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.