Entertainment

Amancio Ortega Now World’s Richest Man

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8 years ago

October 13, 2017

The founder of Jara, Amancio Ortega has beaten Bill Gates in the number one position of the world’s richest man.        In a report recently released by Forbes, Ortega beat Bill Gate to become the richest person on earth.
He currently has a $200 million edge over micro soft co-founder, Bill Gates due in part to a particularly good week for the stock of inditex, Zara’s parent company.
Forbes stated that Ortega had been crowned the world’s richest person three other times but had always surrendered the number one position within a day.
Despite Ortega’s enormous net worth many people have never heard of him. He is described as an incredibly private man, rarely seen in public and has given just a handful of interviews on his incredibly successful career.
Ortega’s career began when he founded fast fashion giant, Zara, with his then wife Rosalia in 1975. His retail company Inditex SA which owns Zara, Massimo Dutti and Pull&Bear has 7385 out-posts around the world.
In a related development, Forbes has also released the list of the world’s highest paid artiste for 2017 with United States of America (USA) rapper and singer, Sean Combes also known as P. Diddy, as the highest earning artiste in the world for 2017 following his income from Ciroc Vodka, Deleon Teguila and Agwa Hydrate Water.
P. Diddy also made a lot of money from his Bad Boy Reunion Tour and an estimated $70 million sale of his Sean John clothing line. Forbes disclosed that P.Diddy made an estimated pre-tax earnings, a whoping $130 million so far in 2017.
Drake whose Boy Meets World Tour and deals with Apple, Sprite and Nike earned him an estimated $94 million as the next highest paid artiste, Forbes said.
Jayz could have ranked higher if his new deal with live Nation which is expected to bring him $200 million over the next decade was done in time, but the release of a commercially successful album saw him make $44 million in the past year.
Others who made the Forbe’s list are Dr Dre and new entrants like Chance the Rapper and Kendrick Lamar. The report said the top artistes so far in 2017 earned a total of $619.5 million, an increment from last year’s $448.5 million.
Bellow is the full list:
– Sean Diddly combs:       – $130 million
– Drake – $94 million
– Jayz -$42 million
-Dr Dre -$34 million
– Chance The Rapper-   $32 million
-Kendrick Lamar
-$30 million
– Wiz Kalifa-$28 million
-Pitbull-$27 million
-DJ Khalid-$24 million
– Future -$23 million

Entertainment

NGO hails Tinubu’s climate awareness tour

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3 weeks ago

March 9, 2026

The Tide

Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has commended President Bola Tinubu for inaugurating the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour, urging Nigerians and stakeholders to support the initiative nationwide.

Mr Ismail Bima, Chief Executive Officer of JEI, said in a statement in Gombe yesterday that the tour would significantly strengthen public understanding of climate change and encourage collective environmental responsibility.

Bima described the initiative as a clear affirmation of the Federal Government’s commitment to pursuing practical solution driven strategies that addressed climate challenges and safeguarded livelihoods, ecosystems, and national development efforts.

He noted that the programme would achieve its objectives if government institutions, private organisations, civil society groups, and citizens actively played their respective roles in promoting awareness, resilience, and sustainable practices.

According to him, the inauguration marks an important step toward building a nationwide movement capable of delivering measurable progress in Nigeria’s broader efforts to secure a climate resilient future for generations.

He said JEI fully aligned with the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour, noting that the initiative could inspire innovation, strengthen environmental education, and promote sustainable development across communities nationwide.

Bima also commended the Minister of Environment and urged federal, state, and local stakeholders to support the initiative, stressing that climate change impacts affected all citizens regardless of region or status.

He emphasised that growing climate pressures on agriculture, livelihoods, and ecosystems made the awareness tour timely, adding that stronger information sharing and partnerships were necessary to confront environmental risks nationwide.

He urged authorities to implement the initiative with sustained commitment, extend activities to grassroots communities, and collaborate with state and local governments to ensure wider participation and maximum impact nationwide effectively.

The Tide source reports that President Tinubu inaugurated the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour in Abuja on Tuesday to promote climate resilience and sustainable development nationwide initiatives.

Entertainment

They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts

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1 month ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.

Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.

“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.

“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.

Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.

The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.

The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.

Entertainment

Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial

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1 month ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.

According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.

The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”

It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.