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WHY ZUCKERBERG IS RICHER THAN GHANA - PASTOR MENSA OTABIL

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He is loved by many, loathed by some but few will deny the power of his word. It is infectious! On Saturday, Dr Mensa Otabil,Founder of the International Central Gospel Church infected and provoked a mass of young entrepreneurs with yet another signature performance, a destiny changing motivational message that will linger in the minds of many, for many years to come. He was to give a keynote address at Albert Ocran's springboard convocation programme, but he did far more than that. He planted, watered and nurtured a seed of holy anger in the army of entrepreneurs, hoping that anger will eventually germinate into fruits that will reverse the backwardly suffocating systems, laws and policies in Ghana; systems that served only to frustrate and kill as many dreams and businesses as possible. He used the parable of onions and travolator (a moving pavement for transporting pedestrians, as in a shopping precinct or an airport) to tell the great but annoying story of why

All the facts you need to know about Leap Year

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Why do we need leap year? The Gregorian calendar, which now serves as the standard calendar for civil use throughout the world, has both common years and leap years. A common year has 365 days and a leap year 366 days, with the extra, or intercalary, day designated as February 29. A leap year occurs every four years to help synchronize the calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it takes the earth to complete its orbit about the sun, which is about 365¼ days. The length of the solar year, however, is slightly less than 365¼ days—by about 11 minutes. To compensate for this discrepancy, the leap year is omitted three times every four hundred years. In other words, a century year cannot be a leap year unless it is divisible by 400. Thus 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but 1600, 2000, and 2400 are leap years. What are your chances of being born on leap day? About 1 in 1,500. When is the birthday party? If you are born on a Leap Year, do you get your driver

THE 88TH OSCAR AWARDS:FULL LIST OF AWARD WINNERS!

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This years Oscars which was the 88th Academy Awards ceremony was quite the controversial award show, no black nominees and whatnot. We all had a lot of questions when the nominees list came out, with some people including celebrities wanting Chris Rock to step down as the show's host. I personally thought this years ceremony would be a flop, guess you can say i have completely taken my words back. Yesterday at the Dolby Theatre, the night was incredibly epic, and Chris Rock could not have done a better job at hosting the event. Also, finally, Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar (i have already gotten tired of laughing at him for not having one). For all those who were not lucky enough to go to the Dolby Theatre or even watch the Award show on television, here is the list of winners for the 88th Academy Awards (i have to mention, you'll be shocked at some of the winners). Best Picture Spotlight Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers Best A

Oscar Nominations 2016: View The Complete List of Nominees

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BEST PICTURE The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Room Spotlight ============================= ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Bryan Cranston, Trumbo Matt Damon, The Martian Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl ============================= ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Cate Blanchett, Carol Brie Larson, Room Jennifer Lawrence, Joy Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn ============================= ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Christian Bale, The Big Short Tom Hardy, The Revenant Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies Sylvester Stallone, Creed ============================= ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight Rooney Mara, Carol Rachel McAdams, Spotlight Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs ============================= ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Anomalisa Boy and the World Inside

VODAFONE GHANA MUSIC AWARDS 2016. FULL NOMINEES LIST..

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Artiste Of The Year 1. Sarkodie 2. Stonebwoy 3. Bisa Kdei 4. SP Kofi Sarpong 5. VVIP 6. E.L Vodafone Most Popular Song Of The Year 1. VVIP - Skolom feat. Sena Dagadu 2. Bisa Kdei - Mansa 3. Nicholas Omane Acheampong - Aporsor 4. Stonebwoy - Go Higher 5. Wisa - Ekikime feat. Luther 6. E.L - Mi Naa Bo Po 7. Atom - Ye Wo Krom 8. Kofi Kinaata - Susuka Highlife Artiste Of The Year 1. Bisa Kdei 2. Afriyie 3. Ofori Amponsah 4. Nero X Afro-pop Song Of The Year 1. Fuse ODG - Only 2. R2bees - Gboza feat. Davido 3. Edem - Nyedzilo feat. Reekado Banks 4. MzVee - Abofra feat. Efya 5. Adina - Coastal Vibes feat. Trigmatic 6. E.L - Mi Naa Bo Po Reggae/Dancehall Artiste Of The Year 1. Stonebwoy 2. Jupitar 3. MzVee 4. AK Songstress 5. Episode 6. Blakk Rasta Hip-life/Hip-hop Artiste Of The Year 1. Pappy Kojo 2. Omar Sterling 3. Sarkodie 4. VVIP 5. Guru 6. E.L Best Collaboration Of The Year 1. VVIP - Skolom feat. Sena Dagadu 2. Sarkodie - Mewu feat. Akwaboah 3

NEW FIFA BOSS,GIANNI INFANTINO..ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW..

