Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Dangote, Africa’s first $20bn man - Forbes
Posted on 00:45 by ranjeet
Dangote Cement becomes the first Nigerian company to achieve a market capitalisation of over $20bn. Added to this are his controlling stakes in other publicly-listed companies like Dangote Sugar and National Salt Company of Nigeria, and his significant shareholdings in other blue-chip companies like Zenith Bank Plc, UBA Group and Dangote Flour; his extensive real estate portfolio, jets, yachts and current cash position, which includes more than $300m in recently-awarded Dangote Cement.
Forbes reported that the Nigerian billionaire was now richer than Russia’s richest man, Alisher Usmanov; India’s Lakshmi Mittal; and running neck and neck with India’s Mukesh Ambani.According to the magazine, he is catching up to such Americans as Google’s billionaire founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.The Head of Investor Relations in the United Kingdom, Dangote Cement, Mr. Carl Franklin, explained in an email response to Forbes that the company’s share boost in the first quarter of 2013 was because it had a huge increase in demand across Nigeria, considerable improved gas supply and ramped up capacity.
Dangote made a debut on the Forbes billionaires list in 2008 with a fortune pegged at $3.3bn. His fortune dropped to $2.5bn in 2009 and plunged further to $2.1bn in 2010.His fortune surged 557 per cent in 2011 to $13.8bn after he took Dangote Cement public. Dangote dropped to $11.2bn in last year’s rankings, but rebounded at $16.1bn this year. Since March, his fortune has jumped another 30 per cent.
Dangote started building his fortune over three decades ago after taking a loan from Sanusi Dantata and started trading in commodities like flour, sugar and cement.
Punch
Monday, 3 June 2013
I'm Not 48 Because My Mum Is Less Than 60 - Eucharia Anunobi
Posted on 04:36 by ranjeet

According to the actress "I appreciate the messages I received as I celebrated my birthday but took exception to the wrong information that am 48 years old. Where on earth did you guys get such an age from for me? "I would like to state here, without mincing words, that am not 48 years, even my mother was not married to my dad as at 48 years ago, and she is even yet to be 60 years."
So how old is Evangelist Eucharia Anunobi?
Photo: Three Nigerian University Student Pose Nude In Hostel
Posted on 04:35 by ranjeet
Is social media causing more harm than good? We snap everything in sight. Ladies go to the bathroom to snap, kitchen, roof top. You name it. These three Nigerian University students in a tertiary institution think the only way to kill boredom instead of reading their books is by posing nude for the cameras.You can see how eager they were to pose for the camera. What is the purpose of going nude to take pictures?
'Oral sex caused my cancer' - Michael Douglas
Posted on 04:07 by ranjeet
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas has claimed that his throat cancer was caused by performing oral sex on women.The star, who fought a six month battle with the disease from August 2010 until January 2011, had initially believed that it was his years of smoking and drinking that had lead to the illness.
However, in a new interview the 68-year-old said that the particular strain he had suffered with was caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S..Last year Cancer Research UK said that the rising rates of HPV-positive cases of oral cancer could be linked to oral sex. World Health Organisation figures have also linked HPV to more than 5 per cent of cancers worldwide.
HPV can be passed between men and women by genital contact, most often during vaginal and anal sex. It may also be passed on during oral sex and genital-to-genital contact. HPV can be passed on between straight and same-sex partners - even when the infected person shows no symptoms.Douglas made the frank admission about how he developed the illness during an interview with The Guardian newspaper when he was asked if he had regretted smoking and drinking in the past.
This will be a new excuse for men with their girlfriends :-)
Photos: Ghanaian Actress, Juliet Ibrahim Flaunts Her Hips
Posted on 03:02 by ranjeet
They say if you have got it, flaunt it. That's what African Kim Kardashian was doing when she did the pose in the pictures above. Don't you just love her? The actress is blessed with real hips and boobs. No implants. If you missed that...see how she proved it by allowing a blogger feel her hips below
Huddah and Denzel Evicted From Big Brother 2013
Posted on 02:28 by ranjeet
When Denzel was told of his fate by Show host IK, the Ugandan gave a defeated smile and quickly made a beeline for the Eviction doors. While Huddah cried bucket loads of tears. Her love interest, Angelo was left shell shocked. All he could do was sit with his mouth half open in disbelief.
All the best to the other contestants!
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