Biggest searches of the year The most searched for topic overall wasn't someone who died, though he came close. It was former basketball player and Keeping up with the Kardashians fixture Lamar Odom, who was found unconscious in a brothel in October. Not all searches were morbid. The top trending searchers of the year were mostly on lighter topics. 1. Lamar Odom 2. Jurassic World 3. American Sniper 4. Caitlyn Jenner 5. Ronda Rousey
(CNN)When it comes to health and prosperity, there's no topping Norway. For the 12th year in a row, the land of lefse and lutefisk has earned the number one spot on the United Nations' 2015Human Development Index (HDI), released as part of its annual Human Development Report. The HDI measures countries in three basic areas -- life expectancy, education and income/standard of living. Norway earned high marks in all areas to get an overall score of 0.944. Its life expectancy at birth is 81.6 years, while its gross national income (GNI) per capita is $64,992. Rounding ou
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has appointed Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw as his Special Adviser, Liaison, Lagos. He also approved the appointment of Senator Florence Ita Giwa as the Chairman of the Cross River Ports Authority. Congrats to them
Photos: Dokpesi out of prison after he meets bail condition Embattled former Chairman of Daar Communication, Raymond Dokpesi has met his N200 million bail condition and has been released from Kuje prison. He is pictured at a Christmas Carol service in Abuja this evening. (more…)
Obama appoints 34yr old Nigerian, Adewale Adeyemo as his new deputy adviser for International Economic affairs United States President, Barack Obama has appointed a Nigerian national Adewale Adeyemo, to succeed Caroline Atkinson as his deputy national security adviser for international economic affair, The Wall Street Journal reports. Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo,34, joined the White House's National Economic Council as deputy director this fall from the Treasury, where he served most recently as the deputy chief of staff to Secretary Jacob Lew. Ms. Atkinson has served
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