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The Bahraini had assumed his presidential bid would end in a coronation when he resolved to stand after Platini’s withdrawal in October but his campaign has been marred by strenuously denied allegations over human rights breaches and vote buying in previous elections. After Infantino took a narrow 88-85 lead in the first round of voting, with the Jordanian Prince Ali bin al-Hussein in third place with 27 votes and the French former Fifa executive Jérôme Champagne in fourth with seven after the withdrawal of Tokyo Sexwale, he seized the initiative. Infantino’s energetic campaign, together with Blatter-style promises to more than double the development money dispensed to Fifa’s 207 federations to $5m over four years, won the day. “I want to be the president of all of you. I travelled through the globe and I will continue to do this. I want to work with all of you to restore and rebuild a new era where we can put football in the centre of the stage,” Infantino told the delegates af

GIANNI INFANTINO IS FIFA PRESIDENT!

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Fifa has elected Gianni Infantino , a European football administrator born just six miles from Sepp Blatter’s birthplace, as its new president in a bid to restore the reputational damage wrought by his disgraced predecessor. The Uefa general secretary takes over from Sepp Blatter at governing body. Infantino fought off competition from Sheikh Salman and three others. The Swiss-Italian Uefa general secretary only entered the race when Michel Platini was suspended then banned for six years for accepting a “disloyal payment” from Blatter in 2011. But Infantino, who spent €500,000 of Uefa funds on touring the globe in the runup to the election, triumphed over the controversial Asian Football Confederation president, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, in the second round of voting by 115 votes to 88.

PASTOR DEVON FRANKLIN DEFENDS WIFE MEAGAN GOOD SHOWING BREASTS IN REVEALING DRESS

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Meagan Good  was brought to tears when someone criticized her clothing choices at a church event, but the actress’ husband,  Devon Franklin , defended his wife’s honor. On Valentine’s Day, the couple spoke at an event that took place at One Church Los Angeles to promote their new book The Wait: A Powerful Practice for Finding the Love of Your Life and the Life You Love. During the event that was live streamed all over the world, one woman questioned the 34-year-old “Minority Report” actress about her clothing choices. “ This is not offensive, but I was at the grocery store and I looked at a newsstand and saw you, and you had your breasts showing. I wasn’t going to come here, but the Lord brought me here to see you,”  the woman told Good.  “You are a beautiful young woman and your testimony is awesome. The Lord let me come and push past the judgement, because you have to make sure what you say and what you do match up, you understand?” When the woman concluded her statement by asking

Why Jennifer Lopez Said "Hell No!" to Giving Kelly Clarkson American Idol Advice

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American Idol alert! Kelly Clarkson is returning to her roots tonight as a guest judge for the first live show of the reality competition's 15th and final season. E! News caught up with Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. to find out whether the current roster of Idol judges has any words of wisdom for their new protégé. Want to know what their advice was? Nothing. "Advice? Hell no! I think she knows exactly what this is all about. She was the first Idol . She's watched 15 seasons of it now," Lopez says. Clarkson is a pro with albums and albums behind her, so she'll be fine, Lopez tells us. Connick said he feels the same way. "She's going to be great. I'm going to sit back and just listen, because if anyone knows how to judge on American Idol it would have to be her. She was there the first year; she went through from the very first day all the way to winning it. She's had so many hits over the years. American Idol is so lucky that she was a

Israel Houghton Announces Divorce, Says He 'Failed and Sinned' In His Marriage

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Grammy-winner Israel Houghton announced the end of his 20-year marriage to Meleasa Houghton, telling Facebook followers "I failed and sinned in my marriage."  "Several years ago I failed and sinned in my marriage. ... Although we tried, the challenges in our relationship have proven too much to overcome. We have always handled our family and ministry with grace and generosity toward others, discretion, and privacy," Houghton posted.   Houghton is the senior worship leader at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church. He and then-wife Meleasa founded New Breed Ministries in 1995. New Breed Ministries is comprised of noted musicians and singers who serve within their respective churches and, together, serve the church at large.   Houghton has won five Grammy Awards, 13 Dove Awards, two Stellar Awards and a Soul Train Music Award.  Houghton says the news might be shocking to some, but many close to them were aware of their marital troubles.   "I am in the process of

