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The social media was awash with reports on Tuesday night, November 19, 2024, that Mike Adenuga, the chairman of telecommunication giant, Globacom Limited is dead.
A post on a Facebook page, Oloba Salo said; “SO SAD . Globalcom CEO, Mike Adenuga is dead @71 years.” It generated over 250 likes and comments, including mixed reactions from users
Another post on the same social media platform, HOW TO COOK NIGERIA DISHES and created by Hot Jam Naija Media wrote; “Daddy please don’t go i can’t live without you Glo ceo Mike Adenuga daughter çrys Bbitterly as Mike Adenuga reportedly Ddêåd yesterday to everyone seeing this pls don’t pass without typing R.ip to mike as you do you and your family members shall never Ddïéd before your time….”
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But is it true that Mike Adenuga is dead?
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We did an advanced keyword search on the word to see if other credible media outlets posted it but found none.
Also, Renowned Nigerian journalist Nifemi Oguntoye has dismissed rumors circulating on Twitter about the passing of Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga.
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“Mike Adenuga is alive,” he tweeted around 10:00 pm on Tuesday.
Similarly, in an X post on Tuesday night, chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu, debunked the rumoured death of Nigerian billionaire businessman, Mike Adenuga.
Momodu said he had a phone call with the reclusive billionaire.
“Ignore the fake news… The Spirit of Africa DR MICHAEL ADENIYI AGBOLADE ISOLA ADENUGA is hale and hearty. He’s right now at his desk working round the clock in support of the Nigerian economy… He just called me to thank everyone for their concern…” – DELE MOMODU pic.twitter.com/w16xqWBIg7
— Dele Momodu Ovation (@DeleMomodu) November 19, 2024
He said Adenuga confirmed he was hale and hearty and thanked his well-wishers.
“Ignore the fake news… The Spirit of Africa DR MICHAEL ADENIYI AGBOLADE ISOLA ADENUGA is hale and hearty. He’s right now at his desk working round the clock in support of the Nigerian economy… He just called me to thank everyone for their concern…,” Momodu said.
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The various social media posts claiming Mike Adenuga is dead are false. He is very much alive.
Who’s Mike Adenuga
Mike Adenuga is a Nigerian billionaire businessman and entrepreneur born on April 29, 1953, in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
He attended the Ibadan Grammar School and later the Comprehensive High School, Aiyetoro, for his secondary education. After completing his secondary education, he went on to study Business Administration at Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Pace University in the United States.
In 2003, Adenuga founded Globacom, a telecommunications company that quickly became one of Nigeria’s largest mobile phone operators. Globacom has since expanded to other African countries, including Ghana and Benin. The company is known for its affordable call and data plans, which have helped to make mobile phones more accessible to millions of people in Nigeria and other African countries.
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Adenuga’s other business interests include real estate, banking, and shipping. He is the owner of the Mike Adenuga Group, a conglomerate that has investments in several sectors of the Nigerian economy. He is also a philanthropist, known for his donations to various causes in Nigeria, including education and healthcare.
According to Forbes, Adenuga is the second richest man in Nigeria after Dangote and is regarded as the fifth richest person in Africa.
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