Author: Kerkula Blama

Pop quiz: Who was the first person to control $100 billion in personal wealth without having to adjust for inflation? I\’m not talking about Rockefeller or Carnegie, whose fortunes need to be adjusted for inflation before they hit $340 billion and $310 billion, respectively. I\’m talking about $100 billion in present value money. Any idea?The answer is…Bill GatesAnd the year was….1999For a brief moment in 1999 at the peak of the dotcom bubble, Bill Gates\’ net worth topped $100 billion . He was the first person to crack that milestone. And he did not hold on to that milestone for…

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez\’s relationship may have picked up where it left off 13 years ago, but a source exclusively told E! News they aren\’t planning to live under the same roof anytime soon.Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have ticked many relationship milestones off their list, like meeting the parents and taking vacations together, but a source close to the Batman star exclusively tells E! News these two are holding off on moving in together.\”Ben is very settled in his home and it\’s close by to his kids,\” the source explains. \”Jennifer\’s house is also a place she likes…

He was admitted to Estcourt Correctional Centre in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal.The police had earlier threatened to enforce his arrest on Wednesday night if he doesn’t turn himself in following a historic ruling where the constitutional Court last week handed Zuma a 15-month term for snubbing anti-graft investigators.His foundation however confirmed he had complied with the directive just minutes before it expired.“Please be advised that (ex) President Zuma has decided to comply with the incarceration order,” the foundation tweeted.“He is on his way to hand himself into a Correctional Services Facility in KZN,” it said, just minutes before the…

Former Liberian Justice Minister, Cllr. Eddington Varmah is dead as the Government of Liberia has expressed condolences, and saddened by news of passing.Mr. Varmah served as Deputy Speaker of the National Transitional Assembly of Liberia and was a prominent son of Gbarpolu County, who contributed immensely to the development of his native home and the country as a whole.A Ministry of Information release noted that President George M. Weah described Mr. Varmah as one of the pillars of the peace the country now enjoys, citing that the government is grateful for his invaluable service and the many sacrifices he rendered…

The husband of a woman who died during sex appeared in court today, July 9, to deny murdering her. Sam Pybus admitted choking Sophie Moss with her consent during sex at an address in Middlesbrough, England, on Sunday, February 7, 2021. Sophie Moss, 33, from Darlington, died in hospital after being found unresponsive at an address in Glaisdale Court, Middlesbrough on Sunday, February 7. She was taken to hospital but was sadly pronounced dead. Pybus, 31, was charged with murdering Sophie Moss in Darlington, a charge which he denies, and is set to stand trial at Teesside Crown Court in September.…

A newborn baby was pictured holding his mum\’s contraception coil which failed to prevent her from getting pregnant with him. Paula dos Santos Escudero Alvarez, 32, gave birth to Bernardo on July 4, 2021, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The mum had been using birth control, called an intrauterine device (IUD), for three years. But she still fell pregnant, which is extremely rare, as the device tends to work for between five and ten years. Bernardo was born healthy at 32 weeks, weighing just over 3kg (7lbs). Surprisingly, the woman\’s first child, Gabriel, was also born when…

Judges and Magistrates across Liberia have reached a resolution to drag the Weah\’s led government to court over salary cut of their salaries, saying it is a bridge of Article 72(a) of the country\’s constitution.According to the 1986 Constitution of Liberia, Article 72(a) states that \”Justices of the Supreme Court and all other judges shall receive such salaries, allowances and benefits as shall be established by law. Such salaries shall be subject to taxes as defined by law, provided that they shall not otherwise be diminished. And allowances and benefits paid to Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of…

There is no bad blood between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West who are in the middle of a divorce. According to report, the exes are getting along fine more than three months after their split, as he is helping her in a rebranding of her makeup business KKW Beauty. West, 44, helped Kardashian, 40, \’come up with the new name\’ of her makeup brand, a source Thursday told Page Six, a name which has yet to be announced. The new business direction has nothing to do with her divorce, the source said, as \’it has been in the works for…

Joe Biden has staunchly defended his decision to completely withdraw troops from Afghanistan, saying the U.S. has achieved its objectives. The US invaded Afghanistan in 2001 following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, for over 20 years the US has fought and decimated Al Qaeda\’s control of the country forming the major basis for which Biden announced troop withdrawal. Since the troop withdrawal began this year, the Taliban forces in Afghanistan have been taking over territories with fears the country could become a safe haven for terrorist groups in the near future. But Biden insists that the…

Nimba County Representative Larry P. Younquoi has descended on his kinsman, Senator Prince Y. Johnson, for his recent blanket and “sugar-coated” statement provided in relation to his resignation as Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security, Defense and Veteran Affairs. Lawmaker Younquoi is a member of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), which comprises of the Liberty Party (LP), Alternative National Congress (ANC), All Liberian Party (ALP) and the former ruling Unity Party (UP), while Senator Johnson is the former rebel leader of the notorious Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL)-a rebel group that ousted, captured, mutilated and killed…