(1963). In addition, Sayyu Dantata owns a total of 25 million units of shares in Corlay Global S.A, a company that is a client to Afrex Sal and also located at Plot 70, Sharada Industrial Area, Phase 3 Kano, Nigeria. Hippy Chic, a Chestnut mare owned and played by Hope Arellano in the second chukker, was Best Playing Pony. He is a seasoned mechanical engineer by training. Dantata made the 5th position on the list of the richest men in Northern Nigeria. The highlight of the schedule is the second season of the 26-goal World Polo League, featuring at least 11 teams and most of the best players in the sport.With 18 safe and well-manicured fields, including 11-tournament grade, the club will host every level of polo for men, women and children including the WPL, the only 26-goal polo held outside of Argentina featuring the best players in the world.The club attracts a large international field of players from all corners of the world including Australia, Chile, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Argentina, Canada, Ecuador, Brazil, Switzerland, France, Germany, Uruguay, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, South Africa, Nigeria and England.Grand Champions is coming off its finest fall season in the club's 13-year history. That investigation, published in February last year showed how HSBC profited doing business with people who stole from their countries and some of the worlds most notorious con artists, including people who made a fortune fuelling wars in Africa. Marco ensures that all activities carried out in the terminals, areperformed according to highest international standards (API,Ocimf, Isgott). MRS Oil: his stake is worth N10.2 billion ($67 million) Oba Otudeko Thank you for your interest in MRS Holdings Ltd. Oluwa shine ur blessing on me. Here is a video of Sayyu Dantata flying his new $2m Helicopter-Chopper from the MRS Head Office in VI to his warehouses in Apapa. PAIA Manual | Managing Director of Bestaf Trading Company Andreas Wielsch stated that, with the lubricant plant, the company will be able to produce about 50 percent of Nigerias annual lubricant consumption of about 364 million liters. ALHAJI SAYYU DANTATA is a mechanical engineerby training having attended the Morris BrownCollege in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. I wish to state categorically that neither Aliko Dangote nor Dangote Industries Ltd (DIL) has any form of relationship with these alleged four off shore companies. He did this to beat the normal gridlock on the road. Breakdown Of Sayyu Dantatas NSE Fortune, MRS Oil: his stake is worth N10.2 billion ($67 million), Source: Honeywell Flour Mills, First Bank. "I love playing with my brother. This started in 2009 and he has gone on to be named the richest man in Africa; year after year. [1] Among those accounts were that of Dangote, who became an HSBC private account client in July 2003. There have been many instances where the wealthy in Nigeria 'oppress' their poor neighbours with their wealth,. The Nation. harunawaleed (@harunawalid) June 25, 2019, [READ ALSO: Is Forte Oil Plc considering changing its name following acquisition?]. It is dedicated to teaching polo to all ages, particularly grass roots youth. In a separate document, it was shown that while Petrowest swallowed Ovlas S.A in Seychelles in 2011, courtesy of the name change, Petrowest S.A Panama only bought 100 units of shares at $100 each from Ovlas to become shareholder in the company. Alhaji. has changed its name and is now incorporated under the name of PETROWEST S.A. on this 27 day of April 2011. Of this, the facility is expected to deliver about 200 million litres of lubricant per year. The companys stock is down 16% since it floated shares; yet to bounce back to IPO price. WELLINGTON, Fl., February 1, 2020---SD Farms rallied late in the sixth chukker to capture the Aspen Valley Cup Friday at Grand Champions Polo Club.SD Farms (Hope Arellano, 1, Sayyu Dantata, -1, Peco Polledo, 6, Lucas Arellano, 2) defeated Mashomack (Josephine Hermans, 0, Santos Bollini, 1, Juanse Olivera, 2, Juan Monteverde, 5), 11-10, to win the January 8-Goal league title.Other January League winners were Newport defending its title against Beverly Equestrian to win the Limited Edition 12-Goal Series and Bushwood defeating Altair Polo to win the Metropolitan 6-Goal Cup.Dantata Jr., 18, was named Most Valuable Player after scoring a game-high six goals including four in the final chukker in his debut at Grand Champions. From the look of things Lagos road hold up will now switch to airspace hold up. Dantata is the companys largest individual shareholder, controlling about 60% of the company. Sayyu Dantata is a creator and CEO of MRS Holding Ltd. Over the years, he has managed to build himself a fantastic career thus acquiring the stunning contemporary style mansion located in the billionaires' playground of Banana Island Ikoyi that costs millions of dollars. Peoples Reactions: Some Nigerians who are yet to recover from the Benin-Lagos Expressway helicopter stunt, were quick to relate both incidents. See More, Opera News is a free to use platform and the views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent, reflect or express the views of Opera News. She survived an assassination attempt in 2003 and is known for her political ambition and affiliations. [READ THIS: SON partners Nigerian Army to actualise vehicle assembly initiative], Ary Berry (@AremuAbayomi5) June 26, 2019. "During the winter season in Wellington, Grand Champions is hosting 19 tournaments, the most of any club in the U.S., including four in January. //]]> Sayyu Dantata, chairman MRS Oil chairman, has tendered his resignation as chairman of the company. It is not clear to what use Dangote put the account and perhaps because he closed it long before the data were stolen, bank records did not indicate any balance on the account. Below is a list of 9prominent Nigerians who live on Banana Island as well as those who own properties on it. MRS Holding particularly popped up regularly as multiple shareholder company for other companies linked to Dangote and Dantata in Panama. The billionaire recently launched Bestaf Lubricant Plant, a subsidiary of MRS Group. The companys operations span several West African countries including Benin Republic, Togo, Cameroon and Cote DIvoire. Nigerian is a Nigerian politician and the first female President of OPEC. To keep reading for free, please enter your email! Dantata is the founder and Chairman of MRS Holdings Company Limited. Filing legal paperwork to help incorporate a company is a very different thing from establishing a business link with or directing in any way the companies so formed, Carlos Sousa, the companys public relations director, said in a statement to ICIJ. It has been said that his half-brother, Aliko Dangote, was the one who paid his fees. The brand has more than 400 retail service stations across the country, and operations span several West African countries, including the Benin Republic, Togo, Cameroon, and Cote dIvoire. Dantata owns MRS Petroleum. Tinubu owns a growing list of properties in Lagos (over 22) and Abuja including his property on Banana Island. He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Morris Brown College Atlanta- Georgia, USA. As an entrepreneur and billionaire owner of Globacom, Nigerias second-largest telecom company, Mike Adenuga is a man with luxurious tastes. According to a clip of the incident that was recorded by one of Dantatas staff and has since gone viral on the internet, he flew the helicopter all by himself and landed on top of his office building. Africa's Business Space At Your Finger Tips! Worth a staggering US$15.4 billion, Nigeria's businessman and industrialist, Aliko Dangote, is on the Forbes Rich List as the wealthiest man in Africa. Money laundering, billing schemes, fictitious service schemes, bankruptcy fraud, tax evasion, and market manipulation are some of the fraudulent activities facilitated by shell companies, several past investigations by ICIJ and this newspaper have shown. Dantata Jr. is the oldest son of Sayyu Dantata, patron of SD Farms and winner of last year's Palm Beach Open in the inaugural season of the 26-goal World Polo League. They are frequently used to shield the identities of owners and/or to hide money. "Dangote / Dantata Dynasties: How a Family of Billionaires was built ( Exclusive )", "The Nigerian Millionaires" at TIME Magazine, Article Aliko Dangote, mentioning Dantata's influence, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sanusi_Dantata&oldid=1148997046, This page was last edited on 9 April 2023, at 14:56. It was then followed by a major order from Wale Tinubu, who contracted him to supply diesel. The plant, located at the Bestaf Facility, was inaugurated by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday evening in the presence of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other dignitaries. He has also served as a Director at Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc. But dont feel sorry for him: Ovia still remains the banks largest individual shareholder, controlling nearly 10%. His passport to the nation's sweet crude is the MRS. At that time, the Nigerian government was the sole importer of diesel and there were shortages of the product largely. Alhaji Sayyu Idris Dantata, Aliko Dangotes half-brother, is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MRS Holdings Limited (Formerly known as MRS Group). So, according to published reports, does Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of the former president Olusegun Obasanjo; Sayyu Dantata, son of Alhassan Dantata, who, when he died in 1955 was one of the. Tom G. Forrest. Sayyu Dantata, a chip off the old block