This is lovely. A physically challenged Iranian fan identified as Fateme Hamami used her feet to draw a portrait football star, Cristiano Ronaldo which has now gone viral. Considering her condition, it can be said that the lady did a very good job.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Disabled Female Fan Uses Her Feet To Draw A Portrait Of Football Star, Cristiano Ronaldo (See Photo)
This is lovely. A physically challenged Iranian fan identified as Fateme Hamami used her feet to draw a portrait football star, Cristiano Ronaldo which has now gone viral. Considering her condition, it can be said that the lady did a very good job.
See Photos of Senator Dino Melaye From His Vacation In London
The Senator disclosed he is in London and we believe he is there for a short vacation as he posted photos showing his swag in one, and the other, he captioned it;
- 'resting day in London'
Meet Nigeria Girl With Golden Eyes (See Photos)
The picture below is a Nigeria girl named PEACE who is said to had golden eye.
But, my question is that, What do you guys think?
Is the eyes a health problem or just a normal eyes?
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But, my question is that, What do you guys think?
Is the eyes a health problem or just a normal eyes?
Rotimi Amaechi Says Gov Wike Forging More Documents To Persecute Him
The Minister of Transportation and immediate past governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike, of forging more documents to persecute him.
Amaechi claimed that Wike wanted to use the distorted and forged documents to persecute and prosecute him in court, adding that the governor had bragged that he would secure judgement against him in any court because he had the judiciary at the state and national levels in his (Wike) pocket.
The former governor, in a statement by his Media Office, said, “The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has continued to twist, falsify and forge fresh documents that he intends to use against the immediate past governor of the state and now Minister of Transportation Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.
“Wike wants to use the elaborately distorted and most times outright, but carefully forged documents to persecute and prosecute his erstwhile benefactor in court. In the past couple of days, Wike has been telling anyone who cares to listen, bragging that he will certainly get a conviction, a judgement against Amaechi in the law courts on spurious charges of corruption using his forged documents because he (Wike) is in control of the judiciary at the state and national level.
“Nigerians would recall that only a few days back, Livingstone Wechie, the young man Wike used to accuse Amaechi of corruption and write false and frivolous petitions to the National Assembly and the EFCC etc, confessed in a live television programme and in a statement he also circulated to the media, that all the documents he used to wrongfully portray Amaechi as corrupt when he governed Rivers State, were phony, forged documents given to him by Wike’s Rivers State Government House.
“Wechie also admitted, like we have always said, that the forged documents were used as the template and basis for the Justice Omereji-led Judicial Commission of Inquiry, a panel Wike set up early in his administration to malign, vilify and persecute Amaechi.
“Sadly, this is the kind of administration that presides over the affairs of Rivers people; an administration that embarks on wholesale forgery and distortion of government documents and then retails it out to his minions, the media and now the judiciary in a shameful and futile bid to defame and destroy Amaechi.
Amaechi noted that Nigerians would not forget how Wike, told the media that the over $43m found by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a luxury apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos and the apartment belonged to him (Amaechi).
“Wike shamelessly said that the money was part of what was stolen from Rivers State – and warehoused in the Ikoyi house by his predecessor and current Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
“Not done with his concocted tales, Wike went further to threaten the President Muhammadu Buhari administration with fire and brimstone if the money is not returned to him (Wike). He gave the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to return the money; otherwise, he would institute the mother of all legal actions against the Buhari government to recover the money,” the former governor further recalled.
Reacting, Wike said Amaechi’s reckless blackmail of the judiciary would fail, adding that the former governor’s allegation was unfounded, baseless and a figment of his (Amaechi) imagination.
A statement from the governor’s Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, partly read, “…We are not surprised by Amaechi’s antics to blackmail the judiciary. Ever since the Supreme Court victory that validated the election of Governor Wike, Amaechi has never failed to malign the judiciary.
“Governor Wike is a law-abiding citizen, who believes in the rule of law. That is why he has followed due process in tackling the issues of high level corruption against the Minister of Transportation.”
