Chelsea owner ROMAN Abramovich’s new £430million superyacht is pictured in all its glory for the first time.
The 460ft Solaris, which will have eight decks including a helicopter pad, is nearing completion.
No expense has been spared and its two advanced electric engines will make it the most powerful yacht in the world.
Solaris is almost ready for sea trials and should be handed to the Chelsea owner, 54, by the summer.
A source said: “This will be the yacht of the year when she is launched later this year.”
The yacht is being built at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany.
The shed it is being constructed in is larger than Buckingham Palace.
Solaris will have 48 cabins, accommodating up to 36 passengers, and a crew of 60.
But Abramovich, who already has £475million superyacht Eclipse, will not be setting sail for Britain often as he has visa issues over his Russia links.
The source added: “Details are being kept top secret but she will be a magnificent addition for the owner.
‘To give you an idea of the size of Solaris the yacht shed she is being built in is bigger and taller than Buckingham Palace so you have some idea of the dimensions.”
The ancient palace of Alaafin Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi on Sunday played host to the crème de la crème of the society. It was the official coronation of Otunba Tomori Williams as Aare Onikoyi of Yorubaland by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111.
The glamorous event, which held at Aganju Forecourt, Afin Oyo, had top celebrites, businessmen and women, captains of industries, as well as prominent politicians from far and near in attendance.
As expected of Tomori as an excellent host with high taste for good things, alongside his beautiful wife, the guests were treated into an exclusive reception, after the installation rites. Different dishes, both local and continental, as well as chosen drinks and finger foods were supplied in essence.
Fuji music icon, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal aka K1 and the Mayegun of Yorubaland was on bandstand.
Presenting certificate of office to the newly installed chief, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi described Otunba Tomori Williams as brave successful businessman whose philantropic gestures can’t be overemphasized.
Top celebrites at the party include the likes of Elegushi of Ikate Kingdom, Oba Saheed Elegushi; Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, Oloyan of Oyankingdom, Oba Kelani and his Olori, Alara of Ilara Epe Oba Folarin Ogunsanwo, the Lagos/mainland council of white cap chiefs, Oba Kabiru Agbabiaka Osolo, Onibogun of Ibogun, Oba Ifakayode Ajigbotifa, the oyemesi, the Akisinkun of Lagos, Mr Bisoye Fagade, Chief Olawale Audus, the Aro of Oto, representative of Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Saliu Adetunji, Mogaji Nureni Akanbi; the Aare Ona Kakanfo, Iba Gani Adams and Onishagisha of Magodo
Also on the list are Hon. Shina Peller; Ambassador Ayanlakin, Oloye Akiade Fijabi; Hon. Shina Alabi; Chief Wale Saranda; Chief (Mrs) Kadijat Bakare; Bashiru Fakorede; Mustapha Dodo and a whole lot of others.
Otunba Tomori Williams is MD/CEO T. Williams Construction Nig. Ltd., the Managing Director of Olaleye Property and Investment Ltd, MD Maintek Property and MD Olaleye New Town Developments Ltd. His various working expertise includes Real Estate Developments, Construction, Property Repossession, and Consultancy.
Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have purchased a seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom home in Edgartown, Massachusetts, according to reports. The price for the 29-acre estate was $11.75 million, public records show.
The property was purchased by a trust represented by attorney Ronald Rappaport, a partner at Reynolds, Rappaport, Kaplan and Hackney, according to records made available Wednesday. The trust is reportedly tied to the Obamas, but Mansion Global could not confirm the connection. Mr. Rappaport did not return requests for comment.
Gerret Conover and Thomas LeClair, partners at LandVest Martha’s Vineyard, were the listing and selling brokers for the property. Mr. Conover confirmed the sale via email, and that the property was previously owned by Wyc Grousbeck, owner of the Boston Celtics.
The sale price was more than $3 million less than the asking price for the almost 7,000-square-foot home on the Edgartown Great Pond, according to records. It was most recently listed for $14.85 million, but has seen several price cuts since it was first listed in February 2015 for $22.5 million.
Mr. Conover and Mr. LeClair took over from another agency later in May 2017, relisting the property for $19.25 million, records show. It was cut to $16.25 million in May 2018 and then again in July 2019 to $14.85 million. Both agents declined to comment further on any other details of the sale.