KESHA's LEGAL DRAMA

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It's sad how some "celebrities" can't make the news unless they're in trouble or when they mess up, but oh well, that's not my problem. Most of you know Kesha right? Kesha Rose Sebert, formerly known as Ke$ha, the American pop star who hit the pop charts as an uncredited collaborator with Flo Rida's top single "Right Round" and also her debut single "Tik Tok" which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks, or most recently, her song with Pitbull "TImber" topping charts in 2013. Well I usually won't write about her, but in an era where discrimination against women is always on the high, I couldn't sit back and not say anything. So what exactly is happening? Back in the latter part of 2013 most of Kesha's fans started a petition to sever the relationship between Kesha and her producer Dr. Luke, branding it as controlling and affecting her creativity. I personally didn't even think it was a big deal until a fe

Rihanna “Works”- Her Way to Another No. 1 Hit—and Surpasses Michael Jackson

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R ihanna has had to put it mildly, an up-and-down few weeks. Her highly, highly-anticipated eighth album, Anti , debuted a few weeks ago in . . . somewhat haphazard fashion, getting leaked, and then, ultimately, posted on Tidal, where it was given away for free thanks to a deal with Samsung. The album eventually hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, after its first full week out on the market. So, things were, momentarily, looking sunnier. But then Rihanna cancelled her Grammys performance last-minute (due to bronchitis) and also postponed the first eight dates of her forthcoming Anti World Tour (due to . . . it’s not quite clear). After that period of cloudy skies, though, things are looking up again for the pop star. She turned 28 on Saturday, celebrating in characteristic Rihanna fashion , and then, today, dropped the video for her first single, “Work,” which is a two-for-one deal, in which, in the first video, she and Drake dance provocatively in a dancehall club . . . and, in the se

Samsung set to release S7 and S7 EDGE

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Ahead of the MWC 2016 trade show, Samsung has announced the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S7, its flagship smartphone for 2016. Much like its past year's flagship smartphone, the much-awaited smartphone comes in two variants: the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge. The smartphones will be made available in select regions from March 11, with pre-orders beginning from Tuesday. Pre-orders in some regions will get a free Gear VR headset bundled alongside six games. The Samsung Galaxy S7 comes with a 5.1-inch QHD Super Amoled display, whereas its bigger sibling the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge houses a 5.5-inch QHD Super Amoled display panel. Both now come with an Always-On display, which much like the LG G5's display, will let you check important notifications, time and date without having to wake up the device.  Notably, the two smartphones in some regions will come with the hybrid dual SIM feature, where users can either utilise one SIM card and one microSD card simultaneously, or, choo

AN 8th HARRY POTTER BOOK?

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Before we even get down to business on this fantastic news, I do have to admit that I'm a great Harry Potter fan, who knows pretty much everything about all the Harry Potter stories, and is probably more excited than you are. Having said that, I honestly think it was about time an eighth book was released. I remember seriously almost crying when I finished reading the seventh book, thinking "wow, so that's the end?" Now, many people are confused as to if this is a novel, and if it'll be a prequel. To be perfectly clear, the new book's title is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and it is NOT A PREQUEL, as J.K.Rowling has clearly stated over and over again on twitter...seriously...she should put #NotAPrequel in her bio because the questions should be getting unbearable. The new Harry Potter book is simply the published script of Cursed Child which is a new play based on the original Harry Potter story by J.K.Rowling herself, and as she tweeted " The sc

TYRESE GOES MAD ABOUT THE GRAMMY AWARDS.

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Celebrated RnB sensation,Philanthropist, Actor, Producer TYRESE GIBSON who has evolved into a coveted entertainment juggernaut made a post on his Facebook page recently about the just ended 58th Grammy Awards . The owner of Voltron Recordz expressed his disappointment to the fact that he did not take home an award that night even though his Black Rose album did very well on the market and on various charts. Below is what he said on his Facebook wall: Every ten years this world will produce someone who's not afraid to speak OUT!!!! Someone who doesn't live his life in fear.... Someone who stands firm in his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and more importantly who has REAL TALENT doesn't live his life consumed in gimmicks and random ploys of getting attention with baseless issues...... My open letter to the Grammys.. Me and my daughter had a blast she was able to meet her favorite artist and more important SEE her dad get on stage and perform while the whole world watched.

