World’s Most Expensive Divorce : Owner Of Monaco Football Club Ordered To Pay Ex-Wife £2.7 Billion

The owner of Monaco football club has been ordered to pay a world record divorce settlement of more than £2.6 billion to his ex-wife.This is half of his 5.2 billion dollar fortune. According to Mail online, Judges in Switzerland said Dmitry Rybolovlev, 47, has to give Elena Rybolovleva, who was with him for 24 years, a very precise 4,020,555,987 Swiss francs and 20 centimes. It follow a six year legal saga in which Mr Rybolovlev, who made his billions through a successful fertiliser business, bitterly contested Ms Rybolovlev’s claims to two of the most expensive properties in the USA and a £100million Greek island.She divorced him on the grounds of infidelity. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>

Who Are The Richest People In Britain? 2014 Richest People In Britain Are Even Richer Than They Were Pre-Recession

Richard Branson, chairman and founder of Virgin Group Ltd, is among the top 25

The number of billionaires living in Britain has risen to more than 100 - more than triple the number from a decade ago.

The combined wealth of the Britain's super rich is now ahead of the pre-recession levels of 2008, when the total wealth of the UK's 75 billionaires was £201 billion.

A decade ago, a personal fortune of £700 million was needed to be among Britain's 50 wealthiest people. The entry point to the UK top 50 today is £1.7 billion.The 104 billionaires in the UK today have a combined wealth of more than £301 billion.

It means Britain has more billionaires per head of population than any other country, while London's total of 72 sterling billionaires is more than any other city in the world, the study found.

Indian-born brothers Sri and Gopi Hinduja top the list of the UK's wealthiest billionaires with a fortune of £11.9 billion.

The London-based pair, who run the global conglomerate Hinduja Group, saw their wealth rise by £1.3 billion in the last year, the study found. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>

Aliko Dangote To Invest $2.3bn In Northern Nigeria

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, says he would be investing $2.3bn in rice and sugar production in the north. The billionaire industrialist made this known recently at the just concluded World Economic Forum, WEF Africa. He said creating job opportunities is the surest way to end the Boko Haram scourge. He also revealed that he would be investing a total of $12billion in Nigeria, and $4bn outside the country over the next four years.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg At 30

The first time his name appeared in Forbes Magazine, Mark Zuckerberg was an afterthought. Zuckerberg got a few lines which Forbes used to gently rib what seemed like an astronomical valuation for his social network: On Wednesday, Zuckerberg turns 30, another milestone in a life already filled with accomplishments and superlatives. The youngest self-made billionaire to ever appear on the Forbes Billionaires list when he debuted in 2008, he still remains the modern archetype for the nerdy, hoodie-wearing dropout, who coded his way into technology lore at a younger age than any of his predecessors.

The 15 Richest People In Brazil

Here, the 15 Richest Families In Brazil:

1. Marinho – 3 brothers, all billionaires (Roberto Irineu Marinho,Joao Robero Marinho, Jose Roberto Marinho). Combined net worth:$28.9 billion. Source of wealth: media.

2. Safra – 3 relatives, all billionaires (Joseph Safra, Moise Safra, Lily Safra). Combined net worth: $20.1 billion. Source of wealth: banking.

3. Ermirio de Moraes – 6 relatives, all billionaires (Antonio Ermirio de Moraes,Ermirio Pereira de Moraes, Maria Helena Moraes Scripilliti, Jose Roberto Ermirio de Moraes, Jose Ermirio de Moraes Neto and Neide Helena de Moraes). Combined net worth: $15.4 billion. Source of wealth: conglomerate Votorantim. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

PHOTOS: Twin Skyscrapers To Be Joined By A Bridge You Can Swim Across: 38-Storey Buildings To Be Built In SIngapore Next Year

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These pictures show a remarkable 38-storey twin skyscraper which is joined by a bridge that residents can swim across. The distinctive Sky Habitat is a 574-room residential development which will be located right at the heart of Bishan, Singapore.

But the unusual tower's defining feature is the Sky Pool on the 38th floor. Anyone lucky enough to call one of these luxurious apartments home  may take a dip in the infinity pool while enjoying spectacular views across the city.

The building had a  good mix of flats ranging from one-bedroom flats with a small study all the way up to four-bedroom units. 

The skyscraper was designed by Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie and will be completed in 2015.  SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>

The World's Richest Black Woman (Mrs Folorunsho Alakija) : 'How I Got Into The Oil Business'

The world's richest black woman, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija has opened up on how she got into the oil business that has made her a billionaire. Speaking during the Women Inspiration & Enterprise WIE event that held two weeks ago, the chairman of Famfa Oil & Gas, said she got into the business through perseverance and hard work "It was not a planned thing at all. A friend actually contacted me that some people wanted to buy crude oil and she was wondering if I will be able to get them to make the purchase. I got an appointment with the Minister of Petroleum and he told me that it's not the way to go because there wasn't much profit in selling it and because it's a foreign company that Nigeria is imposed at selling its crude to international market. That it will be better to look at other things. I went back to my friend and told her what the Minister said. Then it seemed as if that door was shut but something else came up. I chose not to walk away so I went back to offer another service which was catering services. And yet again I was shut down. I did not give up, I just knew that something had to come out of it. I spoke again to some friends in the oil industry and I was told to ask to be able to supply transportation services for those who are purchasing crude within the country but I was shut down again by the minister. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>>

