Fidelis Anosike

Fidelis Anosike
Born	1969 (1969)
Citizenship	Nigerian
Education	University of Benin (BA) Harvard University (OPM)
Occupations	Media entrepreneur Business magnate
Title	Publisher of Daily Times of Nigeria (2004–present) Chair of Folio Communications (1991–2020) Owner of Miss Nigeria (2004–present)
Spouse	Rita Dominic ​ (m. 2022)​
Website	fidelisanosike.com

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]

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]

References

1. Agadibe, Christian. "Why I acquired Daily Times –Fidelis Anosike, Folio Holdings CEO". The Sun. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
2. "Fidelis Anosike: The New, Revived Daily Times is Going to be News From the Eyes of History". This Day. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
3. "Times Multimedia partners CNN over premium news and entertainment platform". Naira Metrics. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
4. Otosirieze. "Open Country Mag Is Now Publisher of Folio Nigeria, Formerly CNN's Exclusive Media Affiliate in Africa". Open Country Mag. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
5. "Times multimedia partners CNN to create Folio.ng". Business Day. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
6. Nwachukwu, Onyinye. "It's too late to back out of Nigerian Air – Anosike, investor". Business Day. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
7. "Why we are honouring Daily Times icons – Fidelis Anosike". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
8. Elezuo, Eric. "Why we are celebrating former Daily Times MDs, title editors – Fidelis Anosike". Daily Times. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
9. Asadu, Chinedu. "Ownership tussle: Anosike presents evidence of acquiring Daily Times, petitions Buhari". The Cable. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
10. Grace, Ihesiulo. "Folio communication unveils new Daily Times Newspaper masthead". Daily Times. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
11. Ezeobi, Chiemelie. "Anosike Steps Down as Folio Communications Chairman/CEO". This Day Live. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
12. Eze, Chinelo. "Fidelis Anosike To Wed Rita Dominic In England At A 900-Year-old Abbey". The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
13. Oladotun, Shola-Adido. "Who is Fidelis Anosike, Rita Dominic's new husband?". Premium Times. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
14. Etukudo, Itoro. "Rita Dominic takes over administration of Miss Nigeria". ICIR. Retrieved 7 December 2025.