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American rapper, Jay–Z is now, according to a new Forbes magazine, the first rapper to amass a fortune in the ten-figure range. “It’s clear that Jay-Z has accumulated a fortune that conservatively totals $1 billion, making him one of only a handful of entertainers to become a billionaire—and the first hip-hop artiste to do so,” the magazine said. Forbes breakdown indicated that the rapper’s chief source of wealth is his $300-a-bottle Armand de Brignac champagne brand (at $310 million), but also boasts investments at well over $200 million (including a large stake in Uber). Forbes said that the reason Jay-Z’s wealth went all up on the table due to his new business interest in alcohol. His streaming service Tidal allegedly supplies about $100 million of his net worth, just behind his cognac D’Ussé. Jay-Z, recently gave a special performance to celebrate the re-opening of the celebrated NYC venue Webster Hall. He and wife Beyoncé were recipients of the Vanguard Prize at the

Former World Footballer of the Year and Argentina Captain, Lionel Messi, has revealed how the 2-1 victory the Albeceleste recorded against Nigeria in their last Group D match of the 2018 World Cup in Russia remains one of his most important matches with the national team. The FC Barcelona captain, who is yet to win any silverware with his country despite a trophy-laden chest with the LaLiga giants. Messi only have trophies and medals from junior competitions in Argentina colours. In an interview with Fox Sports yesterday ahead of the Copa America tournament, Messi revealed that if Argentina had lost and was eliminated by Eagles in that decisive match in St Petersburg, critics were already waiting for them back home. He insisted that such humiliation would have pushed many players of his generation to quit the Argentine senior national team. Nigeria was on the verge of qualification for the next round after Victor Moses’ penalty cancelled out Lionel Messi’s early strike to leve

The former Arsenal boss thinks Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp needs to be careful when bringing in new players Arsene Wenger has sent a transfer warning to Jurgen Klopp after he won the Champions League with Liverpool. The Reds' European success puts them in the perfect position to attract any player on the planet this summer, as they can offer them Champions League football and the chance to win serious medals next season. But Former Arsenal manager Wenger has warned that new signings might have an adverse effect on team morale, as Klopp attempts to win his first Premier League title next season. Speaking on beIN SPORTS, Wenger said: "They need to dominate European football to improve the technical level. "But they might lose what is their strength at the moment - that solidarity, their fighting spirit. In our jobs, we know we need to improve a team but sometimes, by improving one aspect you destroy what makes you win." Klopp spoke out about possi

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has attacked the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, over alleged comment that Christians should not criticise President Muhammadu Buhari. Fani-Kayode apparently sad with the comment, asked God to deliver Christians from church leaders that slaughter the sheep, defend the cruel, support injustice, love the wicked, and serve the tyrant. Kumuyi had during his sermon at the Deeper Life Bible Church Headquarters, Gbagada, Lagos on Sunday, made the alleged comment, adding that true Christians must obey constituted authorities and shun violence. But responding in a statement on his Twitter handle, Fani-Kayode quoting the clergy said, “Don’t attack Buhari”- Kumuyi. The former minister then wrote, “God deliver us from shepherds that slaughter the sheep, that defend the cruel, that support injustice, that love the wicked, that serve the tyrant, that despise the weak, that enslave the poor and t

Scraped knees and scratched elbow after falling from our cycles are part of what makes childhood memories of playing so nostalgic. Having your elder sister, brother or uncle "holding" the back of the seat, pushing you along...It was the best, most exciting feeling ever — till they let go, resulting in said now-memorable injuries. As time went by and we grew up, those cycles were left to rust in backyards and building compounds. In an effort to bring the bicycle and the cycling habit back in fashion, the United Nations declared 3 June World Bicycle Day last year, as a celebration the "uniqueness, longevity, and versatility" of the bicycle. Days ahead of the celebration last year, Bengaluru also appointing its first ever 'Bicycle Mayor' — the first of its kind in India, Satya Shankaran. Professor Leszek Sibilski of Montgomery College, Maryland, USA and his sociology class petitioned for the bicycle to have its own day, to recognize all its good qual

L-R: Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Abiodun Dabiri; Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat during the Governor’s inspection of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Sunday, June 2, 2019. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured Lagos residents that work will commence on Lagos-Badagry expressway from Maza-Maza to Okokomaiko this month. However, the project was initiated during the administration of Governor Raji Fashola in 2009 to be completed 10 years after. It was meant to find lasting solution to the traffic lock jaws in that axis, which is a major artery to the West African sub-region. Lagos government wanted to expand the road from four to 10 lanes with a metro rail line, movie style, running in the median. Notwithstanding the grand plan, the project remained unattended to until now when Governor Sanwo-Olu went on tour of the place wh

Artist's conception of the March 2013 lunar impact as seen from Earth. Image: NASA'S Scientific Visualization Studio For a while now, astronomers with their telescopes pointed at the Moon have noticed short flashes of light, multiple times a week on the Moon's surface. The flashes seemed to begin, light up a part of the moon's landscape and die off in a matter of seconds. Other times, it's the exact opposite: the surface grows darker in a small region than the rest of the Moon very briefly. Oddly, this phenomena has been observed on-and-off by astronomers for over 60 years, but without an explanation for it. A team of researchers from the Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) in Bavaria, Germany decided they've had enough of the mystery — they're decoding the strange, regular flashes with the hope of finding what's causing the "transient lunar phenomena". The team has built a special telescope for the task that uses artificial i