Why The Witcher 3 was the best game of 2015 and will be the best of the decade

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The Witcher 3 is a game which manages to go above and beyond in three main categories that many video games are usually judged for: storytelling, gameplay, and exploration. While a vast majority of multiple open-world games are full of the same cycle of things such as killing a certain type of enemy or random fetch-quests, The Witcher 3 allows players to do so much more. The best part about The Witcher 3 is its seamless infrastructure. You never feel like anything you’re doing is out of place or out of character. There are side quests in this game that can take hours to fully complete and the entire time it doesn’t feel like a drag or a chore. Everything you do in the game is incredibly satisfying and rewarding, whether it’s the compelling main storyline, the side quests, contract killings, or even playing cards, it all feels like natural progression and nothing stands out as a sore thumb in the overall narrative. It doesn’t try to act like a “list of things to do” but rather plays ou

Kanye West in Debt?

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Today's post is about someone the soccer fans can call the Ibrahimović of the music industry. I'm pretty sure your mind is going to one person and one person only and that's Kanye West. Now over the years he has become one of  the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century, attracting both praise and controversy for his work and his outspoken public persona. We all knowhow proud Kanye is and how highly he thinks of himself, c'mon the guy follows just one person on twitter and thats his wife! Recently however, an unusual turn of events from the usual Kanye persona occurred when he asked for a huge sum of financial aid from none other than the Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. Yhup, you read right, Kanye is asking for money. In his plea to Mark Zuckerberg he asked for a 1 billion dollar investment in his ideas. The monetary plea of course came via twitter, because you know, he seems to be constantly tweeting these days. I have no idea where Kanye's mind is, but

Why Qatar 2022 World Cup will be the BEST

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Halfway around the 2014 world cup, organizers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are ramping up efforts to build eight new stadiums and revamp three others using new passive and mechanical cooling systems to keep players and spectators cool in the harsh, blazing Mideast summer. The Qatari organizers are using the seven years before their World Cup to further transform the tiny sheikdom into a destination for world travelers. The government is poised to begin spending $200 billion on high-speed rail and other infrastructure to connect up to 12 venues, all but one of which will be reachable within 60 minutes from the others. Compare that to Brazil or Russia, which will host the 2018 World Cup, where venues will be spaced hundreds or thousands of miles from each other, making players, officials, and spectators dependent on planes to get there. In Qatar, high-speed rail and new and improved motorways will allow for what organizers say will be the most compact competition ever. If they can la

Everything you need to know about the Takata airbag recall

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More than 30 million vehicles in the United States, made by 10 different automakers, have been recalled to replace frontal airbags on the driver’s side or passenger’s side, or both. The airbags, made by major parts supplier Takata, were mostly installed in cars from model year 2002 through 2008, although it has been expanded through 2014 in some cases. Some of those airbags could deploy explosively, injuring or even killing car occupants. At the heart of the problem is the airbag’s inflator, a metal cartridge loaded with propellant wafers, which in some cases has ignited with explosive force. If the inflator housing ruptures in a crash, metal shards from the airbag can be sprayed throughout the passenger cabin— a potentially disastrous outcome from a supposedly life-saving device. Nailing down the root cause and determining which of Takata’s several inflator designs is implicated has been tough for Takata, the automakers , and independent investigators to establish. It now appears th

The Kendrick 58th Grammys

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If you watched the 57th Grammys, you would've probably had the same line of thought as I had...these people can't possibly do better...but we were definitely proved wrong. The 58th Grammy Awards ceremony was so wild, it'd be a crime to say it didn't blow you away. The Grammys were once again hosted by LL CCOL J and held at the Staples Center. Enough about all the facts about this years ceremony, I think what everyone was talking about was how the night was Kendrick Lamar's, from the 11 nominations which is the most nominations for any rapper,even beating Eminem and now second highest overall to Michael Jackson, to the 5 awards he won and also his amazing performance. I've had a lot of arguments with my friends on the whole "why didn't JCole get an award" even though his album 2014 Forest Hills Drive was superb and even went platinum. It's no doubt that most of us know every single song on that album and can sing most of the lyrics, especially G