In their '20 Greatest Musical Geniuses Since 1993' list which was released this week, Vibe Magazine gave R.Kelly the number spot. See the top 10 below and tell us if you agree...
10. Missy Elliot
9. RZA
8. Thom Yorke
7. Timbaland
6. Jay Z
5. Notorious B.I.G
4. Diddy
3. Dr Dre
2. Kanye West
1. R. Kelly
Ayo Balogun a.k.a Wizkid, she has earned a spot on the social scene ever since they made their first public appearance together last February, since then she's geting some attention last weekend, they walked in hand-in-hand into the venue of Omawumi’s concert and and not a few people stretched their necks in her direction just to catch a glimpse of her. Just to see how she looks like, in love with a hip hop star people expect her to be stunting type, i mean fly, they say picture don't lie. She must be cute.
Mr. Sanusi made the call in Kano ata three-day workshop on anti-substance abuse awareness campaign and train the trainers.
The programme was organised by an NGO, “I CARE Women and Youth Initiative,’’ a pet project of the wife of the Vice President, Amina Sambo.
“Anyone who wants to contest for political office or seeking political appointment should be asked to go for drug test.
‘’If you are in drug you will not have the opportunity to be appointed in any position of authority in this country,’’ he said.
Mr. Sanusi, who blamed the elite for the prevailing moral decadence in the society, said there was an urgent need to examine the entire value system in the society.
‘’Today we have created class even among our children and we give our children more money than they need and buy them expensive cars.
‘’We see young boys and girls moving from one office to another looking for contracts and when they get the money they organise parties and spend the money anyhow,’’ he added.
The Central Bank Governor said governments should continue to create employment opportunities to check drug abuse and other social vices.
The vice-president’s wife called onparents to monitor the activities of their children and the kind of company they kept.
‘’It is only by so doing that we cannip in the bud the early warning signs of drug abuse among our children,” she said.
‘’Unfortunately, Kano State is said to constitute majority of the 37.5 per cent of the total drug victims in the North-West Zone which ranks highest in the country.
‘’More worrisome is the fact that married women are said to be actively involved in the abuse of these substances with a high percentage of them discovered to be addicted to them,’’ she said.
Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State said the government would continue to partner all relevant organisations, to check the menace of drug abuse.
He appealed to the people to cooperate with the government inthe fight against drug abuse.
NAN reports that 150 trainers, made up of women, youth, community-based organisations as well as community and religious leaders are participating in the training.
“+”Jide Ogunsanya, a Pro blogger, and the founder of Ogongeblog is a year older today. Wishing him a Happy Birthday. I pray to God that He blesses him today and gives him strength to have positive thoughts and to give him success in his life.
