Thread by @AfricaFactsZone

This is a thread about the Richest Historical Wealthy Men from Nigeria with the most astonishing stories of extravagance and good living.

Sir Louis Odemegwu Ojukwu, the richest black African in the late 1950s & 60s, was the Nigerian Stock Exchange's first President.

He was Col. Ojukwu's dad.

He didn't need official papers to enter the UK due to his wealth, and solely sponsored The Queen's visit to Nigeria in 1956

Sir Louis Ojukwu was the CEO of Ojukwu Transport, Director, Nigerian Coal Corporation, Director, Guiness Nigeria Limited, Director, Nigerian Tobacco Company and Chairman, Costain West Africa. There's still a present court case that involves his wealth.

Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez made headlines for reportedly earning $469 million monthly for the year of 2001 with bank accounts in 7 countries, mansions in 6. Beef factory in Swaziland, oil fields in Angola, mines in DRC, fleet of cars, yachts, 6 jets. Shares in 10+ oil companies.

Chief Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez served in several Governments around the world. He was Mozambique and CAR's UN Ambassador, SA to the President of Mozambique on International Economic Matters, Swaziland's Deputy Finance Minister, Consul for Benin Rep & Economic Advisor to Angola

Candido Da Rocha (1860-1959) was the first Millionaire in Nigeria. He was a Businessman, Landowner and Creditor of Brazilian descent. He was was so rich that he sent his dirty clothes to Britain for laundry. People would come to his house crying for money, & he'd give it to them.

Chief Dr. Harry Akande, international Construction Mogul & former Presidential Aspirant reportedly had a monthly income of $533 million in 2001 (2001 The Punch front page news). A list of looters and the richest Nigerians dropped in 2001, and he was even richer than the looters.

Chief Dr. Harry Akande is the Founder of AIC Limited, EPDN and former President of NAFTEC. He is also the former richest Nigerian before Aliko Dangote and was the former BOT (Board of Trustees) Chairman of Nigeria's former second largest party, APP.

Sir Louis Ojukwu owned the only Rolls Royce in Nigeria then. His 1952 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith LWB was used to chauffeur Queen Elizabeth during her 1956 visit.

Alhassan Dantata, richest person in Nigeria in 1940s & former richest man in West Africa, opened an account with British Bank of West Africa (First Bank) with 20 camel-loads of silver coins in Kano in 1929. His great grand nephew, Aliko Dangote is the World's Richest Black person

Alhassan Dantata also invented the Kano Groundnut Pyramids. Each pyramid had 15,000 filled groundnut bags. The Dangote/Dantata family is still the richest clan in Nigeria.

Chief Michael Ibru, Founder of Ibru Foundation (Tourism, Palm Oil, Brewery, Timber and Poultry), transportation company, Rutam & Laibru, went into the frozen fish business in 1957. The Ibru Family is one of the richest in Nigeria. His brother, Felix Ibru was a Governor & Senator.

The Ibru Foundation is one of the largest conglomerates in Nigeria. It has over 20,000 employees and is a billion dollar company with investments in shipping, agriculture, aviation, banking, oil and gas, transportation, tourism, production.

Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, GCFR, a former President-elect of Nigeria in 1993, was the richest man in Africa from the late 1980s to the early 1990s with an estimated net worth of $5 billion.

MKO Abiola was the Aare Ona Kakanfo of South-West Nigeria. He was a bank clerk with Barclays Bank in Ibadan, worked at the WRFC, a senior accountant at LUTH, worked at Pfizer. He was the Vice President, Africa, Middle East and Chairman of the Nigerian division of ITT Corporation

MKO Abiola was the Founder of Abiola Farms, Abiola Bookshops, Radio Communications Nigeria, Wonder Bakeries, Concord Press, Concord Airlines, Summit Oil International Ltd, Africa Ocean Lines, Habib Bank, Decca W.A. Ltd and Abiola FC. He was the Chairman of G15 Business council.

MKO Abiola was the President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Patron of the Kwame Nkrumah Foundation, Patron of the WEB Du Bois foundation, Trustee of the Martin Luther King Foundation, and Director of the International Press Institute (IPI).