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Amaechi claimed that Wike wanted to use the distorted and forged documents to persecute and prosecute him in court, adding that the governor had bragged that he would secure judgement against him in any court because he had the judiciary at the state and national levels in his (Wike) pocket.
The former governor, in a statement by his Media Office, said, “The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has continued to twist, falsify and forge fresh documents that he intends to use against the immediate past governor of the state and now Minister of Transportation Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.
“Wike wants to use the elaborately distorted and most times outright, but carefully forged documents to persecute and prosecute his erstwhile benefactor in court. In the past couple of days, Wike has been telling anyone who cares to listen, bragging that he will certainly get a conviction, a judgement against Amaechi in the law courts on spurious charges of corruption using his forged documents because he (Wike) is in control of the judiciary at the state and national level.
“Nigerians would recall that only a few days back, Livingstone Wechie, the young man Wike used to accuse Amaechi of corruption and write false and frivolous petitions to the National Assembly and the EFCC etc, confessed in a live television programme and in a statement he also circulated to the media, that all the documents he used to wrongfully portray Amaechi as corrupt when he governed Rivers State, were phony, forged documents given to him by Wike’s Rivers State Government House.
“Wechie also admitted, like we have always said, that the forged documents were used as the template and basis for the Justice Omereji-led Judicial Commission of Inquiry, a panel Wike set up early in his administration to malign, vilify and persecute Amaechi.
“Sadly, this is the kind of administration that presides over the affairs of Rivers people; an administration that embarks on wholesale forgery and distortion of government documents and then retails it out to his minions, the media and now the judiciary in a shameful and futile bid to defame and destroy Amaechi.
Amaechi noted that Nigerians would not forget how Wike, told the media that the over $43m found by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a luxury apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos and the apartment belonged to him (Amaechi).
“Wike shamelessly said that the money was part of what was stolen from Rivers State – and warehoused in the Ikoyi house by his predecessor and current Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
“Not done with his concocted tales, Wike went further to threaten the President Muhammadu Buhari administration with fire and brimstone if the money is not returned to him (Wike). He gave the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to return the money; otherwise, he would institute the mother of all legal actions against the Buhari government to recover the money,” the former governor further recalled.
Reacting, Wike said Amaechi’s reckless blackmail of the judiciary would fail, adding that the former governor’s allegation was unfounded, baseless and a figment of his (Amaechi) imagination.
A statement from the governor’s Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, partly read, “…We are not surprised by Amaechi’s antics to blackmail the judiciary. Ever since the Supreme Court victory that validated the election of Governor Wike, Amaechi has never failed to malign the judiciary.
“Governor Wike is a law-abiding citizen, who believes in the rule of law. That is why he has followed due process in tackling the issues of high level corruption against the Minister of Transportation.”
See What a Man Do To Wife For Being There For Him (Photos)
A lady who could not incorporate her joy after her husband blessed her with a vehicle for helping him has shared candy images of her gift on social media.
This is what a man bought for his adorable spouse for not giving up on him.
Mrs. Ogbuokiri nina overjoyed after the husband gifted her a brand new automobile
A nigerian girl, ogbuokiri nina has taken taken to fb to percentage her tale of joy as her husband blessed her with a new ride for not giving up on him.
The girl who stated they started from a humble beginning till the moment the husband made it in life, she has been helping him. She shared the tale to encourage others writing:
An excessive amount of love: see what a man bought for his cute spouse for no longer giving up on him.
"who says god dose now not answers prayers. This my new wipe from my hubby .To my husband for placing smiles on my face, i right here to say a huge thank you for all which you have completed for me all this years , all you want is my happiness. May additionally god bless and hold you for me honey.
I wasn't looking ahead to it this massive . Have been will i begin from that is an excessive amount of . I ought to take into account returned within the days how will started out collectively and here we re as husband and spouse now to this. Love is a beautiful component oh yea . Thank you all over again honey.
I want my story to inspire the terrible and to allow ladies recognize that u ought to not promote your frame simply to appearance wealthy."
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This is what a man bought for his adorable spouse for not giving up on him.
