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The current rating of global billionaires has actually lend some credence to Jimoh Ibrahim comment on Richard brandson few weeks after he divested from virgin Nigeria.
Jimoh had been famously criticized by many nigerians including NAIRALANDERS for saying dat he was bigger than Richard brands.
Alot of dis critics argued dat not a single billionare from Nigeria is bigger than Richard.However,d latest rating has seen Dangote four times bigger
than Richard-founder of virgin group.

It is therefore worthy of note that Dangote is not four times richer dan jimoh,adenuga & other Nigeria billionaires who did not make d least for reasons best known to Forbes(which are guess is because all their companies are still privately owned).

With Forbes rating Dangote as d most successful entrepreneur in d last one year globally with improvement of over 500%,Dangote will become d RICHEST man in d world by 2012 if he sustains d rate of his growth.
This went along way to justify Ibrahim jimoh insinuation dat Nigerian billionaires are bigger than d so called Richard Brandson.
I can't wait to see dangote compete with bill gate & co by next year!

u tried,but the names of Obaseki Gaius(former GMD NNPC) & Obateru Akinruntan(Owner of Obat oil) deserved to be on dat list instead of wives of Abacha &babangida because their husband owns d money

Alex,d fact dat d SSS is not looking for u because of dis post is an indication dat we should not live together anymore as NIGERIA.
Well,it will not cause d OIL Producing ethnic group more than 4month to bring NIGERIA to its kneels.As witnessed is d sole effort of ORDINARY MEND,a very small fraction of d oil producing ethnic group

hahahahaah.
dis grammars incured him d wrath of politicians and dey made sure dat he could not return to d house come 2011 poll
We shall all miss him!

Incase u have all forgotten,KWARA is one of Nigeria properties privated by the Federal govt.
The core investor Dr.Saraki has since rebranded and chANGE the name from KWARA STATE to SARAKI kwara NIG LTD.
The popular conglomerate has since diversified its investment and has returned to profitability with and annual profit of 95%
of the STATE ALLOCATION from FG.

The company(SARAKI kwara Nig Ltd.) hopes to sell some of its holding through a PUBLIC OFFER later this year and will be subsequently listed on
d Nigeria stock exchange & New york stock exchange.

I ADVICE that u wait for the PUBIC OFFER,den buy your shares rather than criticize d ENTERPRENEUR family of SARAKIS
hahahahahahahaha!

I would rather be exploited by GLO that is a nigerian!

haba,why does some people have to criticize Dangote for writing Nigeria's name in GOLD on a global scale?Well,we know their types!
They are people whose father was busy criticizing when Dangote's uncle, DANTATA was making money
They are d people whose child will also be complaining when dangote's son will be making money
And the cycle continues like that!
What a WASTED GENERATION of critics!

@Afam4evah,haba.are u sure u are even a Nigerian?how dere u argue dat ILAJE are ijaws,u sounds so meaningless .Afterall,d name ILAJE reflects YORUBA(common sense).We are not IJAW BUT ILAJE and we are typical yoruba in and out!,d only thing we have in common with d IJAW is d fact dat both ILAJE & IJAW are occupies coastal parts of Nigeria. nothing more.

At last,Becomrich has become d most popular Nairalander.But sincerely,speaking dere is an urgent need for Nigeria to be breakup into North & south.
We are just uncompatible!,lord lugard erred and misjointed US as one!

We all knew dis!.You should be telling dis to one of NAIRALAND-dump-guys like Ajanlekoko who thinks & believes dat Nigeria has nobody on d global stage!

If dis story actually appear on city pple magazine.dere might be at least an element of truth because it is such a weighty issue dat dey would not cook up completely for d purpose of selling dier NEWS.

If d story linking him to d strong babalawo scandal is also true as some one claimed on dis thread,pls NIGERIANS,try bundle him to TB JOSHUA at Lagos we cant allow dis HERO to waste away just like dat!

I am Afraid of BUHARI
WHY? because he might take us back to military RULE again,he was a coup plotter that once sent democracy packing with his GUN & forced himself on NIGERIA

Not zimbabwe,Sao Tome & principe is d giant of AFRICA

Ajanlekoko,that story of Mo Ibrahim of celtel dat u posted does not even qualify some one to be a global entrepreneur let alone a GENIUS.Infact,globalcom has a better story and achievement under MIKE Adenuga than that CELTEL that has commenced business since 1998(when subscribers were still MEGA exploited) as against globacom which started business in 2003 and having presence in six countries already with recent move to add glo INDIAN to its cover.IBRAHIM's total worth as declared by your FORBE($2.5b) is roughly what glo is spending on its laying of submarine cable from europe,across Africa & Nigeria.A feat that they single handedly undertake without partnership & first of its kind in our economic block.