of the Dantata family has come to establish himself as a major player in the Oil and Gas sector. Bloomberg Surveillance: Early Edition with Francine Lacqua live from London, bringing insight on global markets and the top business stories of the day. Follow us on Twitter @dailyfamilyng The world's premier source of news on Africa's billionaires and UHNWIs. Like most startups, it took a while before his company got a grip of the oil market. Alhaji Dantata started acting as the chairman and Director of the MRS Oil Nigeria Plc since March 2009 and also served as the Director of the Engineering and Transport Division of Dangote Group. "She came from my dad and it was one of my dad's best horses forever," Arellano said. 1 Like 1 Share Re: Owner Of The Mansion Chris Brown Stayed In Nigeriaby RickyRoss1(m): 11:27pmOn Dec 25, 2012 Samoa is one of the various countries used as tax havens by large corporations. Diezani was, however, not officially charged or tried for these allegations and has strongly denied any wrongdoing. Sayyu Dantata. Ovlas Trading is co-owned by Sayyu Dantata and Patrice Alberti in the name of Ovlas Trading S.A., for 75 shares with a par value of US$ 100,00 each; and in the name of Karbelina Investments LLC, for 25 shares with a par value of USS 100,00 each. While a vast majority of Nigerias wealthiest businessmen spurn the capital markets, preferring to build their fortunes through privately-held companies, the Nigerian Stock Exchange still accounts for a substantial portion of the wealth of a number of the countrys richest individuals. Also, he was a one time Director of Hydro Alternative Energy, Inc. Dantata is also a Non-Executive Director of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited since 2008. Thereafter, he added groundnut produce buying and transport and haulage as part of his enterprise. Omokolade Ajayi is a financial reporter at Billionaires.Africa. Like in the case of Ovlas S.A, Mr. Dangote suddenly ceased to be shareholder. Sayyu Dantata served as a Director at MRS Holdings Ltd (then MRS Group). Dangote and Dantata bought equal shares of 12,500 each from Petrowest S.A. MRS Oil and Gas Co. Ltd also bought 25,000 numbers of shares from Petrowest, just as was done with OVLAS S.A. Again, three years after they existed as shareholders, the trio Dangote, Dantata and M.R.S Oil and Gas Company Limited ceased to be shareholders in the company. Despite several documents linking Dangote to those offshore companies, the businessmans spokesperson insisted he never had any relationship with the offshore entities. He is largely regarded as being socially invisible and this stems from the low profile he has maintained over the years. Her home is currently valued at N800 million. One of such men is Sayyu Idris Dantata. He has also served as a Director at Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc. Breakdown of Eddy Martins Egwuenus fortune: Zenith Bank: Owns stake worth N8.3 billion ($54.2 million), Email me at mnsehe@forbes.com. Afrex Sal is a client company for Dantata and Dangotes Ovlas Trading based in Monaco France. CHECK: LANDS FOR SALE IN IKOYI DAVIDO It's definitely different playing mixed polo but I love it.". Business career [ edit] Diezani was charged with responsibility for $20 billion missing from the Petroleum agency. Many people using offshore companies do so legally and offshore companies indeed have many legal purposes. The Dantata family operated their businesses partly through a patrimonial system of credit allocation, trade and business transfers to kin, household and others members of their clientage. The billionaire recently launched Bestaf Lubricant Plant, a subsidiary of MRS Group. "Arellano got the opportunity to play with her brother Lucas, 20, who subbed for Dantata Sr. "It was so much fun today," Arellano said. In a notice sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the management of MRS Oil said. Documents show that Sayyu Dantata owns 250,000, 125,000 and 50,000 share units in PetroWest S.A., Paseo Trading Limited, and Arkinton International Limited respectively. Mossack Fonseca has, however, in a statement to ICIJ denied wrongdoings, saying, as a registered agent, it merely helps incorporate companies, and that before agreeing to work with a client in any way, it conducts a thorough due-diligence process, one that in every case meets and quite often exceeds all relevant local rules, regulations and standards to which we and others are bound.. and founder of Sanusi Dantata and sons limited. However shell companies are at times used for tax avoidance. . Terms of Use, ANCIR is being incubated by Code for Africa. Education: Morris Brown College, Atlanta-Georgia, USA, Foundation or organization founded: MRS Holdings Ltd (Formerly, MRS Group). DPR Securely share information with Africa's finest journalists. "The way he plays, his style, he is just