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Whenever the richest person in the globe is mentioned, our minds flash to the western world. We think of the likes of John D Rockfeller, in past history and BillGates in current history. It occurs to virtually nobody that anything “world richest” could come from Africa. However,this long-standing belief has been provenwrong by the discovery of the man calledMansa Musa, one time emperor of the empire of Mali (1312–1337).His real name is Musa Keita but adopted the name “Mansa” which means ‘king of kings or emperor”, when he became the ruler of the Malian empire, after the death of his predecessor,Abu-Bakr II in 1312.Malian King Mansa Musa was the richest man in all of the world’s history. According to a new inflation-adjusted list, Mansa Musa was worth a whooping $400 billion, which, incredibly, places him as the No. 1 richest person in history, ahead of the Rothschild family ($350 billion) and John D. Rockefeller ($340 billion). Mansa is known to have made his fortune and fame from the gold and ivory trade that had taken place in Africa during the 14th century.

Mansa Musa, the Malian emperor is mostly remembered by historians both in Africa and beyond for his extravagant hajj, or pilgrimage that he took to Mecca. This elaborate pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca which he embarked on in 1324 introduced him to rulers in the Middle East and in Europe. Archaeologists have discovered that Mansa Musa had gathered a massive group of people to take the journey with him. Accompanying the royal couple were 60,000 porters in a caravan of 100 camel, carrying 300 pounds of gold each, 500 attendants of his senior wife, 500 slaves, each carrying a 4 pound goldstaff, and thousands of his subjects. According to David Tschanz in his essay “Lion of Mali: The Hajj of Mansa Musa” in the May 2012 issue of Makzan. “Leading the host were 500 heralds, clad in Persian silk and bearing four-foot-longgolden staffs glistening in the sun and nearly blinding anyone who looked at them,” Tschanz writes. “Next came the royal guards some bearing spears and sword, others the flags of their empire.” Also in tow, Tschanz notes, was “a retinue of 12,000 of the king’s personal slaves”. The journey took him and his servants over a year to complete.

During the famous journey, he stopped off in Egypt and gave out so much gold that the Egyptian economy was ruined for years to come. When he arrived in Egypt, Mansa Musa camped near the Pyramids for three days. He then sent a gift of 50,000 dinars to the Sultan of Egypt, Al-Nasir Muhammad, before settling in Cairo for three months. The Sultan lent him his palace for the summer and made sure that his entourage was treated well. Mansa Musa gave away thousands of ingots of gold, and Egyptian traders took advantage of this by charging five times the normal price for their goods.

Consequently, the value of gold in Egypt decreased as much as 25 percent. While he was in Cairo and Mecca he spent so much money that he eventually ran out.With no funds to support his journey back home, he had to borrow a large amount from Egyptian merchants and to rectify the gold market, Musa borrowed at a ridiculously high interest rate all the gold he could carry from lenders in Cairo. He directly controlled the price of gold in the Mediterranean, reportedly the only time in history one man has done so.

Mansa’s reign, which lasted for a good 25 years was that of absolute peace and prosperity in Mali and the surrounding West African countries. According tocelebritynetworth.com, the West African nation of Mali, under Musa’s leadership was responsible for more than half of theworld’s salt and gold supply. Musa embarked on a large building program, raising mosques and madrasas in Timbuktu and Gao. Most notably, the ancient center of learning Sankore Madrasah (or University of Sankore) was constructed during his reign.Furthermore, it was recorded that he built a mosque every Friday. He designed numerous buildings for the Emperor including a new palace named Madagou, the mosque at Gao, the second largest city in Mali, and the still-standing great mosque at Timbuktu, thelargest city in the empire.Mansa Musa I died in 1337, and was succeeded by his son, Maghan I. However, his heirs were unable to sustaintheir father’s wealth and fortune, and just two generations later, all the wealthwas gone – wasted away by civil wars and invading armies.

slimfit2:
@all already done..

prospero5:
why do people pride themselves as visioners of evil events? we don't care if you said it before it happened. keep the evil prophecy to your clansmen. #hisses

A new eerie video has emerged of a sermon held at Omega Fire Ministries based in Auchi of Edo State on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

In the 2.42 minute video delivered to The Trent by a reader, Apostle Johnson Suleiman is seen warning Kogi politicians who are planning to use human sacrifice in their political ambition to desist or die.

