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Africa's Richest Presidents list has been released by richestlifestyle.com .They listed President Jonathan at No 6 and had this to say Goodluck Jonathan – Net Worth: $100 Million Goodluck Jonathan is the President of Nigeria. His net worth is estimated to be around $100 million. He launched a “Roadmap for Power Sector Reform”, launched the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria and launched the Transformation Agenda. He is a member of the ruling “People Democratic Party”. Full list below 1. Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola – $20 Billion 2. Mohammed VI of Morocco – $2.5 Billion 3. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea – $600 Million 4. Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya – $500 Million 5. Paul Biya of Cameroon – $200 Million 6. King Mswati III of Swaziland – $100 Million (The monarch shares the number 6 spot with President Jonathan) 7. Idriss Deby of Chad – $50 Million 8. Robert Mu...

But that's not even the only thing that makes this list 'crazy'. Out of the Top Ten Richest pastors in the WORLD, these guys say 5 of them are Nigerians! Read their report below and let's read what you think about that. Meanwhil the website also named President Goodluck Jonathan as the 6th richest President in Africa with an estimated $100 Million Net Worth. A pastor is an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. Many pastors worldwide are serving humanity by providing guidance to people belonging to the community. Some of them have become very rich through their churches and other investments. These millionaire men of God are known all over the world. Here is the top 10 richest pastors in the world as of 2014. 10) Joseph Prince – Net worth: $5 Million (Singapore) Annual salary of this Singaporean pastor is $550,000. Pastor Joseph Prince is the senior pastor of the New Creation Church in Singapore. The New Creation Church’s financial incom...

A South African news publication, ‘City Express’, reported this on Monday, 6 October, that the country’s Asset Forfeiture Unit of the National Prosecuting Authority seized the $5.7 million (N 952 million) for allegedly being the proceeds of illegal transactions. According to the paper, the transaction which led to the confiscation, was between Societe D’Equipments Internationaux, a Nigerian company based in Abuja, and Cerberus Risk Solutions, an arms broker in Cape Town. The paper said the deal went sour after Cerberus which had earlier gotten from Nigeria R60 million (N 1.02 billion) in its account at Standard Bank, tried to repay the money as it it could not sort out its registration formalities with the South African authorities. City Press said.”Cerberus was previously registered as a broker with the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC), but the registration expired in May this year. The marketing and contract...

A 4 yr old Omonigho Abraham is currently battling for his life at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, following an unexpected encounter with two savage Dogs last Thursday. Omonigho had his scalp eaten by the two dogs and dragged across Adegboyega Street, Akesan Estate, in the Igando area of Lagos. The dogs didn't stop there, they further chewed the skin and exposed the victim’s skull during the attack. The dogs allegedly dragged him through his parents' compound for more than one hour while policemen and sympathizers watched helplessly at the entrance of the house for fear of being attacked by the savage dogs. No fewer than seven policemen from the Igando Police Station reportedly stood at the gate, confused. Rea his family members' and eye witnesses' account of the incident below: The immediate elder brother of the victim, seven-year-old Osemudiamen: “We were riding a bicycle in the compound when the big dogs ─ Jack and Gadaffi...

If you ever made the decision not to have kids, please don't continue with this post because these two new style kings on the block will melt your hearts completely and make you want a sperm donor, even if you don't have a partner. Three-year-old twins Michael and Daniel Flora from London are Charly Boy's grandchildren and they've become internet sensations overnight. And who could blame them as the cute twosome show-off their swag and flair for identical outfits and cool accessories ranging from sunglasses and scarves to bow-ties and braces. The dreadlocked duo already have up almost 45,000 followers on Instagram with their 2yungkings handle. See more photos .

Grace Gelder was so fed up with the dating scene and single life that she decided to become the first person in Britain to marry HERSELF. Grace decided to commit to the most important person in her life, 'proposed' to herself last November on a park bench and staged a full wedding ceremony with 50 guests. According to her, after being single for six years she had built up a brilliant relationship with herself - and creating that bond with someone else seemed like too much hard work. Inspired by the Björk song Isobel, which includes the line, 'My name's Isobel, married to myself', the Londoner said the lyric struck a chord with her and it was then she decided to walk solo down the aisle. Grace bought a dress, a ring, rehearsed vows and eventually wed in a farmhouse in rural Devon watched by her sister and friends - sealing the deal by planting a kiss on a mirror. Speaking to the Guardian, she said: "A few did comment, in a light-hearted w...

