Donald Trump and Whoopi Goldberg feud over Ebola comments

 On August 1, Trump protested via Twitter about two American Ebola patients returning to the United States. Whoopi Goldberg responded on her show that while Trump is her friend, "that was a stupid comment. Do your homework Donald. Just do your homework."

 After her heart attack in 2012, Rosie O'Donnell received support from an unlikely source: Donald Trump. The two engaged in a pretty high-profile feud in the past, with her calling him a "snake-oil salesman" and Trump retorting that she was a "loser.

Yeah, we couldn't believe it either. MC Hammer reportedly took offense to Jay-Z guest-rapping in a Kanye West song ("So Appalled") that "Hammer went broke so you know I'm more focused/I lost 30 mill so I spent another 30/Cuz unlike Hammer 30 mill can't hurt me." Hammer took it to where all celebs take their beefs now -- Twitter -- and released a diss track, "Better Run Run.

click here for more http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/05/showbiz/donald-trump-whoopi-goldberg-ebola/?iref=obinsite

British man gets life sentence for killing 2-year-old Amina Agboola

20-year Dean Harris has been sentenced to life in prison by Cambridge Crown Court, England, for killing Amina Agboola, the 2-year-old daughter of a Nigerian man, Reuben Agboola, in November 2013.

Harris confessed to killing Amina after becoming frustrated at her because she was soiling herself.

Harris reportedly kicked her so hard that she was thrown six feet across the room and ruptured her liver. The force of the blow tore her liver in two. Paramedics said they found her body lying like a rag doll.

Amina Agboola

 Harris started dating Sarah Racqueman, the late toddler’s mother after she split up with her father, Reuben, who hardly saw his daughter only to hear from Police officers, a year later that Amina had been killed.

Harris admitted to manslaughter but was convicted of the child’s murder, and he is to spend a minimum of 17 years in prison.

Meanwhile Reuben Agboola said is still stricken with grief. “I am pleased with the sentence Dean Harris has received today. However the grief feels like it has no end. I think about Amina constantly. I still cry everyday.”

Reuben Agboola

“I go through the motions of living but inside I am somewhere else thinking about my daughter all the time. No one understands the pain except those people who are experiencing it. My heart reaches out to every parent on earth who is suffering the loss of a child.”

Reuben claims Sarah had been warned by social workers of Harris’ furious ways. Sarah Racqueman, who had been dating Harris for just five months, was cleared by a Jury in June for causing or allowing the death.

by Kolapo Olapoju

Oscar winning comedian takes own life.

 Oscar winner Robin Williams takes own life. The 63 year old comedian died from asphyxia due to hanging, and was found by his personal assistant slightly suspended in a seated position. Chemical substances were found in his system at the time of his passing, "Mr. Williams was found clothed in a seated position, unresponsive, and with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the closed closet door and door frame," 

Williams had "acute, superficial cuts" located "on the inside of his left wrist." Police explained that the investigation is still active and at present time, no time of death has been specified.

Williams' wife was inside the home and went to sleep around 10:30 p.m., left the home in the morning, and returned after the comedy legend's body was already found. Police are reporting that she was the last person to see the 63-year-old alive.

His Excellency Gov. Julius Agwu, Senetor Basket mouth, Chief Ali baba, including I Go Die would never consider such wicked exit because............................ fill in the doted space

Another Man Dies Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria

Another Man Dies Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria: Nigeria has recorded its third number of deaths from the Ebola virus after an ECOWAS official was reported to have died from the virus in ...

9 questions about this new Ebola drug

Two American missionary workers infected with the deadly Ebola virus were given an experimental drug that seems to have saved their lives.

Dr. Kent Brantly was given the medication, ZMapp, shortly after telling his doctors he thought he would die, according to a source familiar with his case. Within an hour, doctors say his symptoms -- labored breathing and a widespread rash -- dramatically improved. Nancy Writebol, another missionary working with Samaritan's Purse, received two doses of the medication and has also shown significant improvement, sources say.

As there is no proven treatment and no vaccine for Ebola, this experimental drug is raising lots of questions

1. Who makes the drug 

The drug was developed by the biotech firm Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc., which is based in San Diego. The company was founded in 2003 "to develop novel pharmaceuticals for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, focusing on unmet needs in global health and biodefense," according to its website.

Mapp Biopharmaceutical has been working with the National Institutes of Health and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, an arm of the military responsible for countering weapons of mass destruction, to develop an Ebola treatment for several years.

