JTE GIST: Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg, Aliko Dangote, Donald Trump & More make Forbes 2017 Billionaires List
Microsoft Founder Bill Gates has topped the Forbes 2017 Billionaires List, the fourth straight year with a net worth of $86bn.
He was followed by Warren Buffett, the chief of Berkshire Hathaway, whose wealth is around $75.6 billion.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos came third, followed by Amancio Ortega from Spanish clothing retailer Zara.
Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg came fifth.
The global billionaire population climbed nearly 13 percent from 1810 to 2043 over the past year.
This annual increase is at an all-time high in the 31-year history of the list, Forbes said. “Their total net worth rose by 18% to $7.67 trillion, also a record,” Forbes added.
The U.S. had the most billionaires with a number of 565, and China came the second with 319 billionaires.
Forbes said there were 195 new billionaires, adding that Mainland China had the most of that number with 76. The U.S. was second with 25.
“Notable newbies include Patagonia sportswear founder Yvon Chouinard; Viking Cruises founder Torstein Hagen of Norway; U.S. hedge fund tycoon Cliff Asness and two of his partners; and John and Patrick Collison, Irish citizens who co-founded San Francisco-based Stripe, which enables online payments. John Collison, age 26, is now the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, just two months younger than Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel.Nigeria’s industrialist, Aliko Dangote is on the 105 spot in the list, with a fortune of $12.2 billion, making him the richest person on the African continent.
The Collisons are two of just four self-made billionaires in their 20s (the other two are the Snapchat cofounders). There are 56 billionaires under age 40, down from 66 last year, after some aged out and others dropped below the $1 billion mark,” Forbes said.
He is followed by South Africa’s Nicky Oppenheimer, who is on the 199 spot with a fortune of $7 billion.
U.S. President Donald Trump also slipped slipped 220 spots on the list.
According to the list, Trump lost $1 billion dollars, with his worth dropping from $4.5 billion to $3.5 billion.
That was enough to see the president fall from the 324th to 554th spot on the list.
Forbes pinned his wealth shrinkage on the receding real estate market.
Forty per cent of Trump’s wealth is tied up in Trump Tower and eight other buildings within a short distance of it.
“Midtown Manhattan real estate is down; therefore, so is Donald Trump’s fortune,” Forbes said.
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See the full list of the 21 African Billionaires including Isabel Dos Santos of Angola and Nigeria’s Folorunsho Alakija of Nigeria HERE.
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MUSIC: GFM GANG – “Loongu” Ft. Criz Gold x Springsteve x Dj Ruff (Prod. By Babe On Da Beat) [@gfm_gang] || @fresh9jatunes
“Criz Gold” and “Springsteve” recently started a trend with the hashtag #LOONGU on social media; which of course the annouced it was the title of a song by the GFM GANG.
After much anticipations the dish is ready to be served, GFM GANG is out with this new debut single and it feature it acts “Criz Gold“, “Springsteve” and their in house Deejay “Dj Ruff” Aka Tha Immaculate.
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The new school king "McMighty DeRapPhenomenal" jump on another beat again after the release of his last dope debute single "AAYE O PO" (Pepenazi's #iAintGatNoTime cover).
McMightyDRP never relent on dropping hits to march up the rest, and on "SO LE JE TAN" the new school kind delivers his first commercial rap ever to turn up the street. SO LE JE TAN is no doubt a hit already, it's a must listen too.
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JTE GIST: “This one na real yahoo girl no laptop” – Davido refutes Claim that he has a 3-year old Child
One Ayotomide Labinjo, an Ibadan based 26-year old lady, said that she got pregnant for Davido after they slept together twice when the singer was in Ibadan.
The singer, a father of one, who is expecting a child with his Georgia University girlfriend, Mandy, refuted the allegations in a series of Tweets last night.
Davido called the lady a fraudster.
See his tweets below:
Yesterday, news broke that singer Davido has been involved in another baby mam drama.
The source who broke the news claimed that the story will be published in today’s (March 18 2017) PUNCH Newspaper.
This development is coming after the singer confirmed that he is expecting a second child with one Amanda aka Mandy, an American with African parentage.
Mandy is a 24-year old student at Georgia University.
Speaking exclusively to PUNCH‘s Saturday Beats, the alleged baby mama, Ayotomide Labinjo said that she got pregnant for Davido in 2013.
She said she met Davido at a club in Ibadan and they slept together that same night. She added that she slept with Davido again when he was in Ibadan for Gbenga Adeyinka the 1st’s Easter show.
“In February 2013, I met Davido at a club in Ibadan and he approached me and said he liked me. We became friends and got along. He only came to have a good time then. We left the club in his Range Rover Sports for a hotel around Challenge in Ibadan where we slept together. I left him there the following morning. Before then, I had no boyfriend so I was not used to going out but my friend invited me to the club that night.The test revealed that Davido was “Excluded” from being the biological father of the child. The test was carried out on September 2, 2014 at Clina-Lancet Laboratories, Babatunde Jose Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
We only met twice in Ibadan and we slept together on both occasions. The third time I would see him again was when I and my mother went to his house in Lagos more than a year after the birth of the baby. He preferred to call me Enitan because that is my other name.
When I told him I was pregnant at the end of March 2013, he said I should keep it but the following morning, he blocked me from his Blackberry Messenger list. I could not reach him throughout the period I was pregnant. On each of the days we met in Ibadan, he had a police and three body guards with him.