Yet,you would rather appreciate this IBRAHIM as a genius and castigate Mike Adenuga to d dungeon of Mediocre,Well as for me i ve not find any thing special in the life of that man who SOLD out probably as a result of DEBT because we are all living witness of CELTEL failure in Nigeria market.It may also interest you to know that Adenuga's CONOIL will BUY out that your GENIUS CELTEL only with d profit from a day SALE in its UPSTREAM sector(EXPLORATION activities).
Take it or leave it, dat CELTEL & Ibrahim is a business failure compared to GLO,CON oIL & Mike Adenuga.

They are both OBJ boys because none of them dare bite the finger that brought them to limelight---quote me anywhere!.I will defend it!

YES,go ahead and steal a goat or chicken.get caught and bag 12years.
Or burgle d CBN,make away with #100B and bag 3month!
What a great country,our giant of AFRICA!

SIMPLE FACT:
1.Everyone wanted an end to Niger delta crisis because is d source of 90% of NIGERIA revenue previous govt failed in dier attempts.Now dat Jonathan succeeded should we call for his head for doing dat? obviously no!
2.Should d militant not be trained to keep dem engaged?.Well,dey sud b trained(common sense shows dat dey will resume militancy if not engaged)
3.Why abroad?It's all up to d govt objective and type of training, after all not all of d training institutn cud b available in Nigeria.BESIDEs,not all of dem are going 4 abroad traing,sum are undergoing training in Nigeria.

3.Should other militants like GBOKO haram b given d same gesture:Well,d history of militancy in Nigeria shows dat Gboko haram will not get d same gesture because there are no way for dem to hold d govt to ransome because there is no oil exploratn & related activities for dem to disrupt & make d govt listen
4.But gboko haram is shedding blood everyday?YES,d govt dont give a damn in as much as it's is not affecting their SOURCE of income,So even if dey kill their last fellow northerner dat is dier business,Afterall,dier MILITANCY lacks direction & demand unlike MEND who says dey want a share of d OIL money
, MY JUDGEMENT:the biggest blunder in our history was commited by LORD LUGARD,who misjointed d north & south nigeria--A two peple with TOO distinctly DIFFERENT orientation about life

Mr Ajanleko here is ur ANSWERS!
1.On politics:We are not d first,well Ghadaffi is more popular dan any of our presnt or past leaders(good or bad)
2.BUSINESS:Aliko Dangote is rated as the RICHES BLACK MAN on earth by FORBES,he is a business man( d biggest manufacturer of cement in Africa)
3.Sport:Kanu Nwankwo remains d only footballer in AFRICA ahead of samuel Eto'o with d highest no of TROPHY dat cuts across many leagues.(note dat he was able to beat eto'o because Eto'o awards/trophy are concentrated in Spain and lately ITALY

4.If Usain bolt is a genius for being d fastest run FOR Now(olympic record),then.MARY Onyali is also a genius for once being THE best in long jump(olympic).note dat usain bolt will not hold d record forever just like our Onyali
5.Arts:A Nigerian,Wole Soyinka is d FIRST AFRICAN to win a noble prize in Literature,what else do u want him to achieve above his peers?

6.If u think is wise to celebrate d GUT & BOLDNESS of Ghadaffi at a tender of 27,den there should b no reason for YOU not to celebrate d boldness of ABDULmutallab,d Nigerian who wanted to hijack a US airlinenote dat d guy failed just like Ghadaffi failing now) & he was less dan 27yrs  
7.If d Mali chairman of google AFRICA is a genius,What stops u from Recognising OKONJI IWEALA,a NIGERIAN & Managing director of WORLD BANK as a genius?

Mr Ajanleko here is ur ANSWERS!
1.On politics:We are not d first,well Ghadaffi is more popular dan any of our presnt or past leaders(good or bad)
2.BUSINESS:Aliko Dangote is rated as the RICHES BLACK MAN on earth by FORBES,he is a business man( d biggest manufacturer of cement in Africa)
3.Sport:Kanu Nwankwo remains d only footballer in AFRICA ahead of samuel Eto'o with d highest no of TROPHY dat cuts across many leagues.(note dat he was able to beat eto'o because Eto'o awards/trophy are concentrated in Spain and lately ITALY

4.If Usain bolt is a genius for being d fastest run FOR Now(olympic record),then.MARY Onyali is also a genius for once being THE best in long jump(olympic).note dat usain bolt will not hold d record forever just like our Onyali
5.Arts:A Nigerian,Wole Soyinka is d FIRST AFRICAN to win a noble prize in Literature,what else do u want him to achieve above his peers?

