Youngest Billionaire Still Bikes To Work

No. 1: Dustin Moskovitz

Age: 27
Net Worth: $3.5 billion

Dustin Moskovitz was Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard roommate and Facebook's third employee. Despite his billions, he still bikes to work and flies commercial. Moskovitz has also joined Bill Gates' Givinb Pledge. He is just 8 days younger than his friend.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eimh45lhg/no-1-dustin-moskovitz/#gallerycontent?partner=msnedit

PS: Can a Nigerian be that humble? If you are in his position what type of car would you have bought and why?

Bobby Brown gets jail term for drunken driving

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Bobby Brown, the ex-husband of the late Whitney Houston, was sentenced to 55 days in jail on Tuesday after admitting to driving drunk last year.
Brown pleaded no contest, an admission of guilt under California law, to driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license in October in a Los Angeles suburb.
Police said they stopped Brown after seeing him driving erratically, and that he failed a field sobriety test. It was his second arrest for drunken driving in 2012.
Brown did not appear in court on Tuesday and his plea was entered by his attorney. He must report to jail on March 20
The New Edition singer was also sentenced to four years probation, ordered to install an ignition interlock device and to attend an alcohol counseling program.
Brown and Houston divorced in 2007 after 15 years of what Houston later described as a drug- and alcohol-fueled marriage. Houston drowned accidentally in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub on February 11, 2012, from the effects of heart disease and cocaine.

Man arrested for racially abusing diouf and Sone aluko

A man has been arrested accused of racially abusing two former Rangers players.

The 22-year-old has been detained by Strathclyde Police after sending alleged abusive messages to El Hadji Diouf and Sone Aluko on social networking site Twitter.He was arrested by officers from the Football Co-ordination Unit for Scotland in the early hours of Saturday.Officers arrested him at his home in the Ibrox area of Glasgow at around 6.30am. He is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court from custody later on Monday.A police spokeswoman said, “A 22-year-old man was arrested in relation to alleged drugs offences and racist comments made on a social networking website.”
Diouf, who now plays for Leeds United, was on loan at the Ibrox club from Blackburn Rovers during 2011, while Sone Aluko played for the club from 2011 to 2012.

Westbrom albion player Osaze Odemwingie Shows Off One Month Old Son, Noah

The footballer posted the photos on his Twitter page. Noah Odemwingie was born 20th January 2013. Beautiful baby!

Burkina Faso Football player Bance With His Posh Ride

FOR THOSE WHO KEPT MAKING FUN OF BURKINABE STRIKER BANCE, CHECK OUT HIS BIG BOY RIDE!

I see the guy Jare

Janet Jackson Reveals Billionaire Marriage

Janet Jackson has moved to quash rumours that she is about to marry her Qatari billionaire boyfriend - by revealing that their nuptials happened last year.The 46-year-old singer became engaged and then married to businessman Wissam Al Mana, 37, but kept the news under wraps.
Jackson, the younger sister of the late Michael Jackson, said in a statement: "Last year we were married in a quiet, private, and beautiful ceremony."She gave no details of where or exactly when the wedding took place.The couple told the US TV show Entertainment Tonight: "The rumours regarding an extravagant wedding are simply not true."Our wedding gifts to one another were contributions to our respective favourite children's charities."It is a third marriage for the American singer who is known for keeping her private life from the media, rarely speaking about her ex-husbands.
She married soul singer James DeBarge in 1984, and the marriage was annulled a year later.
Her 1991 marriage to music video director Rene Elizondo ended in divorce in 2000.
Jackson's revelation about her marriage comes days after her 16-year-old nephew, Prince Michael, carried out his first assignment as an Entertainment Tonight special correspondent.
Michael Jackson's son interviewed director Sam Raimi about his new film Oz The Great And Powerful which comes out in March.

Governor Godswill Akpabio Emerges Chairman Of PDP’s Governors Forum

The People’s Democratic Party on Sunday formed its own Governors forum in Abuja with Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state emerging as chairman.

His selection is following a meeting held with President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President Namadi Sambo, some PDP governors as well as top functionaries of the PDP in the presidential villa.

