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JULY 10, 2019 Global millionaires club, wealth shrinks - Report Globally, the number of millionaires and their wealth suffered a decline in 2019. Wo [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [1st Quote - Leo Stan Ekeh]( JULY 10, 2019 [***] Global millionaires club, wealth shrinks - Report [BILLIONAIRES]( Globally, the number of millionaires and their wealth suffered a decline in 2019. Worldwide, the millionaires list shrunk 0.3 per cent to 18 million. Furthermore, the cumulative wealth declined three per cent or $2.1 trillion year-on-year to $68.1 trillion in 2018. This was contained in the World Wealth Report 2019 (WWR), published on Tuesday by Capgemini. The report found that after seven years of continuous growth, overall global high net worth individual (HNWI) wealth declined by 3% in 2018. This was due largely due to a drop in wealth in the Asia-Pacific region (specifically China). This decline resulted in a loss of 2 trillion USD worldwide. [Read more]( [***] [Elisha-Abbo-1]( Don’t threaten me with suspension, Sen. Abbo tells Senate investigative panel (Video) Embattled Sen. Elisha Abbo (PDP-Adamawa) on Tuesday, July 9 challenged members of the Senate investigative panel hearing his alleged case of assault on a nursing mother not to threaten him with suspension. The senator spoke when he appeared before the 6-man panel set up by the senate to investigate him. The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan set up the panel which is headed by Sen. Sam Egwu (PDP-Ebonyi) on July 3. [Watch]( [***] [Okorocha]( Okorocha advocates Ministry of Happiness to tackle mental health issues Rochas Okorocha, the senator representing Imo west, has suggested that a happiness ministry ought to be created to tackle suicide and rape cases. Okorocha said this on Tuesday, July 9 while contributing to a debate on a motion sponsored by Theodore Orji, senator representing Abia central. The motion was on the “rising incidence of suicides amongst Nigerians.” [Read more]( [***] [Sniper]( Suicide: Senate wants FG to ban production, importation, circulation of sniper The Senate on Tuesday, July 9 urged the Federal Government to ban the production, importation or circulation of sniper, an insecticide currently used to commit suicide. This followed a motion sponsored by Sen. Theodore Orji (PDP-Abia) and 15 others on the rising incidence of suicides among Nigerians. Orji, while making his presentation noted with grave concern, the rising cases of suicide, particularly among young Nigerians. [Read more]( [***] [PDP]( Reps. Minority Leadership: PDP BoT sets up committee to intervene The Board of Trustees (BoT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a five-member committee to intervene in the dispute over the emergence of Rep. Ndudi Elumelu as the minority leader of the House of Representatives. The Chairman of the PDP BoT, Mr Walid Jibrin, announced the decision in Abuja on Tuesday, July 9 after the board’s meeting at the party’s national headquarters. [Read more]( [***] [NASS]( Senate tasks press on objective reporting of National Assembly The Senate has urged the media to always present balanced and objective reports of activities of the 9th National Assembly. The Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee on Media and Publicity, Sen. Adeyeye Adedayo (APC Ekiti South) made the call at a news conference with members of the Senate Press Corps in Abuja on Tuesday, July 9. Adeyeye said the committee was aware of the importance of the media as an instrument to foster change and position the senate well in the eyes of the public. [Read more]( [***] [Senator-Rose-Oko-speaks-on-rape]( Rape: Senators advocate capital punishment for culprits In the wake of rising reports of rape, Sen Rose Oko (PDP, Cross River) has called for death sentence for rapists. The Senator made the plea while moving a motion on Tuesday during plenary. She noted that a lot of children have experienced sexual violence in the hands of school teachers, parents etc. "Recall an incident that occurred in Kano state where a six moth old baby was raped. Another in Benue state, in October last year where the victim, Ochanya Ogbanje died of VVF. This was after being repeatedly raped by her guardian and his son. [Read more]( [***] [JIde]( AFCON: Lagos APC defends Sanwo-Olu’s donation to Super Eagles Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) says Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has not erred by making a donation to encourage the Super Eagles in the ongoing AFCON in Egypt. APC Publicity Secretary, Mr Joe Igbokwe in a statement on Tuesday, July 9 said that Sanwo-Olu had been known for charitable works even before joining the governorship race. Igbokwe was reacting to reports that residents were complaining about Sanwo-Olu’s donation to Super Eagles after defeating Cameroon in the knockout stage. [Read more]( [***] [banner]( [***] [carlos]( Mexico’s finance minister Carlos Urzua quits, deputy named successor Carlos Urzua resigned as Mexico’s finance minister on Tuesday, a blow to the government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who named a well-regarded deputy minister to replace him. Urzua, a moderate, said in his resignation letter that the administration made policy decisions without “sufficient foundation,” and that his belief was not shared that economic policies should be based on evidence and free of political motivation. [Read more]( [***] [japan]( Japan boyband star-maker Johnny Kitagawa dead at 87 Japan’s leading boyband star-maker Johnny Kitagawa, who built an entertainment empire and broke records with his acts, has died of a stroke, his company said. He was 87. Kitagawa was behind the birth of J-pop groups including SMAP, TOKIO and Arashi that dominated Japan’s showbusiness industry and won adoring fans across Asia. The Los Angeles-native started as a producer in the 1960s and held three Guinness World Records — for producing the most No. 1 singles, the most No. 1 acts and the most concerts by an individual. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [data breach]( Marriott faces $123 million fine in UK for data breach Marriott says it will fight a $123 million U.K. government fine related to its massive data breach. Marriott has the right to respond to the proposed fine before a final determination is made by the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office. The agency says the breach violated the European Union's data protection regulations. Marriott announced last November that data from as many as 500 million guests at its Starwood hotels may have been compromised by unauthorized access dating to 2014. [Read more]( [***] [Twitter-Headquarters]( Twitter bans 'dehumanizing' speech toward religious groups, but not racial groups (Yet) Twitter now prohibits hate speech that targets religious groups by using dehumanizing language, a ban it says may extend to other categories like race and gender. 'Twitter's failure to ban all forms of dehumanization immediately casts doubt on the company's commitment to fully stopping hate on the platform.'Rashad Robinson, the president of online racial justice group Color of Change [Read more]( [***] Nigerian Youth: When will your tomorrow come? [VIOLA]( But wait first, before we venture into the topics of self-preservation and at what point in time all the double standards today’s society exposes us to are going to turn around and suffocate the owners, I want to ask one small question please. The kingdom of God, suffereth it not violence any longer? Or is it no longer the violent that shall taketh it by force? Or something like that? Because if you ask me o, this our proposed new Comptroller General of Customs just stood up and took his own kingdom of God via violently peaceful means. [Read more]( [***] [yakubu mohammed PROFILE]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Murray-and-Serena-1]( Murray/Serena shines as duo breeze into Wimbledon mixed doubles last 16 Andy Murray and Serena Williams wowed Wimbledon again as their box office partnership continued with another straight-set win in the mixed doubles. Britain's Murray, 32, and American Williams, 37, moved into the last 16 with a 7-5 6-3 win over 14th seeds Fabrice Martin and Raquel Atawo. Williams produced ruthless returning to win crucial breakpoints in each set. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [alcohol-damage]( What to know about alcohol and brain damage Alcohol begins affecting a person's brain as soon as it enters the bloodstream. In a healthy person, the liver quickly filters alcohol, helping the body get rid of the drug. 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