Mr. Grousbeck bought the estate in 1998 for $3.15 million, according to property records. He did not return requests for comment.
Rumors about the Obamas buying the Edgartown home have been swirling since the summer, when the family rented the residence, The Wall Street Journal reported at the time. Representatives for the family declined to comment.
The Obamas have summered on the Vineyard for years, and they aren’t the only politicians who are fond of the coastal New England area. The Clinton family has spent time there, and former Secretary of State and Massachusetts Senator John Kerry bought a home there in 2017. Red Gate Farm, the former estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, is currently on the market there for $65 million, according to LandVest.
The home was designed by Brandenburger Taylor Lombardo Architects from San Francisco, with multiple areas for entertaining, both indoors and out. The living room has vaulted ceilings, exposed steel beams and a stone fireplace, the listing said. There are two guest wings, and the master suite boasts a fireplace, a private sun deck and water views. There’s a chef’s kitchen with ample built-in storage and a formal circular dining room overlooks the grounds and pond.
Outside, there’s both an outdoor fireplace and screened porch with a fireplace, according to the listing. There’s also a pool and a Jacuzzi off the second-floor balcony that has expansive views of the water. The property offers direct access to the pond, and includes a boat house and a private beach front with deeded rights, as per the listing.
A new book, titled My Mother’s Daughter, which is an autobiography of Chief Mrs. Taiwo Taiwo, Chairman, Lexham Investments (Owners of Shonny Investment & Properties) Trustee, Founding and Immediate past Chairman of Atlantic Hall, Chairman Aart of Life foundation would be unveiled to the public on 16th February, 2021.
The Public presentation which is scheduled to take place online would also be a special event where the author would celebrate with friends, family, business associates and members of her numerous mentorship groups as she clocks 70 years.
The programme will be streamed live via Zoom and other platforms to an anticipated global audience made up of people who have been inspired and touched in one way or the other by Chief Mrs. Taiwo Taiwo.
According to the author, the book will offer valuable insights in the areas of Inter-Generational Female Entrepreneurship and Mentorship, and the importance of mentorship for young entrepreneurs.
As a young lady who was thrown into the family business in her early 20s after finishing school in England, her many years of experience in entrepreneurship, as well as her roles as a vibrant activist in society building ventures like Atlantic Hall Secondary School, Aart of Life Foundation etc would be very valuable to young girls and middle age women of the present generation.
She is also using the platform her book offers to pay tribute to her mother, Mrs. Alice Olaperi Shonibare who was quite instrumental to the heights Chief Mrs. Taiwo Taiwo has reached today.
Chief Mrs. Taiwo was born into a family of eight children with a father who was of an innovative businessman of his age. The author’s father died at 44 and the mother had the duty to bring up the eight children and grow the business the father started. Her nifty balancing powers that motivated the daughter, Chief Mrs. Taiwo are shared in detail in the new book.
The book looks at Chief Mrs Taiwo’s education in Nigeria, her secondary school and university education in the UK. The text is indeed a loaded masterpiece that would inspire the best line of action in everyone who wants to navigate the path of life with vitality to overcome those daily challenges that life throws across the pathway.
Our dear father, uncle, brother, friend and proactive media Comrade, the very brilliant veteran media guru, ace Broadcaster and a resourceful media trainer to the core, Chief Kingsley Uranta of Channels Television, I say a very big congratulations to you today on the occasion of your auspicious birthday anniversary.
No doubt, you’re such a committed, respected and loyal person who gives no room for fear or intimidation in the industry. I know you as a goal getter who stands by whatever cause you believes.
I appreciate your sense of humor and your journalistic sagacity is worth of emulation. I wish you long life and prosperity. I pray you and yours will never experience evils. May all your heartfelt desires be honored. Amen!
Davido and Wizkid are at the moment Nigeria’s richest musicians, several sources has been quoting their wealth at several billions of Naira, a source put their wealth at $40million and $30million respectively, while some others put it at $19million and $20million and there are some more using different instruments to determine how wealthy the two of Nigeria’s greatest musical exports are.
It is however surprising that with their hard earned wealth there are some animals that are richer that the two Nigerian superstars combine. This write-up will be looking at 3 pets that are on record richer than this extremely hardworking Nigerian superstars, we will be looking at their source of wealth, their location and the name of their owners.