Mrs. Ogbuokiri nina overjoyed after the husband gifted her a brand new automobile
A nigerian girl, ogbuokiri nina has taken taken to fb to percentage her tale of joy as her husband blessed her with a new ride for not giving up on him.
The girl who stated they started from a humble beginning till the moment the husband made it in life, she has been helping him. She shared the tale to encourage others writing:
An excessive amount of love: see what a man bought for his cute spouse for no longer giving up on him.
"who says god dose now not answers prayers. This my new wipe from my hubby .To my husband for placing smiles on my face, i right here to say a huge thank you for all which you have completed for me all this years , all you want is my happiness. May additionally god bless and hold you for me honey.
I wasn't looking ahead to it this massive . Have been will i begin from that is an excessive amount of . I ought to take into account returned within the days how will started out collectively and here we re as husband and spouse now to this. Love is a beautiful component oh yea . Thank you all over again honey.
I want my story to inspire the terrible and to allow ladies recognize that u ought to not promote your frame simply to appearance wealthy."
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Famous Comedian, Seyi Law Comes Cor Kemi Olunloyo Again
Seyi Law has spoken on Kemi Olunloyo again. While speaking with Saturday Beats, the comedian admits Kemi Olunloyo is a brilliant woman, but uses her brain otherwise. In his words, He said;
- “I don’t have any grudge against Kemi Olunloyo. The truth is that I see a lot of brilliance in her but it is just that her way of doing things without having ethical values is what makes people get pissed at her. If she had initially written something like I saw Seyi Law’s daughter’s picture and I think he should watch the weight of his baby so that she doesn’t become obese, that would have been better because it is a piece of advice. It is a better approach and not calling my baby obese without having the necessary precautions like taking the baby’s weight, height, eating routine and other things.
If she had done all these things before coming to the conclusion that my baby is obese, that would have been medically fine. If we were in the US or UK; providing a baby’s medical report on social media without the approval of the parents, I know what it entails and the amounts she would pay as fine. The cyberspace is not limited to a country, it is worldwide. She claims to be a citizen of the US and my child is a US citizen. I could decide to sue her in the US and she would pay out of her nose. She could even be the one to pay the money that would send my child to school. Some people are brilliant but they take their stupidity to an extent that they ruin themselves along the line. Brilliance without caution would make you become foolish. This woman can be very good sometimes with some of her reports and she could be blunt at other times with her write-up and we appreciate that but when you operate as a person, you need to be careful with your choice of words. If you want to be blunt, it has to be with evidence. You don’t just say you are blunt by writing falsehood and that is where she has a problem.”
Popular Comedian, Jerry Seinfeld Emerges The World’s Highest Paid Comedian (Photo)
American comedian, Jerry Seinfeld has emerged the world’s highest-paid comedian by earning $69m in one year.
The 63-year-old stand-up comedian and actor topped the list of 10 highest paid comedians released by Forbes Magazine on Friday.
According to Forbes, the rating is based on the Hart’s total earning between June 2016 and June 2017.
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The 63-year-old stand-up comedian and actor topped the list of 10 highest paid comedians released by Forbes Magazine on Friday.
According to Forbes, the rating is based on the Hart’s total earning between June 2016 and June 2017.
37 Students Been Withdrawn By Kano From Egypt University Over Poor Performance
Kano State Government has withdrawn thirty-seven students of Kano State studying at the Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt, being sponsored by the State Government.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by Mallam Usman Bello, the Director of Press to the Deputy Governor of Kano State and Commissioner for Education, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar.
They disclosed the university had already notified the consultant in charge of the students’ welfare and return tickets have also been provided for the students to enable them come home and pursue an alternative academic programme.
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This was disclosed in a statement signed by Mallam Usman Bello, the Director of Press to the Deputy Governor of Kano State and Commissioner for Education, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar.
They disclosed the university had already notified the consultant in charge of the students’ welfare and return tickets have also been provided for the students to enable them come home and pursue an alternative academic programme.
