Forbes List: Nigerians react as Dangote's worth drops to $10.3bn from $25 billion in 2015

Nigerian businessman, Aliko Dangote may have retained his spot as Africa’s leading money bag with an estimated worth of $10.3bn, closely followed by Globacom chairman, Mike Adenuga ($9.2bn), but according to the latest ranking by Forbes, Dangote’s estimated net worth dropped by $2.1bn from 2018. 

In 2015, Dangote was reported to have a net worth of $25bn, but three years after, it has reduced to $10.3bn.

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Read the devastating note left by 10-year-old girl who "killed herself to make her mother happy"

A 10-year-old girl killed herself and left a devastating suicide note where she explained that she was taking her own life to make her mum ‘the happiest woman in the world.’

The emergency services received a call claiming a girl had hanged herself at 10.18pm on January 6. She was found on the Three Kings Day, or ‘el Dia de Reyes’, a popular festival in Mexico where families give each other presents.

In the note found beside the girl, she claimed that she was a ‘pain’ and ‘ruin’ in her mother’s life, and her death would be a ‘great present’ for her. It also suggested she had killed herself because she was the reason her father had left home.

The heartbreaking letter reads:

Manchester United rival Chelsea and Real Madrid for £99million transfer

Manchester United are reportedly among the clubs interested in the potential £99million transfer of Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi.

The Argentina international is one of the best forward players in the world at the moment and seems to be attracting plenty of attention this January.

MORE: Real Madrid set to see world-record bid accepted to wreck Manchester United’s transfer plans

The Daily Mirror have linked Icardi as a top transfer target for Chelsea as they look for an upgrade on flop Spaniard Alvaro Morata, whom the Independent are linking with clubs like Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan.

However, Don Balon now report that Icardi is also a target for Manchester United and Real Madrid, the latter of whom clearly need a new goal-scorer up front.

The 25-year-old would be an ideal replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo at the Bernabeu, with the Portugal international proving hard to replace since his summer switch to Juventus.

Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale have not produced the goods so far this term, so if Real can land Icardi it would do them the world of good.

Rapper, Eminem sold more albums than any other artiste in the World in 2018

Legendary American rapper, Eminem reportedly sold more albums than any other artiste in the World in 2018.

According to BuzzAngle Music’s 2018 Year-End Report, the 46-year-old rapper earned 755,027 units in album sales. This year-end report says he was the highest selling artist in the world.

Despite releasing his tenth studio album, 'Kamikaze', in August of 2018, the Detroit rapper's surprise project went platinum and was the fourth top-selling album of 2018 (373,067 units). The album including diamond-certified albums 'The Eminem Show', and 'Encore' catapulted him to the top of the list for the highest selling artist in the world.

Fake news about me frolicking with strippers nearly caused me my marriage- Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has narrated how a fake report about him frolicking with strippers nearly caused a rift between him and his wife, Dolapo.

Osinabjo disclosed this while speaking at a BBC symposium on fake news tagged, ‘Nigeria 2019: Countering Fake News’, in Abuja yesterday Wednesday January 9th.

Lending credence to the fact that fake news can cause a lot of problems, Osinbajo said a blogger had published a photo of him with two women and claimed he was hanging out with strippers. However, a check on the photo after his wife had called him to talk about the photo, showed it had been edited.

“I have been one of the targets of fake news. It can also sometimes cause you marital peace. I got a call from my wife about three or four weeks ago and she said Yemi what are you doing with strippers and I said what do you mean by strippers? So, I read a story in a famous blog that said, ‘Osinbajo caught with strippers’.

Photos: Train derails during rush hour traffic at Mangoro bus stop, Agege, Lagos

Multiple eye witnesses confirm that a train derailed this morning January 10, at Mangoro bus stop, Agege, Lagos.

At the moment, casualty numbers are unknown but reports say 'part of the train just fell along Agege rail linking Ile-Zik in Ikeja'.

According to eye witnesses, some of the passengers in the train are trapped and crying for help. Efforts are ongoing to rescue the trapped passengers.

See more photos from the scene below...

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey agrees to join Juventus in 5-year deal worth £36m

Arsenal forward, Aaron Ramsey has agreed a five-year deal with Juventus worth £36m and will join the Italian champions on a free transfer at the end of the season.

The midfielder has been discussing a move for weeks and will leave Arsenal after 10 years at the club. It had been clear the Wales international would move in the summer and Juventus had been the frontrunners to secure the 28-year-old’s signature.

Ramsey will be paid around £140,000 a week (£7.2m a season), making him Juventus’s second-highest earner behind Cristiano Ronaldo but ahead Paulo Dybala and Douglas Costa.  

Opposition candidate, Felix Tshisekedi wins Presidential election in Congo

Opposition candidate, Felix Tshisekedi has won the Democratic Republic of Congo's tightly contested presidential vote, the electoral commission says.  

The provisional result puts him ahead of rival opposition candidate Martin Fayulu who has denounced it as a fraud. France has also questioned the outcome.

If confirmed, Felix Tshisekedi will be the first opposition challenger to win since the DR Congo gained independence. Current President Joseph Kabila is stepping down after 18 years in office.