A Dog named Gunther IV (V, VI) worth $375 million
The world’s richest animal is a German Shepherd from Germany — who is living anything but a ruff life.
Gunther was the pet of Karlotta Leibenstein, a German countess who had a multi-million dollar fortune. She never had any children but cherished her pet dogs throughout her lifetime. Karlotta passed away in 1992. At the time, she had no close family to share her fortune with except for her dog—Gunther III—and she made sure he would be well taken care of for the rest of his life. She willed her entire fortune of 80 million dollars to him. When Gunther III passed away, the inheritance was passed along to his son, Gunther IV.
Over the years, Gunther’s caretakers have accumulated even more wealth for the dog through strategic investments and surprising ventures, and today the dog has a net worth of $373 million. By the way, Gunther IV is supposedly 28 years old today, but the average lifespan of a German Shepherd is 10 to 13 years, so it’s likely that it’s actually Gunther 5 or 6 by now, but the dog is still referred to as Gunther IV.
Gunther’s wealth is in a trust that is managed by the Gunther Corporation, which Gunther is the CEO of. It doesn’t appear that they are very limited in how they spend or invest Gunther’s money. Although the purpose of the corporation is to ensure that Gunther is taken care of, they have used his money in a number of unusual ways.
For example, they put together a theatre show called the Burgundians, which toured in South Florida in 1999. They spent millions producing a television musical special called Global Revolution, which aired once on Italian television. In 2006, they purchased the Pontedera Football Club, an Italian association football club in Tuscany. Officially, Gunther is the owner of the football club and all other assets of the Gunther Corporation. This includes a number of properties that have been purchased in his name.
Gunther owns a number of properties, including several villas in Italy, properties in the Bahamas, and a German estate. His highest profile purchase came in 2000 when he purchased a 7.5 million dollar mansion from Madonna in Miami. The Gunther Corporation also looked into buying Sylvester Stallone’s 27 million dollar Miami villa before deciding on Madonna’s mansion.
The 7,000 square foot Mediterranean-style home has nine bedrooms and eight and a half bathrooms. It was purchased by a group that called themselves the Burgandians, who revealed Gunther as their mystery investor in a press conference after the sale had been finalized.
When in Miami, Gunther mainly stays in the master bedroom while the rest of the house is rented out for movie and television shoots. This is just one way that Gunther’s net worth steadily increases.
Gunther is waited on paw and foot constantly. He has a personal maid who cleans up after him in addition to a butler who attends to his every need along with his many other caretakers. A typical day might see him taking a swim in his customized pool, taking a drive in his luxurious limousine, eating the finest steaks, caviar, and truffles, relaxing in one of his many enviable estates, drinking the finest bottled waters, and perhaps going to the spa or a high-end groomer.
He even goes to the occasional auction. In 2001, Gunther along with two of his staff showed up at a high-dollar auction in northern Italy. He even successfully bid on something—a 1.1 million dollar truffle. Gunther also has around the clock security. You can definitely say that Gunther is living the good life as the world’s richest dog.
Grumpy Cat worth $99.5 million
As opposed to Gunther IV, who got his money via trust fund, Grumpy Cat is a self-made millionaire.
Grumpy Cat who died in 2019 due to complications with her urinary tract infection at age 7 was self-made rich pet, she was owned Tabitha Bundesen from Arizona and her real name is Tardar Sauce but she became Grumpy Cat because of a few posts on Reddit showing off the cat’’s disdainful-looking mug by owner Tabatha’s brother, Bryan. The Reddit audience quickly posted their own takes on this grumpy cat, photoshopping sardonic text and backgrounds, spreading the cat’s popularity. According to Know Your Meme, within 24 hours, the Grumpy Cat Reddit page received over 25,000 upvotes and, within 48 hours, its Imgur page received over a million views. Grumpy Cat was causing an internet stir, and this internet stir would soon break into the mainstream.
Funny cats were by no means novel on the internet or the mainstream (YouTube was practically built on cat videos). However, Grumpy’s popularity was not only stable but growing. Soon, Grumpy was meeting famous celebrities, guest starring in television shows, writing (well… inspiring) her own books, and starring in her own Lifetime Christmas movie. She was given her own wax statue at Madame Tussaud’s, and at SXSW Interactive, she outdid the likes of Steve Carell and Elon Musk in drawing in crowds.