7 Most Important Things To Do Before You Drive Out Your Car In The Morning
A car is just like our body. We do not really care about it until we have a headache or something happens. That is when we remember the doctor or hospital. This is not supposed to be the case but many of us do it. Perhaps we are scared of hospitals. It is the same with our cars. Some people just jump in their cars without checking or doing anything and zoom off. This is very risky.
It is better to take precautions before you start your car so as to avoid stories that touch.
Check below to see the things you must check in your car before you drive out your car in the morning.
1). Check the brakes
Before you set out on your journey, make sure to check the brakes and see if they have the needed stopping power. If you feel the brakes are not effective enough, head immediately to your mechanic or add more brake oil.
2). Check your tyres
Tyres are a very important car accessory. Never joke with it because you do not want it bursting while driving. Hence, check if you have a flat tyre and also make sure that it contains the required pressure. Importantly, always carry a spare.
3). Your fluids level
You don’t need to check the fluid levels on a daily basis but do so once every 15 days or at least on a monthly basis. Some of the fluids include engine oil, brake oil, power steering oil. Do not forget the water level.
4). Adjust the rear view mirrors
Adjust the rear view mirrors to the point you would be able to see a small portion of the rear end of your car along with the lane next to it on your outside rear view mirrors (ORVM).
5). Adjust your seat
You should do this frequently if you are not the only driver. As a rule, do not commence your journey unless you are comfortable in the driver’s seat. You should be able to reach up to the pedals without having to stretch your legs.
6). Fasten your seatbelt
If your car has a reminder to fasten your seatbelt, it is good. But if it does not, make a habit. In fact, today you may be risking arrest in Lagos if you fail to fasten or use your seatbelt.
7). Check the gears
Do a check to see if the gears are working properly to know if they are getting stuck or jamming up, and needs servicing. Don’t forget to put the gear back in neutral before starting the car.
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It is better to take precautions before you start your car so as to avoid stories that touch.
Check below to see the things you must check in your car before you drive out your car in the morning.
1). Check the brakes
Before you set out on your journey, make sure to check the brakes and see if they have the needed stopping power. If you feel the brakes are not effective enough, head immediately to your mechanic or add more brake oil.
2). Check your tyres
Tyres are a very important car accessory. Never joke with it because you do not want it bursting while driving. Hence, check if you have a flat tyre and also make sure that it contains the required pressure. Importantly, always carry a spare.
3). Your fluids level
You don’t need to check the fluid levels on a daily basis but do so once every 15 days or at least on a monthly basis. Some of the fluids include engine oil, brake oil, power steering oil. Do not forget the water level.
4). Adjust the rear view mirrors
Adjust the rear view mirrors to the point you would be able to see a small portion of the rear end of your car along with the lane next to it on your outside rear view mirrors (ORVM).
5). Adjust your seat
You should do this frequently if you are not the only driver. As a rule, do not commence your journey unless you are comfortable in the driver’s seat. You should be able to reach up to the pedals without having to stretch your legs.
6). Fasten your seatbelt
If your car has a reminder to fasten your seatbelt, it is good. But if it does not, make a habit. In fact, today you may be risking arrest in Lagos if you fail to fasten or use your seatbelt.
7). Check the gears
Do a check to see if the gears are working properly to know if they are getting stuck or jamming up, and needs servicing. Don’t forget to put the gear back in neutral before starting the car.
"Name Any of Your Governors That Can Stand My Performance" - Governor Wike To APC
Governor Nyesom Wike has dared the All Progressives Congress, APC , to compare him with any of their most outstanding governors in the country to see if he had done the type of gigantic project he (Wike) had undertaken since he came on board two years ago.
According to Vanguard, Wike made the challenge yesterday while commissioning 10 internal link roads in Ogbunabali community, Port Harcourt, saying his administration had gone beyond “whether it can pay salaries.”
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According to Vanguard, Wike made the challenge yesterday while commissioning 10 internal link roads in Ogbunabali community, Port Harcourt, saying his administration had gone beyond “whether it can pay salaries.”
