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Nigerian-born Billionaire Deinde Fernandez Dies At 79...

Nigerian business tycoon, Antonio Deinde Fernandez dies yesterday September 1 at the age of 79. He is one of Africa’s richest men and is always referred to as HIS EXCELLENCY, OLUWO ANTONIO OLADEINDE FERNANDEZ, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative and was from the popular Fernandez family of Lagos that originated from Brazil .

He was a foremost diplomat but had interests in diamond and gold, he was said to have direct contacts to the most powerful world leaders, business executives and entrepreneurs e.g Nelson Mandela, George Bush etc.

He hosted Mandela on his Island in New York

The business magnate has his own Island, a mansion in Larchmont, NY, a house in Brussels, a palace in Nigeria and a French hunting château that once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte. He owns six private jets and is said to be worth about $8.7 billion.He is believed to have diffent accounts in the Cayman Islands, France, Switzerland, Ireland, Hong Kong, Scotland and the United States.


He is a multi-billionaire, whose massive pleasure yacht is generally moored on the French Rivera.

Fernandez with one of his daughters, Abimbola

Unknown to most people, Chief Deinde has a home in the city of Kano, which most people have described to be a fortress. The self-styled Baron of Dudley also holds the highly revered title of Garsan Fulani. He also holds numerous titles home abroad.

With Dele Momodu in Scotland

He was formerly married to Barbara, an American woman for 25 years but they divorced in 1989 and Aduke Fernandez, whom he divorced in July 2003 following a £ 300m divorce suit in Scotland filled on July 1, 2003. He was asked by Aduke through her counsel, Charles Macnair QC, to compel Chief Fernandez to pay her a lump sum of £ 5m and an allowance of £75,000 monthly for 3 years but the case was dismissed by the court.
Barbara and Aduke died in 2013 within the space of three months. Aduke bore a girl, Abimbola for him. He married Halima, a beautiful lady from Kano State in 2003. He was also romantically linked with the Erelu of Lagos, Abiola Dosumu who had a daughter for him, Antoinette Oyinkansola but they fell apart.

Fernandez with Hallema

Meet his daughters:
Abimbola Fernandez
Abimbola, is one of the daughters of Nigerian gemstone tycoon Antonio Deinde Fernandez. She is a singer and she released her first single “Let’s Take It Naked,” last year.a She once modelled for Vivienne Westwood during Edinburgh Fashion Week.

By the way that’s a real Picasso painting behind her.

Mrs Teju Phillips
Teju Philips is the eldest child of Late Fernandez. She was a former commissioner of Lagos state.She is a director in Keystone Bank and a chartered accountant who worked with UAC.