Anthony Joshua Salutes Nigerian Tycoon Igho Sanomi On Philanthropy

World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Anthony Joshua has paid tribute to
Nigerian multi-millionaire oil tycoon Igho
Sanomi II for his philanthropy.



Joshua, who is a British-Nigerian, took to
his Instagram page to celebrate Igho
Sanomi on his birthday saying:
“Happy Birthday to a humble Nigerian
Brother, always concerned for the less
privileged! Well done for all you have been
doing over the years to help & sponsor
Cancer Research UK, The Bobby Moore
Fund & the many medical patients across
Nigeria who couldn’t pay their medical
bills.”




Over the last 2 weeks, the Dickens Sanomi
Foundation, the Nigerian charity which
Sanomi funds, has donated hundreds of
thousands of dollars to provide support to
cover medical bills for more than 1,000
identified vulnerable Nigerians in Abuja,
Delta and Benue States. Sanomi made the
donation to the Abuja-based health
charity, the Global Initiative For Peace, Love
& Care.



Increasingly recognised for his
philanthropy, Sanomi has also donated
substantially to the Bobby Moore Fund for
Cancer Research UK to help fund prostate
and bowel cancer research; a gesture that
earned him the Martin Luther King Legacy
Award for Philanthropy and International
Service in 2015.


Sanomi was also
appointed Honorary Chair for the 25th
anniversary of the International Salute to
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, which took place
in Washington, DC in 2016.
Igho Sanomi, who turned 42 yesterday, is
the Founder and Chairman of Taleveras, an
international commodities trading
company active over a wide spectrum of
global energy markets including crude oil
and refined petroleum products, natural
gas and power.



Sanomi entered the world of business
shortly after completing his Bachelor’s
Degree in Geology and Mining at the
University of Jos in Northern Nigeria.



Sanomi is the Chairman of Taleveras which
he founded in 2004. Sanomi is also
Chairman of the Dickens Sanomi
Foundation board of Trustees. He also sits
as Chairman and co-chairman of various
companies which he founded or co-
founded in industries spanning Telecoms,
Shipping, Aviation and Real Estate
Investments worldwide.