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French fashion tycoon Bernard Arnault briefly became world’s richest person on Monday morning, hours before Jeff Bezos rose back to number one on the Forbes list. Arnault rose with an estimated net worth of $186.3 billion—putting him $300 million above Jeff Bezos, who is worth $186 billion, and Elon Musk, worth $147.3 billion. Arnault’s […]
Mr. Ahmed Idris, the Accountant General of the Federation, has disclosed that the controversial £4.2m looted by the Delta State ex-governor, James Ibori has since been transmitted to Delta state government. The Chief Accountant of the federation, revealed this to the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on “Assessment and Status of all Recovered […]
Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed the departure of head coach Gennaro Gattuso after the team missed out on Champions League qualification. The Napoli chairman took to social media to bid Gattuso farewell, thanking him for his work at the club over the past two years. “Dear Rino, I am happy to have […]
The 2021 Billboard Music Awards were presented Sunday. The Weeknd took home 10 awards, including top artist, top male artist and top Hot 100 artist. Pop Smoke won five, including top new artist and BTS and Bad Bunny each earned four. The cermony hosted by Nick Jonas, honored P!nk as the Icon, Drake […]
Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi attended a court hearing Monday, her first appearance in person since the military seized power on February 1, her defense team said. Suu Kyi, who has been detained since the coup, held a face-to-face meeting with her legal team for about 30 minutes before the hearing […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), USA Chapter, has called on the Federal Government to urgently probe the recent recurring military plane crashes in the country. NIDO, in a statement by its Chairman, Dr Eromosele Idahosa, and the Executive Director, Ms Patience Key, on Sunday said the incident was a “national disaster,” adding a […]
Delta Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has said that for Nigeria to truly develop as a nation, there must be a partnership between government and the people, predicated on equity, fairness and justice. The governor stated this at a State Banquet in honour of retiring Chief Judge of the state, Justice Marshal Umukoro, on Saturday […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted Harry Maguire is unlikely to be fit for Manchester United’s Europa League final clash with Villarreal. The United captain had played every minute of every league game since his arrival at Old Trafford in the summer of 2019, but was forced off at Aston Villa two weeks ago with […]
About 12 persons, mostly males, were reportedly abducted by gunmen in Madalla, a major town near Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, on Thursday. According to residents and police officials,the gunmen stormed Kwankashe, an area located along Suleja expressway on Thursday morning. A resident who preferred not to be named for security reasons, said about 12 […]