The meeting which commenced at about eight o’clock in the evening lasted till about midnight.

Speaking on his emergence as the chairman of the new forum, Godswill Akpabio said that his selection is to help the PDP iron out issues that concern the party.

According to him only the interest of the PDP governors will be protected in the new governors forum which he said was not in competition with the Nigerian Governors Forum led by Chief Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state.

Akpabio said that the PDP is making concerted effort to reunify the party beginning with the governors and denied reports, that there were efforts to remove Rotimi Amaechi as the governor of the Nigerian Governors Forum.

He insisted that there was need to galvanize the PDP governors the same way other parties have in response to the issues of the day.

Goldie Harvey finally Laid to Rest... RIP Goldie

Rest in Peace Goldie, we will surely all miss you.. sun ree oooo

Photo: Is Toyin Aimakhu Johnson Pregnant? Yes, we think so!

That's Toyin and her newly married husband pictured above. Look at her tummy. Big congrats Toyin!

18 warning signs your relationship is doomed

Have you ever tried to salvage a relationship, only to be burned badly? Other times, no matter how hard we try, our partner is no longer interested in a relationship with us. Here are some warning signs to show that your relationship is in trouble.

Not all warning signs have to be present for there to be a problem in the relationship, as different problems and various personalities can make a number of unique combinations of relationship trouble.

The common denominators here are your gut telling you something is wrong, and your insecurities that did not surface (or worsen) until AFTER the relationship.

1) You sense that something is wrong, but your partner won’t tell you when you ask.

2) Your partner often cancels on you, despite not having other obligations (e.g. a job).

3) You make practically all the effort to initiate contact, or at least feel like you are.

“You feel like you would have to scream at your partner to get him/her to understand you.”

4) You feel like your partner is not making you a priority, no matter how much he/she reassures you otherwise.

5) You purposely avoid talking to certain friends and family members about your relationship because you are afraid they will declare your partner’s actions (or lack thereof) as a sign of irreparable disinterest.

6) You feel like you would have to scream at your partner to get him/her to understand you.

7) Your partner waffles back an forth on his/her judgment of you. This can encompass health, hobbies, etc. that he/she claimed to be fine with in the beginning. He/she backpedals when you explain yourself, then changes his/her mind again.

8) You sense that your partner is bored, distracted, or unenthused when you are together, despite your attempts to please him/her. You feel especially distraught because this even happens at a place he/she wanted to go.

9) You miss the days where he/she would text you or talk to you on the phone for hours on end, do small things for you, and touch you in a way where you felt special, loved, and incredible amounts of affection with every hug or caress.

10) Your partner makes excuses as to why he/she cannot do small favors that are important to you yet take little effort on his/her part.

11) Your friends think you are awesome, but you’re not so sure if your partner feels the same these days. Thus, you try extra hard to “prove” how nice/smart/funny/giving you are.

12) Your partner no longer finds you humorous, despite your friends’ appreciation of your humor.

13) Your partner does not introduce you to his/her friends and you feel like it’s way overdue.

14) Your partner does not introduce you to his/her family and leaves you to fend for yourself if you do encounter a family member.

15) Your partner mentions how people talk about you behind your back to him, but he/she never verbally defends you.

16) You felt comfortable with your body in the beginning of the relationship, but then you sense your partner’s lack of interest in sexual activities and wonder if you really are fat/unattractive. Thus you seek reassurance from your partner, but to no avail.

17) Your partner never takes you out anywhere despite having enough free time and money.

And, of course, the most obvious:

18) Your partner breaks up with you, leaving you confused and hurt, especially if he/she validates your fears as true (e.g. breaking up with you because he/she really DID find you fat and unattractive). Your partner asks for a break when you plead to stay with him/her, yet when you reconsider whether or not it would be smart to ever get back together, he/she is indifferent.

When your partner blames YOU for being sad and crying over his/her indifference toward you (e.g. “You’re crying over yourself,” “you’re unhappy because you [insert harmless hobby here],” and “I’m just telling you this so you can improve yourself; don’t do it for me.”) you need to RUN.

