Nigeria Min. of Finance: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 83 World’s Most Powerful Women

Forbes released a comprehensive list of world’s most powerful women today, 22 May 2013. 

Here is the full list:


1 Angela Merkel Chancellor, Germany 58 Germany Politics
2 Dilma Rousseff, President, Brazil 65 Brazil Politics
3 Melinda Gates Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 48 United States Philanthropy/NGO
4 Michelle Obama First Lady, United States 49 United States Politics
5 Hillary Clinton Personality, Philanthropist 65 United States Politics
6 Sheryl Sandberg COO, Facebook 43 United States Technology
7 Christine Lagarde Managing Director, International Monetary Funds 57 France Philanthropy/NGO

Teen Develops Computer Algorithm to Diagnose Leukemia

Brittany Wenger isn't your average high-school senior: She taught the computer how to diagnose leukemia.

The 18-year-old student from Sarasota, Fla. built a custom, cloud-based "artificial neural network" to find patterns in genetic expression profiles to diagnose patients with an aggressive form of cancer called mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL). Simply put, this means Wenger taught the computer how to diagnose leukemia by creating a diagnostic tool for doctors to use.

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Tuface and others clean up Lagos streets, feed hungry destitute

Some artistes in the Nigerian music industry on Tuesday turned out in mass to clean up the streets of Lagos, feed the hungry and visit the homeless.

The musicians who participated in the exercise included TuFace Idibia, who was accompanied by his manager, Mr Efe Omorogbe.

Others were Ras Kimono, Dizzy Falola and Chibuzor Orji, popularly called “Faze’’, amongst others.

2012 most beautiful girl: Isabella Ayuk Speaks On her Alleged romance with Deputy Speaker

The beauty queen was rumored to be in a relationship with Deputy Speaker, House of Reps, Hon Emeka Ihedioha.

Below is her comment in a recent interview:

As an MBGN winner, there will always be stories about one thing or the other. It's a normal thing. The story is hilarious and not true. People should learn to get their facts right. These people actually do not have names or faces. At first, it was the story of how I lied about my age, then came the dethronement story. Now this! Where were these people when I went for MBGN twice and finished top 10 and won best traditional costume award? And in 2012, with determination and persistence, I won and people who were obviously not happy about my victory cooked up stories. I can't bother about what people say because some people are just on this earth to talk about others.

Two Arik crew members arrested in UK for drug trafficking

Two crew members of Airk Air were on Monday arrested by the United Kingdom Border Force  for being in possession of substances suspected to be cocaine.

A statement by the Head of Press and Public Affairs Section, British High Commission, Rob Fitzpatrick, on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of the crew members.

He said, “The two, Nigerian women aged 37 and 32, who worked for the airline Arik Air, had arrived on a flight from Lagos, Nigeria on the evening of Monday, May 20.