Dallas Cowboys Tops Forbes 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams in The World in 2016 (Full list)

NFL team Dallas Cowboys are now the most valuable sports team in the World according to Forbes annual list of most Valuable sports franchises released this week. 

This is the first time since Forbes began compiling their annual top 50 lists of the most valuable sports teams in the world, that a non-football team will be topping it's list. 

Manchester United held the crown of most valuable in 2011 and 2012, and Real Madrid did so the last three years, but on this occasion American football outfit Dallas Cowboys rank first with a value of $4billion (£3.31bn), up 25%. 

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell earned $145 million over the past four years, or $65 million more than the highest-paid player in the league during that time, Drew Brees. Critics have called for Goodell’s scalp for the way he has handled recent scandals involving Tom Brady, Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice. But Goodell has delivered tremendously for the constituency that signs his checks: NFL owners.

Billionaire Forbes' Napoleon Collection Auctioned

US billionaire and francophile Christopher Forbes' collection of artifacts from the life of Napoleon III and Napoleon Bonaparte's wedding certificate went under the hammer over the weekend, drawing numerous buyers and museums, French auction house Osenat said Sunday.

"Ninety-nine percent" of the collection -- which included some 1,300 letters and manuscripts, and more than 500 paintings -- sold during the two-day auction, Osenat said.

"Forty lots were purchased or pre-empted" by museums, including the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, the neighbouring National Museum of the Legion of Honour and the National Archives.

The French government has a "right of pre-emption" enabling it to purchase items that it deems should remain in France.

Forbes Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artiste 2014

Forbes has released their top five richest hiphop stars and the pack is lead by Pdiddy who is worth of $700 million with an increase of $120 million over his net worth last year..

Sean "Diddy" Combs -$700 Million
Andre "Dr. Dre" Young" - $550 Million
Shawn “Jay Z” Carter -$ 520 Million
Bryan “Birdman" Williams
Curtis "50 Cent"Jackson -$140 Million

-Dr Dre-The large chunk of his income comes from Beats By Dr. Dre with annual sales reportedly in excess of $1 billion and growing.

Jennifer Aniston Lands On Forbes' 'Most Overpaid Actors' List Of 2013

Jennifer Aniston might be America's Sweetheart, but that doesn't mean she's always box office gold. Her rusty performances have landed her on Forbes' "Most Overpaid Actors" list of 2013.

Forbes named the 10 "Most Overpaid Actors" by looking at the last three movies each actor or actress starred in over the last three years up until June 1, 2013. His or her average return on investment was calculated with pay, movie budgets and expenses data.

Michael Jackson: Highest-Earning Dead Celebrity of 2013!

Michael Jackson kills the competition when it comes to high-earning celebrities who are no longer among the living, according to a study by Forbes.

MJ earned a staggering $160 million in the last 12 months, nearly three times more than second-place Elvis and four times more than Charles Schulz.

Madonna was named the top earner on Forbes' Celebrity 100 list after raking in $125 million, but Jackson eclipsed even that from the great beyond.

Jackson reclaims the top spot from Elizabeth Taylor, who earned an estimated $210 million the previous year through various auctions. She's fourth in 2013.

Ashton Kutcher Tops Forbes Highest-Paid TV Actors List!

According to Forbes’ annual Highest-Earning Television Actors roster, the “Butterfly Effect” hunk nabbed a cool $24 million over the past year.

Kutcher’s “Two and a Half Men” partner in crime Jon Cryer took the runner-up position with a salary of $21 million, and Ray Romano scored $16 million thanks to syndication royalties from “Everybody Loves Raymond.”

Rounding out the top five are Neil Patrick Harris, who is tied for #4 with Mark Harmon ($15 million) and Patrick Dempsey in fifth place with an impressive $13 million income.

