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Adebola Adedotun Christopher became a self-made billionaire at 31, being an only child of Prince Shola Adebola, he schooled in London from pre school to college and returned to Nigeria at 25 to work in the telecommunications industry, making investments that profited him greatly in shipping business also. At the age of 27, Ade as his close friends called him, bought his first three vessels to enable high sea transportation from Lagos to other African nations and international waters.

By his 29th birthday, he acquired his first private aircraft. He humorously tells his friends that by age 50, he would have 50 vessels. He currently has 28 vessels which was acquired in the space of 3 months. Ade lives in Banana island in a 13 room douplex. His wealth matters much to him as it affords him great respect everywhere he went to.

Ade being a christian worshipped every Sunday in church, never drinks alcohol or smokes. He does not womanize either and that is one of the great mysteries about him every of his companies secretary gossiped about. His mother had tried to matchmake him several times but his rudeness to the ladies usually sends them running for the hills at the first personal encounters with him. Marriage to him was not quite in view as he had not accomplished the goals and objectives he had set out for himself. Nothing prepared him for the chance encounter he had with Debby the new pastor's daughter everyone had been talking about. Beautiful but not his type on the first day her father was introduced to the parish. Being one of the private kingdom welfare investors as they are called. He was privilege to meet the new pastor's and his family on the day they arrived. She was just simple with nothing captivating about her. He loved complex women and Debby was not it.