It’s difficult to anticipate such disappointments from people who claim to love us because many of us will often blame ourselves for our feelings. If you are unhappy in a relationship, you may just try to convince yourself that you’re too fickle or too demanding. Or, you may ask your partner about what is wrong, and the issue is temporarily resolved until things get back to blah again.

Relationships should not feel like you are bugging your partner, nor should you be giving so much that you feel burned out by lack of reciprocation.

PRISON BREAK IN GREEK PRISON..... (Greece Helicopter Prison Escape Attempt Foiled)

A helicopter swooped down on a prison courtyard Sunday as armed men on board fired on guards and lowered a rope to help a convicted killer make his fourth attempt to escape from a Greek prison.

But the plot was foiled after the prisoner was shot and the chopper forced to land in the prison's parking lot.

The dramatic escape attempt was one of a handful involving helicopters in Greece, and the first time such plans have failed.

Authorities said the chartered helicopter — carrying two armed passengers, a pilot and a technician — first tried to rip off the chicken-wire fence surrounding Trikala prison with a hook dangling from a rope. But that didn't work, so a rope was lowered down to whisk away Panagiotis Vlastos. Another prisoner, an unnamed Albanian national also in the courtyard at the time, may also have been part of the escape plan.

At the same time, the armed passengers used AK-47 assault rifles to fire on the prison guards. One guard, who was inside a post, was slightly injured by shards of flying glass. He and others returned fire, injuring Vlastos, who had managed to climb into the helicopter, as well as the helicopter's technician. Vlastos fell from a height of about 3 meters (10 feet) into the courtyard, and the helicopter was eventually grounded in the parking lot.

Vlastos, 43, is a convicted murderer and racketeer serving a life term who had tried and failed three times before to escape from prison.

Prison officials told TV stations Mega and NET that they recovered well over 500 bullets fired from the helicopter. The Ministry of Justice, in statements describing the escape attempt, added that the helicopter passengers also carried, but did not use, "improvised explosive devices."

Authorities said Vlastos was wounded in the legs but is being treated in the prison hospital because his injuries were not deemed serious enough for a transfer elsewhere. The technician's hand was slightly wounded.

It was not immediately clear if the pilot and flight technician had willingly participated in the escape attempt or had been forced to fly to the prison, which is located 328 km (205 miles) northwest of Athens. Also unclear was whether the second would-be escapee was in on the scheme or just happened to be in the courtyard and tried to take advantage of the situation.

The helicopter was hired from a western Athens suburb and was supposed to fly to Thessaloniki, in northern Greece. But it deviated from is flight path to head to the prison.

This is the third time a helicopter has been used in an attempted prison escape in Greece. Convicted criminals Vassilis Paleokostas and Alket Rizaj were whisked by helicopter from the high-security Korydallos prison in Athens in June 2006. They were caught, but escaped for a second time — again using a helicopter — in February 2009. Paleokostas is still at large.

Vlastos was first arrested in 1994 in the murder of two members of a rival criminal gang. He was convicted last year as the behind-the-bars mastermind of the kidnapping of shipping tycoon Pericles Panagopoulos. Panagopoulos was kidnapped in January 2009 and released after eight days, when a ransom of €30 million was paid.

While awaiting trial for the kidnapping, Vlastos tried to escape in December 2011 from Korydallos prison along with three members of armed anarchist group Conspiracy Nuclei of Fire. The four used a pistol and knives to take hostage three prison guards and 25 visiting relatives of other prisoners. The four surrendered to authorities after a five-hour standoff.

Vlastos had also tried to escape, unsuccessfully, in 1994 and 1998.

MC Hammer arrested in obstructing officer case

Rapper MC Hammer launched a string of tweets Saturday with his side of the story two days after he was arrested in northern California for allegedly obstructing an officer.

