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Tuesday, 25 November 2014

100 Influential Africans: Dangote, Ezekwesili, 29 Nigerians make list

The New African Magazine, a pan African magazine based in London has released its list of 100 influential African which has 31 Nigerians including Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, former Education Minister & convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Group, Oby Ezekwesili making the list.

President Jonathan was conspicuously absent from the list which had four African Presidents- President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, President Idriss Déby of Chad and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.

The list featured in their new edition which hits stands today, also has award winning actress Lupita Nyong'o as one of those who made the cut.

South Africans and Nigerians dominated the list with each country having 33 and 31 entries respectively.

66 comments:

  1. Naija for show... na every list we dey. either good or bad.pedrotoki80@yahoo.com

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  2. i want to win..................soooooooooo badddddddddddddd

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  3. Amiableonwenu@yahoo.com

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  4. Nice one...we represent well...

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  5. We have dis Kind of people and we r still suffering rubbish..rosepowell0@gmail.com

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  6. 29 Nigerians! That's awesomely huge! We are blessed..when the opportunity comes..let's try to show some help as the hand that gives doesn't lack. It is well. Gal 6:10. BishopDammy#

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  7. Who's expecting our mumu president to be thr? He's not influential in anyway -0% president...olubukola daniels aka blackmamba...

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  8. Moni gud oooooooooooooo

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  9. Why is our President not there

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    1. Who is your president ?

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    2. Him no get dat swaggi

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    3. Ur president that has no influence in Nigeria not to talk of Africa.

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  10. I expect Mr president & minister of finance to be on the list

    #commenting thru Glo 4G LTE

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    1. It will be unaccountable to decleared some Nigerian wealth as their riches are unclean. Some get money but hidden in foreign banks.

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  11. So what if our president is not there.must he be in every list?is South African president there,is Ghanaian president there? When did this mag become a yardstick for measuring success

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  12. I refuse 2b poor!...abeg una free giveaway 4 teenagers nau(13-18) or 4 d youths.*jst sayin*uno as e b linda post o.iyanufemi2@gmail.com

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  13. What has he(GEJ)Influenced to merit the list? #BringBackJonathan lol

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  14. But something just tells me that this would increase the rate of greediness in Nigeria come 2015.

    Hmmmm! *Every Nigerian wants to be rich and influential like Dangote* (UDO)

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  15. Nwanu yem d list na.

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  16. please show me the full list. thanks.

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  17. So what? Then we should be happy?? When none of their riches affect Us in anyway? That's bullshit.......... To me this men are very poor since they can't make any meaningful inpact

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  18. it has nothing with money ....speaking out is whr to start

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  19. please show me the full list

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  20. Is your President influential?

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  21. GEJ is not there because he's fuelling corruption and the world knows as e dey go.lol

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  22. Is disgraceful not to have our president on dt list....

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  23. they merit it...


    #GodblessNigeria

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  24. He can't be there, he is no worthy of being there

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  25. Wat happens 2 GEJ???dajax47@yahoo.com

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  26. Gej is not in the list na wah

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  27. No wonder Ezekwesili does publicity stunts always via the Chibok girls innovative.. Linda check well u will find my name. Mc Baba Oloye says so via Opaeyin and Alombo

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  28. Ogechi our president is not there because he is a plonker

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  29. He cannot even influence a mosquito not to talk of us his people..........

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  30. Thank God, that wicked man name was omitted.
    ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥ 

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  31. Good for them. emmanuelthomas219@gmail.com

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  32. Because he is a weakling with no control over his own thoughts sef. A dummy who reads out what his controllers says.

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  33. Apart from emeka ofor, Andy uba, madam petroleum minister, wike who else has he influenced really......

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  34. Nigerian all the way. I love Naija

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  35. linda, ur name suppose dey there too.

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  36. Ogechis ballin hard o.linda post mine na sinceeee! Iyanufemi2@gmail.com

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  37. Our president has done more than we iimagine. Atlest Nigeria is not yet an Islamic State

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  38. a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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    Nigerians never doll in things like this though......
    *GLO BRING 3G TO KONTAGORA*
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  39. Onyiola4luv@yahoo.com

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  40. Aunty Linda i sent a mail to u pls ma kindly reply me

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  41. Aunty Linda i sent a mail to u pls ma kindly reply me

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  42. Jonathan is too clueless to be influential

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  43. Hard work pays..... Soon it will be my name there calling SIR andrew, (andrewchuks10@gmail.com)

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  44. THE LIST PORTRAYS THE FACTUAL REPRESENTATION. OUR PRESIDENT HAS ACHIEVED ALOT BUT SO FAR BOKO HARAM IS STILL HERE, HE WILL MAKE LITTLE OR NO IMPACT IN OUR MINDS.

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  45. Linda ikeji your name is suppose to be there oh, they made a mistake
    www.naijaside.com

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  46. Ohk.....................................Awemuyne@yahoo.co.uk

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  47. Awemuyne@yahoo.co.uk

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  48. Awemuyne@yahoo.co.uk

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  49. chi_zoba2006@yahoo.com

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  50. @i_amonechance @elrufai @APCNigeria @NOTJUSTOK @comradephils, @lindaikeji Resignation: Presidency lambasts Tinubu. http://goo.gl/qYzFrL

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  51. Our dear jona nko? Bounatics2012@gmail.com

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  52. since when was goodluck influential....smh

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  53. They shud keep it up. Hmconcept2000@gmail.com

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