Five Effective Tips To Track Your Expenses
The question that many ask themselves is where do their money go. Truthfully, you are the only one who can answer that question. But, we know that you are losing your money because you are not tracking it. Well, it is time to stop losing your money and start tracking your cash.
Below are some of the ways you can do this.
1). Use online management software
You do not need to go to the bank because you want to check your account. There are now online management tools and applications that allow you track your spending from your computer or smartphone real-time. In addition to this, you can also see your recent transactions.
2). Use online budgeting software
There are certain websites, apps, and software that you can directly link to your financial accounts. They automatically organise and categorise your spending by letting you compare your projected spending against your actual spending. It will even alert you when you are overspending.
3). Use ATMs
ATMs are connected with banks and it lets you check your balance, deposit and even transfer funds between accounts. Ultimately, ATMs are available anytime you need them. Hence, it is easily accessible to help you track your finance.
4). Activate account alerts
If you want to know about all your bank account transactions or activities as well as track how you spend your money, you should activate alerts. It will allow you get new alerts and let you know when your account is low. You will just be charged a token for this service.
5). Pay a visit to your local bank
Banks in Nigeria can offer you financial advice if you have challenges keeping track of your spending. They can help you with a solution.
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Below are some of the ways you can do this.
1). Use online management software
You do not need to go to the bank because you want to check your account. There are now online management tools and applications that allow you track your spending from your computer or smartphone real-time. In addition to this, you can also see your recent transactions.
2). Use online budgeting software
There are certain websites, apps, and software that you can directly link to your financial accounts. They automatically organise and categorise your spending by letting you compare your projected spending against your actual spending. It will even alert you when you are overspending.
3). Use ATMs
ATMs are connected with banks and it lets you check your balance, deposit and even transfer funds between accounts. Ultimately, ATMs are available anytime you need them. Hence, it is easily accessible to help you track your finance.
4). Activate account alerts
If you want to know about all your bank account transactions or activities as well as track how you spend your money, you should activate alerts. It will allow you get new alerts and let you know when your account is low. You will just be charged a token for this service.
5). Pay a visit to your local bank
Banks in Nigeria can offer you financial advice if you have challenges keeping track of your spending. They can help you with a solution.
Photos From The Visit of Reno Omokri To Abuja House In London
The former aide to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on electronic media, Pastor Reno Omokri has also visited President Buhari’s Abuja Home in London. Photos he posted online show him standing in front of Abuja House in London where President Buhari is being taken care of, medically, by his London doctors.
Reno wrote;
Oh Reno! Politics is indeed dirty. Lol. Or do we say what’s dirty here? Think deep, then you will agree with me, lol.
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Reno wrote;
- “If pilgrims to Mecca can get dollars at the concessionary rate of ₦200 to $1 from the government, I also demand mine because I am a pilgrim to Abuja House, London!”
Oh Reno! Politics is indeed dirty. Lol. Or do we say what’s dirty here? Think deep, then you will agree with me, lol.
Checkout List of Countries That Offers Easiest Visa Procedures For International Students
Studying abroad has actually become more accessible to students in a number of countries. You only need to do your research well to reveal these countries with good tertiary institutions and relatively easy visa procedures for international students, and take advantage of their offers.
Below are the list countries with the easiest visa procedures for international students.
1). Canada
Canada is considered as one of the top study destinations in the world because of its great universities, reasonable cost of living and beautiful environment and landscape. The country has quite an easy procedure for students to apply for study visas. The process basically requires the student to first apply for and gain entry into a Canadian university and then obtain a Canadian study permit, which is renewable for the length of the students study period. The best part of a Canadian study visa is that, not only can an individual study as an international student, he/she can also work as a student, obtain a post-graduation work permit, gain Canadian work experience and learn about pathways towards Canadian citizenship. Also, another great perk is that you can bring family members with you! You can learn more about studying in Canada by visiting the Canadian Immigration and Citizenship website.