unique. Yet that question has become even more relevant across the globe following discoveries of several secret shell companies linked to the businessman, his allies and relatives. "I have been riding horses since I was a kid but this is the first year I have been playing polo and I'm starting here," Dantata said. He was a director of the Nigeria branch of Shell B.P. Spear magazine (a Daily Times Publication), P. 23. He holds aBachelors degree in Economics from the ParisAcademy and has been with the MRS Groupsince 2004. served as a Director at MRS Holdings Ltd and Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc. He had his education at the Morris Brown College in Atlanta-Georgia, United States of America. In what appears a plot to blur the trace to the Ovlas in Seychelles, the shareholders quickly filed for a change of name to Petrowest S.A. A document seen by Premium Times, reads Republic of Seychelles, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 1994Company No: 018606, This is to certify that OVLAS SA. He has been tagged the most successful politician in Lagos State. He is the Founder and CEO of MRS Holdings Ltd (Formerly, MRS Group). It is a clear indication that, despite the challenges posed by the global pandemic, Nigerian businessmen and captains of industries are determined to continue investing in and developing the countrys economy. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); You have entered an incorrect email address! From Femi Otedola to Aliko Dangote, billionaire Mike Adenuga, and even Tony Elumelu. Owns vast collection of prime real estate in Lagos, including the Landmark Civic Center in Lagos. He is a seasoned mechanical engineer by training. According to the documents, three years after they existed as shareholders of the company, the trio Dangote, Dantata and M.R.S Oil and Gas Company Limited ceased to be shareholder in the company. He supplied large British trading companies with raw materials and also had business interests in the Gold Coast. Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, and his brother Sayyu Dantata have been linked to shell companies in tax havens, writes Joshua Olufemi and Emmanuel Mayah. Note: these figures exclude private assets. Details available show that the plant has the capacity to produce about 50 percent of Nigerias lubricant consumption, which today stands at about 364 million liters. The African Network of African Reporting Centres (ANCIR) contributed reporting for this story. The lubricant plant comes with a capacity to produce as many as 1,700 different products in the petroleum chain. His venture into the Oil and Gas industry in 1993resulted in the establishment of the MRS Group in1995. Alhaji Dantata is a mechanical Engineer. Dantata stated that the plant will not only generate foreign exchange for the country through product exports but also meet the needs of neighboring countries. Despite his remarkable career as one of the greatest rappers of all time, Jay-Z amassed his $2.5 billion fortune from his diverse investments. However, by 1980, he had relinquished some of his business interest to his sons, including the eldest, Abdulkadir Sanusi Dantata, who co-founded Dantata and Sawoe and Asada Farms.[2]. Jane I. Guyer. His surname is actually Idris, which he swapped for his mothersthe mum, Mariya Dantata, was the granddaughter of Alhassan Dantata, a successful businessman from whom the Dantatas have their roots. Before Dangote ceased to be shareholder of M.R.S Oil and Gas Limited, himself, Mr. Dantata and their co-owned company, M.R.S Oil and Gas Co. Limited, was used to buy shares in Petrowest S.A, another company registered in Seychelles on October 6, 2003. He added that the launch of the new facility will drive the production of 200 million liters of lubricant per year, which is more than enough to cover 50 percent of the countrys annual consumption. He snubbed overvaluation claims which trailed the public listing of Dangote Cement last fall. Content created and supplied by: studio.opera.com (via Opera The MRS Group had just three staffers at its inception, but today boasts of about two thousand (200) employees on its payroll. Opera News furthermore does not condone the use of our platform for the purposes encouraging/endorsing hate speech, violation of human rights and/or utterances of a defamatory nature. Download Opera News APP, By studio.opera.com (self media writer) | 2 years ago. Dantata's share of cash from the will was over $12,000 but he was already wealthy by that time. Their company, MRS Oil and Gas, was re-issued 500,000 shares. Bollini scored the final goal with six seconds left. Mr. Alhaji Sayyu Idris Dantata is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MRS Holdings Ltd (Formerly, MRS Group). Prior to foundingMRS in 1995, Alhaji Dantata was the Director ofDangote Transport (Dangote Group), Lagos,Nigeria. Scholarships