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Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder Dead at 65

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Paul Allen Dead Paul Allen Dead[/caption] Paul Allen, the billionaire who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975 is dead. Allen succumbed to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He died Monday afternoon in his hometown of Seattle. Allen, whose wealth was estimated north of $20 billion, announced 2 weeks ago his cancer had returned after 9 years in remission. Allen and Gates, both college dropouts, hatched the idea for Microsoft in Albuquerque. They designed software for the yet-to-explode personal computer revolution. The 2 men met when they were teenage students at Lakeside School outside Seattle. They became fast friends and bonded over their love of computers. The two would go “dumpster diving” for computer program code. Allen, who dropped out of Washington State, convinced Gates to bail from Harvard. Allen is the one who came up with the name — Micro-Soft. The company moved to Bellevue, Washington in 1979. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1983 and resigned shortly thereafter, but still was an active member of the board until 2000. Allen bought the Seattle Seahawks back in 1996, 8 years after buying the Portland Trail Blazers. He also bought the Seattle Sounders, part of Major League Soccer, with business partners including Drew Carey. Allen was a huge music fan, especially of Jimi Hendrix, and founded The Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle. Paul donated more than $2 billion to various charities. Allen was never married and had no children. Paul’s family says, “For all the demands on his schedule, there was always time for family and friends.  At this time of loss and grief for us — and so many others — we are profoundly grateful for the care and concern he demonstrated everyday.” Paul was 65. RIP. Souce: TMZ]]>

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I Got My Six-packs From Hunger and Hard labour- Rema

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Nigerian music sensation, Rema has opened up about his fitness journey and how he achieved his impressive physique. (more…)

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Done with Ghanaian men- Sista Afia

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Ghanaian songstress, Sista Afia has revealed that she’s done with Ghanaian men. (more…)

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I Almost Became A Pastor- Tonto Dikeh

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Popular Nigerian actress cum philanthropist, Tonto Charity Dikeh has recently revealed that she almost became a pastor.
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Hilda Baci confirms she was on her period during cook-a-thon making it extra hard

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Nigerian Chef, Hilda Baci has revealed the challenges she went through during her journey to cooking for 100 hours in hopes to break and set a new Guinness world record.
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Women who Expose Their Nakedness On Social Media Are Not Pretty – Adjoa Yeboah Adjei

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In an era dominated by social media, personal boundaries and privacy have taken on new dimensions.

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I give my performances my all; the reason why I’m always booked for shows- Efya

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Ghanaian singer Efya is undoubtedly one of the best performers this country has ever produced.  (more…)

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