Of Duty as Minister In Abuja

The new Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday in Abuja assumed duty after the inauguration of the federal cabinet by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Fashola was welcomed into the Federal Secretariat by rousing ovation from the staff of the ministry and stepped into his office at about 3.15 p.m.

British Woman May Go To Prison For Marrying Two Nigerian Men

A 34-year-old woman in the United Kingdom has been warned of a possibility of jail term after she reportedly engaged in a sham wedding with a Nigerian man just so the man could boycott being deported.


Louise Evans reportedly admitted to engaging in a “marriage of convenience” with one Kazeem Kolade, whom she married in July 2012, but denied the charge of bigamy, stating that the marriage had been annulled before she went on  to marry one Stephen Akinseye, another Nigerian man, in January 2013.

Nigerians! See Your Ministers And Their Portfolios[FULL LIST]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday named a former governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), the Minister of Power, Works and Housing.

The ministry is a merger of three ministries: Power, Works as well as Housing, Land and Urban Development.

The President, shortly after inaugurating the ministers, also named a former governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister for Transportation.

See the full list below: