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Best way to buy airtime in Nigeria!!!

2017-11-17T14:08:00.000+01:00

Have you heard about the new best way to buy airtime and data in Nigeria?

Nigeria's number 1 online platform NAIJ.com has recently introduced a new way to buy airtime and data that lovers of convenience simply cannot resist!

The new platform, Naija Pay, lets you recharge your phone and buy data using your phone, any day, any time, anywhere.

Naija Pay is quickly becoming a favorite method of buying recharge and data amongst Nigerians due to the convenience and security it promises; so if you are yet to join the Naija Pay family, here are some good reasons to join now.

NAIJ.com has been providing Nigerians with the best news updates for 5+ years, and everyone can testify to the quality of everything delivered on the page and on the mobile app. This is one very good reason to trust the quality of service you will be getting when you use Naija Pay.

With Naija Pay, you don't have to worry about looking for a vendor to buy recharge voucher from, you also do not have to worry about the extra charges being added to the price of vouchers.

All you have to do is visit https://pay.naij.com/ on your mobile device or computer and buy data and airtime at the exact amount they cost - no extra charges, no commission and definitely no stress of searching for vendors.

Naija Pay is also a very safe platform to buy airtime and data, especially when you have no cash on you; no information you provide on the site is saved or can be accessed by third parties, so you don't have to worry about the security of your private information. Simply visit the page, request for the amount of data or airtime you need, pay with your ATM card and enjoy.

Or, ask a friend with an ATM card to pay for you :)

When you buy data or airtime on Naija Pay, the transaction is completed instantly; as soon as you finish filling in the necessary information, your account gets credited immediately without delays, which makes Naija Pay perfect for emergencies and those awkward situations you never can predict.
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How to legally make your electricity meter twice slower and pay 50% less

2017-04-13T09:49:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone! Today, I want to tell you how to pay 2-2,5 less for your electricity bills absolutely legally . This will help many of you to save decent amounts of money!

A professional electrician that has been working as an electrician for 20 years and recently got grade 6. As long as I could remember, all this time the average prices for electricity have been rising. But trust me, the prices for electricity are inflated artificially! That’s why he was always trying to trick his electric meter: everything from putting a paper clip or a magnet to spinning it backwards.

He has a big family with three kids, so he use a lot of electricity. His wife needs to do a lot of laundry for our two babies and his elder son is constantly on his computer. So, He have to confess - he had to steal electricity from the provider for a long time…

We are constantly short of money, so he have to earn on the side installing and repairing electrical wiring in private houses and apartments. Once, he was working in an apartment and noticed an interesting thing. He installed an electricity meter and electric wiring, and the owner started room repairs. He was sawing, drilling etc, and the next day the meter showed only 700 Watt. How could that be possible? After all, it should have been 2-3 times more!

He decided to talk to the owner, and he showed me a device that reduces electricity consumption . His son-in-law brought it from somewhere abroad. I couldn’t believe my eyes and my ears! It was a shame I didn’t know these elementary physics principles before.

After that, I started searching for information about Electricity Saving Box and found this scientific article that explains everything in detail. Now there was no longer any doubt.

This device is small, about the size of an ordinary night-lamp; it is plugged into the socket closest to the electricity meter and immediately starts operating, absolutely noiselessly! It is called ELECTRICITY SAVING BOX . As I understood, we can’t buy it in an ordinary shop. That makes sense because it’s contrary to the interests of the electricity-providing companies. But we are paying enough, and I would even say we pay a lot! So I think this is not only rational and proper saving - it’s fair enough.

I’ve been browsing the internet, and finally I found a website selling this device ! Here’s the link to online shop , they are exclusive suppliers of this device for our country. If you are interested in the principles of this device's operation, check the video below. The company sent it to me when I was asking for more details.

Watch the video and decide for yourself whether to save money with it or not. Personally I bought three savers: for my house, for my parents and for my wife’s parents. I think, why should I pay more, if I can pay less legally?

Now we live properly, we are not stealing electricity, but on average we pay 2-2.5 times less for our electricity! I don’t like wasting money. I’d rather spend it on my wife and children! And my mother-in-law is also very happy with this device. My wife says that because of this present her mother now loves me more than she loves her own daughter! ☺

I wish you all to spend wisely and be able to save extra money!

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Woman Discovers She's Been Married To a dead Man For 6 Years

2017-04-12T11:19:00.000+01:00

WOMAN DISCOVERS SHE'S BEEN MARRIED TO A DEAD MAN FOR 6 YEARS

A woman reportedly “ran madly” on Friday, after discovering the father of her two kids and husband for 6 years had died since 2002.

It was pandemonium and endless drama in old portHarcourt town waterside as a woman identified as Grace Amadi by her neighbors ran madly on Friday afternoon after making a shocking discovery that her husband of 6 years and father to her 2 children had died since 2002.

A source told us that Mrs. Grace and her husband whose name was given as Tony had been married since 2010 and have been living peacefully with their 2 daughters who were both conceived in 2011 and 2013 respectively

Mr. Tony had left for his job normally this morning and today was supposed to be a normal day in their lives until she received a visitor in the late hours of the morning who claimed he was a distant relative of Tony. The visitor’s exact conversation with Grace could not be extracted from either of them as the visitor left shortly before Mrs. Grace began to scream in disbelief and rage, several times throwing herself on the floor to induce injuries.

A source at the scene says neighbors gathered round and saw old pictures of Tony lying on the floor, apparently left behind by the visitor for Mrs. Grace.

The source was also shocked at the pictures left behind, one was wedding ceremony pictures of Tony and another woman dated May 2000, another was a car accident wreckage which had allegedly killed Tony, another was Tony’s remains lying in an open casket apparently depicting his funeral dated July 2002, the last one was a picture of a grave headstone carrying the full name and the dates of birth and death. The mystery remains, how is someone who had died in 2002 alive and well and even remarried with children?

Attempts were made to reach Mr. Tony by phone but they all proved abortive as his number was not reachable. A delegation of neighbors was sent to his office to retrieve Mr. Tony but the delegation returned empty-handed and revealed that Mr. Tony never arrived at the office that morning as he drove out for work from his house.

Mrs. Grace had since be taken to a local prayer house for spiritual treatment against the advice of a psychiatric home while her children are being looked after by her neighbors as they look on confused. Maybe one day they will be old enough to be told that their father had died before they were born.

Story Of Shina Rambo The Most Notorious Armed Robber In Nigeria’s History

2017-04-04T10:00:00.001+01:00

WHAT HE DID FOR POWER WILL SHOCK YOU.

Shina Rambo is a former bandit who terrorized South-West Nigeria in the 1990s. After serving jail-time for his crimes, he was converted by an evangelist and became a Christian evangelical pastor.

Shina Rambo now Mathew Oluwanifemi was a name that sent shivers down the spine of people who lived in the South West of Nigeria and even outside Nigeria, like Benin Republic and neighborhood, in the 1990s. He was a hardened criminal, a terror and killer, one whom men of the security agencies will never forget in a haste.

A man mountain, towering about 6 ft 5inch, well built, dark skinned and sweltering eyes, he carried out his operations, like a movie, in the broad day light, with
sophisticated weapons, and bullet belts and explosives strapped roundabout him. He specialized in robbing exotic cars on highways and robbing banks. Nothing could stop him, not even security operatives, he was totally invincible. He was Shina Rambo!

BIOGRAPHY

He was born in the year 1958 to a military man who was a bad egg in the service. His father was from Abeokuta in Ogun state, but his mother was a native of Sabongida–Ora in Edo state. His father had over 18 wives, as was the norm for soldiers to impregnate virtually every woman they met where they were posted to. His father used his military influence to rob innocent citizens, and always brought huge amount of money home. This used to entice little Shina. He recalls, “I remembered when I was about 7 years old, my father came home with a lot of money, foreign currencies, with blood on it, and they were using something like a woman’s scarf to wipe it, then I asked him, is this an animal’s blood, or human blood? But he wouldn’t answer me, they were just drinking, smoking, and merry making.

HOW IT ALL STARTED

”Shina was already indoctrinated into the underworld by his father at a tender age of 7 without him knowing it, as he would sit in front of his son, to dismantle and assemble all sorts of weapons and then polishing them in preparation for an operation.

This went on for so long till one day, little Shina, entered into his father’s room while he had stepped into the toilet, and saw a dismembered gun on the floor. He sat down in front of it, and bit by bit, he had assembled it effortlessly in no time at all. His father came out of the toilet, and saw his son, with a loaded gun in his hands.

”Shina was already indoctrinated into the underworld by his father at a tender age of 7 without him knowing it, as he would sit in front of his son, to dismantle and assemble all sorts of weapons and then polishing them in preparation for an operation.

This went on for so long till one day, little Shina, entered into his father’s room while he had stepped into the toilet, and saw a dismembered gun on the floor. He sat down in front of it, and bit by bit, he had assembled it effortlessly in no time at all. His father came out of the toilet, and saw his son, with a loaded gun in his hands.

Shina Rambo became so notorious in no time, and was hell
bent on succeeding in his career as an armed robber, that he went through any length to secure spiritual powers for fortification.

To the extent of pounding over 27 live new born babies in the mortar with a pestle, cutting off about 100 human tongues and cooking them to eat, visiting the spiritual river called river of life in Ogoja, Cross Rivers State, living in an Iroko tree for days, and sleeping in the cemetery.

He was given a spiritual wife who always followed him for any operation, she dressed like an Alhaja, people thought she was human, but she was a spirit, that was why they never saw her face. He said she was his personal driver, that she could drive from Nigeria to Cotonou, in the speed of light.

Hear him. ”I was involved in so many rituals, that I can’t start naming them now, I was so powerful, I went underground, inside trees that looked like a city, a lot of beautiful houses inside the tree, I had my own too. I went into a river called River of life in Ogoja, where a lot of politicians and wealthy men used to come.
I had several personalities, I could change my form whenever I wanted to, that’s why the police were busy killing innocent people, and thought they were killing Shina Rambo.The 9 herbalists that gave me that power, I became stronger than them, one day I went to their shrines, and killed all of them, so that they don’t reveal my secrets.

I had too many powers; my spiritual wife could drive any car in this world or out of it, no police vehicle, or anyone for that matter, could ever chase and catch me during an operation. She was out of this world, and when she had completed her operation, they took her away from me. I could give anything to get powers, and the elders knew, so they also gave me anything I wanted. I once beheaded hundred men, and gave them the heads fresh, they were so happy with me that they made me invincible.
No matter the kind of bullet you shot at me, it was just like pure water on my body. I could give anything to get power, but of all the things I did to get power,the one that still breaks my heart the most, is sleeping with my mother. My father is dead now, but my mother is still alive, and she lives with me she is 85 years old. Whenever I set my eyes on her, I just start crying. I can’t bear it.

Shina Rambo was a raging terror, he was infallibly dangerous, the police dreaded him, both in Nigeria, and Benin Republic, his place of interest for business.

He would go to police stations, in broad daylight and kill every policeman there, drive to check points and open fire on every policeman on duty, he didn’t like the police at all, and was never afraid of them, he operated in broad day light armed to the teeth looking like Johny Rambo, in the popular Sylvester Stalone movie, “First Blood”.

HISTORIC ROBBERY

He once robbed 40 exotic cars in one day and drove all of them in a convoy, from Lagos to Cotonou, unstopped. He was powerful; he was wealthy, and impenetrable. He was a tin god, apparently belched from the very arroyo hell, we all dreaded him.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HIS FAMILY

He had a wife and three children, but he lost all of them in one day during a bloody police raid whilst he was away on operation. His wife was his stabilizing factor his life changed afterwards. He says “my wife was everything to me, I was forbidden by the elders to sleep with any other woman apart from her.

I could gather about 50 women around me in a hotel, and they will just be playing with me. We would smoke, drink, and sniff cocaine, I will give them money but I will never sleep with them. I will go back home to my wife and sleep with her. That was why the police never caught me. She knew my job, she knew what I was and I never left them alone at night, I operated in the day time and go back home to my family at night.

I had everything, I was very wealthy, I sometimes spent 50 million naira in a day, I did that a lot. There was one day that we were coming from an operation and it seemed as if my powers were going to fail me, the police and the army were almost closing in on us, so we had to drive into a crowd and threw millions of naira in the air, there was commotion, everybody was busy picking naira notes even the police, until we escaped.

I was too rich, but anything the devil gives you never lasts, he will collect more from you, it’s only the devil that will give you Fila, (cap) and ask for Iro and Buba (wrapper and top). I lost everything, all the money, my family; I was so powerful the police couldn’t catch me but I lost it all. I had to surrender myself to the police and I was arrested and jailed for 11 years.

HIS CONVERSION TO CHRISTIAN

While I was serving my jail term in Agodi prisons, Ibadan, Prophet T.O Obadare came visiting, and having been encouraged several times by the Christian brothers and sisters in the prison to give my life to Christ, he prayed for me and converted me, and changed my name to Oluwanifemi, and it was so miraculous, the next day I woke up and started speaking in tongues. It was during the time of President Olusegun Obasanjo, that we were granted freedom.

At this point, I was glued to my seat, the revival where Shina Rambo gave this exclusive confession was on an open ground revival in the ancient city of Ibadan. Right in front of me, on stage, was Evangelist Mathew Oluwanifemi, the once feared Shina Rambo, clad in a loose fitting shirt, black pants and a pair of leather sandals with a black Holy Bible in his hands, gigantic dark skinned and bald headed, still had those fiery looks, and stealth movement.

I was more transfixed than focused, God is indeed awesome, he picked the offering basket raised it to the congregation prayed and asked who had anything
to give to God, at first I was reluctant, my mind was occupied and out of an innate compulsion, sheer curiosity I stood up, dipped my hand in my pocket walked towards him briskly and calculatedly brought out my offering, dropped it into the basket, and looked deep into his eyes, I had too many things to ask him, there were too many questions unanswered.

He looked back at me, and spoke in Yoruba, saying “God bless you my brother; we know your type when we see them”. The congregation broke into a mild giggle, as all eyes were on me as I went back to my seat, with a lot of things on my mind, and the red light on my midget still blinking, in the breast pocket of my jacket.

God is indeed wonderful. He has sent many people to their early grave without repentant of their sins. They will go to hell and him having given his life to Christ will go to heaven when he die. How do will judge that?

ADVICE ON MARRIAGE FROM FATHER TO SON

2017-02-03T14:05:00.001+01:00

FATHER TO SON ADVICE ON MARRIAGE

WORDS FROM A FATHER TO A SON ABOUT MARRIAGE

1. My son, if you keep spending on a woman and she never asked you if you’re saving or investing, and she keeps enjoying the attention, don’t marry her.

2. My son, a woman could be a good wife to you, some could be a good mother to your children but if you’ve found a woman like a mother to you, your children and your family, please don’t let her go.
3. My son, don’t confine the position of your wife to the kitchen, where did you get that from? Even in our days, we had farmlands where they worked every morning . . . that was our office.

4. My son, if I tell you that you’re the head of the house, don’t look at your pocket; look if you will see a smile on your wife’s face.

5. My son, if you want to have a long life, let your wife be in charge of your salary, it will be difficult for her to spend it when she’s aware of the home needs and bills to pay but if it’s in your care, she will keep you asking even when all has been spent.

6. My son, don’t ever beat your woman, the pain in her body is nothing to be compared to the wound on her heart and that means you may be in trouble living with a wounded woman.

7. My son, now that you’re married, if you live a bachelor kind of life with your wife, you will soon be single again.

8. My son, in our days, we had many wives and many children because of our large farmlands and many harvests, there is hardly any land for farming anymore, so embrace your woman closely.

9. My son, under the cocoa tree that I did meet your mother, could be your eateries and restaurants of nowadays, but remember, the closest thing we did there was to embrace each other.

10. My son, don’t be carried away when you start making more money, instead of spending on those tiny legs that never knew how hard you worked to get it, spend it on that woman that stood by you all along.

11. My son, when I threw little stones or whistled at the window of your mother father’s house, to call her out, it was not for sex, it was because I missed her so much.

12. My son, remember, when you say your wife has changed, there could be something you’ve stopped doing too.

13. My son, your mother, Asake rode the bicycle with me before I bought that tortoise car outside there, any woman that won’t endure with you in your little beginning should not enjoy your riches.

14. My son, don’t compare your wife to any woman, there are ways she’s enduring you too and has she ever compared you to any man?

15. My son, there is this thing you people call feminism, well, if a woman claims to have an equal right with you in the house, divide all the bills into two equal parts, take one part and ask her to start paying the other part.

16. My son, I met your mother a virgin and I took more yams to her father, if you don’t meet your wife a virgin, don’t blame her, what I didn’t tell you is that our women had prestige.

17. My son, I didn’t send your sisters to school because I was foolish like many to think a female child won’t extend my family name, please don’t make that mistake, the kind of female achievers I see nowadays has made the male-gender an ordinary tag.

18. My son, your mother have once locked up the cloth I was wearing and almost tore it because she was angry, I did not raise my hand to beat her because of a day like this, so that I can be proud to tell you that I never for once beat your mother.

19. My son, in our days, our women had more of natural beauty, though I wouldn’t lie to you, some had minor painting of their appellation mostly on their arms, the ones you people now call tattoo, but don’t forget that they didn’t expose any part of their body like your women of nowadays.

20. My son, your mother and I are not interested in what happens in your marriage, try to handle issues without always coming to us.

21. My son, remember I bought your mother’s first sewing machine for her, help your wife achieve her dreams just as you’re pursuing yours.

22. My son, don’t stop taking care of me and your mother, it’s a secret of growing old and having children to take care of you too.

23. My son, pray with your family, there is a tomorrow you don’t know, talk to God that knows everything, everyday.

6 THINGS OSINBAJO HAS DONE AS ACTING PRESIDENT

2017-02-02T07:15:00.000+01:00

6 THINGS OSINBAJO HAS DONE AS ACTING PRESIDENT

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in the United Kingdom on a 10 days vacation which started on Monday, January 23 and will end on Monday, February 6.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was given the responsibility to act as president in the absence of Buhari.

Since Buhari’s absence, there have been rumours concerning the health of the president. There was a even a rumor that the president was dead but the presidency has since debunked it and presented photo evidence that Buhari is hale and hearty.

This is not the first time Osinbajo will be playing the role of president since Buhari took over power on May 29, 2015. Buhari has gone on vacation abroad three times and all those times, Osinbajo has acted on his behalf.

The first time was in February 2016 when Buhari took five days leave. The second was June, 2016 when Buhari traveled to London to attend to an ear infection.

Below are some of the activities Osinbajo has carried out as acting president.

1. Inauguration of task force on rice and wheat production

In June 2016, while Buhari was away, Osinbajo inaugurated a task force on rice and wheat production, while stating that feeding the nation’s population was the focus of Buhari’s administration.

2. Meeting with governors of Niger Delta states and the Service Chiefs over militant attacks

acting as president in June 2016, osinbajo held a emergency security meeting at the State House in Abuja. In attendance were all governors of oil producing states, all the four Service Chiefs, minister of defense, Dan Ali; minister of state for petroleum, Ibe Kachichuwu; the special adviser on Amnesty Programmed, Gen. Boroh and others.

3. Chaired the second Presidential Business Forum

Speaking at the meeting on Monday, January 23, Osinbajo stressed the need for full public/private partnership in the salvation of Nigeria’s ailing economy.

4. Chairing the meetings of the Federal Executive Council (FEC)

Osinbajo chairs FEC meeting

Whenever Buhari is away, Osinbajo as acting president presides over the Federal Executive council {FEC} Meeting in Abuja. However, the FEC meeting he chaired on Wednesday, January 25, was trailed by controversy. Report surfaced that he was under pressure from Nigerian governors to resign as vice president amid rumors trailing Buhari’s health. This resignation pressure rumor was quickly debunked by Buhari's political adviser, Senator Babafemi Ojudu.

5. Launched the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME Clinic) in Abuja

The media launch of the federal government’s Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprise Clinic, (MSME Clinic) in Abuja held on Tuesday, January 24. Osinbajo, who launched the project said it would serve as a one stop shop to address challenges faced by small business owners.

6. Briefed on the 2017 Appropriation bill

On Monday, January 30, Osinbajo met with the Senate leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan, who briefed him on the progress made so far by the Senate in the consideration of the 2017 Appropriation bill at the National Assembly. The meeting was said to have been attended by a governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress and the speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.

NIGERIANS TOP LIST OF MIGRANTS TO EUROPE

2017-02-02T06:42:00.000+01:00

Nigerians top list of migrants to Europe

Millions of people are fleeing their countries to Europe for various reasons. At the end of December 2016, a total number of 387,739 arrivals to Europe was recorded which is a decrease from the 1, 046,599 arrivals recorded in 2015.

Nigeria tops the list of countries migrating to other countries such as Italy and Greece.

Looking at cumulative arrivals, the number of migrants from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan decreased while that of countries like Nigeria and Eritrea increased.

In Greece, 2016 brought 176,906 arrivals compared to the 857,363 recorded in 2015, which is a 79% decrease. On the other hand, Italy saw a slight (16%) rise in numbers of arrivals, from 155,842 in 2015 to 181,436 in 2016.

Following the implementation of the EUTurkey agreement, migrants from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan made up 68.5% of arrivals at the end of May. The number dropped to just 41% at the end of December, with an increasing share of arrivals being occupied by Nigerians (10%) and Eritreans (6%).

Greece received more migrants from Syria (45%), Afghanistan (23%) and Iraq (15%) while Italy received a much greater variety of nationalities, from Nigeria (20%), Eritrea (11%), the Gambia (6%) and other countries.

More so, arrivals to Hungary decreased by 95% due to the border regulations implemented on 5 July 2016.

20 RICHEST PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYERS

2017-02-01T09:52:00.002+01:00

THE TOP 20 RICHEST PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYER

The best tennis players in the world, like athletes in other sports, can make incredible amounts of money While they make their money by winning their matches in tournaments, many times more money is earned through endorsement power and commercials.

Top players with friendly personalities who can also be enthusiastic (and good looking) tend to get the best deals. While no more than a small number of tennis players will ever reach the top of their profession, those that do stand to become multi-millionaires with plenty of opportunities to increase their fortunes.

Here are the top 20 Richest Tennis Player Of All-time

20. Svetlana Kuznetsova

On September 10 of 2007, the Russian-born Svetlana Kuznetsova managed to reach number two in the world, which was a remarkable accomplishment for someone who was still 22 years of age. So far, she has managed to win both the US Open in 2004 and the French Open in 2009 for singles as well as the Australian Open twice in 2005 and 2012 for doubles. In total, Kuznetsova has earned more than $20 million in prize money but when combined with her earnings from other sources, she is estimated to have a personal net worth of about $30 million

19. Steffi Graf

Steffi Graf is a famous name in the world of tennis, which is as it should be because she can boast of a number of incredible accomplishments. For example, she has earned 22 Grand Slam singles titles, meaning that she shares with Serena Williams the honor of having the most Major wins since the Open Era started up in 1968. Furthermore, she is the sole tennis player to have won the Golden Slam, which means winning not just the four Grand Slam singles titles but also the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in the same year. Summed up, Graf is a legendary figure, even if her fortune only tops out at $30 million.

18. Michael Cangh

Michael Chang started young, so much so that he actually dropped out of grade 10 after passing his GED in order to pursue his career as a professional tennis player. As a result, he was also the youngest male tennis player to ever win a Grand Slam singles title, which happened when he was 17 years and 4 months old at the French Open in 1989. Although that was his one Major win, Chang was able to become runner-up on a number of other occasions as well as the victor at a number of lesser tournaments, resulting in a net worth of $30 million as well.

17. Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick has the honor of being the most recent male tennis player from North America to win a Grand Slam singles event which happened when he won the US Open in 2003. Unfortunately, Roddick soon ran into Roger Federer, which resulted in a lopsided rivalry that saw Federer defeating Roddick in the finals of a Grand Slam singles event on no fewer than four separate occasions. As a result, Roddick retired in 2012 to focus on his nonprofit foundation with a respectable $30 million net worth.

16. Chris Evert

In total, Chris Evert managed to win 157 singles event and 32 doubles events, which included 18 Grand Slam singles events and 3 Grand Slam doubles events. As a result, she is considered to be one of the most successful tennis players in the history of the game, particularly since she has managed to reach the finals of more Grand Slam singles event than anyone else. For that matter, Evert boasts an astonishing 89.96 winning percentage when it comes to singles matches, which tops the list for both male and female tennis players. In total, she is said to have $32.5 million to her name.

15. Boris Becker

Boris Becker can claim a fortune of $35 million, which comes from an incredible number of wins over the course of his career as well as his subsequent career for the sport that he did so well in. In total, Becker can claim 6 Grand Slam singles victories, 13 Master Series victories, the Olympic gold medal for doubles, and countless others. He still remains a huge figure in the sport as well as influential coach.

14. Ivan Lendl

Having managed to reach the number one position, and hold that position for what appeared to be an eternity, Ivan Lendl is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players to have ever lived. With a wealth of $40 million, Lendl competed in the finals of 19 Grand Slam singles events and won 8 of them. Lendl is remembered for his power while on the tennis court, which was part of the reason that the sport shifted into what is called power tennis today.

13. Li Na

Li Na is interesting in that she is the first Grand Slam singles champion to have come from East Asia, having won the French Open in 2011 and then the Australian Open in 2014. As a result, she is credited with inspiring a massive increase in the popularity of the sport throughout the region, which could mean more East Asian competitors in the future. Regardless, Li is said to have $50 million in total which is a very high number for someone that hasn’t won a large number of Majors.

12. John McEnroe

People who started watching tennis after John McEnroe might still recognize him from his stint as a TV personality. To this day he comments on all the Grand Slam tournaments and closely works with one of the best players in the world. Although McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles as well as a number of doubles titles as well, he is best-remembered for his fiery temper as well as his confrontational behavior on the tennis court, which landed him in serious trouble with the umpires as well as other tennis authorities on more than one occasion. With that said, those incidents did much to create his unforgettable image, which has resulted in $50 million in wealth.

11. Anna Kournikova

At the height of her career, Anna Kournikova was so popular that her name was one of the most common search phrases submitted to Google. In spite of this, she never actually won a grand Slam singles event, though she did manage to win two doubles titles in the Australian Open in 1999 and 2002. Unfortunately, her tennis career came to a premature end because of back and spinal problems, though her other activities, endorsements, modeling gigs, commercials, ensured that she would have a personal net worth of $50 million.