2). Germany
What is better than a country that has abolished tuition and fees at public universities? Nothing! Germany is such a country and another great place for international students to consider. Aside having an easy visa procedure for international students, it has a reasonable cost of living and some of the world’s finest universities. Basically, the process of getting a German study visa is to first gain admission into a German University, then complete a visa application and attend an interview. A positive outcome sees you obtaining a German study visa that allows you to study and work in the country. In addition, if you want to go to Germany just learn their language, you can obtain a language-study visa that lasts for a good two years and be on your way to learning the awesome language.
3). New Zealand
This is another country with an easy visa procedure for international students. Basically, you start by checking out the types of study visas the country offers and then begin your application process. You can also contact the program or university that accepted you and ask for their help in your visa application process; they can provide you with valuable information.
4). Ireland
This country has such an easy visa procedure for international students that it can all be done online. Surprising right? Of course, you will need proof of your acceptance to a program of study and then the required paperwork. You can also contact the international students services office of the institution for assistance with the process, if you need it. An Irish study visa also gives you access to part-time employment depending on your program’s eligibility.
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Below are the list countries with the easiest visa procedures for international students.
1). Canada
Canada is considered as one of the top study destinations in the world because of its great universities, reasonable cost of living and beautiful environment and landscape. The country has quite an easy procedure for students to apply for study visas. The process basically requires the student to first apply for and gain entry into a Canadian university and then obtain a Canadian study permit, which is renewable for the length of the students study period. The best part of a Canadian study visa is that, not only can an individual study as an international student, he/she can also work as a student, obtain a post-graduation work permit, gain Canadian work experience and learn about pathways towards Canadian citizenship. Also, another great perk is that you can bring family members with you! You can learn more about studying in Canada by visiting the Canadian Immigration and Citizenship website.
2). Germany
What is better than a country that has abolished tuition and fees at public universities? Nothing! Germany is such a country and another great place for international students to consider. Aside having an easy visa procedure for international students, it has a reasonable cost of living and some of the world’s finest universities. Basically, the process of getting a German study visa is to first gain admission into a German University, then complete a visa application and attend an interview. A positive outcome sees you obtaining a German study visa that allows you to study and work in the country. In addition, if you want to go to Germany just learn their language, you can obtain a language-study visa that lasts for a good two years and be on your way to learning the awesome language.
3). New Zealand
This is another country with an easy visa procedure for international students. Basically, you start by checking out the types of study visas the country offers and then begin your application process. You can also contact the program or university that accepted you and ask for their help in your visa application process; they can provide you with valuable information.
4). Ireland
This country has such an easy visa procedure for international students that it can all be done online. Surprising right? Of course, you will need proof of your acceptance to a program of study and then the required paperwork. You can also contact the international students services office of the institution for assistance with the process, if you need it. An Irish study visa also gives you access to part-time employment depending on your program’s eligibility.
Photos: Meet The New World Richest Man
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has overtaken Bill Gates and is now the richest person in the world, with a fortune topping $90 billion for the first time ever.
When markets opened on Thursday, Bezos had a net worth of $90.6b, putting him $500m ahead of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Amazon stock opened up 1.6% on Thursday, adding $1.4b to Bezos’ net worth. That was enough to put him ahead of Gates, who was last surpassed on Forbes’ real-time rankings for just two days nearly a year ago by Spanish retail giant Amancio Ortega.
Forbes started tracking billionaires around the globe in 1987. Bezos is now the seventh person to hold the title of the world’s richest person and the third American to top the global ranks besides Gates and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.
While Gates and Buffett both appeared on Forbes’ first ranking of America’s 400 Richest people in 1982, Bezos is a newer addition to Forbes’ wealth rankings. He first appeared on the Forbes 400 in 1998, a year after Amazon went public, with a $1.6 billion fortune. Bezos ranked third richest in the world on Forbes 2017 list of the World's Billionaires, published in March, with a fortune of $72.8 billion.
Bezos would be nowhere close to being the world’s wealthiest person had Gates not given so much of his fortune to philanthropy. Gates, who created the Giving Pledge with Buffett to encourage billionaires to give at least half of their wealth to charitable causes, had given away $32.9 billion over the course of his lifetime through end of 2016. Forbes estimates that Bezos, who has not signed the pledge, had given approximately $100 million to charity through the end of 2015. In June, Bezos tweeted out a request for ideas for his philanthropy, garnering thousands of responses.
