Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dead at 65

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died, his investment firm Vulcan said Monday. He was 65.

"It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our founder Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and noted technologist, philanthropist, community builder, conservationist, musician and supporter of the arts," Vulcan said in a statement.

Allen died in Seattle from complications related to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He had just announced two weeks ago that he was being treated for the disease.

Religious Leaders that get involved in partisan politics risk losing public respect - President Buhari

President Buhari today advised religious leaders not to get involved in partisan politics otherwise they would lose public respect. President Buhari gave the advice while delivering his speech at the Interfaith Conference held at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja.

Atiku meets the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby

Earlier today, PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, National Chairman of PDP,  Prince Uche Secondus and DG of his campaign, Otunba Gbenga Daniel met the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.

The Archbishop is in town to attend the Program of Interfaith Conference on Religious Harmony in Nigeria where President Buhari delivered a keynote speech.

Usain Bolt Scores Twice On First Start For Australia Central

Sprint legend Usain Bolt scored his first goals in professional football today after starting up front in a pre-season game for Australia’s Central Coast Mariners.

The 100 meters world record-holder, who is bidding for a professional contract, recovered from a painful kick in the groin to grab a double against Macarthur South West United in Sydney.

Bolt, 32, finished with his left foot after some slack marking on 55 minutes, celebrating with his trademark ‘Lightning Bolt‘ pose.

Beyonce Reunites With Dad At Final OTR2 Show

Beyonce has reunited with her dad at her final OTR2 show. Recall the singer and her dad have had a gap in their relationship since she fired him as her manager in 2011.

Her mom, Tina Knowles who has longed re-married shared the photos of the superstar with her dad writing;

'Love seeing this in Seattle! Daddy and daughter'

Nigerian model with tribal mark gets a followback from Rihanna

A Nigerian model with tribal marks, Adetutu who recently launched out to get Rihanna’s attention by asking Nigerians to help her retweet a tweet where she clearly stated she would love to model for Rihanna, has gotten the attention of the singer.

Rihanna has finally noticed the Nigerian model with prominent tribal marks who want to work with her and she replied by following her.

Adetutu took to Instagram to share the good news and expressed hopes that Rihanna's management will get in touch with her soon.

She wrote:

Star Actress Genevieve Nnaji joins United Talent Agency

Nollywood Actress Genevieve Nnaji has signed a deal with United Talent Agency, (UTA) for representation in film, TV, and production.

The Nollywood actress joins stars like Kevin Hart, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow Chris Brown, Mariah Carey, and DJ Khaled who are all signed onto UTA.

The deal, it is also been suspected, will see the ‘Lionheart’ actress collaborating with top Hollywood filmmakers to produce movies from African and Nigerian stories.

Genevieve continues to be repped by 3 Arts Entertainment.

INEC bars Atiku, Buhari, other aspirants from campaigning till Nov. 18

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has prohibited public campaigning by presidential candidates until November 18.

This is in line with the timelines given by the agency and the provisions of the Electoral Act, INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said.

Yakubu reminded political parties and candidates that the end of primaries did not mean the immediate commencement of campaigns.

“Section 99(1) prohibits campaigns by political parties earlier than 90 days before polling day.

I Don’t Have Social Media Accounts – IBB

A former military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida, has distanced himself from all social media accounts in his name.

In a statement by his media office, Mr. Babangida, popularly called IBB, particularly disclaimed Twitter handles making statements in his name.

The latest of such is a purported message of congratulations to Atiku Abubakar, who emerged presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the weekend.

See Mr. Babangida’s full statement below.

Former Miss World Agbani Darego -Danjuma Announces The Birth Of Her Son

Former Miss World Agbani Darego and Her Hubby Ishaya Danjuma Welcomed a son recently and the beauty queen and entrepreneur has announced the arrival of Baby Danjuma on her Instagram page

Congratulations to them! 

Alibaba founder Jack Ma set to visit Rwanda

Chinese business magnate and investor Jack Ma is scheduled to visit Rwanda on 31 October, to meet with local investors to explore opportunities available in various sectors, an authoritative source revealed Tuesday in Kigali. Among the key sectors of investment, Ma is set to focus is tourism, electronic payment, and education between Rwanda and China, a statement issued by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) announced.

World's most powerful passport revealed as countries' global rankings shift - see the full list

Japan passport holders will find it easier than ever to travel the world, as their travel documents have just moved up in the global Henley Passport Index to take the top spot.

The Henley Passport Index is a ranking of all of the passports in the world based on the number of countries their holders can travel to visa-free.

Until now Japan had been sharing joint first place with Singapore, which gained visa-free access to Uzbekistan earlier this year bringing its total to 189 countries.

Nikki Haley resigns as U.N. Ambassador

President Donald Trump said Tuesday U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration "at the end of the year."

Trump spoke as he and Haley met in the Oval Office, shortly after word came of her plans to resign.

He called Haley a "very special" person, adding that she told him six months ago that she might want to take some time off. Trump said that together, they had "solved a lot of problems."

Women are still invisible - Chimamanda Adichie

Women everywhere are sharing stories of sexual harassment and gender inequality but men still aren't really listening, Nigerian author and feminist icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie told the Frankfurt book fair Tuesday, urging men to read books by women.

"All over the world, today women are speaking up. Their stories are still not really heard," Adichie said at the opening of the world's biggest publishing event.

"Women are still invisible. Women's experiences are still invisible."

A year after the #MeToo movement went viral and ignited a global discussion about sexual harassment, Adichie said there was much work left to be done.

Facebook launches video chat device

Facebook is launching the first electronic device to bear its brand, a screen and camera-equipped gadget intended to make video calls easier and more intuitive.

The new voice-controlled screen, which has the Amazon Alexa voice assistant built-in, can be used to make video calls to friends and family via the social media giant's Messenger platform.