Among his tweets, Hammer said, apparently referring to the arresting officer, that he was asked whether he was on parole or probation before the man tried to pull him out of his vehicle Thursday night.Police in Dublin, east of Oakland, said Hammer was in a vehicle with expired registration and he was not the registered owner. “After asking Hammer who the registered owner was he became very argumentative and refused to answer the officer’s questions,” police spokesman Herb Walters wrote Saturday evening in an e-mail to CNN.Hammer — a rap and dance icon in the late 1980s and 1990s — was arrested on suspicion of resisting an officer and obstructing an officer in the performance of his duties, according to police spokesman Herb Walters. The incident occurred at the Hacienda Crossings shopping center. Hammer began his tweets Saturday with “chubby elvis looking dude was tapping on my car window, I rolled down the window and he said ‘Are you on parole or probation?’” “While I was handing him my ID he reached in my car and tried to pull me out the car but forgot he was on a steady donut diet,” Hammer continued. “It was comical to me until he pulled out his guns, blew his whistle and yelled for help (MallCop) !!! But make no mistake he’s dangerous.”Hammer, 50, was booked and released on bail from Santa Rita Jail, Walters said. A court date is next month, and police have until that time to decide on any charges.
No drugs or alcohol were suspected in the incident, police said.
In another tweet, Hammer, born Stanley Kirk Burrell, said, “only thing more dangerous than a scared man with a gun, is a scared man with an agenda, a gun and a badge.”
“I will now answer his question, contrary to his personal beliefs, all people of color are not on parole or probation fat boy!!!,” wrote Hammer, later adding he thought of his arrest as “a teachable moment” and an “eye opener.”
Hammer, who had a hit single in 1990 with “U Can’t Touch This,” has been enjoying a resurgence in his career and took the stage with “Gangnam Style” Korean performer Psy during the American Music Awards last November.
Hammer performed “Too Legit to Quit,” which was released more than 20 years ago.
By Elwyn Lopez and Phil Gast, CNN. CNN’s Michael Martinez contributed to this report.

Lettuce health benefits / medicinal uses and properties


Botanical name: Lactuca sativa L.
Botanical family: Compositae
Lettuce, is the leaves of the lettuce plant ‘Lactuca sativa’, of the botanical family Compositae. Their color varies from green to purple red, and also their shape from straight to curly.

PROPERTIES

The following is the composition of lettuce:
• They very large amount of water, about 94.9%. This makes them one of the foods that are richest in water.
• They contain very low amount of carbohydrates, only about 0.67%. This is the main reason why it supplies a very little amount of energy.
• They also contain very little amount of fats, about 0.2%.
• Proteins are present in lettuce in significantly high amounts, at about 1.62%.
• Contains minerals such as iron and potassium which stands out among others. Other minerals present in significant quantities are phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, manganese, zinc and copper.
• Vitamins such as provitamin A, B group vitamins and vitamin C, are present in lettuce in a quite rich amounts.
• lettuce, also contains a substance which is attributed to its sleep-inducing property.
• Lettuce, also contains vegetable fiber in about 1.7%. This fiber, contributes to its mild laxative effect .

HEALTH BENEFITS / MEDICINAL USES OF LETTUCE
The following are some of the medicinal indications of lettuce:
• Constipation - lettuce, are highly recommended in cases of constipation, as they facilitate the removal of faeces due to its fiber content and digestibility.
• Insomnia - For those who are unable to sleep at night this is a good news for you, as insomnia contains a sleep-inducing substance in it. It is recommended to be taken at night.
• Diabetes - The very low carbohydrate content of lettuce, makes it highly recommended for the diabetics.
• Digestive disorders - lettuce is also recommended in cases of digestive disorders, as when eaten before a meal, it helps tones the stomach, thus, facilitating digestion.
• Obesity - After eating a lettuce, a great feeling of satiety is experienced. It also provides a few amount of calories which makes it tolerable for the obese.
• Nervous system disorders - The regular consumption of lettuce produces a mild sedative effect. It also supplies necessary B group vitamins for nervous system wellness. It is indicated in cases of anxiety, stress, or nervousness.
For more on other foods, visit
http://foodsanddiseases.com

.............POEM OF THE WEEK.......