are available. In addition to Dantata Jr., Hope Arellano had three goals and Peco Polledo added two goals. Over the past few years, her net worth has been a subject of heated debate. Dangote plans to channel the funds into the construction of a new cement manufacturing facility in Cote DIvoire. Nigeria, Africas most populous nation, is home to some of the richest men on the continent. "Then he gave her to me. According to Dantata, the plant will not only generate foreign exchange for the country through product exports but also meet the needs of neighbouring countries. The Polo School operates in Wellington January through May and September through November. Unknown to many, there are other several relatively unknown billionaires who make power moves behind the curtain and are controlling enormous wealth through several businesses. Any/all written content and images displayed are provided by the blogger/author, appear herein as submitted by the blogger/author and are unedited by Opera News. He has a degree in economics and is a certificate holder of the CFA Institutes Investment Foundation Program. Alhassan Dantata ( ( Listen); 1877 - 17 August 1955) was a Northern Nigerian trader in kola nuts and ground nuts, and he was a distributor of European goods. The company has an annual turnover of ten billion naira (N10 billion) with ships, and totals about 50,000 tons of diesel monthly. He is my favorite teammate. How Billionaire Sayyu Dantatas $450 Million Bestaf Lubricant Plant Will Impact Nigerias Economy, Medview Airline to buy two CRJ-900 Bombardier aircrafts on lease, Expert Discusses Biggest Challenges Facing HMOs in Nigeria and possible Solutions, Buhari to Get Copy of 2018 Budget this Week House of Reps, USAID COMMITS ADDITIONAL $7 MILLION TO COMBAT EBOLA, AfDB, others Commit to Joint Action to Speed up Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones in Africa. He began his career as Director of the Engineering and Transport Division of Dangote Group, considered the Largest Nigerian conglomerate. and was honoured by the Federal Government of Nigeria with the title of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger. PPPRA Other business allies who are shareholders in companies located at Plot 70 Sahrada Industrial Area, Phase 3, Kano, Nigeria, include Ayokunu Tajudeen Sowemimo and Arjun Thadani. Going into the match, both David Paradice's Scone and Sayyu Dantata's SD Farms had secured resounding victories against their Semifinal opponents, proving they were more than worthy to have trounced the other eight teams and potentially, each other. Markets never sleep, and neither does Bloomberg News. Register for updates and alerts on ANCIR Investigations. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Follow me on Twitter@ EmperorDIV. In its suit, Union Bank alleged that in a bid to evade payment of the loan, Sani Dangote made efforts to deplete funds in his accounts by diverting them to Dubai, Canada and Switzerland. He has been a Non-Executive Director of Nigerian TelecommunicationsLimited since 2008. Africas richest man, Aliko Dangote, and his brother Sayyu Dantata have been linked to shell companies in tax havens, writes Joshua Olufemi and Emmanuel Mayah. With Mashomack leading 9-8 early in the sixth chukker, Dantata Jr. scored the tying goal with 3:23 left in the game. Prior to founding MRS in 1995, Alhaji Dantata was the Director of Dangote Transport (Dangote Group), Lagos, Nigeria. This literary means they resold the shares back to themselves. Read on to find out all about this young billionaire and his newly launched Bestaf Lubricant Plant, which was recently declared open by President Muhammadu Buahri. In the same manner, his brother, Dantata, was issued the same amount of 250,000 shares. If the content contained herein violates any of your rights, including those of copyright, and/or violates any the above mentioned factors, you are requested to immediately notify us using via the following email address operanews-external(at)opera.com and/or report the article using the available reporting functionality built into our Platform. (1877-Aug 17th 1955). Dantata could not be reached. Her home is unarguably the most talked-about property on Banana Island owing to her status as a celebrity blogger. Omooo com see level ?. On the same date also, a company they both own as at 2003, MRS Oil and Gas Co. Limited bought 25,000 numbers of shares from OVLAS S.A. It is interesting to note that aside from lubricants, the plant also has other production sections for the production of items such as printed labels, PET and HDPE bottles, aerosol and homecare products. In essence, they are corporations that exist mainly on paper, have no physical presence, employ no one and produce nothing. Shell companies constitute some of the darkest, sometimes convoluted, corridors in global illicit finance. Honeywell Flour