2. Are there other experimental Ebola drugs out there?

Yes. In March, the NIH awarded a five-year, $28 million grant to establish a collaboration between researchers from 15 institutions who were working to fight Ebola.

"A whole menu of antibodies have been identified as potentially therapeutic, and researchers are eager to figure out which combinations are most effective and why," a news release about the grant said.

Tekmira, a Vancouver-based company that has a $140 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop an Ebola drug, began Phase 1 trials with its drug in January. But the FDA recently halted the trial, asking for more information

At least one potential Ebola vaccine has been tested in healthy human volunteers, according to Thomas Geisbert, a leading researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch. And last week, the NIH announced a safety trial of another Ebola vaccine will start as early as September.

3. How does ZMapp work?

Antibodies are proteins used by the immune system to mark and destroy foreign, or harmful, cells. A monoclonal antibody is similar, except it's engineered in a lab so it will attach to specific parts of a dangerous cell, according to the Mayo Clinic, mimicking your immune system's natural response. Monoclonal antibodies are used to treat click to see more ..... http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/04/health/ebola-drug-questions/.... 

Arsenal send out a statement of intent for the season as they impressively defeat Man City 3-0 in the Community Shield.

                                Our winning days are here again                                      

Arsenal  cruised to a comfortable victory at Wembley to win the Community Shield, the victory is the first for Arsene Wenger's side in the English season's curtain raiser since 2004, and should give them plenty of belief before they start their top-flight campaign against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
This is the 13th time Arsenal have lifted the Shield in its various guises but it is the nature of the victory that i am most pleased with. ....All hail the CHAMP!

The President would read this. Advice us on how to spend the recovered loot from Abacha.

General Sani Abacha Nigerian Head Of State 1993-1998 

The US Justice department on Thursday August the 7th said that money stolen during Abacha's reign and stashed in banks around the world will be returned to the Nigerian Government.
 The Assistant Attoney General Lesile Cardwell said that the former General rather than serve his country used his public office in Nigeria to loot millions of Dollars thereby engaging in wicked act of 'Kleptocracy'.
Considering public outcry and the current state of the Nigerian health sector. What in your opinion should the loot recovered from the Abacha's be spent on?
Some are suggesting that the American Government should use the Abacha loot to buy the Ebola and HIV drugs to support victims and  PEPFAR patients. PEPFAR is a foreign donor that has disbursed more than 3.4 million Dollars (544 Billion Naira) to support HIV/AIDS patients.
 Nigeria recorded its first Ebola Virus disease fatality on Tuesday when one of the nurses who was one of the primary contacts of the American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, passed on. The doctor who treated Sawyer, who died in the country after flying into Lagos, is now ill with Ebola and six other primary contacts are currently ill with the disease in a Lagos hospital where they are quarantined.

Hurrah! comrade Ifeanyi Cy Njoku is a year older today

Ifeanyi Njoku. Executive Director Centre for Youth Development and Peace Initiative at Government house Owerri Imo State. We wish you a happy birthday, long life and prosperity....

PDP National Secretary quits party.

 Former governor of Osun state Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola writes President Goodluck Ebere Jonathan GCFR as he offers to quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

“Your Excellency, you are very conversant of all efforts made by me and very importantly, by respected leaders of the party to get this matter resolved and truly reconcile all aggrieved parties.

“I, however, learnt that you were not sure of my support for you, given my closeness to former President Olusegun Obasanjo hence the decision to disallow me from returning to my legally recognized position as the National secretary of the PDP.

“I have met you on several occasions on this matter to pledge my loyalty. At my last meeting with you, which was at the instance of the party’s National chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, you requested that I be part of the ongoing Osun State governorship campaigns. Mr. President would remember that I stated that the minimum the party leadership could do to get me to campaign was to instruct the Ogun State chapter of the party to withdraw its appeal at the Supreme Court; or alternatively, obey the Appeal Court order, and allow me to resume duty, the same way the party obeyed the faulty Federal High Court verdict that ousted me.

“To the foregoing, I wish to state that I was promised some positive response which never came, up till this moment. The Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih CFR, has also on several occasions, after discussing me, met with Your Excellency on this matter assuring you of my loyalty to you and to the cause of the party.

“I am also aware that the Senate President, Senator David Mark, GCON, has similarly met with you and made a case for my return to office. Senator Mark went to the extent of asking you to hold him responsible for all actions I might take as National Secretary.