Oh, wow! Psquare duo Peter and Paul launched their beer drink today in Lumbumbashi, Congo. The beer named ‘Skol’ has its factory in Congo....thus more money for the duo. Remember they are into oil, properties, cartoons and now beer. See more photos below:

And the divorce drama gets messier....:( A few days ago, Ini Edo took to twitter to confirm she is divorcing her hubby Phillip Ehiagwina, she however recited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the divorce and denied claims she had cheated on her husband. Well, relatives & friends of her soon to be ex husband are calling her out…saying she’s lying about being faithful. The close relative of Phillip Ehiagwina told PulseNG thus: Ini Edo should shut up about the marriage crash because with the way she is going by trying to paint Phillip as the wrong party, we may be forced to open her can of worms and it will not be palatable to her and her career. I can tell you that Ini Edo is a serial cheat who played the field behind her husband’s back for the duration of their marriage. Is she going to deny she was dating one Island big boy whose girlfriend organised her friends to beat her up and injured her? Another family source s...

Obafemi Kolawole, a political associate to Chief Ganiyu Oladiran, a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain in Ilesa, was on 23 September 2014 convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment with whipping for rape. According to PMNews , the said Obafemi was alleged to have on 15th September 2007 raped an Action Congress of Nigeria (now All Progressives Congress) member (Tosin Ajakaye, who was pregnant as at the time of the incident) after the 2007 gubernatorial election in Osun state. Kolawole was charged before the State High Court sitting at Ilesa, on a two-count charge of rape and indecent assault contrary to Sections 358&360 of the Criminal Code cap 34, Vol II, Laws of Osun respectively in the case of The State Vs Obafemi Kolawole HIL\2c\2009. The prosecution called a total of four witnesses including Tosin Ajakaye, Lawal Sikiru, Dr. A.I Isawumi and the Investigating police officer Sgt Olatunji Arojo in proof of its case, while Obafemi testified in his defence an...

One half of the Oshadipe twins, Taiwo is dead and as you read this, her burial is reportedly going on. So sad story. Taiwo was mum to a young boy she delivered in July 2013. The cause of her sudden death is not yet known but according to insiders, she might have died two days after a brief illness.  Encomium is also reporting that the Oshadipe twins secretly got married recently to twin brothers in a wedding ceremony attended only by family members in Lagos. May her soul rest in perfect peace.

R&B star Akon has been accused of going to extreme lengths to avoid catching Ebola during a concert in Africa. The 'Locked Up' singer climbed inside the airtight blow-up during a performance in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday and rolled over the crowd, pushed along by the outstretched hands of 60,000 screaming concert-goers. This is something he has done before during performances before the Ebola outbreak but his actions has prompted breathless reports from certain media outlets. Scroll down to see more pics

September was indeed the month of high profile celebrity splits. Ini Edo finally responded to divorce rumours.After 8 years of marriage, she is indeed getting divorced and, it's not because she cheated.She has made it clear she was the one who initiated the divorce from her US based husband, Philip Ehiagwina...not the other way round.. Her marriage to him was surrounded by controversy after Philip's ex, Rita, accused her of snatching him from her.. . Too bad they couldn't work it out ...More below

After the revelation that US Ebola patient had come in contact with about 100 people, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, who is coordinating the Ebola response, said he was 'not happy' that family members were still quarantined at the home. Jenkins said Mr Duncan's sweat-soaked bedsheets remained inside but were bagged and in the bedroom with the door closed. There are currently no plans to move the family to another location, he added, but said it was safe for them to remain the apartment while the sanitization process took place. Judge Jenkins, who visited the family on Thursday, said they are 'understandably stressed' but being assisted by the CDC - not just to monitor their temperatures but to cope with the frightening situation. A cleaning team arrived at the scene to sanitize the contaminated apartment where the Ebola victim's family have been quarantined under police guard . His girlfriend Louise Troh, her son Timothy Wayne, 13, ne...

With each passing day, you think nothing can shock you any more, yet,some people still manage to have you flabbergasted . A 62 year old man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison in the U.S for fondling and raping his 8-month-old pit bull puppy. James Guy Bull pleaded guilty to two counts of felony cruelty to animals, misdemeanor animal cruelty charges and misdemeanor sexual activities involving animals, On March 18, two of Bull's neighbors came forward, claiming they had seen him fondling the dog's private parts on several occasions, despite cries and yelps from the animal named Coco. According to USA Today ,At one point, a neighbor was walking near Bull's apartment when he reportedly caught him in the act of having sex with the dog, "When (Bull) saw (him), he pulled up his pants and put the dog down,When police arrived at Bull's home, they said they found the small "clearly emaciated" dog chained to a post on the front porch.Sh...

