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Dorcas Adeodun is a journalist covering finance, public policy, and economic development. She has more than five years of reporting experience and has worked across business reporting and institutional analysis.
Senator Abdulaziz Yari has denied any connection to N4 billion in gold bars seized at Kano airport and threatened legal action against those making the allegations.
Morgan Freeman waited until age 49 for his Hollywood breakthrough, then built a $250 million fortune across film, production, narration and a blues club in the Mississippi Delta.
Denzel Washington commands $35 million per streaming film and has turned four decades of the most selective career in Hollywood into a $300 million personal empire.
Russell Simmons turned a Queens street hustle into a $340 million empire that invented the hip-hop economy. What he left behind tells a harder story.
Hakeem Olajuwon built a $300 million real estate empire across Houston and beyond, financing every deal with cash and zero debt, guided entirely by his Islamic faith.
Capitec co-founder Gerrie Fourie says South Africa's dysfunction creates opportunities unavailable elsewhere and urged South Africans considering emigration to think carefully before leaving.
Tyra Banks filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix on June 13 claiming producers cut her 3.5-hour interview to 16 minutes to construct a false narrative about her.
Kenya's Auditor General has flagged a conflict of interest after Mary Wambui's company won $3.1 million in digital superhighway contracts while she chaired the Communications Authority board.
Magic Johnson says he was once scared about the NBA's future after LeBron, Durant and Curry retire but the Knicks have convinced him otherwise.
Kevin Durant is the highest-paid player in NBA history at $598 million in career earnings, and his off-court empire may ultimately prove even more consequential.
Kanye West's Prague concert scheduled for July 25 has been cancelled after the venue owner terminated the organiser's contract, the latest in a growing series of cancellations.
Don Peebles turned a Washington D.C. tax assessment hustle into an $8 billion real estate empire spanning hotels, condos and historic landmarks across America's gateway cities.
Byron Allen turned a teenager's punchlines on Johnny Carson into a $1 billion empire spanning broadcast TV, digital media and some of corporate America's most contentious courtrooms.
Byron Allen's real estate portfolio stretches from a $100 million Malibu clifftop estate to beachfront Maui and a Beverly Hills mega-compound built from neighboring lots.
Dwayne Johnson turned a $7 moment of ruin into an $800 million empire spanning film, spirits, energy drinks and pro sports. The billion-dollar threshold is closing fast.
Samuel Dossou-Aworet's 13.5% stake in Seplat Energy through Petrolin Group is now worth $670 million, up $300 million since the start of 2026.