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Recently, the popular, international, American magazine, Forbes, released a list of the top 20 richest pastors in the world. Ten of these rich pastors are from Africa, the poorest continent in the world. Among the African pastors on the list are seven Nigerian pastors with a fortune ranging from $10 million to $150 million dollars,…
A 14-year-old schoolgirl has been killed after she rolled onto her iPhone’s broken charging cable while she slept. Police in Vietnam is still to determine if the product which killed 14-year-old Le was a genuine Apple wire or a cheap imitation. Le Thi Xoan was electrocuted when she was exposed to the live wires of…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has been appointed to the United Nations (UN) High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation along with 17 other current and former global leaders. The Secretary-General, Antonio Gutierrez had in September announced the establishment of the board to provide him with advice on mediation initiatives and back specific mediation efforts around the…
After finding fame with her lifestyle blog, Isabella Lowengrip went on to establish one of Sweden’s best-known beauty companies. But it wasn’t all plain sailing for the 27-year-old. When she started her blog at the age of 14, the mainstream media didn’t take her seriously at all. “Swedes, and particularly teenage girls, were very fast…
No fewer than 27 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a church during Sunday services in United States (U.S.), the police have said. The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small town in Wilson County, Texas. Police official Albert Gamez Jr confirmed the number of fatalities…
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said he ought to have died going by his lifestyle. The Playwright and Poet, said this in an interview with the Financial Times, London, where he disclose that he doesn’t drink water. The 83-year-old professor of literature and political activist was responding question on how long he intends to…
Canada will boost immigration to one million over the next three years with a plan that “will guarantee” the country’s future prosperity, its immigration minister announced Wednesday. The number of immigrants will be increased to at least 310,000 next year, and continue growing to 330,000 in 2019 and 340,000 in 2020, said Immigration Minister Ahmed…
Japanese police arrested a 27-year-old man on Tuesday after finding at least nine dismembered bodies in his apartment, local media reported. The suspect, named as Takahiro Shiraishi, confessed to cutting up the bodies in a bathroom in his room in the city of Zama, 40 kilometers south-west of Tokyo, broadcaster NHK reported, citing police officials.…
The new superstar of British boxing, Nigerian born Anthony Joshua retained his WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at a packed Principality Stadium in Cardiff last night with a tenth round stoppage win over Carlos Takam. A late replacement for the injured Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev, Takam had a decent record 35-1 record and he showed remarkable…
My father mocked me for being a Ph.D holder, not a medical doctor — Akinwunmi Adesina When he was ushered into the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, last week, for the conferment of the 2017 World Food Prize, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina received a standing ovation. The award was an endorsement of his activities…