“Mr. President, allow me to state with emphasis that what joins Senator Mark and my humble-self is more than politics.  The military family that binds us does not know double-dealing or disloyalty. A part of our training, we keep our words, hence we are called ‘Gentlemen Officers’. That precisely was why the Senate President could most frontally vouch for me.

“Your Excellency, allow me to also recall that on three occasions, Senator Mark informed that I had agreed to submit to you a pre-signed resignation letter, if that would allay all fears of insincerity; and all, in a bid to ensure that the injustice of my illegal removal from office is redressed.

“I wish to respectfully state that I do not go back on my words, just like I don’t abandon my friends, associates and leaders, no matter how hard the situation might be.

“That explains why as a State Governor, I remained very loyal to my boss, former President Ibrahim Babangida, GCFR, even when he had some issues with the government of former President  Olusegun Obasanjo, I wish to respectfully recall very respectfully, that Chief Obasanjo never made any attempt to move against me on account of these differences.

“The same spirit today drives me as I maintain my loyalty to former President Obasanjo, who may, or who may not have any relationship with your government. It was that same spirit that made me insist on your approval of my candidature, in your capacity as national leader of the party and president, before I agreed with my brother-governors’ request in 2012, to contest for the position of PDP National Secretary. I should like to state that I am not a fair-weather fellow. To my friends, the spirit is very similar to marital vow”.

The former governor expressed regrets that President Jonathan refused to listen to entreaties by party leaders on his behalf.

He added: “Mr. President, I wish to observe that with all these efforts by me and other credible leaders of our party, it appears clearly to me that you are not totally convinced that I am who I have always been in my journey through life.

“I have, therefore, come to the conclusion that it is this mindset that is at the root of my challenges in PDP. It seems to me that I am not wanted by the national leader of the party; and I know that.

“Therefore, I will certainly not be doing myself justice and good, despite everything, if I don’t think seriously about my political journey and take a firm decision.

“Mr. President, I may at this point, need to look beyond the party and take my destiny in my hands. I sincerely hope that this will solve the problem.

“Conclusively, Your Excellency, if I am doing the above and take further steps without telling you, I would be negating the pledge of loyalty which I had earlier made to you; hence this correspondence to Mr. President”.

Four years ago, Andres Iniesta shattered Holland’s hopes of winning their first ever World Cup as he netted a 116th minute winner for La Roja in Soccer City, Johannesburg. Today, Holland revenged and dealt with Spain by defeating them 5:1 just to prove their preparedness and readiness to lead the pack. This is the World Cup. are you ready!!!

Who is uncomfortable with the social media operations?

The National Conference sitting in Abuja today advocated the introduction of necessary legal frameworks to ensure that activities of the social media operators are properly guided and streamlined to avoid abuse.

Conference made the decision while adopting the recommendations of the Committee on Science, Technology and Development headed by Dr. Daniel Maddo with Chief Raymond Dokpesi as deputy chairman.

All hail the Emir of Kano!

 The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has emerged as the new Emir of Kano after the throne became vacant on Friday following Alhaji  Ado Bayero's demise,. Those in attendance during the late Emirs' burial include the Vice President, Mr.Namadi Sambo, former military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno and Governor, Sule Lamido.

Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi  former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, appointed on 3 June 2009 and suspended from office by President Goodluck Jonathan on 20 February 2014 after exposing a $20 billion fraud committed by the presidents associates in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) is a career banker and ranking Fulani nobleman, he is also a respected Islamic scholar.
The global financial intelligence magazine, The Banker, published by the Financial Times, also conferred on Sanusi two awards, the global award for Central Bank Governor of the Year, as well as for Central Bank Governor of the Year for Africa. The TIME magazine also listed Sanusi in its TIMES 100 list of most influential people.

 May your reign be peaceful and long sir.

Hope for "THE SINKING SHIP"

  "I once described the party as a sinking ship and I meant it. However we will join our hands together now and stop that ship from sinking because we have no choice but to do so. I would rather go back to a sinking ship and salvage it rather than be in bed with men and women who have blood on their hands and whose desperation for power and to rule over those that they believe were born to be their slaves. The Haramites in the APC cannot be trusted with power. It is as simple as that. They are the greater and greatest evil. They are the darkness that seeks the darkness. PDP is the only party that can stop them and that is why I have gone back to them. I will also use my good offices to talk to Baba Obasanjo to stop fliriting with these demons in the APC because deep down they secretly hate him. I have only revealed 10 per cent of what I know because I do not want to create havoc in this country but slowly the whole truth about the APC will emerge. Who really started it, what it's real agenda is, whose interests it is designed to further and protect and so on and so forth will soon come out. Sadly the overwhelming majority of it's members have no idea what is really going on behind the scenes and what the agenda really is. Those are the ones that I really feel sorry for. They will cry at the end of the day if APC are ever able to seize power at the Federal level because if that happens we will all become second class citizens in a new colony. One day the Nigerian people will thank me for the step that I have taken but for now they can continue to abuse me for what I have done. At least I have the courage of my convictions and, unlike many others, I have refused to be intimidated and to remain silently in what is essentially a cult. Despite all it's defects and challenges I have gone back to my family the PDP and I am glad to be there. I am also glad that they have welcomed me with open arms. Now the work begins. To the Hramites of the APC I say ''eat your hearts out and go and die''. Your insults, lies and misrepresentations do not move me. They only strenghten my resolve to protect my country and my people from the evil that you represent. -FFK

Prof. Dr. Mrs Dora Nkem Akunyili July 14 1954 - June 7 2014

Prof. Mrs Dora Nkem Akunyili was born in July 14, 1954 in Makudi, Benue State- Nigeria, to Chief and Mrs Paul Young Edemobi. She was a devoted Catholic and was happily married to Dr J.C Akunyili, a medical practitioner and they were blessed with six children and three grand children. She was a former Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug  Administration and Control. (NAFDAC) and a former Minister of Information and Communication.

 Late Dora Akunyili was an outstanding  pharmacist and an administrator who gained local and international recognition and was highly honored.
Her hobbies included reading, writing, cooking and traveling. May her soul rest in peace.

Boko Haram turns against the Emirs. Emir of Gwazo killed while trying to escape.

 The traditional leader of Gwazo Emirate was today killed by  members of the Islamist terrorist group in Nigeria (Boko Haram) the terrorist group kidnapped three high ranking Emirs in northeastern Nigeria, two of the emirs escaped unhurt, but the third, Muhammadu Idrisa Timta, the Emir of Gwoza, died while trying to escape from the terrorists

we learnt  that Boko Haram gunmen seized the emirs as they made a trip to Gombe, the capital of Gombe State, to attend the funeral of the Emir of Gombe, Shehu Abubakar, who died last Tuesday in London.  

“Boko Haram militants ambushed the Emirs convoy and kidnapped the traditional rulers,” according to  SaharaReporters. 

Two of the  traditional rulers who escaped were identified as the Emir of Askira, Abdullahi Askirama and the Emir Of Uba, Ismaila Mamza

Gwoza is a community in northern Nigeria that is over 90% Muslim. As recently as six years ago it was inconceivable to imagine any birth control or family planning options. They were regarded as taboo. The accepted norm was that  “God gives children and God will provide for the children”. It was therefore not unusual to see women giving birth to 10 or more children. The cultural belief system encouraged the high rate as the more children a women had, the more respect she received

 from her husband and the greater her status within the  community..    It's very unfortunate. This guys don't have regards for their elders any more.

Arsene Wenger has agreed a new three-year deal to remain as Arsenal manager until 2017.

Hurrah!!! Arsene Wenger to stay till 2017

 Arsene Wenger has agreed a new three-year deal to remain as Arsenal manager until 2017.
The contract could be signed and announced tomorrow Saturday May 31
The 64 year old French manager has led Arsenal to eight major trophies since joining them in September 1996.
This season he guided the Gunners to a 17th consecutive Champions League qualification and ended a nine-year wait for silverware with victory over Hull City in the FA Cup final.
The Frenchman, who moved to the club from Japanese outfit Grampus Eight, was in the final year of his current contract.
Arsenal had not lifted a major domestic trophy since 2005 prior to the recent FA Cup triumph, although they did reach the Champions League final in 2006...... On Nigeria's world cup bid, the french man has this to say. “I think that Nigeria might qualify for the second stage,” “They really made a good impression on me during the African Cup of Nations. They seem to have a really good team spirit, which is not always easy for African teams.

“They have less star players. They have a real team, and it’s been a while since that happened for them,” Wenger said of Stephen Keshi’s team.

Arsène Wenger, is a French football manager and former player. He has been the manager of Arsenal since 1996, where he has since become the club's longest-serving manager and most successful in terms of major titles won.
Born: October 22, 1949 (age 64), Strasbourg, France
Nationality: French
Team coached: Arsenal F.C. (Manager, since 1996)
Spouse: Annie Brosterhous
Education: University of Strasbourg (1974)
Children: Léa Wenger

Adieu, Maya ''the African queen''.

Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

1. Maya Angelou born as Marguerite Ann Johnson; was an American author and poet. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than fifty years. she was a survivor.,
3. Born: April 4, 1928 (age 86), St. Louis, Missouri, United States
4. Died: May 28, 2014
5. Children: Guy Johnson
6. Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom, more
7. Spouse: Paul du Feu (m. 1973–1981), Vusumzi Make (m. 1960–1963),Enistasious Tosh Angelos (m. 1951–1954)

She became the second poet in history to speak at a presidential inauguration -- after Robert Frost, who spoke at John F. Kennedy's inaugural -- when she read her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the swearing-in of President Bill Clinton in 1993

Angelou died on the morning of May 28, 2014, according to a family statement. She was found dead by her caregiver. She had reportedly been in poor health and had canceled recent scheduled appearances.

Tributes were paid by Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton. Harold Augenbraum, from the National Book Foundation, said that Angelou's "legacy is one that all writers and readers across the world can admire and aspire to." 

HIV/AIDS IN PERSPECTIVE

Celebrities who died of AIDS. 

Queen’s Freddie Mercury — one of the greatest musicians of all time — was diagnosed with HIV in 1987 and kept it secret for over 4 years, on account of the social stigma against the disease at the time.

Anthony Perkins, who gave a career-defining performance as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," died on Sept. 12, 1992, from complications of AIDS. He was 60 years old.

British actor and director Tony Richardson, ex-husband of Vanessa Redgrave and father of Joely Richardson and the late Natasha Richardson, died of AIDS in 1991. He won Best Picture and Best Director Oscars for his 1963 movie "Tom Jones."

Former tennis star Arthur Ashe, who contracted AIDS through a blood transfusion, addressed a 1992 World Health Organization (WHO) meeting on the World AIDS Day before dying a year later at age 49. Sports stars who fought AIDS helped destigmatize the disease.

Artist and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was 42 when he died of AIDS complications. Since his death, his Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation has raised millions of dollars for medical research in the fight against AIDS and

Rock Hudson was a leading man in the romantic comedies of the 1950s and 1960s and among the first celebrities to die of AIDS-related diseases. His passing led his friend and "Giant" co-star Elizabeth Taylor to spend the rest of her life raising funds for AIDS research.

The further fall of racism--Kim Kardashian Weds Kanye West --May 24

Prior to the highly publicized wedding between Kim Kardashian and 'Bad boy' Kanye West, slated for this weekend, (Saturday May 24th) the 33 year old reality star opened up on topics ranging from the truth about her wedding dress to racism.

 Kim Kardashian spoke about how welcoming daughter North with West last June is like getting "to see the world for the first time again, but through someone else's eyes." "It's amazing how one little person and the love I have for her has brought new meaning to every moment. What once seemed so important, now feels insignificant," she writes. "To be honest, before I had North, I never really gave racism or discrimination a lot of thought. It is obviously a topic that Kanye is passionate about, but I guess it was easier for me to believe that it was someone else's battle."

But with the arrival of her daughter, Kardashian says she's more aware "of a side of life that isn't always so pretty."
"I feel a responsibility as a mother, a public figure, a human being, to do what I can to make sure that not only my child, but all children, don't have to grow up in a world where they are judged by the color of their skin, or their gender, or their sexual orientation," Kardashian concluded. "I want my daughter growing up in a world where love for one another is the most important thing."

Racism is the belief that races have distinctive cultural characteristics determined by hereditary factors and that this endows some races with an intrinsic superiority over others.
It is a product of capitalism. It grew out of early capitalism’s use of slaves for the plantations of the New World, it was consolidated in order to justify western and white domination of the rest of the world and it flourishes today as a means of dividing the working class between white and  black, or native and immigrants or asylum seekers. Racism is a particular form of oppression: discrimination against people on the grounds that some inherited characteristic, for example, skin color, makes them inferior to their oppressors.
However, historical references indicate that class society before capitalism was able, on the whole, to do without this particular form of oppression. Bad as the society of classical Greece and Rome were it is historically reasonably well documented that the ancient Greeks and Romans knew nothing about race. Slaves were both black and white and in fact the majority of slaves were white. The first clear evidence of racism occurred at the end of the 16th century with the start of the slave trade from Africa to Britain and to America.

Fight against racism and xenophobia

In Europe the key measure in the fight against racism was the resolution adopted by the Council and the representatives of the Member States in July 1996, declaring 1997 to be the "European Year against Racism".

The Amsterdam Treaty (1999) provided the first legal basis for combating all forms of discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, as well as for the fight against racism and xenophobia in the fields of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.

Mostly everybody has said at least one thing they regret. Most of the time, however, that does not cost the person anything more than some potential embarrassment, or a very delicate situation. As things go higher and more public however, there is an increased likelihood of a fall, especially when the stupid thing you say is undeniably racist or bigoted. Here are some people who learned that particular lesson the hard way.
- Donald Sterling
- Jesse Jackson
- john Rocker
- Paula Deen
- Jimmy ''the Greek''
- Al Campanis
- Dan Imus.  Etc.

Racism is a product of  man's sinful nature, and those that engage in it are ignorant and doomed for destruction.

I pray that Kim's marriage to Kanye would be blissful and further herald the fall of racism.

Cheers! To love.

The Federal high court today asked Dr Lamido Sanusi to accept his fate and go back home.

Court maintains Lamido Sanusi's suspention

 Former CBN Governor, Dr Lamido Sanusi remains suspended.
The Kano prince whom had gone to the Federal high court to challenge his suspension by President Goodluck Ebere Jonathan was today asked to go home and accept his fate

Sanusi who has never hidden his desire to succeed the Emir of Kano Alhaji Dr Ado Abdullahi Bayero who ascended the throne in October 1963 after the demise of Muhammed Inuwa who ruled for three months following the dethronement in 1963 of Muhammed Sanusi who happened to be Ado Bayero's half brother has so much to fall back and wait for.

In the ruling spanning over 2 hours, Honourable Justice Kolawole upheld the submissions of the Counsel to the President, Dr. Fabian Ajogwu, SAN and that of the Counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN. In his Preliminary Objection filed in opposition to the Plaintiff’s Originating Summons, Learned Counsel to the President, Dr. Fabian Ajogwu, SAN argued that the Federal High Court lacks Jurisdiction to entertain the suit between Mallam Sanusi and the President since it bothers on Labour matters. Accordingly, he had urged the Court to decline Jurisdiction on it. Towing the same vein, the Counsel to the Attorney-General of the Federation sued as the 2nd Defendant, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN had in the hearing of the matter urged the Honourable Judge to wash his hands off the case as the Court lacked Jurisdiction to entertain the suit.

Upholding the submission of Learned Counsel to the Defendants, the Honourable Court declined Jurisdiction and accordingly referred the matter to the National Industrial Court. The Learned Judge in the course of delivering the Ruling faulted the submissions of Counsel to Mallam Sanusi, Mr. Kola Awodein, SAN and Mr AB Mahmoud SAN who in their pleadings had said that Mallam Sanusi was not an employee of the Federal Government but that of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria, which he incidentally headed. Upholding the arguments of the Counsel to the Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Umoh SAN, the Court also struck out the name of the IGP sued as 3rd Defendant holding that there was no cause of action against the Inspecto General of Police..

Evil men on the loose: Primary school pupils stabbed in China by 35 years old Chen in the central province of Hubei

The 35-year-old suspect, a man surnamed Chen, rushed into the school in Macheng in the central province of Hubei and began slashing at students with a kitchen knife, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing the local government.

Police apprehended Chen at the scene, the report added, and the eight injured pupils were hospitalised.

China has seen several violent attacks against children in recent years, including a spate of five incidents in 2010 which killed 17 people -- 15 of them children -- and wounded more than 80.

Last March, a man killed two relatives and then slashed 11 people, including six children, outside a school in China's commercial hub Shanghai.

Manchester United appoint Louis van Gaal as manager

Louis van Gaal promised to "make history" and return Manchester United to winning ways after being named as manager of "the biggest club in the world".yesterday.

One of the worst-kept secrets within football finally became public knowledge when the Netherlands manager was named as the new boss of the struggling English giants.
Manchester United chief executive, Ed woodward has this to say about the choosen one: "In Louis van Gaal, we have secured the services of one of the outstanding managers in the game today,  "He has achieved many things in his career to date and Old Trafford provides him with a fitting stage on which to write new chapters in the Manchester United story."

And true to the football gaffers' bid to restore the club to its former glories, Vn Gaal has retained Ryan Giggs as his assistant manager and Ryan is excited and thrilled to have the chance to serve as assistant manager, answerable to the dutch man.  Giggs said on Monday, before announcing his retirement from playing. "Louis van Gaal is a world-class coach and I know I will learn a lot about coaching from being able to observe and contribute at such close quarters.
"Manchester United has been a huge part of my life and I'm delighted to be able to continue that relationship in such a key role.
"Today is a new chapter filled with many emotions -- immense pride, sadness, but most of all, excitement towards the future. United fans I hope will share and echo my belief that the club, the management and owners, are doing everything they can to return this great club to where it belongs, and I hope to be there every step of the way."

United finished the season in seventh place and had to watch neighbours Manchester City win the title. 

Van Gaal is set to rejuvenate an aging squad with major changes in defence expected after the long-established centre-back pairing of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand both announced they were leaving the club. 

United's US-based owners, the Glazer family, also want van Gaal to restore the reputation of the club's youth system as a conveyor belt for first-team talent, something Moyes was said o have little interest in during his brief time at Old Trafford. 

"I am delighted that Louis will be our next manager," said Joel Glazer. "He has an outstanding pedigree as a coach, both as a man who motivates his teams to win trophies and as someone who believes in giving young players a chance to prove their worth."

Is Oscar Pistorius really sick upstairs?

Oscar Pistorius 'is suffereing from generalized anxiety disorder' . psychiatrist

The twenty seven (27) years old Olympian  is accused of murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, in his home last year.
Pistorius has not claimed he was insane or mentally incapacitated when he shot her. But when the defense put the psychiatrist on the stand, it raised the question of the athlete's mental health, the judge said last week.
The expert panel evaluating Pistorius has three options:

 1) They could find that Pistorius was mentally incapacitated when he shot Steenkamp, which would end the trial immediately in a verdict of not guilty by reason of mental illness. That would lead to the athlete being committed to a mental institution until he is ruled not to be a danger.
2) The doctors could also find that he had "diminished responsibility" at the time he killed Steenkamp. In that case, the trial would resume, and the experts' finding would be taken into consideration during sentencing if he is found guilty.
3) The third possibility is that the experts could disagree with the defense psychiatrist and say that Pistorius' mental health is not an issue at a

The trial will not resume until June 30th,  Judge Thokozie Masipa ruled yesterday.

The U.S. indicts 5 Chinese officers on charges of hacking into U.S. businesses.

