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Just on Wednesday the 28th of September, 2016, the World Economic Forum released its Global Competitiveness Report and whereas a number of African nations like Kenya (of whom we are very quick to compare ourselves positively) improved in the Global Competitiveness Index rankings, Nigeria slipped three places and is now ranked 127 out of 138 nations. To put it murky, only 11 nations (many of them war torn) are worse than Nigeria in terms of doing business! Two years ago Nigeria was Africa's fastest growing economy. Today, she does not even feature in Africa's top ten most competitive nations! But when you point these out, the response is to blame Goodluck Jonathan under whom our economy blossomed like never before. When you waste 16 months playing the blame game should you be surprised that investors are playing the disappearing game and running away from your economy? And what has been the result? A recession. Now, the thing is that rather than face the recession frontally...

Last week we all heard that Angelina Jolie had filed for divorce from her husband of just two years, Brad Pitt amidst reports he is being investigated for child abuse by the LA County Department of Children and Family Services for being verbally and physically abusive with one of his children. In a second statement since his separation, the actor said he won't be attending the red carpet screening of Voyage of Time, a documentary he narrated which is happening tomorrow. “Terrence’s ‘Voyage of Time’ is an incredibly beautiful and unique experiential IMAX film for children and families chronicling the birth of time. I’m very grateful to be part of such a fascinating and educational project, but I’m currently focused on my family situation and don’t want to distract attention away from this extraordinary film, which I encourage everyone to see.” - He told Access Hollywood

Kylie Jenner shared snapchat videos of her culinary exploits specially prepared for her beau, Tyga. The rapper was clearly delighted with the feast before him as he said 'Oh yeah, it looks, It looks good though.'  Kylie shared several videos and snapshots of the dishes she made in her new kitchen. Her creations included  barbecue pork ribs, marshmallow crusted baked yams, chicken wings, along with macaroni and cheese. Earlier in the day, she showed off her shiny new kitchen utensils writing:  'I changed all my appliances to copper and I'm really happy about it.'

35-year-old reality star, business woman and mother of two, Kim Kardashian is the face of Billboard Magazine TV Issue. She opened up about her partnership with husband Kanye West, music business and 'famous' feud with Taylor Swift, adding that she didn't want to talk about Swift. She said: “I’m so over it, she says with a laugh. "If it were up to Kanye, it all would probably never have come out. He can handle it, he has no hard feelings. He doesn’t even really care. I just wanted to protect my husband. I saw him getting a lot of shit."