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<h1>Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the just concluded Lagos State governorship elections lost 68.75 per cent of the votes he polled in 2015.</h1>

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Agbaje, who lost to Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, had contested and lost against the incumbent, Akinwunmi Ambode in 2015.

He polled 659,738 votes against Ambode’s 812,394 votes with the total registered voters at 5, 822,207 according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

This number decreased by 453, 597 votes (68.75 per cent) in the 2019 elections where he polled 206, 141 votes against Sanwo-Olu’s 739, 445 votes.

Lagos Election: Jimi Agbaje’s votes drop by 68.75% from 2015 polls [NAN]

However, APC also witnessed a decrease of 8.98 percent from the 2015 polls. INEC data reveals that 6, 505, 512 people registered to vote in Lagos.

Only 1,006, 074 voters were accredited.

The number of valid votes was 977, 476, rejected votes 21,239 and the total votes cast 998, 715.

While Agbaje has called Sanwo-Olu to congratulate him, he attributed his defeat to the suppression of votes in areas where he was strong.

Agbaje, who lost to Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, had contested and lost against the incumbent, Akinwunmi Ambode in 2015.

Lagos Election: Jimi Agbaje’s votes drop by over 68 per cent from 2015 polls

Abuja, March 6, 2019 (NAN) Some Nigerians, alongside millions of social media users, have reacted to Forbes recent ranking of reality star, Kylie Jenner as the youngest self-made billionaire.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 21-year-old Jenner, on Tuesday, beat Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg, who topped the list at 23 in 2008, to clinch the highly controversial title.

Jenner has amassed a personal net worth of $1billion through her wildly successful range of make-up, Kylie Cosmetics.

Her ranking, however, has been met with mixed reactions on social media as users are especially concerned about Forbes interpretation of self-made.

@Ade07u said, Chill with that self-made, I am not trying to rain on her parade but I am pretty sure her family name had something to do with her success.

@Iambitious wrote, Self-made people do not even have platforms, they have to build it themselves.

@Quasahr said, I wouldnt classify her as self-made though. If she hadnt been in the spotlight and had to start from scratch, I doubt she would have gone this far in a short time.

Nevertheless, its remarkable hat she built something successful off her fame.

@Valeriepeach said, She has done well for herself, very commendable but Kylie is not self-made.

Also, Dictionary.com challenged reports that describe Jenner as a self-made billionaire.

The site tweeted a response to a Forbes reporton Tuesday saying, Havent we gone over this?

It provided a definition of the term by tweeting, Self-made: Having succeeded in life unaided.

Meanwhile, Forbes, on Tuesday, explained its meaning of self-made on its official website following the backlash of its recent list.

Forbesdefines self-made as someone who built a company or established a fortune on her own, rather than inheritingsome or all of it.

As long as the list member didnt inherit a business or money, she is labelled self-made.

But the term is very broad, and does not adequately reflect how far some people have come and, relatively speaking, how much easier others have had it, Forbes wrote.

The magazine explained the scoring system it introduced in 2014 and showed Jenners score in comparison to others who made the list.

Based on that scale, someone who inherited everything scores a 1, while someone who not only grew up poor but also experienced substantial hardships like Oprah Winfrey scores a 10.

Kylie Jenner, who comes froma wealthy family and who has leveraged her fame to her advantage, ranks a 7, Kerry Dolan wrote for Forbes.

Jenner is the youngest in her famous, reality TV family, the Kardashians and the first to hit the billion dollar landmark.

She was surprised by the success of her cosmetics company which was only founded in 2015 but is now worth an estimated $900million.

Jenner, who owns a 100 percent stake in it, has separate income from endorsements and her familys reality TV show. She also owns an impressive portfolio of real estate. (NAN)

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Reality star, Kylie Jenner (Source: Forbes)

Divergent  views trail Kylie Jenner Forbes youngest self-made billionaire feat

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Abuja, Feb. 12, 2019 (NAN) A first print, first edition copy of late Chinua Achebes premier novel Things Fall Apart has been purchased for one million naira.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the private sale took place on Twitter following a call by author, Lola Shoneyin for collectors to purchase the vintage copy.

Shoneyin, who is well-known for her book The Secret Lives of Baba Segis Wives, tweeted the sale @lolashoneyin on Sunday.

She said, Hey book collectors! My friend is selling a first print, first edition copy of Things Fall Apart for N1m. Reply here and she will contact you.

Fans of Achebes work took to the comment section to praise the work, with some placing bids. However, she announced hours later that the book had been bought by an anonymous buyer.

She said, The book has been bought by an anonymous buyer.

Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. Things Fall Apart, his first novel, is often considered his best. He won the Man Booker International Prize in 2007.

Things Fall Apart was published in 1958; its story chronicles pre-colonial life in the south-eastern part of Nigeria and thearrival of the Europeans during the late nineteenth century.

It is seen as the archetypal modernAfrican novelin English, one of the first to receive global critical acclaim.

The novel follows the life of Okonkwo, anIgboman and local wrestling champion in the fictional Nigerian clan of Umuofia.

The work is divided into three parts, with the first describing his family, personal history, and the customs and society of the Igbo.

Other chronicled the influence ofBritish colonialismand Christianmissionarieson the Igbo community. (NAN) AEE/EAL ==== Edited by Ekemini Ladejobi

Late Chinua Achebe (Source: IG)

First edition Chinua Achebe’s ‘Thing Fall Apart’ sold for N1m

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Lagos Election: Jimi Agbaje’s votes drop by over 68 per cent from 2015 polls

Divergent views trail Kylie Jenner Forbes youngest self-made billionaire feat

First edition Chinua Achebe’s ‘Thing Fall Apart’ sold for N1m