The acclaimed prophet whose followers call him “the Oracle of God”, is seen issuing a stern warning, “We already know the result of the election, but this is a warning,” he said in the video.

“God showed me a vision, I am talking to Kogi State,” Suleiman declared. “They are planning for people would start disappearing before the elections. You won’t find them because they want to behead. They want victory at all costs.”

“Let me say this to Kogi State and all those politicians who are going out of law. If you attempt anybody, you die,” he declared. His congregation shouted, ‘Amen!’

“You attempt any head, you die! If you want to do election, do election and go. Don’t take lives. I am repeating it because there is going to be confusion,” he said in the video.

Kogi governorship elections were held on November 22, 2015. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former governor, Prince Abubakar Audu died on the morning of November 23, 2015 before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the results inconclusive.


Audu’s family members suspect foul play in the death of their father. A group in Kogi has outrightly accused APC national leader, Bola Tinubu of being behind Audu’s death and called for his arrest.

WATCH VIDEO: http://www.thetrentonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Video.mov

masseratti:
Seriously? Wow what a useless school, most of its products are treasury looters.

ODUBEZE:
Lolz! oh boy you don finish this guy!
Make meaningful contribution, they will not except to dey rubbish themselves for public!
The funniest thing be say no be only him, people of his like mind still like him post.
SMH. What a pity!

kestolove95:
Since his not ibo, I have no problem with dat appointment...carry go sir, d only post d ibos will hold is gateman or cleaner

benedictnsi:
Ok..... May very he wanna borrow some sense

(this reminds me of one movie scene between late Sam Loco and Nkem Owoh..... Osuofia )


Sam Loco : my son, what I your father can see while lying under the bed, even if you climb the tallest iroko-tree, you won't see it....

Osuofia : Papa, not when the compound is fenced..... Lmao

I miss these guys in Nollywood, that was when I was interested.

emror4u:
done

utytill:
bros dat project na late 2014 it start.dat time d guy no even get ticket to contest.sahara reporters abeg face front.

A new mum has taken to her Facebook page to share the horror involved in allowing family members show love to your new baby by kissing him/her.
Claire Henderson and baby Brooke
Warning all mums across the world, Doncaster-based Claire Henderson recalled how her little baby, Brooke, was hospitalized for five days with horrific blisters that could have caused liver and brain damage.
‘Please share this with every new mum and pregnant woman you know…
COLD SORES CAN BE FATAL FOR A BABY.
Before 3 months old a baby cannot fight the herpes virus. If a baby contracts this it can cause liver and brain damage and lead to death. I know this sounds like I am scaremongering but if my friend had not told me about this my baby girl could have been very seriously ill. I noticed the signs early and got her to A&E, we have now been in hospital on a drip for 3 days and have another 2 to go. She was VERY lucky, all her tests came back clear.
The moral of the story is DO NOT let anyone kiss your newborns mouth, even if they don’t look like they have a cold sore – 85% of the population carry the virus. And if someone had a cold sore, ask them to stay away until it has gone. Everyone who I have spoken to had not heard this before so I felt it was important to share Brooke’s story and raise awareness to stop anyone else going through what we have this week,” the concerned mum posted on Facebook.
The post has so far garnered over 35,000 shares.
One of Claire’s followers commented: ‘Well said Claire people do need to be aware of this as I didn’t know this could happen to babies. Just so glad you was on the ball & went with your instincts and got our Brooke to hospital straight away.’
Another said: ‘So pleased she is recovering well. We’ll done for spotting the signs for something that could have had a very different outcome. She’s a little fighter bless her. NHS Choices state cold sores are ‘small blisters that develop on the lips or around the mouth. They are caused by the herpes simplex virus and ‘usually clear up without treatment within seven to 10 days.
They often start with a tingling, itching or burning sensation around your mouth. Small fluid-filled sores will then appear, most commonly on the edges of your lower lip.
While a mild condition in adults, they can cause liver and brain damage in children under six weeks old and even lead to death.’

lagmostkuit:
It's not new..