Move Over Lady O! Lady F is now the richest Black women in the world.
We all know Oprah’s one of the wealthiest Black woman across the world making major money moves, but over in Nigeria, our favorite media mogul has some extreme competition! Nigerian oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija, is worth $7.3 billion, whereas Oprah is worth a whopping $5 billion less! Folorunsho Alakija is a businesswoman from Nigeria. She was born in 1951 to the family of Chief L. A. Ogbara in Ikorodu, Lagos State. She is a business tycoon involved in the fashion, oil and printing industries. She is the Group Managing Director of The Rose of Sharon Group and is the Executive Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil. Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija has a foundation called the Rose of Sharon foundation that helps widows and orphans by empowering them through scholarships and business grants According to Ventures Africa, contrary to the Forbes Magazine ranking which pins Alakija net worth at only $600 million, essentially her worth is $7.3 billion. Alakija owns 60 percent of the Bra...