'Oldest man in the 'world' dies at 123 in Russia

The 'oldest man in the world' has died aged 123. Appaz Iliev, who had eight children, 35 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren, previously said the secret to his long life was going to bed at 7pm and getting 11 hours sleep a night. The "loving old man" from Russia also attributed his longevity to avoiding alcohol, smoking and medication. Paying tribute, official Yunus-Bek Evkurov, said: “Our long living man, the eldest citizen of Russia, Appaz Iliev has died at the age of 123.

Dangote remains Africa’s richest man

The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has retained his position as Africa’s richest man with a $12.4billion net worth. This was contained in a new report by Forbes on Monday. Also, listed by Forbes, is the Chairman of Conoil and Globacom, Chief Mike Adenuga, whose net worth is $4.4billion.

Bill Gate overtaken as Zuckerberg makes top 3 richest men globally

Facebook Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is now the third richest man in the world. Zuckerberg overtook Warren Buffett on Bloomberg’s list of the world’s richest people. He took over from Buffett Friday as Facebook shares rose with 2.4 percent, Bloomberg reported.

Nigeria Overtakes India As Poorest Country In The World

Each April and October, the World Poverty Clock data are updated to take into account new household surveys (an additional 97 surveys were made available this April) and new projections on country economic growth from the International Monetary Funds’s World Economic Outlook. These form the basic building blocks for poverty trajectories computed for 188 countries and territories, developed and developing, across the world. The data highlight two new storylines about what is happening to global extreme poverty...

Meet Olu-Heavy, Nigeria's 'Strongest Man' Who Is Participating In 'World's Strongest Man' Competition (Photos)

A London-based Nigerian man identified as Oluwatofunmi Fadesire, has taken to his Twitter page to announce that he has been picked to represent Nigeria at the "World's Strongest Man competition".

 

Fadesire also known as Olu-Heavy, who finally got his wish to participate in the world contest, shared a photo of himself with the people he would be competing with, and expressed that he finally made it.

Olu-Heavy who weighs 156kg and competes in the Super Heavyweight class for people who weigh over 120kg, posted the photo and wrote: "Finally made it. .representing Nigeria."

 

It was gathered that the Nigeria's strongest man started weightlifting after watching videos of people doing the spot on YouTube.

Omotola, Mo Abudu, listed among top 50 global women in showbiz

Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Chief Executive Officer of EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu have been named among 50 women making an impact in showbiz by Variety magazine. According to Variety, a weekly American entertainment trade magazine, the 50 women on the list are “doing extraordinary things on the worldwide stage” with a special focus on the entertainment industry.

Meet Nigerian Man Who Is A 4 Guinness World Records Holder

Adetunwase Adenle is the only Nigerian citizen who has achieved the unique feat of breaking four Guinness world records. The class room teacher and artist holds these Records in different categories. His first record is: The World's Largest Painting by Numbers. This painting is as big as a football field. It measures about 63.5m x 49.3m and was painted by 350 volunteers. This painting represents the map of Nigeria.

Dangote is Africa’s richest for 7th year in a row

Alhaji Aliko Dangote remains Africa’s richest with a net worth of $12.2billion, according to Forbes. This is an increase of $100 million from his worth last year.Dangote is the continental richest for the seventh year in a row. Other Nigerians on the African list are Globacom Chairman Mike Adenuga ($5.3 billion) adjudged the fifth richest in Africa and Mrs Folorunsho Alakija ($1.6 billion) rated the 15th richest in Africa.

Lagos rated Third Most Stressful City in the World – Study

The Nigeria’s commercial centre, Lagos is the third most stressful city in the world, according to a study. The study, conducted by UK-based drycleaning and laundry service, Zipjet, listed the world’s most and least stressful cities of 2017. Factors considered by the researchers include traffic levels, infrastructure, pollutionlevels, finance, citizens’ wellbeing, public transport, percentage of green spaces, debtlevels, physical and mental health, and the financial status of citizens.

Meet The Only 10 Black Billionaires In The World and the 3 Nigerians Who Made the List

Three Nigerians made it to the list of the 10 only Black billionaires in the world. 

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Of the 2,043 people who made it to the 2017 FORBES list of the World’s Billionaires, 10 of them are black, down from 12 a year ago.

