Folorunsho Alakija Overtakes Oprah Winfrey… Now Richest Black Woman

In the last three weeks, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija has been in the news headlines for very good reasons – her wealth status.

Alakija, 61, was rated as the 24th most richest person in Forbes Africa’s Richest 40 with a net worth of $600 million but according to a recent report by Ventures Africa, the oil tycoon and fashionista is worth at least $3.3 billion – about $500 million richer than media mogul, Oprah Winfrey, whose wealth was estimated at $2.7 billion in September.

If Ventures Africa’s publication is to be believed, a Nigerian woman, nay, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, is now the richest black woman in the word.