Mills: Owns stake worth N 4.8 billion ($32million), First Bank: Owns stake worth N4.79 billion ($31.3 million). She was accused of organising a diversion of $6 billion (N1.2 trillion) from the Nigerian treasury and was arrested in London in 2015. Please contact us using the information below. Arjun Thadani controls 2,500 units of shares in Mitarj International Corporation, a client company to USA Corporate Services Incorporated (New York), which also operates from Seychelles. Sayyu Dantata is the son of Alhassan Dantata who was the wealthiest man in Africa at the time he passed away in 1955. If the content contained herein violates any of your rights, including those of copyright, and/or violates any the above mentioned factors, you are requested to immediately notify us using via the following email address operanews-external(at)opera.com and/or report the article using the available reporting functionality built into our Platform We only incorporate companies, which just about everyone acknowledges is important, and something thats critical in ensuring the global economy functions efficiently. Sayyu Dantata's $450 million Bestaf lubricant plant. Oba Otudeko, a former banker and renowned boardroom guru, owns a 15.4% stake in Honeywell Flour Mills, an NSE-listed entity which is part of the largely private Honeywell Group-a diversified conglomerate with tentacles in everything from oil marketing to food production, engineering services and finance. Sayyu Dantata is the Chairman and Chief Executive of MRS Oil (market cao: $112 million), a leading Nigerian oil marketing company. Alhaji Dantata has been the Chairman of MRS Oil Nigeria Plc since 2009. Sayyu Dantatas MRS Group acquiring Chevron Texacos downstream assets through its subsidiaries, Corlay Global SA and Petrocci Holdings led to Otedola having animosity towards both him and his half-brother. He is the Founder and CEO of MRS Holdings Ltd (Formerly, MRS Group). The company's market capitalization has surged by $42 million since the news of the acquisition broke on April 12. Dangotes account was in operation till August 2004. He also owns a property on Banana Island, which explains his inclusion on this list. I've been playing her and it will be my second winter with her. It remains unclear whether Dangote and his associates used their shell companies to buy any such service from Fonseca. The M.R.S Investments Companies mentioned earlier is a subsidiary of MRS Holdings. The group's operations span several West African countries, including the Benin Republic, Togo, Cameroon, and . Similarly, MRS Investments Company Limited is a shareholder company to Chalmers Shipping Incorporation, which in turn is directly connected to another shell company named Afrex Sal, also domicilled in Panama. His father left a will to be shared among his nineteen children and three wives following Maliki law. 7 billion ($220.5 million). Roman Loimeier. Sayyus MRS got its big break when it was hired by the NNPC in 1998 to dispose of Low Residue Stock (a by-product of the refining process). Olivera led Mashomack with a team-high five goals. But shell companies are not illegal, and not all owners use them to avoid tax or hide assets. "I don't know what happened in that last chukker," Dantata said. The commodities titan reigns supreme in Nigerias capital markets. - Sayyu Dantata - Son of Alhassan Dantata - the wealthiest man in West Africa at the time of his death in 1955. Islamic Reform and Political Change in Northern Nigeria, Northwestern University Dantata, who is Dangotes stepbrother, is the founder and chairman of MRS Holdings Company Limited. Mechanical Engineering from Morris Brown College Atlanta- Georgia, USA. [CDATA[ The business magnate also. For additional information on our products/services or our industry expertise, please visit the appropriate page on our site. Dantata only completed four years of studies at Dala Elementary School before leaving because his father preferred a career in trading to Western education for his children. Opera News does not consent to nor does it condone the posting of any content that violates the rights (including the copyrights) of any third party, nor content that may malign, inter alia, any religion, ethnic group, organization, gender, company, or individual. Shell companies are usually domiciled in notorious tax havens like Cayman Island, Monaco, Panama, Samoa, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Singapore, Lebanon, Mauritius, British Virgin Islands, St. Lucia, Belize, Macao and close to a hundred others; usually tiny countries. The Worlds Best Cross-BorderInvestigative Team, ANCIR is not responsible for the content of external sites | Alhaji Dantata started his career as Director of the Engineering and Transport Division of Dangote . SD Farms will return for a second season. 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