6.If u think is wise to celebrate d GUT & BOLDNESS of Ghadaffi at a tender of 27,den there should b no reason for YOU not to celebrate d boldness of ABDULmutallab,d Nigerian who wanted to hijack a US airlinenote dat d guy failed just like Ghadaffi failing now) & he was less dan 27yrs
7.If d Mali chairman of google AFRICA is a genius,What stops u from Recognising OKONJI IWEALA,a NIGERIAN & Managing director of WORLD BANK as a genius?

I learnt dat d moderator of dis debate is basket mouth with alibaba as d time keeper

Yes oooo,just last Night dis was d dream i had dat BUHARI eventually won and just as he was still celebrating victory,on d 20th day of his govt.D MILITARY took over in retailation to what he once did to a democratically elected president! & here we go nigeria eventually return back to military rule.

Anyway,im expectin u to say dat dis is a bad dream but nature has a way of making WHAT EVER GOES AROUND TO COME AROUND so dat no sin goes unpunished!
Avoid BUHARI,AVOID BUHARI,.CARTELs exist in NIGERIA military,CARTELs exist in our power broking formular(wether we like it or not dey EXIST & Dey no dem SELF)dey are waiting to REVENGE.!
A word is enough for d wise!
We will not because of dis coup PLOTTER go back ward again! NEVER!

@ POSTER,i disagree with ur percentage.D better percentage is 99.9% of NAIRALANDERS are not voting,because dey are made up of mostly NIGERIANs abroad.and 70% of dem are illiterates as regards d past and present politics of Nigeria,Imagine one of dem arguing passionately dat BUHARI has never toppled a democratically elected president in nigeria?

@bkbabe,U dont want us to get USA visa!,dat is funny!,Pele ooH omo Oyinbo(sorry oyinbo boy).U are a very blunt illiterate, blindfolded by fanatism or mediocrity!.In dat USA where u claimed dat u are SLAVE,DO DEY CELEBRATE d return of Some one who once toppled a democratically elected govt? D answer is obviously NO.So, can u tell me why u are forcing me to celebrate d return of BUHARI dat once sent democracy packing with a GUN?
Be honest and u will find ur ignorance and stupidity staring at u!
It may interest u to know dat im not even in support of GEJ & Ribadu because dey are all d same,however.ribadu appears less corrupt dan gej but BUHARI remains d WORST ,A BLUNT ANTI-DEMOCRACY!

@bashr4,We are not IJAWS but we are ILAJE.Besides d IJAWs are not yoruba.BUT ILAJES are Yorubas with dier ancestral home found in ILAJE local govt of ONDO state.dis local govt is made up of about 90% riverine and 10% upland.However,u can find d ILAJE pple any where there is water especially one dat is big enough to support fishing.
Above all,d IJAW people has no IDEA of d sea,so their activities is usually restricted to INLAND water,unlike d ILAJES who are SEA SAVVY

Sorry to disapoint u,kobjunkie is a wife of a PDP legislator,abi u won go jail?

@poster,according to ur yardstick:
(a)Stance on corruption least qualified is any of dem dat has ever force himself into office,as against d person we voted for Via COUP
(b)their past:d worst past of d 3 is any of dem dat has ever truncated democracy at gun point or any of dem dat ever served wit d most lawless
govt in our history(Abacha govt)
(c)People around dem:both GEJ & Ribadu are products of OBJ,Ribadu currently romances wit TINUBU & CO,BUHARI romanced wit Abacha,and current
having Abacha son as one of his govnor.(d termine who is more corrupt btw OBJ,ABACHA & TINUBU ursef)
NO sentiment,FINAL answer:BUHARI is d worst

There is something unique about your ability with MAP,Can sum1 tell me wot prepared Becomrich for his MAP SAVVY?.dis becomrich guy seems very usual for crime control in Nigeria!

I have watched with curiosity the accusation and counter accusation btw Jimoh Ibrahim & union bank on who owes WHO?
While Jimoh had earlier sue d bank in MAY 2010 for owing his companies #63.5B,union bank went ahead to also sue Ibrahim & his companies for owing d bank #22B.

As d case progresses,Jimoh went ahead and commissions his own bank called ENERGY bank in Ghana while UNION bank shops for new buyer
for d trouble-packed bank.But shortly,after d commissioning of energy bank by d president of Ghana,Attah mill.The court ruled against Union back and impose a total of #25k payable to jimoh Ibrahim companies.Dis is d second case dat was instituted by UNION bank.