Since he acquired a N46m bullet proof 2014 G65 Limited Edition Mercerdes Benz earlier this month,many have been asking how he managed to fund such luxury.He hasn't been seen in movies in recent times. According to DailyTimes NG , the veteran actor is now a media consultant working towards the successful re-election campaign of President Goodluck Jonathan.He said “Despite the security challenges in the country, which will certainly end very soon, no Nigerian President had performed better than President Goodluck Jonathan in terms of first 3 years as President. This is a fact, not the falsehood circulated by 2015 power seeking propagandists…” Most of our veteran actors are now delving into politics.

Highly controversial South African Pastor ,Daniel Lesego of Rabboni Centre Ministries has graduated from trampling on his congregation ,having them eat grass ,to giving them petrol to drink. He held petrol in a bottle and said petrol can be as tasty as pineapple. Suddenly church members were rushing towards him begging for a taste.When he gives them he asks"Is it nice"? They yell and nod in excitement,pleading for more...

Of course you do. But if you are Nigerian, you probably have heard the words "He/She doesn't know how to talk" at one point or the other . In Yoruba language it's even better expressed as "ko mo oro so". (I don't know any Igbo/hausa/benin languages so pls pardon me). Shuo! How person no go no how to talk again? Help me ask them oh. Instead of them to say "he is rude"," he said what I don't like", "he/ she said what I don't wanna hear", "has a big mouth" or "is a straight talker "they will say he/she doesn't know how to talk. I am a bit of a straight talker myself. I don't like 'long thing'. keep it straight and to the point. Yes! I have also being accused of not knowing how to talk ok. Help me ask "them" which of these two scenarios qualifies me as not knowing how to talk. Scenario 1 At a party. Madam with big gele calls me "Ssssssssss! Sss...

Nothing beats a day at the salon. Getting my hair did,generally getting pampered and feeling like a madam at the top and completely forgetting whatever problems I may have carried into the salon. Ok quick confession, It isn’t all so rosy with 3 people tugging and pulling my 3” long hair. It pained oh. And the noise? They were chatting along and not giving a care that they were on my head. Makes me miss my short hair. I’ve been thinking of going back to my TWA after this biko. I cant deal. Now, one thing i know you cannot take away from the average Nigerian salon is the gist. Lots of gist, then there must be a nollywood movie playing (or gist about a Nigerian feem ) and there is the occasional smelly armpit over your head while your hair gets washed. While i was there, most of the gist was centered around Nkechi, Lily, Ugochi (all ladies I do not know) I learnt a little something about “that fine aunty wey get that red car” and that ...

Fellow Nigerians, " You have gained weight " "Ah, you don fat oh" "You don add oh" "You are putting on weight oh" "You have added " etc Are NOT, I repeat are NOT ways to greet someone you haven't seen in a while! Kilode?! This is how my people will just see somebody and shout " You don chop up oh" . Really? Who ask you? Just say hi, hello, good morning, good evening first.

There are days I feel I am at my lowest emotionally, when it gets hard to even go on my knees to pray because I feel overwhelmed. I ask all sorts of questions and even cry myself to sleep. I had one of those days recently and I chose to give up on something important to me because I felt I didn't have the strength to fight any more. When I go through this phase, I let myself feel sorry for a while, get it together and remember God's promises to His people. To Zion, To ME and I go down on my knees to ask His forgiveness for being anxious, for being fearful and for losing hope on the same thing I have spent hours asking for by faith. I remember who I am! I remember to cast all my fear on Him because He cares for me like no other and I know I have no choice but to cast all of my anxiety on Him and trust Him completely. After all, His Word in Isaiah 40:31 says that they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eag...

So, I am sitting here thinking about my already loaded weekend and my palm itched. I immediately said to myself "yeah, I am going to get money soon". Then I asked myself "really"? (Yes, I do talk to myself like that sometimes) The money thought has always been the first thought in my head whenever my palm(s) itch. I was told this and some more as a kid and it grew on me. I think it may have actually happened a few times (sheer coincidence) now as an adult and a woman of faith, I know all that was bullcrap. I have learned to lol at how silly some of them are. Anyways, as you must have figured out, my itchy palm is the reason for this post because I began to ask myself how many of these superstitious beliefs did I grow up believing and have subconsciously held on to all this while? The free dictionary defines Superstition as an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear. Abeg, too serious biko, I am not talking about all those deep, scary ...