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FORBES rich list; Africa's top 10 music artist.

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Also in the list are Hugh Masekela, Black Coffee, Akon, Jidenna, Tinashe (who is Zimbabwean-American)

71-year-old country singer, Dolly Parton, glows in bright green during parade in Tennessee

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Queen of country music, Dolly Parton, was the Grand Marshall for the 32nd Annual Dolly Homecoming Parade in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. She looked festive in a green gown and flower headband as she rode a top a parade float. See another photo after the cut...

Nigeria falls to 26th position in best-performing institutions in Africa.

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Nigeria who previously held the 3rd position for the best performing institutions in Africa has fallen drastically to the 26th position in the 2017 Africa Competitiveness Report released by the World Economic Forum last week.

Chelsea moved to within one win of the Premier League title and confirmed Middlesbrough's relegation with a consummate performance and emphatic victory at Stamford Bridge.

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Antonio Conte's side can become champions with victory against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Friday night while Middlesbrough must contemplate a future back in the Championship after they were swept aside on Monday. The Blues had already created a succession of chances before Diego Costa turned in man of the match Cesc Fabregas' pass after 23 minutes. And the contest was effectively over when Marcos Alonso scored at the far post via the legs of Middlesbrough keeper Brad Guzan 11 minutes before the break. Fabregas created Chelsea's third which Nemanja Matic converted as the hosts laid siege to Boro's goal, with the final whistle bringing contrasting emotions. 'We are showing that we deserve to win the league' - Chelsea boss Conte 'Irresistable force' Chelsea relegate hapless Middlesbrough - Hillycon Sport's 5 live's football daily podcast Chelsea on the brink of glory Marcos Alonso epitomised Chelsea's attacking in

Sulley Muntari says Fifa and Uefa 'not taking racism seriously'

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Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari says he would walk off the pitch again, adding that Fifa and Uefa are "not taking racism seriously". The Pescara player, 32, was sent off after  leaving the field  claiming he was racially abused during a Serie A game. In a Hillycon interview, the ex-Portsmouth player claims racism is "everywhere and getting worse", and encourages players to go on strike to combat it. "I went through hell, I was treated just like a criminal," he said. "I went off the field because I felt it wasn't right for me to be on the field while I have been racially abused," he told BBC Sport's David Ornstein. Muntari was initially banned for one game after asking referee Daniele Minelli to stop the Italian top-flight game at Cagliari on 30 April. The ex-Ghana international was instead booked for dissent in the 89th minute, prompting him to leave the pitch in protest, and he then received another yellow card. He

Nnamdi Kanu visits Femi Fani-Kayode at his Abuja home (photo speaks)

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FFK hosted Nnamdi Kanu and his delegation at his Abuja home for lunch and a three-hour meeting. See more photos after the cut...

"Anthony Joshua's win over Wladimir Klitschko makes him part of mainstream"

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Anthony Joshua has won all 19 of his professional fights by stopping his opponent So that was the night when a talented young sportsman supersized to become part of mainstream British culture. Nothing will ever again be the same for Anthony Joshua, a prodigiously gifted boxer who in  11 rounds of twisting drama  escaped not only the fists of Wladimir Klitschko and the dislocated senses that came from them but the tight boundaries of his chosen sport. These moments come along infrequently but unforgettably, sometimes through great triumph, sometimes through desperate failure: a performer long appreciated in their own world who through one act or display jumps the barriers into an altogether greater sphere of fame. Barry McGuigan  overcoming Eusebio Pedroza at Loftus Road in 1985,  Paul Gascoigne  being yellow-carded in Turin in 1990.  Bradley Wiggins  and some yellow of his own on the Champs-Elysees before a throne at Hampton Court a few weeks later.  Dennis Taylor  and a bl