US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that members of the Chinese military have engaged in the hacking of American businesses and entities, including U.S. Steel Corp., Westinghouse, Alcoa, Allegheny Technologies, the United Steel Workers Union and SolarWorld.
The victims operate in Pennsylvania, and a grand jury there returned a 31-count indictment against members of the Chinese military, accusing them of violating federal law by hacking to spy and steal secrets, Holder said. The indictment alleges that five People's Liberation Army officers
"maintained unauthorized access to victim computers to steal information from these entities that would be useful" to the victims' competitors in China, the attorney general said.
Their names are Wang Dong, Sun Kailiang, Wen Xinyu, Huang Zhenyu and Gu Chunhui, according to the indictment.
The Chinese government did not immediately confirm or deny the veracity of the names.
In some instances, the hackers stole trade secrets that would have been "particularly beneficial to Chinese companies at the time that they were stolen," Holder said.
In other cases, they are accused of swiping sensitive internal communications that could provide a competitor or a litigation adversary with insight into the strategy and the vulnerabilities of the victimized companies and entities, he said.
The attorney general said that he hopes the Chinese government will work with American officials to bring the offenders to justice and that the United States intends to prosecute.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington referred questions to a statement on China's Foreign Ministry site in which spokesman Qin Gang called the charges "extremely absurd."
He said that the United States "has fabricated facts" and that China is a "staunch defender of cyber security."
The statement said the Chinese government, its military and "associated personnel never engage in any theft of trade secrets."
The indictment "severely violates basic norms of international relations, and harms cooperation and mutual trust between China and the United States," the statement said.
China protested the U.S. action, the Foreign Ministry statement said, and wants it to "correct its mistake" and withdraw the charge.
China is a "victim of U.S. cyber surveillance and theft," the spokesman asserted, saying that "certain U.S. agencies have been consistently tapping into China's government agencies, corporates, universities, and private networks for surveillance purposes."
Sensitive subject
A spokeswoman for the State Department told reporters that Washington wants to have more dialogue with Beijing about the issue.
"We remain deeply concerned about Chinese government-sponsored, cyber-enabled theft of trade secrets and other sensitive business information for commercial gain," Jen Psaki said. "And, again, this was specific to the actions of ... of just a few individuals. And we hope that the Chinese government can understand that."
This was a law enforcement case, she added, not a diplomatic one.
"We continue to believe -- and this is relevant to us, our role here at the State Department -- that we can have a constructive and productive relationship with China," she said. "We're ready to work with China to prevent these types of activities from continuing."
Joining Holder, David Hickton, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, said the alleged hacking has caused the victimized U.S. companies to lose capital investments in research and technology.
He added that the "important message" is that cyberespionage "impacts real people in real and painful ways," he said.
"The lifeblood of any organization is the people who work, strive and sweat for it. When these cyberintrusions occur, production slows, plants close, workers get laid off and lose their homes," Hickton said.
"Hacking, spying and cybertheft for commercial advantage can and will be prosecuted criminally even when the defendants are state actors," he said.
These are the first charges against Chinese state officials for what the U.S. says is a widespread problem, U.S. officials told CNN before Holder's remarks.
At a regular news briefing at the White House on Monday, press secretary Jay Carney was asked about the case.
"This is an issue that has been brought up by President Obama with (Chinese) President Xi (Jinping) in their meetings as recently as in March as a general problem that we have seen and reflects the president's overall concern about cybersecurity," Carney said. "We have consistently and candidly raised these concerns with the Chinese government, and today's announcement reflects our growing concern that this Chinese behavior has continued."
He was adamant that the U.S. "intelligence programs serve a specific national security mission, and that does not include providing a competitive advantage to U.S. companies or U.S. economic interests," Carney said. "In other words, we do not do what those Chinese nationals were indicted for earlier today.

Shehu Sani the link man between Boko Haram and the FG

Shehu Sanni a human right activist who declined to serve in a 26-member presidential committee empanelled  by President Goodluck Ebere Jonathan to constructively engage key members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group and comprehensively work out a framework for resolving insecurity in the country before the kidnapping of the missing girls is still in the news.

 Shehu Sani like his Borno State co-traveler Governor Kashim Shettima wants the Federal Government to deal with the dreaded terrorist group. He now wants the FG to constitute a panel to open communication channel with the sect, headed by Dr Datti Ahmed and membered with selected Boko Haram members in detention and a few journalists from Maiduguri state whom the insurgents will listen to on the panel. this is  for the purpose of freeing the kidnapped girls.
 

 Comrade Shehu Sani as he is popularly called knows the dreaded terrorist group inside out, he even knows when they hit target and when they fail. Sometimes ago while being interviewed on BBC Hardtalk  he told the world that he wasn't sure that it was Boko Haram that killed Babakura Fugu, a brother to the late leader of Boko Haram Yusuf Muhammed because he knows better.

Shehu sani knows so much about Boko Haram and should be called (begged) to assist in the ongoing war against terror in Nigeria.

-He said the nation has failed to protect its young ones and “now we are denying them the opportunity to live a free life. If the nation had taken serious lessons from earlier brigandage by the insurgents, we could not have been talking of the use of force to free our children. For over three years, the insurgents have been burning schools, killing teachers and abducting children, why did our outrage wait for Chibok?” Who is Shehu Sani? Is he a true Nigerian? what is his interest in all of this?

Arsenal FC has something to celebrate after 9yrs of drought.

Arsenal recovered from going two goals down in the opening eight minutes to beat Hull City 3-2 after extra time in the FA Cup final and win their first trophy for nine years at Wembley some few minutes ago

Despite dominating possession for long periods Arsenal had to wait until the 71st minute before Laurent Koscielny equalised when he turned and scored from close range after Hull failed to clear a corner.

the day was shaping up as an embarrassing one for Arsenal at Wembley Stadium, when Hull scored twice in the first eight minutes. Hull has never won a major trophy in its 110-year history.

But after goals from James Chester and Curtis Davies, Santi Cazorla began Arsenal's comeback in the 17th minute by scoring directly from a free kick.

The winner came when Ramsey scored with the outside of his right foot to give Arsenal their 11th FA Cup win, equalling the all-time record held by Manchester United. .  Congratulations to all Aresenal fans.