Nigeria’s business magnate and one of the richest men in Africa, Chief Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez, died on Tuesday, September 1, in Brussels, Belgium, at the age of 79.
Sources close to the family, who however expressed shock in his sudden demise, said he died of an age-related ailment.
We share some stunning photos about the life and times of the deceased Diplomat and permanent representative of Central African Republic to the United Nations. Source: Dele Momodu/Twitter
A younger Fernandez
Fernandez (right) with his last wife, Halima
Fernandez, with Halima in his Kano home
Fernandez inside his private jet with Halima. He was said to have six of them
A turbaned Fernandez
Fernandez (right) with former US President George Bush (senior)
Fernandez (right) with his family when he invited Africa’s icon, Nelson Mandela (left) on his eye-popping island in New York
Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu shares the luxury of billionaire Fernandez, when Fernandez invited him from London for lunch in Edinburgh, Scotland. Momodu (left) with Fernandez (right)
Fernandez and his daughter, Bimbola, a.k.a Bim, a singer based in New York
A portrait of Fernandez as a member of the Ogboni Confraternity
YEMOJA, the ocean-going yacht owned by Fernandez. Its details is available on charterworld.com for charter
Inside Yemoja
Fernandez island home in New York , United States
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