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Dangote Explains Why He Walked Away From Dream Arsenal Takeover

African business magnate Aliko Dangote has revealed why he ultimately abandoned his long-running ambition to buy English football club Arsenal FC, saying that rising...

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Nigerians reacts to the news of Bill Gates and Melinda Gates getting a divorce

Nigerians are reacting on Twitter following the divorce news of Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates. On Monday night, May 3, the couple announced that they are ending their marriage after 27 years, saying they “no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”. The couple said that the decision came after a "great deal of thought and work."  They said they no longer believe they can grow together as a couple in this "next phase" of their lives.  https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/1389316412259270657 The Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist and his wife have built up a combined $124bn (£89bn) fortune, making them among the five richest couples in the world. The surprise announcement comes less than two weeks after the pair appeared...

Vladimir Putin fires 1000 domestic staff over fears of being poisoned

Vladimir Putin, Russian president is increasingly worried and fears that someone in his inner circle will poison him, a new report reveals. According to Daily Beast contributing editor Craig Copetas, Putin has people taste his meals before he eats it, and he fired his whole personal staff of 1,000 people last month. He then replaced them immediately. “Laundresses, secretaries, cooks — to a whole new group of people. The assessment from the intelligence community is that he’s scared,” Copetas said. According to Copetas, poison is the preferred method of assassination in Russia. Putin’s killer squad in 2006, were suspected to have poisoned a pot of tea with radioactive poison, killing outspoken critic Alexander Litvinenko. In 2018, police allege Putin’s thugs...

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