However,the court is yet to ruly in d first case which incidentally,UNION bank has refused to file a defense(I smelt foul play by UNION bank).dis is a suit where JIMOH & his companies claim dat union bank owes dem #63.5B.However,rumours earlier had it dat jimoh is to takeover d bank as he already owns substantial %,his latest debut wit Energy bank seems to lend credence to dis Rumour.WHAT DO U THINK will be d out come?pls contribute!

If u are real,i ve two blueprints with collateral to guarantee d safety of ur money & huge profit!
1.The first is in OIL&GAS in Nigeria,here, u dont need to part with ur money.But u are with it thru out d sixty days.yet,u will take profit
everyday of about #100,000.-#70,000.NOTE dat ur money will not b invested on anything.BUT a prove dat u have dat money gets u to
earn dat amount every in OIL&GAS sector of Nigeria.

2.secondly,I can provide u guarantee & u give me comission:Then,we used d whole money to bring in goods 4rm CHINA.dis is because i'm currently living in CHINA.d goods will arrive within a month & u use d second month to sell dem off.better still,we can bring in goods dat d buyers are waiting
to pick up & pay immediately dey arrive
INTERESTED?:reach me on :akinsquare200@yahoodotcom.
NOTE:in d above address;dotcom=.com

Yes,We are ready to LYNCH even BOMB election riggers!.BUT what shall we do to TRUNCATER of DEMOCRACY like BUHARI himself?
OR does he thinks that we have forgotten how he SENT a democratically elected president packing at GUNPOINT,thereby bringing us to where
we are today!.Imagine how good Nigeria & Nigerian would have been if we had been practising democracy from 1983 till.No thanks to dis same BUHARI who truncated democracy.NOW he wants us to LYNCH others who has not even committed 0.00000005% of his own offence.

OR what perentage would u put d SIN of rigging in an election compare to TRUNCATING democracy & seizing power by force with a GUN.
NIGERIANS SAY to dis ANTI-DEMOCRACY,and choose 4rm d remaining candidates.They are all better dan dis PRETENDER call BUHARI.

It's is TRUE dat we are tired of PDP but BUHARI is NEVER and will never be an ALTERNATIVE in our nascent democracy.
WHICH BUHARI?
THE SAME BUHARI THAT:
1.Sent a democratically elected govt packing at GUN POINT? & forcefully seized POWER?
2.D same BUHARI dat laid d foundation of IBB & ABACHA dark DAYs?
3.D same BUHARI dat DINED & WINED with d DARKEST govt in our history(ABACHA govt,)
4.D same BUHARI dat serve under d EVER KILLING,LOOTING,MAIMING,TORturing Abacha.

So,u pray for d comeback of an ANTI-DEMOCRACY who went as far as TRUNCATING democracy?
IF u still dont understand me:den,IMAGINE:GHAFFI-libya(anti democracy),MUBARAK-egypt(antidemocracy),BEN alli-tunisia(anti democracy)----NOW imagine those three leaders coming back to contest when their countries eventually return to democracy?,Pls stop misleading pple by campaign for an ANTI-DEMOCRACY.,if u must campaign dere are other candidates eg dele momodu,pat utomi,ribadu,gej,shekaru,okotie etc BUT not an ANTI-DEMOCRAY like BUHARI!

There is no hiding place to deceive NIGERIANS in dis information age:
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I will preach BUHARI and vote BUHARI only if u guys can prove to NIGERIANS that he is DIFFERENT from 1.Ghaddafi in Libya 2.Ben Ali 3.Mubarak.
This is because i ve tried in vain to find any difference btw DEM and BUHARI.
All found is their similarity which includes:
1.BUHARI once seized power by force and sent DEMOCRACY packing,returning us to SQUARE 1
2.He paved way for d BIGGEST atrocities of IBB & ABACHA,IBB borrowed a leaf from him and annulled d ADJUDGED-FREEST election in our History
3.BUHARI came back to serve under the DARKEST govt in our history,d genoicide and torturing of ABACHA to NIGERIANS was not even enough reason for him to resign.
4.he would still ve bin in power,just like Ghadaffi,ben alli,mubarak.IF not 4 IBB who borrowed a leaf 4rm him & toppled him.!
WHERE IS D DIFFERENCE BTW GHaffi,Ben alli & Mubarak?, I am waiting! so dat i can join his campaign train :NONSENSE BUHARI