At the core of her popularity was her loyal following on social media and the thousands of creators that produced new Grumpy Cat memes daily. Grumpy Cat was one of the first internet sensations to straddle the real and online worlds, known by both your tech-addicted 9-year old brother and your cat-loving aunt. The meme was so widely known that even President Obama made an allusion to the meme at the 2015 White House Correspondent Dinner. Grumpy really did, as her owners stated, help “millions of people smile around the world.”
Grumpy Cat also made money and lots of it, putting millions in the hands of her owners. According to the Washington Post, Bundesen’s company, Grumpy Cat Limited, monetized the cat, bringing in between $1 million and $100 million through merchandising, Grumpy’s books, and her various appearances. With this new money and business opportunity, Bundesen was able to quit her job waitressing at Red Lobster.
The monetization of Grumpy Cat led to one of the first spats over the intellectual property of memes. In 2018, Grumpy Cat Limited sued Grenade Beverage for using Grumpy’s image to market Grenade’s new Grumpy Cat Grumppuccino without permission and won $710,001 from the case. The underlying issues with intellectual property we see today with Jerry Media and Fortnite were present the moment that Grumpy Cat Limited began to make money.
Taylor Swift’s Cat Olivia Benson worth $97 million
In June of 2014, Taylor got a new cat she named Olivia Benson after the character portrayed by Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order: SVU, one of Taylor’s favorite television shows.
She is the younger “sister” to Meredith Grey, and older “sister” to Benjamin Button.
Like Meredith, Olivia Benson is a Scottish fold cat that lives in luxury, this notwithstanding the cat still makes her own money.
Olivia was featured in one of Taylor’s Diet Coke, Keds, and AT&T commercials, and has also appeared in many of her Instagram videos/photos. She and Meredith even appeared in an Instagram photo taken by Taylor’s then-boyfriend, Calvin Harris, which he captioned “Moment”.
Olivia is also seen at the beginning of the music video for Taylor’s 2019 single, “ME!”
Olivia has been nominated for 3 awards
2015 Australian Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards with Meredith Grey as Aussie/Kiwi’s Favourite Animal
2016 Nickelodeon UK Kids’ Choice Awards as UK Favourite Famous Cat
2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards as the Cutest Musician’s Pet
A popular Ghanaian witch doctor who is revered as the most powerful Witch Doctor in Ghana has drop a bombshell that has got people talking.
The witch doctor during an interview with their local television station mentioned the names of the four Nigerian top pastor who according to him he is afraid of them both in the physical and spiritual realm and also mention other three that come to him for spiritual powers to do miracles and make more money.
The witch doctor, Chief Naatia Salifu mentioned Bishop David Oyedepo, Pastor Enoch Adeboye among other two pastors he fears.
Bishop David oyedepo of the living faith Church, according to chief naatia is a gifted man of God that is sent by God and has been tested both physical and spiritual, I’ m very very afraid of him because he is the most powerful and fearless man of God Nigeria has.
Another man of God was pastor Paul eneche of the Dunamis Church, according to him he recognized pastor Paul as a young but very powerful man of God which no forces of the enemy can temper with him he possesses very strong power of God that cannot be compared to any.
Chief Naatia also in his statement made mention of apostle Sulaiman saying he is also a very respected man of God that cannot be tampered with in the spirit realm, he went further to say that they have tried to bring him down in all means but could not.
And finally he made mention of pastor Adeboye saying that this particular man of God is a grandfather of Nigeria that he solicits for Nigeria a lot in the spirit realm, he said he respects pastor Adeboye so very much.
The witch doctor also said that there are many of the Nigerian pastors he has helped with charms to succeed in their various ministries saying, some of them have been caught and exposed because they didn’t follow the instructions of the spirit he gave to them.
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It will be a rain of empowerment on all sides as the leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele will be hosting the international association of world peace advocates, an association affiliated with the United Nations Global Compact in Lagos.
As it is the culture of the man of God to put smile on the faces of the people, He will once again walk that path as hundreds of widows, students, needy will be remembered and lifted from their current state to celebrate the life of the man of God, and the record breaking hosting of the United nations global compact.
