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BREAKING: Nigerian Billionaire, Harry Akande , Is Dead

Harry Akande, a Nigerian Billionaire, is dead, News Direct can report.

Mr Akande died this morning following a brief illness

His death was announced on Twitter by Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu.

He was regarded as one of the richest men in his generation. He was a one-time presidential aspirant.

He started his career with KPMG but soon established his own company, Akande International Corporation, in 1971.

He later headed a representative company for General Electric in Nigeria and handled major gas turbine projects in Ughelli and Ijora.

Mr Akande was born in 1943 in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.

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