Mansa Musa (1280-1337, king of the Mali empire) wealth incomprehensible Augustus Caesar (63 BC-14 AD, Roman emperor) $4.6tn (£3.5tn) Zhao Xu (1048-1085, emperor Shenzong of Song in China) wealth incalculable Akbar I (1542-1605, emperor of India’s Mughal dynasty) wealth incalculable Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919, Scottish-American industrialist) $372bn John D Rockefeller (1839-1937) American business magnate) $341bn Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov (1868-1918, Tsar of Russia) $300bn Mir Osman Ali Khan ( 1886-1967, Indian royal) $230bn William The Conqueror (1028-1087) $229.5bn Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011, long-time ruler of Libya) $200bn Source: Money.com, Celebrity Net Worth
Author: Kehinde Fehintoluwa
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, according to the 2019 Forbes billionaires’ list released this week. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn) he is the wealthiest man in modern history. But he is by no means the richest man of all time. That title belongs to Mansa Musa, the 14th Century West African ruler who was so rich his generous handouts wrecked an entire country’s economy. “Contemporary accounts of Musa’s wealth are so breathless that it’s almost impossible to get a sense of just how wealthy and powerful he truly was,” Rudolph Butch Ware,…
NO fewer than six persons, including a member of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, died during Saturday’s House of Assembly election across Ondo State. The dead included two suspected thugs that were shot dead on Saturday, while they attempted to overrun the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, collation centre in Oba-Akoko area of the state. Police vehicles, buildings and other structures were torched by the thugs, who attempted to hijack electoral materials at the collation centre but failed. This came as All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state won 23 of the 26 House of Assembly seats, while Peoples Democratic…
The Kano Deputy Governor, Nasir Yusuf Gawuna has been arrested along with the state’s Commissioner for Local Government, Murtala Sule Garo while allegedly trying to disrupt collation of election results. Sources said that Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared the results of 43 local Governments Areas out of the 44 in the state and is awaiting the submission of the Nasarawa local government’s results which many alleged that efforts were on to tamper with. Speaking while in Police custody, the deputy governor said it was destined that the incident will occur.
When firefighters arrived at Freedom Ministries Church in Grandview, West Virginia they were left stunned by what they saw. A devastating fire — so hot that firefighters had to back out at one point — was ravaging through the building, the Coal City Fire Department said in a Facebook post. But as they went through the charred wreckage, they noticed something extraordinary. “In your mind, everything should be burned, ashes. Not a single bible was burned and not a single cross was harmed!!” the department wrote. The Facebook post, which went viral, features compelling photos of a pile of about…
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has recommended that the Federal Government should take over the management of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) located in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, in order to sustain it and preserve it as a national monument. The library whose donation was made during the twilight of Obasanjo’s presidency in 2005 was finally launched in 2017. A lot of civil society organisations and lawyers have petitioned the Federal Government to probe the funding of the library, claiming many of the donors were public officials and contractors. Speaking on…
UEFA has issued an explanation for the late penalty awarded for handball which helped Manchester United progress past Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Referee Damir Skomina was alerted by the video assistant referee under the ‘serious missed incident’ VAR protocol late on in United’s last-16 second-leg tie in Paris. After viewing replays, UEFA said the referee awarded the spot-kick against PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe because “his arm was not close to his body” when Diogo Dalot’s shot struck it. “Following the on-field review, the referee confirmed that the distance that the ball travelled was not short and the impact…
Textiles and garments imports have joined the FOREX restriction list of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, announced in Abuja on Tuesday. Emefiele made the announcement during a meeting with textile industry stakeholders and added that the policy would take effect immediately. Nigeria spends an estimated $4billion on imported textiles yearly. Emefiele said that the restriction would rejuvenate the textile industry in Nigeria and ensure that the needed growth was actualised. “Accordingly, all FOREX dealers in Nigeria are to desist from granting any importer of textile materials access to forex in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange market.…
TODAY, March 6, 2019 is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the lenten season. This came as the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has urged Nigerians to pray for the country’s freedom from the bondage of corruption. According to a release by Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Gabriel Osu, “the Lenten season is a period of 40 days during which Christians are encouraged to intensify prayers, abstinence, fasting and alms giving. “In Catholic churches all over the world, the faithful are expected to receive ash on their foreheads as a sign of repentance and a…
