South Africa and Egypt have the most names on the list with 3 each, followed by Nigeria with 2. Only one woman features on the list -- Angola’s richest person, Isabel Dos Santos. American business magazine, Forbes, describes these people as members of the three-comma club. While most of them are engaged in known philanthropic endeavours, a notable exception is Issad Rebrab, Algeria’s richest man. ADVERTISEMENT
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Forget amala slander; the amala in Ibadan can turn even a staunch hater into a believer.
If there's one thing Ibadan is known for, it's its many amala joints. The ancient city of Ibadan, in Oyo State, has some of the best amala spots in the world. If you're looking for a place to eat amala in Ibadan, here are the top 5 spots, based on voting and ranking: 1.
“Transformers One” stars Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Keegan-Michael Key, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and director Josh Cooley (“Toy Story 4”) debuted a new trailer for the first feature-length animated “Transformers” movie in 38 years, along with three extended clips from the film.
Lasser's note follows a 13D SEC filing that revealed that activist investment firm JANA Partners had taken an 8.3% stake in Whole Foods. The filing revealed that the firm wants to speed up the turnaround process at Whole Foods. After taking JANA's involvement into consideration, UBS is still skeptical about further gains in the stock, saying that the best possible outcome is likely "priced in:" ADVERTISEMENT
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January 24, 2019 12:45 PM EST
Viktor & Rolf let their gowns do the talking when they sent meme-inspired couture down the runway on Wednesday for their appropriately named “Fashion Statements” collection in Paris.
The 17 looks in the collection were colorful, confectionary creations made of tulle and embellished with messages inspired by meme-culture, the Internet and the seeming proliferation of statement or slogan fashion in recent years. “I’m not shy I just don’t like you” is the cheeky caption emblazoned on a voluminous white gown, while a larger-than-life dress constructed out of blue and white tulle ruffles declared an emphatic “NO” in bright red letters taking up nearly half the front of the garment.
November 13, 2015 4:06 PM EST
Hershey has great news for vanilla enthusiasts everywhere: the chocolate maker has begun swapping out the artificial ingredient “vanillin” for the real deal in its kisses and chocolate bars.
The Hershey chocolate maker in Pennsylvania implemented the change a few weeks ago, so that bags of the more natural chocolates are now hitting shelves, the AP reports. The move is the first in a series of changes to remove all artificial ingredients from the chocolates.
In November 1990 LIFE magazine published a photograph of a young man named David Kirby — his body wasted by AIDS, his gaze locked on something beyond this world — surrounded by anguished family members as he took his last breaths. The haunting image of Kirby on his death bed, taken by a journalism student named Therese Frare, quickly became the one photograph most powerfully identified with the HIV/AIDS epidemic that, by then, had seen millions of people infected (many of them unknowingly) around the globe.