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Finally, we have a wedding date for Rapper Kanye West and reality star Kim Kardashian. The couple will walk down the aisle on 24 May. The couple, who already have one child, only got engaged in October but Kanye West seems to be so keen to make Kim his wife that he has brought their Paris wedding forward to 24 May. According to reports, the couple chose that date because it's when astronomers are predicting a comet will burst through Earth's atmosphere and create a brilliant meteor shower, lighting up the sky - we wouldn't expect anything less from Kimye's wedding! Kim, 33, recently revealed the ceremony will be small, intimate affair, but apparently Kanye, 36, has taken the lead when it comes to wedding planning.

According to Forbes magazine, retired basketball legend Michael Jordan made more money in 2013 than any other retired athlete in the world, earning an estimated $90million, more than any active playing athlete aside from boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. who made over $100m. And where did all the money come for someone who hasn't played basketball in almost 10 years? Air Jordan of course! Nike released the Air Jordan 10 "Powder Blue" retro sneaker on Saturday, 20 years after the first Jordan 10s hit shelves. Like all the Jordan retro releases, this one was highly anticipated and first- day sales hit $35 million. Retail shoe sales for the Jordan Brand in the U.S. grew 11% last year to $2.7 billion, with basketball making up 84% of that, according to Powell. Roughly 50% to 55% of that goes to Nike. If you factor in sales of Jordan apparel, the international Jordan business and sales at Nike stores, the Jordan brand is contributing roughly $2 bil...

According to a Forbes magazine list released yesterday Monday March 3rd, Nigerian industrialist, Aliko Dangote is the 23rd richest man in the world. Wow! He made history as the first black man to break into the rank of top 25 richest people in the world. In 2012, he was the 76th richest man in the world. He moved from that to 43rd richest man in 2013 and now to 23rd in 2014 with his wealth jumping from $16.1billion to $25billion. The next Nigerian on the list is Glo chief Mike Adenuga, who is 325th richest person with $4.6bn. Then Mrs Folorunsho Alakija in 687th position with a personal wealth of $1.2bn. Former Microsoft chairman Bill Gates takes back the No.1 position as the richest man in the world with $76billion. Geez! If you lived ten life times, you probably won't be able to finish $76b.