10. Andy Murray

So far, Andy Murray has managed to win three Grand Slam singles titles, with these being the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016. These wins are particularly notable because they make him not just the first British tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title since 1977 but also the first British male tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title since 1936. Since Murray is still active, he is still earning from his tennis-related activities, though he has already made about $70 million in total.

9. Venus Williams

Venus Williams is considered to be one of the most successful female tennis players to have ever come along in the history of professional tennis. After all, she has not just 7 Grand Slam singles titles but also 14 Grand Slam doubles titles which were won in partnership with her sister. Furthermore, she has won an Olympic gold medal on four separate occasions, including once when she won the gold medals for both the singles and the double event sat the same Olympics. With that said, Williams has a wealth of $75 million.

8. Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova is famous for being one of the few women to have won a career Grand Slam, meaning that she has won all four of the Grand Slam singles titles at some point over the course of her career. Furthermore, it is interesting to note that she has won at least one singles event every year from 2003 to 2015, which is an impressive streak that has been matched by no more than a few names. With her winnings as well as her earnings from the rest of her dealings, Sharapova is estimated to have $135 million.

7. Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal has earned a reputation for being one of the best tennis players in the world when it comes to playing on clay, though he’s had his fair share of victories on other surfaces. The “kind of clay” won the French Open nine times, which combines with other wins to provide him with 14 Grand Slam singles titles. This is in addition to the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics along with a host of other victories, making it little wonder that he has managed to earn $140 million

6. Pete Sampras

In total, Pete Sampras managed to retire with 7 Wimbledon wins, 5 US Open wins, and 2 Australian Open wins, which was a record-breaking 14 Grand Slam singles titles at the time of his retirement. Although he has since been bested in that regard, he is still regarded as one of the best names in the world of tennis, not least because of his other victories in other avenues as well. In total, he is said to have $150 million.

5. Serena Williams

At $160 million, Serena Williams is the richer of the two Williams sisters. Furthermore, she is also the more successful of the two Williams sisters, seeing as how she has a combined total of 38 Major wins, which is more than what anyone else has managed to accomplish; something so impressive that some people believes her to be the single greatest tennis player of all time. Finally, it should be pointed out that she has won 4 gold medals, which is also a record but one that she shares with her sister.

4. Novak Djokovic

Currently, Novak Djokovic is considered to be the single best active male tennis player in the world as well as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. After all, he is the eighth person to achieve a career Grand Slam as well as someone who has managed to win Grand Slam single titles on 12 separate occasions. Considering that he is still at the top of his game, it seems probable that Djokovic will rise even higher in the future, meaning that he will not stop at his current personal net worth of $160 million.

3. Andre Agassi

Having won an Olympic gold medal as well as eight Grand Slam singles titles, Andre Agassi has proven without a doubt that he was one of the best tennis players of his time. However, it is important to note that he was also one of the most charismatic tennis players of his time, with the result that he was an extremely popular choice for endorsements. So much so that he was actually partially credited for the revival in the popularity of tennis seen in the 1990s. As a result, Agassi comes in third on this list with $175 million.

2. Roger Federer

As the winner of a career Grand Slam as well as 17 Grand Slam singles titles so far, Roger Federer is another legendary tennis player in a long line of them, though he stands out in that he is the male tennis player who has won the most Grand Slam singles titles so far. In large part, this is because he is an all round tennis player who is capable of outstanding performance on all courts, thus contributing to his enormous success. In turn, this has led to financial success as well, as shown by his $350 million fortune.

1. Ion Tiriac

Amusingly, the richest tennis player of all time is someone named Ion Tiriac, who is probably not well-known to most people out there. In short, he is a Romanian businessman who was also both a professional tennis player and a professional ice hockey player at one point in his life, though it should be noted that he was good enough to win the French Open doubles title in 1970. After his athletic career, Tiriac started all sorts of businesses in his native Romania, which eventually made him a billionaire with an estimated net worth of $2 billion.

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