Photo: World’s Most Expensive Selfie: This picture Is Worth $143 Billion

The selfie fever gripped the world with millions taking the special kind of photo including the rich, the powerful and the famous. President Barack Obama joined the trend during the funeral of late Nelson Mandela and one can’t forget the world’s most popular selfie, taken during the Oscars by Ellen DeGeneres, which got over 4 million retweets. Well the picture above is the world’s richest selfie featuring Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and his financial partner Charlie Munger who have a combined net worth of  $143 billion. The woman in the photo is Becky Quick,  the anchor of  CNBC Squawk Box, the show on which the photo was taken.

PHOTOS: Meet Africa Richest Man's Daughter ( Halima Dangote )

Africa Richest Man's Daughter (Aliko Dangote’s Pretty Daughter), Despite being one of Africa’s most popular men, billionaire, Aliko Dangote still manages to keep his family life private. We got a rare glimpse into it however as the business mogul struck a pose with his beautiful daughter, Halima Dangote at the recently held gala for TIME’s most influential 100 people around the globe. She is effortlessly gorgeous, isn’t she? Her daddy must be so proud.

List Of 100 UK Billionaires: See Top UK Billionaires and Their Worth.

Sir Richard Branson is worth £3.6bn according to the list

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That means the UK has more billionaires per head of population than any other country.

London has more billionaires than any other city in the world with 72 - far ahead of nearest rival Moscow with 48.

The Indian-born brothers Sri and Gopie Hinduja - who run the conglomerate Hinduja Group - top the list with a fortune of £11.9bn.

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Rising fortunes

The number of billionaires living in the UK has jumped from 88 in 2013, Their combined wealth has also reportedly shot up from £245bn last year.

It is the first time since 2008 that the minimum wealth of the 50 richest people in the UK has exceeded £1.5bn. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>

Gospel Award Winning Artist Sinach Getting Married.

Music Minister & Award winning Gospel singer Osinach Kalu AKA Sinach is set to get married to her beloved and her wedding is to hold on the 28th of June, 2014. Sinach is the Biggest female in Gospel music in this part of the world. This is the picture now trending on social network. At some point, if we were granted an exclusive chat with her, we would have asked if she thought marriage as a possible distraction to her music ministry. Well, our radars are out to verify the authenticity of this. Osinachi Kalu, is the second daughter of a family with seven children. She has written well over 200 songs, with song “More of You” and “I Know Who I Am” topping the Gospel music chart in Africa,And so many places in the world. Sinach's songs are highly spiritual, and she understands the meaning of worship. Sinach is also a songwriter, worship leader and recording artist. She is a key member of the LoveWorld music team of the Christ Embassy Church. She started singing at a very tender age. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>

10 Most Important Features Of The Richest Nigerians

Nigeria is known to house one of the largest pools of wealthy individuals in Africa, amassing fortunes in excess of a million dollars. These fortunes are sourced from the usual suspects including oil and gas, the country’s primary revenue generator as well as manufacturing, telecom and financial services.

According to a report by New World Wealth, Nigeria’s richest individuals display a series of similar characteristics such as attraction to certain industries, choices of residential neighborhood, travel destinations etc. These characters form the basis for traits unique to the Nigerian wealth space. The report reveals underlying facts that makes this uniquely Nigerian.

NOTE – HNWIs (High Net Worth Individuals) – Those with assets valued in excess of $1 million. UNHWIs (Ultra High Net Worth Individuals) – Those with assets valued in excess of $1 billion. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>

Dangote, Okonjo-Iweala Now Listed In Time's As One Of 100 Most Influential People In The World

Africa’s wealthiest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, were on Wednesday named among the100 most influential persons on earth by the Time Magazine, Bill Gate, Microsoft Founder and Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation wrote a tribute in honour of Dangote in commemoration of his listing by the magazine.

Gate dwelt extensively on the philanthropic gestures of the business mogul in the areas of health especially polio eradication and job creation efforts. While Gate was lavish in his praises of the timely response of Dangote to the need for a health alliance by the private sector SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>>

Photo & Story Of Nigeria's Female Billionaire: Mrs Folorunsho Alakija

Forbes Magazine has severally named her the richest black woman in Africa, Folorunsho Alakija was a creative designer with the Supreme Stitches label, which she later named Rose of Sharon Creations. She’s also the Executive Director of Famfa Oil and Visioner of Rose of Sharon Foundation, an NGO that caters for widows and orphans in Nigeria. 

Below is Mrs Folorunsho Alakija's story as told by her:

The story going round was that you got the oil block through the connection of a former president’s wife. Is that true?

God has told me I shouldn’t fight for myself. He said He will fight for me. My God has always fought for me. I believe there are some who say that , those who have drawn their own conclusion to suit what they would rather hear than believe that there is a God that actually opens doors, that there is a God who actually favors one, that there is a God who does not come down but will use any means to honor his children, to uplift his children, to promote his children. When they begin to know the God that I have known, they will stop saying such things. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>

Meet Africa's Newest Billionaire, Abdulsamad Rabiu

 

One of Africa’s richest men in a T-shirt, jeans and black overcoat. Hardly how one imagines the publicity shy chairman and CEO of BUA Group, a privately-owned conglomerate with annual revenues estimated at $2 billion. The look may be unpretentious. His ambitions are anything but, as revealed by his plans to invest more than $500 million in Nigeria’s economy over the next few years. This is Abdulsamad Rabiu, the unassuming Nigerian business tycoon, full of life, with a keen ear and a great business story.   SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>>

Who Is The Richest Man In East Africa? Sudhir Ruparelia Covers Front Page Of Forbes Africa April 2014.

Sudhir Ruparelia, covers front page of  April Forbes Magazine, he transformed from a Cab driver to a billionaire. Sudhir Ruparelia, East Africa's richest man, is new to the Forbes World's Billionaires list this year. He is the founder of the Ruparelia Group, Uganda's largest conglomerate, with interests in property, banking, education, insurance and agriculture. It owns a chain of hotels, hundreds of commercial and residential properties in Kampala, a country club, a chain of foreign exchange bureaus, two secondary schools and Crane Bank, one of Uganda's top three commercial banks.

Ugandan businessman Sudhir Ruparelia is the richest man in East Africa and comes in at a prestigious number 18 in the whole of Africa according to the second ‘Africa’s 40 Richest’ list released by Forbes magazine this week SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>>

The Private Life Of A World Class Billionaire Dr Mike Adenuga

Take a sneak into the Naija based, World class billionaire's lifestyle,Dr.  Mike Adeniyi Ishola Adenuga, Jr., the Chairman of Globacom and Conoil, is not your regular billionaire. The man is simply in a world and class of his own – strange, unusual and eccentric. 

Sources who know him very well told Yes International, that he hates to play the second fiddle. “Adenuga loves to rule his world and dominate his environment…he also doesn’t like being taken unawares and enjoys being in charge totally”.

Dissecting him further, the sources said: “His appetite for work is out of this world and that is why at 1am, 2am, 3am, you can still find him in the office working; sometimes all alone all alone. Most of his key staffers like Bode Opeseitan and co don’t have any closing time. The man can call them up at any time and summon them to the office. But he compensates them immeasurably for this. He knows all his key staffers by name. Not only that, no major staff can be employed in any of his companies without his input. He must see the person before the final decision can be taken. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>>

40 Thrilling Facts About Wizkid You Must Know

1) His Real Names are Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun.

2) He was born on July 16, 1990 in Lagos into a family of 6. He’s from Lagos State, Nigeria.

3) He is the last and only son in the family.

4) His favourite Color is Black.

5) Wizkid holds the record for the highest number of Celebrities feature (Cameo Appearance) on a Music Video in Africa – ‘Tease Me’ & ‘Pakurumo’

6) Wizkid got his First car in 2011 Black Honda Accord i-VTEC.

7) Wizkid started off singing at 11 under the name ‘Lil Prinz’.

8) He formed a group back then at 11, Glorious Five.

9) His Group, Glorious Five went on to release a 7-Tracker Album and released the album in the Church. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>

List Of Tops Forbes World’s Billionaire

The increasing price of Microsoft shares returned US tech expert Bill Gates back to the top of Forbes’s world’s billionaires list, with his $76 billion beating out Mexico’s Carlos Slim’s $72 billion. Bill Gates .The annual list, released on Monday, counted 1,645 men and women as billionaires, with an average wealth of $4.5 billion and a collective wealth of $6.4 trillion, up $1 trillion from a year ago.

Gates, co-founder of the US software firm, showed his staying power at the top the world’s richest man for 15 of the past 20 years, according to Forbes despite spending recent years giving away large sums of money to global health and anti-poverty programs.

Gates owns about 4.4 percent of Microsoft, making up less than 20 percent of his total fortune. But the company’s share price has risen 25 percent over the past year, and, along with gains in other assets, he has added $7 billion to his fortune since a year ago, according to Forbes. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>

Aliko Dangote Becomes Richest Black Man To Be Ranked Top 25 Richest People In The World

Aliko Dangote wealth is now $25bn from $16.1bn in 2013, According to Forbes magazine’s list of the richest people on earth. Dangote, who was number 43 in the top 100 world billionaire list last year, moved up 20 spots to retain his position as the richest person in Africa and also number 23rd in the world. The Chairman, Globacom, Chief Mike Adenuga, was the next Nigerian on the list with a wealth of $4.6bn to maintain the 325th position in the world. The Executive Vice Chairman, Famfa Oil Limited and fashion icon, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, retained her position as the world’s richest black woman and the 687th in the world with a fortune of $2.5bn; while the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, BUA Group of Companies, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, was ranked 1372th in the world with $1.2bn. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>