Nigeria has assumed the Chairmanship of the African Group at the United Nations for the month of March 2019, succeeding the Republic of Benin. The Nigerian Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Tijjani Bande, took over from his counterpart for the Republic of Benin, Jean-Claude do Rego, at a ceremony at the African Union Observer Mission in New York. Bande pledged Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening the African continent. The Nigerian envoy also said his focus as Chairman of the African Group would be to convey the views of the African Union at the United Nations and globally. “The focus…
President Muhammadu Buhari said today that he holds former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the highest esteem despite their political differences. Buhari said this today in a message of congratulations to the former military and civilian ruler, who clocked 82. The president described Obasanjo as “a passionate and great patriot who deserves accolades for his immeasurable contributions to our democracy and national unity.” “Regardless of our political differences with Obasanjo, I still hold him in the highest esteem because his contributions to the development of the country overshadow those differences.” “Chief Obasanjo gave a good account of himself and inspired his…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating a case of €150 million money laundering allegation against Alhaji Babalele Abdullahi, a Finance Director of Atiku Abubakar’s group of companies, sources have disclosed. The source who craved anonymity said that the case was ongoing and that Abdullahi “may be released soon”. The sources said the money, about N61.4 billion came in before the election Abdullahi, also Atiku’s son-in-law, was arrested on Saturday by EFCC operatives at his Maitama residence. NAN reports that Abubakar, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate at the just concluded Presidential election raised an alarm…
The Bishop of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, David Oyedepo has lampooned the last presidential and National Assembly elections, which he said was marred with widespread rigging. Speaking during the Sunday service at the Church headquarter in Ota, Ogun State, the Bishop prayed Nigeria would not experience another war as a result of the remaining elections, but mocked the irregularities that riddled the exercise in some polling units. Oyedepo said: “Other developed countries around the world had developed their mode of voting into a digitised method, but it’s a shame that in Nigeria, we still queue…
An Upper Area Court 1, Kasuwan Nama in Jos, on Tuesday sentenced a 33-year-old ex-convict, Francis Ehoche, to 10 years’ imprisonment for raping seven minors. The convict had pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court for leniency. Suleiman sentenced the convict to five years’ imprisonment for unnatural offence and another 10 years for rape. He held that the sentences would run concurrently and with hard labour. Earlier, the prosecutor, Ibrahim Gokwat, had told the court that the case was reported on March 3 by two complainants: Messrs Danladi Evih and Aniedi Godwin of Nabor Gwong Jos. The prosecutor…
Sen. Dino Melaye was on Tuesday docked before an FCT High Court, Apo area of Abuja on a six-count charge, bordering on attempted suicide and attempt to escape from custody. Melaye, who represents Kogi West Senatorial District, was also charged to have damaged police property. The senator however, denied committing the offences preferred against him. Justice Sylvanus Oriji said that he was aware that the court had granted bail to the defendant when he was arraigned before him on July 25, 2018 on the same charges. Oriji said that the earlier bail conditions, which included the sum of N5 million and…
Men fart more than women. The original meaning of fart is feortan as “break wind loudly”. This word was coined in 1755. An average person farts around 14 times a day. Those 14 farts a day are enough to fill up a balloon. This is not something to be embarrassed about as it means that you are healthy. A healthy digestive tract produces farts. If you are not farting at all go to the doctor. Farts are made up of hydrogen sulfide that reduces mitochondrial damage. Smelling farts can be healthy, thus next time you fart take a nice deep…
Today there are thousands of products that are processed and contain chemicals, preservatives and dyes. They are a big problem for our body because we are not prepared to digest such complex compounds. Our body takes a lot to do the digestion when we eat foods such as junk foods, soda and treats. For example: when we eat a salad we can ingest it in a maximum of two hours, while a hamburger takes up to three days inside us and in the end leaves residues that could not be consumed completely. So well, we can illustrate what happens when…
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Wrestler Roman Reigns made his exciting return to WWE Raw on Monday night with an incredible announcement about his cancer — “I’m in remission, y’all,” Reigns told the crowd, who promptly erupted in cheers. And on Tuesday morning, he appeared on Good Morning America to talk more about his health with Robin Roberts, namely how much the support from his family and fans has helped him. “The first time it felt like I was on an island by myself, and this time I just felt like I was surrounded by guardian angels,” Reigns told Roberts. “The terrors and fears that I had were quickly…
A new study shows that having sexual intercourse regularly even in the senior years is the key to good health. It not only improves the feeling of wellbeing but also improves contentment with life, the researchers explain. The study results were published in the latest issue of the journal sexual medicine. The study from the researchers at the Anglia Ruskin University and University College London looked at 6,879 British seniors (aged over 65 years) who reported having sex within the previous one year. They noted that these individuals had a greater satisfaction with life and also had greater levels of…
In Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, Igbo traders in Iwo were deprived from carrying out their daily commercial activities. Several spots in the market where most of the traders businesses were empty. A female trader who spoke with Vanguard on the condition of anonymity, lamented that they were being subjected to hardship, noting that they earned their living and took care of their family from whatever proceeds they made daily. She disclosed that they were being told that they would only be allowed to continue doing business on the condition that they swore to an oath secretly that…
Policeman, two feared killed, others injured Igbo traders attacked, compelled to swear oath to vote APC in guber election Non-indegenes in Okota send SOS to Ambode; As Bode George calls for caution A policeman and two traders were yesterday feared dead in the crisis that erupted at Okokomaiko and Lagos Island areas of Lagos state, following the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of Saturday’s election. Another policeman, a Sergeant said to have been attacked by the hoodlums at Alaba Rago, was still undergoing treatment at time of this report. Several other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in…
Brendan Rodgers has been appointed Leicester City’s new manager after leaving his job at Celtic. The Northern Irishman has signed a contract until June 2022 and succeeds Claude Puel, who was sacked on Sunday after 16 months in charge. It marks a Premier League return for Rodgers, who previously managed Liverpool and Swansea City. “I’ll give my life to make the supporters proud of their club,” Rodgers said. He watched from the stands as the Foxes beat Brighton 2-1 on Tuesday and spoke to the players in the changing room after the game. Adding that he was “privileged and honoured” to take on the role,…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term. Africa’s most populous nation faces a range of problems including corruption, an economic slowdown and security threats. BBC Africa Editor Fergal Keane examines the challenges. This was never an election that promised the possibility of a new era. The 76-year-old president and his defeated rival, Atiku Abubakar, 72, have been around the Nigerian political scene for decades and represent two parties often associated with cronyism and corruption. Indeed Mr Buhari’s victory may in part have to do with public mistrust of his opponent who had to reject allegations of…
Chaos has erupted at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State. After the presidential election result was announced, members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenged the figures, insisting that the INEC officials in the state are working against President Muhammadu Buhari. Samson Ngerebara, the APC agent, challenged Enefiok Essien, the state collation officer, on the figures declared. According to the figures released by INEC, APC polled 150,710 votes while PDP secured its win with 473,971 votes. Contesting the figures, Ngerebara said: “If you want to make yourself the tribunal, sit now and start to…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in last Saturday’s election, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the result of the poll as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday morning. INEC had declared President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress as winner of the election and returned him as duly elected. Mr Buhari, according to the electoral body, scored 15,191,847 votes. Mr Abubakar garnered 11,262,978 votes to finish as runner-up. But in his response to the declaration, the PDP candidate said the result was unacceptable to him and that he would challenge it in court. “If I…
According to an official declaration by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Buhari polled APC 15,191,847 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled PDP 11,262,978 votes. Yakubu formally declared Buhari “winner and returned elected” at exactly 4:39am Nigerian time. President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been officially declared the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election. Nigerians trooped out in their millions to cast their votes for a new President on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The elections were earlier scheduled for February 16,…
Christopher Henry Smith, a US representative and ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Africa, has expressed concerns about the credibility of the Nigeria’s presidential election. This was contained in a statement issued by the US representative on Sunday. Smith said officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in states like Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo and Abia are under pressure to alter election results. He said: “Yesterday, Nigeria voted. Today, votes are being counted. I am very concerned by credible reports that the vote is being tampered with. To avoid any manipulation of the tally, it is critical that the…
Nigeria Air Force – This is to inform the general public that the Nigerian Air Force 2019 Trades/Non-trades men and women Zonal Recruitment Exercise earlier scheduled for 9th – 23rd March 2019 has been rescheduled. The Exercise will now take place from 16th – 30th March 2019. In addition, applicants are once more reminded that the Nigerian Air Force Recruitment process is completely FREE OF CHARGE and without any gratification. Applicants are strongly advised NOT to have any dealings with anyone demanding money as a guarantee for recruitment into the Service, as no applicant is required to make any payment to any individual or bank…
According to results seen by SaharaReporters at 67% results determination status, Buhari has polled more than 11million votes, and the figure will yet rise — with 33% of the results yet to be seen — while Atiku Abubakar, his closest challenger and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has more than 7million votes. President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is poised to win Nigeria’s 2019 presidential election. According to results seen by SaharaReporters at 67% results determination status, Buhari has polled more than 11million votes, and the figure will yet rise — with 33% of…
