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Mark Zuckerberg and wife, Priscilla Chan, have promised to give 99% of their personal wealth to their charitable initiative
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have promised to give 99% of their personal wealth to their charitable initiative.
The couple is steering their Facebook stock towards the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), which is awarding millions of dollars to projects like eliminating all disease and improving equity in education.
In their first-ever joint network TV interview, the two spoke about what they want to accomplish with the philanthropic endeavour.
Speaking on “CBS This Morning” the couple revealed their plans to give back through their charitable initiative, the CZI company, that turned four years old on Tuesday and has about 400 employees.
Zuckerberg said: “There are a lot of philanthropies that try to bring capital, right? And help fund important work. But there aren’t that many that have the capability to build tools to empower different folks who are on the front lines.”
Chan added: “Teachers, doctors, scientists — we don’t have the right tools to do that. And Mark has such incredible experience of building tools.”
The couple has promised to give the initiative 99% of their personal wealth, mostly in the form of Facebook stock.
“One of the promises that you gave… was you want to eliminate all diseases,” King said. “I heard that and I went, ‘What?'”
Zuckerberg replied: “Well, we’re not going to do that ourselves, but… we do think that it will be possible to cure, prevent, or be able to manage all diseases by the end of this century.”
King noted that it sounded almost “fantastical” and a little “pie-in-the-sky,” to which Chan said: “Setting audacious goals is important, and we need to think about beyond what’s possible.”
Chan said one of those goals is to map every single cell in the human body.
She added: “You would think that we already know all the cells and what they do, and the thing is, we don’t … and we need a reference.”
Zuckerberg said such a biological map could serve as a “very basic building block for a lot of biological research to happen on top of that.”
Recalling how they began working together on the initiative, Zuckerberg said: “One of the first things that she said to me was, ‘Okay, if we’re going to work together on education, you need to go be a teacher somewhere.’ And I was like, ‘I can’t be a teacher. I’m running this company. It’s a public company. I don’t have time to do that.’ And she was like, ‘No’. She was like… ‘There’s no way that we’re going to do this work together if you don’t get some experience doing this.’ So I started this after-school program on entrepreneurship.”
Chan told CBS co-host Gayle King she felt it was important for her husband to gain that practical experience because, “one, it’s so rewarding… and, two, it makes you feel what you read in the news… in a visceral way … and I want you to have that deep gut feeling of, like, ‘This is critical.'”
Watch the couple speak about their plans in the video below.
Nollywood actress Dayo Amusa has shared a first glimpse of her baby boy. Nollywood Citadel had announced that the actress had her baby in the United States.
Confirming the news, Dayo Amusa expressed gratitude to her Maker as she expressed how excited she was to be a mum. The movie star, however, made it known that the photos of a newborn circulating online aren’t her son’s picture and would share their treasure in a bit.
On her Instagram page, Dayo shared photos of her newborn son as she expressed gratitude to her Maker. The excited mother stated that her treasure had arrived.
“Alhamdulilahi. My treasure has arrived.
It’s a boy”.
Taking to her comment section Toyin Abraham wrote, “Iwo Olorun gan ni
Mo Bimpe wrote, “Yay. Oluwa Seun. Big congratulations mama
Iyabo Ojo wrote, “Congratulations my darling
Juliet Ibrahim wrote, “Congratulations sis
Alesh Sanni wrote, “Oluwaseun. Congratulations Adufe
Bukunmi Oluwasina wrote, “Congratulations
Desola Afod wrote, “Congratulations sis
Bukola Arugba wrote, “Oluwa Seun Hallelujah
Biola Bayo wrote, “Congratulations Adufe mi. Aku orire o”.
Last year, Dayo Amusa had laid heavy curses on those who mocked her for being barren. The movie star had gotten into trouble with Nigerians over her support for 2024 APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and for shading a certain colleague, which many believed was Iyabo Ojo, for not campaigning for him. Her post earned her several backlashes as many trolled her with her sensitive issue. As such, Dayo went on Instagram Live to bitterly curse them, praying for them to experience such.
Some years back, Amusa disclosed why she stayed in an abusive relationship that almost ruined her life. She said it was hard to leave because she used to be a fixer until she realized that you can’t fix a broken egg. She disclosed that she was always attracting emotionally unavailable men, narcissists, drug abusers, sociopaths, and more until she realized that the reason she was attracting those types of men was that she believed she could save them.
Veteran Nigerian singer, Charles Oputa a.k.a Charly Boy has narrated how he was raped by his nanny.
He stated this during an interview on Muvmnt Studio.
Recounting his experience of being molested and getting infected with STDs as a child, Charly Boy noted that he was already visiting brothels at age 12.
In a now-trending video on social media, he further explained that he didn’t feel abused at that time because he was enjoying it.
“I was raped by my nanny. I didn’t feel abused or raped. I actually enjoyed it because I didn’t know what the hell was going on. At 12, I don already contracted gonorrhea. I was going to all the brothels around.” [sic].
Watch video below:
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DJ Semight Takes Over Nigeria’s Entertainment Arena With Excelsior Bar & Lounge
This modest effort and investment we have at Excelsior Bar & Lounge is our own way of contributing to the entertainment industry in Nigeria.
One of the most versatile entertainment impresarios in Nigeria, Semiu Adenekan popularly known as DJ Semight has concluded all plans to take over the entertainment arena in the Nigeria with the introduction of his Excelsior Bar & Lounge located beside BCOS Ile-Akede, Basorun, Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State.
Apparently latching onto the status of the Oyo as the pace-setter in the South West and indeed, Nigeria, DJ Semight decided to invest billions in the construction of the entertainment spot equipped with ultra-modern facilities including swimming pool, high class kitchen, superlative dining room, automated rest rooms, spacious restaurant that can also be used as venue for birthday and other parties.
While speaking with the media, DJ Semight submitted: “This modest effort and investment we have at Excelsior Bar & Lounge is our own way of contributing to the entertainment industry in Nigeria.
“We made sure we did not leave any stone unturned in our quest to achieve near perfection while constructing the lounge and bar. We brought in experts from Osogbo to design the motifs on the fence as you can see. We also got experts to design our roofs for effective sound proofing against the rains.
“In addition, we specially imported a one-in-town stage for our performers. Naturally, this is our selling point. The stage was also accompanied by the most current array of public address systems including the mixers and special lightings.”
While assuring entertainment enthusiasts of adequate security at Excelsior Bar & Lounge, Semight said: “Security and safety are very important to us. Those who know us or have done one or two businesses with us in the past 35 years will confirm this. We have staged so many open-field shows, carried out outdoor marketing activation assignments for the likes of Nigerian Breweries, MTN, Etisalat, major political parties and so many others. We do not compromise. We are specialists. We ensure that the right pegs are in the right holes at all times.
“We are insistent on dishing out the best, we have the right ambience for those visiting Excelsior Bar & Lounge. The pressure on everyone in Nigeria is much.
We know this and this is why we have made it our business to offer succor to fellow countrymen. Our highly skilled and professional staff members are ready to give their best too.”
Excelsior Bar & Lounge opened for business about two weeks ago but the official commissioning will be held in the last week of November, 2024.
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