According to exclusive information made available, Primate Ayodele will be making provisions for those who have not been able to afford their house rents, those who can’t afford to pay school fees, vulnerable who don’t have bed in their homes, to mention a few. Also, hundreds of GCE and JAMB forms will be given out for free to students who want to further their education in higher institutions.
Apart from these, people that have health challenges will be taken care of, those who have issues with their sight will be given eye glasses, among some other things. Generally speaking, it will be a time of massive giving to the people.
The event will also have the attendance of top officials of the international association of world peace advocates that includes the President, Amb Per Stefsen, Country director of Denmark, Amb Mrs Blessing Palmberg, Country director of India, Amb Prof Nabit Kapur, Country Director of South Africa, Amb. Anthony Chinedu, World peace spokesman, Amb. Dr Emmanuel Nweke and other world Peace dignitaries.
Popular Prophet and the leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has made some clarifications about his 2021 Prophecy that talked about kidnap in Aso rock.
Primate Elijah Ayodele had on Tuesday, 22nd Of December 2020 released his prophecies for 2021 in the presence of several journalists from different part of the world.
In his prophecy about what is going to befall the presidential villa, Primate Ayodele made it known that He foresees kidnap in Aso rock, and that there will be some troubles in the Villa.
‘ASO VILLA
I foresee kidnappings in the Aso Rock. The Villa needs cleansing because there will be fights in the villa. I foresee that some important documents will leak out of the Villa. There will be Classified Official leakages from the Villa. Let’s pray not to lose anybody in the Villa. Aso Villa must be fortified against attacks. There will be speculations of attacks in the villa. Protests will be directed at the Aso Villa because protocols will be broken’
In His clarification, Primate Ayodele made it known that What He meant was that an official of the Presidential Villa will be kidnapped, not necessarily inside the Villa, but elsewhere.
‘On my Prophecy about Kidnap in the presidential villa, I didn’t say anyone will be kidnapped right inside the Villa, but an official of the Presidential Villa will be kidnapped, He or she could be kidnapped somewhere else, but not in the Villa, that is what I see’
Also, some online publications reported that the man of God prophesied that VP Yemi Osibanjo will be kidnapped in the Aso rock, Primate Ayodele has however debunked such, and described it as fake news.
‘I also understand that some online publications reported that I said our vice President, Yemi Osibanjo will be kidnapped in Aso rock, I never said something like that, I will always stand by my Prophecy because they were given to me by God, what I said About Aso Rock kidnap is that an official of the presidential villa will be kidnapped, not necessarily inside the Villa’
Primate Elijah Ayodele is known for his accuracy in prophecy, and the way at which his prophecies comes to pass. Just few days after he released his 2021 Prophecies, some of them have started coming to pass. They include attacks against the church by Boko Haram, Death of Nollywood actor, Fire in Abuja market, to mention a few.
Following the ugly incident that led to the abduction of students in Katsina, The leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has exposed the hidden secret of the Boko Haram on the whereabouts of the children.
Primate Ayodele stated that the abducted children are between Nigeria and Niger Republic, and actions should be made as soon as possible in order to avoid deaths of the abducted students.
The popular prophet made it known that God showed him where the children are being held hostage in a vision, and that it was a mere setup to terrorize Nigeria.
He further explained that Covid-19 has come to take those who have hands to the destruction of Nigeria.
‘The kidnapped children are between Niger Republic and Nigeria, that is where they are, let actions be made so they won’t kill them, we appeal to Katsina state governor, chief of defense staff and army staff to work immediately.
Those who kidnapped them are terrorist, the government should act fast. I appeal with their parents to have patience and Hope in God, by His grace, they will be rescued.
The kidnap was a set-up, there are some people behind it just to terrorise Nigeria, that’s is why I said those who deep hand into the destruction of Nigeria, covid-19 has come to take them away. So many things will still be exposed to the public.’
Also, Primate Ayodele spoke against the operation of Miyetti Allah, making it known that God showed him that the association will become a terrorist group as time goes on. He knocked the government that approved the association, maintaining that they should be scrapped.
‘The government that approved Miyetti allah is devilish, Miyetti Allah group will turn to a terrorist group, I pity the government that approved the association, Miyetti allah should be scrapped because there is no difference between them and ISIS.
I am talking as a prophet of God, that is the revelation I received, anyone can kick against it, I don’t care, I speak as I hear from God’
