Fidelis Anosike
Nigerian media entrepreneur and business magnate
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Fidelis Anosike is a Nigerian media entrepreneur and business magnate. He is the founder of Folio Media Group, which owns Daily Times of Nigeria[1][2] as well as the Miss Nigeria pageant and the former CNN-created platform Folio Nigeria.[3][4][5] He is a shareholder in Nigeria Air.[6]
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| Born | 1969 |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
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| Website | fidelisanosike.com |
Career
Anosike obtained a Creative and Applied Fine Arts degree from the University of Benin and graduated from the OPM Program at Harvard Business School.[7] He was 24 years old when he founded Folio Communications[8] and 35 years old when he purchased Daily Times in 2004.[9] The newspaper's archive included a reported 660,000 photographs, videos, and publication items stretching back to almost a century.[10]
In 2020, he stepped down as chairman and CEO of Folio Communications.[11]
Personal life
In 2022, Anosike married Nollywood actress Rita Dominic.[12][13] He handed her administration of the Miss Nigeria pageant.[14]