 

Nigerian cement tycoon Aliko Dangote is still the richest black person in the world, with a fortune estimated at $12.2 billion. He is followed by Saudi-Ethiopian construction magnate Mohammed Al-Amoudi, who is worth $8.4 billion.

Forbes 2017: See List of Top 10 Richest Billionaires in the World (Photo)

Members of the 2017 Forbes list of billionaires, from top left: Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya, VietJet 

Forbes has released list richest billionaires in the world which has seen Bill Gates retain the number one spot. It was a record year for the richest people on earth, as the number of billionaires jumped 13% to 2,043 from 1,810 last year, the first time ever that Forbes has pinned down more than 2,000 ten-figure-fortunes. Their total net worth rose by 18% to $7.67 trillion, also a record. The change in the number of billionaires -- up 233 since the 2016 list -- was the biggest in the 31 years that Forbes has been tracking billionaires globally. Gainers since last year’s list outnumbered losers by more than three to one.

Photos: Couple Tie the Knot on Mount Everest

A California couple have broken the internet after they decided to tie the knot on Mount Everest. Photographer Charleton Churchill, who specializes in adventure wedding photography, said he had been wanting to capture a wedding on the site of the world’s tallest mountain, at 29,029 feet, since 2011. He had originally planned to do this with another couple in 2015, but while they were on the mountain, the 7.8 magnitude Nepal earthquake struck and halted the nuptials. He told TODAY Style:

Meet the Man Who Has Overtaken Bill Gates as the Richest Man in the World (Photos)

Forbes latest release shows American billionaire, Bill Gates has been beaten to the top position of the richest man in the world by an European entrepreneur.

Unbelievable! Woman Gives Birth to Her 14th Child From 14 Different Fathers (Photos)

A woman has set an unbelievable, new record for having the most number children who were all fathered by different men. Anita Sullivan, a 36-year old woman from Michigan has made a crashing entrance into the Guinness Book of World Records Wednesday at the Harper University Hospital, by giving birth to her 14th child, all born from different fathers. According to the internationally recognized authority on the cataloguing and verification of world records, Anita Sullivan has just become the first woman in recorded history to conceive children with more than thirteen different men.

South African Swimmer Breaks World Record

The South African swimmer, Cameron Van Der Burgh has broken his own world record for the 50m breaststroke by five hundredths of a second. He set the new time of 26.62 seconds in a heat at the World Swimming Championships in Russia.

Nigeria Ranked Second Worst Terrorist Country Globally

Nigeria has been described as the second most deadly country in world after Iraq and has also been ranked amongst the most violent nations globally following incessant attacks on the country by Islamist sect, Boko Haram, in 2013 and 2014.

Photos: Chinese Billionaire Builds 57 Storey Tower in 19 Days

A Chinese company has built a 57-story building in only 19 days in the town of Changsha, China, a construction company official told ABC News. The project, called Mini Sky City, was built by 1,200 workers and includes 800 homes and working space for 4,000 people, the official with Broad Sustainable Building told ABC News.

Buhari, Oby Ezekwesili, Chimamanda Adichie, Shekau make 2015 TIME '100 Most Influential People' list

The news magazine will publish its annual list of the most influential people in the world later on Thursday, April 16 but the magazine's official website reports that the celebrity couple made the cut.

Nigeria’s President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has been named one of the world’s most influential people by TIME Magazine.

Other Nigerians who made the list are former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, bestselling author, Chimamanda Adichie and Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Named Fortune Magazine “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders”

Fortune Magazine has named Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as one of the world’s 50 greatest leaders. She was ranked at number 33. Below is what the publication said about her:

Meet The Woman Who Had Sex With 919 Men In 12 hours; Breaks World Record

Her name is Lisa Sparks and on the 16th of October 2004, the American porn star set a new world record for having sex with the most men in a single day during the annual World Gang Bang Championship in Poland . Lisa competed against two other women, Polish porn star Marianna Rokita and a Brazilian named Patricia. Marianna was the former world record holder who had sex with 759 men in a day. Lisa achieved the new record by having sex with 919 men over a period of 12 hours. Meaning she spent only about 45 seconds having sex with each man.