For you my sweet angel I would die
I'd pick all the stars from the sky
And give them all just for you
To let you know how much I love you

My angel I'll love you thru all eternity
I would do anything for you sweetie
I wrote this poem from my heart
To let you know your my sweetheart

Please stay with me forever
Take my hand and lets be together
Lets fly up to the heavens above
And show everyone we are in love

Top 21 Richest Nigerian Billionaires In 2013

Very few Nigerians have made the Forbes list of richest people in the world the reason been that Forbes estimates the wealth of individuals and rank them based on the value of shares they have in quoted companies (companies listed on the stock exchange).


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The few Nigerians that have the list are Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga and Femi Otedola.

The list of top 21 Richest Nigerian billionaires has been based on:

The value of their shares held in quoted companies, the size and market share of their companies, the number of companies they own and its assumed value, the market value of their company’s brand and the impact of their companies on the Nigerian economy.

Despite the harsh terrain and business challenges involved with starting a business in Nigeria; the successful entrepreneurs listed below held their ground and fought their way to the top.

In a country with a population of over 160 million inhabitants and millions of businesses; these 20 entrepreneurs diligently carved their names in the sands of time.

Niger Delta university student killed during cult initiation

The Bayelsa State police command yesterday announced the killing of a 200- levelstudent of petro-chemical engineering of Niger Delta University, Amasoma, Mr. Tariebi Tyger, during a forceful initiation exercise by some unidentified cult group...


 According to the police, the 21 years old undergraduate was wooed by the cultists but he turned them down. He was later forcefully taken from his hostel and an initiation exercise done. The police public relations officer, Mr. Fidelis Odunna, told Edification sources that though the police had arrested persons suspected to have taken part in the murder, it gathered that the victim passed out during the heavy beating meted out during theinitiation and died.

“They forcefully took the boy from his hostel to initiate him into a cult and in the process, the boy passed out. They threw his corpse into the river. We are going to arrest them very soon”, he said. Edification info gathered that the deceased was the son of a police officer in the state. The grandfather of the deceased, Mr. Lucky Daniel, told our correspondent in Yenagoa that Tyger was abducted from his hostel at Amasoma in Southern Ijaw local government area by some suspected cultists.

He said Tyger was bundled to a house in Otuan where he was murdered by the cultists who later threw his corpse into the river. “The cult group gruesomely murdered him, tied his legs with block sinkers and threw it into the river”, he said. Tyger's parents suspected a foul play few days after he left them in Yenagoa on December 10 to resume his studies in the university.

 All effort made by his parents to reach the 21 years old undergraduate on his telephoneproved abortive forcing them to begin a search operation. His parents became worried and swung into action to locate him in his hostel accommodation.

To their chagrin and utmost disappointment, they observed that the door of his room was broken but he was nowhere to be found. In their frantic efforts to locate their missing son, the parents contacted his erstwhile room mate who was his closest associate at the time.

 He joined the parents as a sympathizer in the search, he said. Daniel who identified himself as the maternal grandfather of the deceased said the matter was later reported to the police.

Customs arrests professor with $1.1m at Lagos Airport

   OPERATIVES of the Nigeria Custom Service, NCS, Murtala Muhammed International Airports, MMIA, Command, yesterday arrested a passenger with $1.1 million at MMIA, Lagos on his way to Kenya.This came as the command intercepted over $12.1 million from 14 persons who tried to smuggle money out of the country in contravention of extant regulations in 2012.

Disclosing this development at NCS office at the airport, Area Comptroller, Mr Charles Epowei Edike, identified the passenger as Professor Ofoegbu  Charles Ononuju, who claimed to be the director of an oil firm (name withheld). According to Mr. Edike, the professor with passport registration number A04008969 claimed that he was travelling with such a huge amount of money to solve a dispute with Kenya community over oil blocks.Edike said “the passenger declared the currency both on forms CDF1A and CDF1B, but claimed he was travelling with Kenya Airways flight number QR542 to Kenya, to solve dispute with Kenya community over oil blocks”

The Comptroller noted that the passenger and the currency had been handed over to officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigation.

Giving detail of activities of the command in 2012, Edike said in 2012, the NCS, MMIA Command intercepted over $12.1 million from 14 persons who tried to smuggled money out of the country in contravention of extant regulations.

Most Wanted Nigerian Fraudster Arrested In Sydney

  He owned a hip hop record label and he lived the high life of luxury hotels, gambling, strippers and bling. But behind the glitz and the glamour Tobechi Enyinna Onwuhara was one of the FBI's most wanted men, allegedly a fraudster who scammed at least $44 million through cyber crimes.
But the sophisticated con artist, who fled Florida in August 2008 amid an intense FBI investigation, has been caught in Sydney and sent back to the US to face a string of fraud charges.

Nigerian-born Tobechi Onwuhara, 33, was "provisionally arrested in response to a request from the United States Government" in December last year, according to a spokeswoman for the Australian Attorney-General's department.
A spokeswoman for the AG's department said Mr Onwuhara is to face prosecution in the US for fraud related offences, including identity fraud and computer fraud.


"On January 29, the Minister for Justice [Jason Clare] made a determination to surrender Mr Onwuhara to the US.
"As a matter of long standing practice, the Australian government does not comment on operational matters," she said.
Fairfax Media understands Mr Onwuhara had been living it up in Sydney after disappearing in August 2008.
The FBI's website now lists Mr Onwuhara as captured, but with scant detail of the arrest. They were offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
The source who tipped off Fairfax said Mr Onwuhara had been making regular trips to The Star casino as well as splashing cash at numerous popular nightclubs.
"He would bet at the Star under a different name, he was a regular, then one day he just disappeared and someone told us he wanted by the FBI," a source said.

A spokeswoman for Echo entertainment, owner of The Star, did not return calls and emails. The US Consulate in Sydney also did not return calls.

An Australian Federal Police spokesman confirmed the AFP arrested Mr Onwuhara.

According to the FBI's most wanted list. Mr Onwuhara is wanted for his alleged involvement in an elaborate scheme that defrauded the financial industry out of tens of millions of dollars.
"Onwuhara is a key member of a group of Nigerians who allegedly have been conducting fraudulent banking activities from Florida and Texas, since 2005," the FBI's most wanted website states.
"It is alleged that the group has been using online internet databases to steal victims' identities.
"Once acquired, they allegedly use the victims' information to gain access to the victims' 'Home Equity Line of Credit' accounts and wire transfer the money to accounts mainly located overseas, some in the United States."
Some of Onwuhara's alleged co-conspirators have been arrested, inside and outside of the United States, the FBI's website states.
Onwuhara was charged federally with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest by the US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, on August 1, 2008.


Source: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/one-of-fbis-most-wanted-caught-living-it-large-in-sydney-20130218-2en72.html

Oscar Pistorius' older brother also accused of killing a woman

   

  Carl Pistorius (left), the older brother of the Blade Runner, accused of killing his girlfriend, is also facing a manslaughter charge. Carl is charged with culpable homicide over the accidental death of a woman in a car crash in 2010.
His lawyer Kenny Oldwage, who also represents Oscar Pistorius, confirmed the charges today. Carl Pistorius appeared in court just two days before his brother's bail hearing last week, according to the Daily Mail.
According to the BBC, police conducted tests on Carl Pistorius' blood at the time of the accident, and he was found not to have been drinking alcohol. 
Carl was initially accused of reckless or negligent driving, but the matter was later provisionally withdrawn. However, the charges were reinstated after the victim's family said they believed it was more than an accident. Carl Pistorius' trial is set to begin at the end of March. 
Meanwhile the police have told Reeva Steenkamp's family that Oscar crushed her skull with a cricket bat before shooting her dead

Latin American Idol winner Martha Heredia Arrested for Smuggling Heroin

Latin American Idol winner Martha Heredia has been arrested after attempting to smuggle heroin onto an airplane bound for New York.

Heredia was caught in the Dominican Republic with 2.9 pounds (1.3 kilograms) of heroin stuffed into her platform shoes which were inside of her suitcase. The 22-year-old was crowned the winner of American Idol in 2009. So sad. More pictures after the cut.