Family and friends were flummoxed today in the wake of a vicious rumour bearing the news of the death of Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote.
No sooner than the rumour hit the air, the social space was thrown in disarray as various phone lines, blogs and social networking sites were fired up by the buzz of the shocking and heartrending news. Billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote is alive.
An online magazine, DW-TV3, reported a story today that Aliko Dangote died in Germany few hours ago.
TheCapital can tell you authoritatively that Aliko is alive and kicking. He arrived London on Friday night. He was at Aig Imokhuede’s 50th birthday party in Surrey, UK, last night, Saturday, 24th September. His best friend, Femi Otedola, took him to the Stansted Airport where he flew to South Africa in the company of Sam Nwajoku, Niyi Adebayo and others early hours of today.
We can tell you for free that Aliko has not been to Germany in many years.
The publication has gone viral on social media. However, Dangote tweeted on Sunday that he was “Hale, hearty and alive.”
