Nigerian Billionaire Sunny Odogwu Is Dead

Top Nigerian businessman, Billionaire Sunny Odogwu is dead. Odogwu died in his home on Monday.

Born on March 20, 1931, in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, Odogwu hailed from Delta State and held a high ranking traditional title of Ide Ahaba of Asaba, the state capital.

Odogwu established the Sunny Iwedike Odogwu (SIO) Group of Companies, a firm with investments in property development, shipping, finance, industrial relations and hotel management. He also established Robert Dyson and Diket, an insurance brokerage firm, and was the publisher of now-defunct Post Express newspapers.

He is survived by his wife, Theresa, and nine children.