Forbes Names Dangote, Putin, Others Most Powerful Persons in the World Foremost entrepreneur and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, was at the weekend named along other world leaders including Russian President, Vladimir Putin, American Presidentelect, Donald Trump and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, as the most powerful persons in the world. These personalities were
T H I S D AY S P E C I A L R E L E A S E ranked along with 70 others, with Dangote ranked as the second most powerful on the African continent. The Nigerian business mogul has constantly
featured in the list since 2013, when he was listed as the only black African so rated by the U.S.-based Forbes magazine on the list of 100 most powerful
persons in the world. Listed as the 71st most powerful last year ahead of the American President-elect, Dangote, Africa’s richest man, moved up the ladder of influential people to come in as the 68th most powerful in the world at
the weekend, after only Egyptian President, Abdel el-Sisi, who was adjudged the most powerful in Africa and ranked 44th in the world. Forbes in the latest edition of its 74 World Most Powerful People ranking list,
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indicated that the 64-year-old Putin was the most powerful in the world, ahead of Trump who was second on the list. Ms. Merkel was ranked the third most powerful person in the world while outgoing U.S. President, Barack Obama placed 48th on the list. Continued on page 8
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Presidency Alerts Senate of Cabinet Shake up Next Month 10 ministers may be moved as Buhari quietly shops for Lawal’s replacement as SGF Olawale Olaleye in Lagos and Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The presidency has reached out to the Senate informing it of its intention to carry out a cabinet shake up that may affect no fewer than 10 ministers in the federal cabinet early next year,
THISDAY learnt last night. An impeccable source told THISDAY that the presidency had decided to give the Senate the heads up on the imminent sack of some ministers and their replacement with Continued on page 8
…President Orders AGF to Investigate Top Government Officials Tobi Soniyi in Abuja Against the backdrop of mounting corruption allegations against some top officials of his government, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of
Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), to investigate the involvement of any of the officials. A two-paragraph statement issued by the president’s media aide, Mr. Garba Shehu, said: “The attention of the Continued on page 8
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L-R: Minister of Defence, Mr. Mansur Dan; the German Minister of Defence, Ursula Von Der Leyen; and Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, when the German government donated a mobile medical care unit to the Nigerian Armed Forces, in Abuja… yesterday