On the day the baby girl was being named, he added me again on his BBM and I sent him her pictures. He asked me what I wanted and I told him that he should take up the responsibility of the child. But he blocked me from his contact list again the next morning. We named the baby Aanuoluwapo but he preferred to call her Vero and anytime I asked for anything, he would embarrass me.
My mother was furious about his attitude so she wrote a letter to his father but he did not reply until our lawyer, the late Bamidele Aiku, wrote to him. That was when his father arranged for a DNA test and we went to Lagos for the test,” she said.
Ayotomide said that the test was dud/falsified, adding that she saw the singer handing over a “big” envelope with lots of money to one Dr. Alex Sogbola who conducted the test.
Ayotomide’s mother, Ropo who backed her daughter’s claims, said:
I wrote a letter to Davido’s father but there was no reply until our lawyer wrote to him. When he called me, I explained what happened between my daughter and his son and he arranged for the DNA. He said his son told him that he did not know my daughter.Ropo, who said she lost her husband 16 years ago, added that she does not believe a DNA test was carried out. She said she had told Davido’s father that she would go to a government hospital for another DNA test when she has the money.
He later sent his driver to Ibadan to bring us to Lagos for the test. After meeting him, he told the driver to take us to Davido’s house. We met him and his brother Wale, his cousins B.Red and Shina. Shina told him he would not be a party to this (paternity tussle).
From there, we went to a hospital, Davido was in another car. I was suspicious of the whole set up because there was no indication that the facility could handle DNA test. My daughter was called upstairs with Davido and the child. My daughter was left outside a door but out of curiosity, she opened the door and saw Davido giving lots of money to the doctor after his father had already paid for the DNA test.
Davido and the baby’s blood samples were only taken so I asked the doctor why he did not take that of my daughter because Davido’s father had told me that he paid for the three people at N65,000 each. They asked us to come back after two weeks but the result came out after seven days. Davido’s father sent a car to bring us to Lagos again for the result. Davido had left the country then. The result showed that Davido was not the father but my findings after that showed that only blood test was carried out and not DNA test.
She said: “I have written Chief Adeleke (Davido’s father) to do me a favour by presenting Davido on the day of the test. From what I know, hair sample or saliva swab and not only blood sample are used for DNA test.”
Speaking to Saturday Beats, Dr Sogbola said he remembered the case, adding that the result was not falsified.
“I remember the case. If I should check the system, I am sure I would still have the details. We also have a sister company in South Africa where the blood samples were tested and if you go to South Africa, you would get the exact same result we gave her here in Nigeria. I have every record and if I bring my records out, I would show you the picture of the lady when she came, the baby’s picture and Davido’s own as well.
I remember the lady’s mother. They came in from Ibadan and the samples were not taken here. It was done in Verdic Hospital in Lekki, they paid for home service so I had to go and take the sample from Verdic Hospital. We gave the result out and the day it was out, I cannot remember if the lady was there but Davido’s father collected the result from me.
I remember the girl said she was in school and I asked her where she met Davido but I could not keep asking questions because it was none of my business. He might have come for a show in her school and something happened between them. Even her mother’s ring tone then was Davido’s song. Even Davido’s father said that he had been investing some money in them but they should give him some time to get the DNA done so that they could take charge of the child. That was what he said. Before the test was conducted, the man had been sending money to them. He sent a car to pick them from Ibadan for the test.When contacted, Davido’s manager, Asa Asika said that the story is false.
The second DNA that was done for Davido’s baby, Imade, I also conducted the test. I can tell you that I have never collected any huge sum from Davido ever since I have come in contact with him. He has never given me even N2,000 despite the fact that he has money. I don’t know what the girl wants but if it is another DNA, then that is between her and Davido. She can have a retest anywhere else in the world. I am sure she has a copy of that result. Even if there is a foul play here, would I do it as well with the people in South Africa? If I do a foul play with any DNA result, it would not only affect us here in Nigeria but also our office in South Africa. So if they are suing us here, they are also suing our branch in South Africa,” he said.
Asa said via email: “Apologies for the delayed response, I have been flying. This is not a true story, thanks for reaching out to clarify. Thanks.”
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JTE GIST: I did it to save my dying son – Suspected Drug Smuggler after Excreting 66 Wraps of Heroin
PUNCH reports that Ogochukwu initially denied having anything to do with drugs when he was apprehended on suspicion of being a drug courier.
He was apprehended during the inward screening of passengers on an Ethiopian Airline flight from Nairobi.
He excreted the substance after being placed in seclusion for hours, spokesperson of the National drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mitchell Ofoyeju said.
The Anambra state indigene began to beg the officials, saying he went into drug smuggling to save his 4-year old son who is in the hospital.
“I teach in a computer school at Onitsha, Anambra State. This is my very first time of having anything to do with drugs. The doctor said that my child has a hole in the heart.According to the Chairman of NDLEA, retired Col. Muhammad Abdallah:
I met many people for help but nobody was willing to help me except a drug baron. My son is currently at a hospital in Nairobi with my wife who is Kenyan.
The baron who is from Tanzania promised to pay me $2,000 to take care of my child’s medical bills. I took the decision to smuggle the drugs into Nigeria because I am very worried about the condition of my son,” Ogochukwu said.
“No explanation is tenable for committing a crime. Drug trafficking is a criminal offence and the suspect will be charged accordingly. The suspect’s action only complicated his condition because he is here facing a criminal charge while the responsibility of taking care of his sick son now rests solely on the wife.”
Ogochukwu will be sentenced to at least 15 years imprisonment upon conviction, the NDLEA boss said.
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