Bezos attended Princeton and then worked at a hedge fund before starting his online bookseller in a garage in Seattle in 1994. Amazon has since grown into an online retail behemoth selling a wide range of products. It also offers cloud services through its Amazon Web Services division, known as AWS. Outside of his day job, Jeff Bezos owns aerospace company Blue Origin and the Washington Post.
Gates fortune is built on software firm Microsoft, which he founded in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. Gates has sold off much of his Microsoft stake but still owns about 2% of the company's shares, worth about $12.4 billion -- just under 14% of his fortune. His investment firm Cascade Investments has ploughed Gates' money into a wide variety of assets, including public stocks, real estate, private equity and venture capital. Gates owns stakes in companies as diverse as Canadian National Railway, hygiene technologies firm Ecolab and Mexican Coke bottler Femsa.
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When markets opened on Thursday, Bezos had a net worth of $90.6b, putting him $500m ahead of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Amazon stock opened up 1.6% on Thursday, adding $1.4b to Bezos’ net worth. That was enough to put him ahead of Gates, who was last surpassed on Forbes’ real-time rankings for just two days nearly a year ago by Spanish retail giant Amancio Ortega.
Forbes started tracking billionaires around the globe in 1987. Bezos is now the seventh person to hold the title of the world’s richest person and the third American to top the global ranks besides Gates and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.
While Gates and Buffett both appeared on Forbes’ first ranking of America’s 400 Richest people in 1982, Bezos is a newer addition to Forbes’ wealth rankings. He first appeared on the Forbes 400 in 1998, a year after Amazon went public, with a $1.6 billion fortune. Bezos ranked third richest in the world on Forbes 2017 list of the World's Billionaires, published in March, with a fortune of $72.8 billion.
Bezos would be nowhere close to being the world’s wealthiest person had Gates not given so much of his fortune to philanthropy. Gates, who created the Giving Pledge with Buffett to encourage billionaires to give at least half of their wealth to charitable causes, had given away $32.9 billion over the course of his lifetime through end of 2016. Forbes estimates that Bezos, who has not signed the pledge, had given approximately $100 million to charity through the end of 2015. In June, Bezos tweeted out a request for ideas for his philanthropy, garnering thousands of responses.
Bezos attended Princeton and then worked at a hedge fund before starting his online bookseller in a garage in Seattle in 1994. Amazon has since grown into an online retail behemoth selling a wide range of products. It also offers cloud services through its Amazon Web Services division, known as AWS. Outside of his day job, Jeff Bezos owns aerospace company Blue Origin and the Washington Post.
Gates fortune is built on software firm Microsoft, which he founded in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. Gates has sold off much of his Microsoft stake but still owns about 2% of the company's shares, worth about $12.4 billion -- just under 14% of his fortune. His investment firm Cascade Investments has ploughed Gates' money into a wide variety of assets, including public stocks, real estate, private equity and venture capital. Gates owns stakes in companies as diverse as Canadian National Railway, hygiene technologies firm Ecolab and Mexican Coke bottler Femsa.
Sad; Fatal Accident, Killing Former Diversity Star (Photos)
A former member of Diversity has tragically died in a car accident in Canada, aged 27. Robert Anker had been a founding member of the group who won Britain's Got Talent - created by Ashley Banjo. He also was in West End show Thriller before he moved to Canada last year to marry his fiancée.
His cousin Rochelle Hanson has set up a JustGiving page for Robert's family to afford to travel to Canada for their son's funeral - and revealed they are "devastated".
She wrote: “The family are devastated.
He only just got married in September 2016 to a lovely Canadian girl and they were starting their new life out there.
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His cousin Rochelle Hanson has set up a JustGiving page for Robert's family to afford to travel to Canada for their son's funeral - and revealed they are "devastated".
She wrote: “The family are devastated.
He only just got married in September 2016 to a lovely Canadian girl and they were starting their new life out there.
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