Forbes Magazine/Channel O List Of Top 10 Most Bankable African Artists 2013

Financial magazine Forbes in conjunction with ” Channel O” released the list of African Top 10 richest African musicians for 2013. The ranking is based on artist Sales, Social -Media presence, endorsement value , YouTube views, show rates  Influence,  appearance in newspapers, investments , popularity and other factors. 

(1) AKON– Senegalese-American top the list — Founder of Konvict Music, opened doors with other African artiste such as P-Square and Wizkid .

(2) DON JAZZY – Rank as Best African and Nigeria Music Producer. CEO Mavin Records, Samsung, Loyal Milk and MTN  as Their Brand Ambassador, Influential producer. Having producer Songs For D’Banj, Kanye West, Beyonce and American Rap Mogul Jay Z on production credit. See list after the cut:

Nigerian Zuriel Oduwole Aged 10, Makes Forbes History

Zuriel Elise Oduwole, an amazing 10-year-old of Nigerian-American heritage, has made history as the youngest person ever to be interviewed in Forbes. 
The interview with the award winning documentary film maker, conference speaker and writer is featured in the August 2013 edition of Forbes Africa.

At just 10, whiz kid Zuriel possesses amazing talent that has resulted in her interviewing business leaders, current and past world leaders and heads of states.

They include the current Presidents of Tanzania, Mauritius, and Malawi–one of Africa’s only two female national leaders. Others are ex-presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Kufuor of Ghana. 
Zuriel has also had a one-on-one interview with Africa’s most successful businessman, Mr. Aliko Dangote. 

Nigerian Igho Sanomi, One Of The 10 Young African Millionaires To Watch In 2013 - Forbes

Nothing beats being young and rich. While most people attain multi-million dollar and billion dollar fortunes in their 40s and 50s, a few savvy entrepreneurs hit the big time while in their 20s and 30s.

There are a handful of young African entrepreneurs who’ve legitimately built multi-million dollar companies while in their 20s and 30s. A few of them have taken the helm of small companies and spun them into companies with valuations of $1 billion or more. All aged 39 and under, they are worth watching closely.

One of them is Nigerian Business man, Igho Charles Sanomi II, founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Taleveras Group, an internationally recognized energy and power. In 2004, Igho Sanomi founded the Taleveras Group, a Nigerian energy trading company. Taleveras trades over 100 million barrels of crude oil as well as several million tons of gasoline, LPG and jet fuel. In April 2012, Taleveras acquired production sharing contracts (PSCs) for three offshore oil blocks in Ivory Coast. In June 2013, Taleveras sold a 65% stake in one of its Ivorian offshore upstream projects to Lukoil of Russia for an undisclosed price. Taleveras also owns a stake in a power distribution firm in Nigeria. Sanomi is 38 years old.

Forbes Names Nigeria's Aliko Dangote, Africa's First $20 Billion Man

Forbes magazine has named Nigerian billionaire and Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has become the first African entrepreneur to lay claim to a $20 billion fortune as the stock value of his largest holding, Dangote Cement, leaped just about three-fourths since March when Forbes released its annual ranking of the world’s richest people.

Aliko Dangote’s 93% stake in the cement company is now worth $19.5 billion. Add this to his controlling stakes in other publicly-listed companies like Dangote Sugar and National Salt Company of Nigeria and his significant shareholdings in other blue-chips like Zenith Bank, UBA Group and Dangote Flour; his extensive real estate portfolio, jets, yachts and current cash position, which includes more than $300 million in recently awarded Dangote Cement dividends, Dangote is now worth more than $20 billion.

Barack and Michelle Obama Top Forbes' Most Powerful Couples List

Forbes' Most Powerful Couples List has been released, and Barack and Michelle Obama came out on top as the most dynamic of dynamic duos. 

Forbes' eclectic list of formidable duos who span the worlds of entertainment, politics, media and even royalty has POTUS and FLOTUS at #1. It's Michelle who carries this particular ticket, too. "With 67 percent of Americans viewing first lady Michelle Obama favorably, she's more popular than her husband," Forbes states in its assessment.

Other celebrity couples who ranked highly: