Posts by solomon2day
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Nairobi in Top 20 Cities of the World Ranking
- By solomon2day
- On 07/01/2019
- In News
Nairobi, the capital of Kenya has been ranked as the most dynamic city in Africa.The ranking was done by JLL's City Momentum Index, which also ranked it as the only city outside Aisa pacific, that is among the top 20 most dynamic cities in the world.
The Momentum index also stated that Nairobi has been projected to have one of the fastest-growing populations in the world over the next five years.
Nairobi has an heavy presence of Chinese investors, who among other Investors from Asia have invested heavily on infrastructure
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Slow Pace of Governance : President Buhari has always been part of the system-Grand Imam Shafaudeen-in-Isam Worldwide
- By solomon2day
- On 31/12/2018
- In News
President Muhammadu Buhari recently opined that his slow pace in delivering the dividends of Democracy was as a result of the slow democratic system in the country. Nigerians, however, disagree with the President's claim, they insist that President Buhari's approach to governance and his choice of political appointees have been the major impediments towards achieving good governance.Of note is the endorsement of the President for a second term by the Miyetti Allah. This has attracted divergent views from Nigerians. In this interview with , the Founder, Spiritual Head and Grand Imam of Shafaudeen-in-Islam Worldwide, Prof. Sabitu Olagok says that the time it took the President to realize that the system is slow, a sizable number of his political appointees and state Governors have emerged as emergency billionaires. Excerpts :
President Buhari has blamed his slow pace in governance to the slow democratic system in the country. Do you agree with him ?
While the President is a hundred per cent correct, he has disappointed millions of Nigerians by realizing this fact too late.
This is a man who had been given the grace, with almost three attempts to get to the exalted position of President, before he eventually got the opportunity. During the failed attempts, he ought to have researched into the difference between a military command and a civilian government of bureaucracy, intrigues and due process.
His failure to do so, is responsible for his period of travails on getting to the seat of power.
Much as he would have tried to build up his political will to fix things up properly, starting from the strategic Treasury Single Account(TSA) as the basis of his fight against corruption, the internal wrangling of his party, emanating from who will control the President and power sharing principles, led to his period of hibernation in London, where and when his detractors wished him dead.
On his return, a lot of things had changed, beyond his control.
One would have wished him to liberate himself and foster his will on nation building, but unfortunately age and health are no longer to his advantage, while the environment in which he was supposed to operate became hostile-party division trailed by the uncooperative attitude towards the fight against corruption.
For example some of the Governors and Ministers in this present administration are now emergency billionaires, functioning with no impact on the lives of the people.
To replace these personalities, even when the whistle blowing on them, has become very difficult because the President would not want the house of the All Progressives Congress(APC) to crumble on him, with the probable option of waiting for a second term to take necessary action.
Furthermore, on several occasions, the President cried out on the uncooperative attitude of the Judiciary, while everyone could see the uncooperative attitude of the divided National Assembly.
Apart from this, there is the constitution with the strings of bureaucratic process and lapses, serving as the basis to correct the aberrations in the land, with calls for restructuring.
Besides this, former President Goodluck Jonathan made us to believe that the insurgents aimed at making the environment ungovernable and that their sponsors were always in the fifth column of government. They strike when some policies and such policies' implementation are not favourable to them.
The Obas, Emirs and Obis are equally anti-people, who dine with government in order to maintain their status quo of sustaining the social class of the rich echelon.
When money does not flow, they create a tensed polity, too hot for government to operate.
Today, 86. 9 million Nigerians live in abject poverty and these are the people who lack the access to education, good health care delivery and other basic social amenities.
Paradoxically, the majority of them constitute the large population of voters, who will give our leaders the mandate to rule as well as give the Houses of God the wherewithal to exist.
The President has been part of the system since his days as Military Head of State, hence he is expected to have detected areas and barriers to efficient performances in governance, for him to be able to perform up to the expectations of Nigerians.
Nigerians will no longer to tolerate rhetorics of regrets, theoretical promises of hope, but will like to experience proactive measures in decision making.
Manifesto presentation with facts and figures and pragmatic show of capability in governance that would reflect leadership by example, leadership by impact based on the APC's promise to deliver with purposeful direction and self sacrifice through zero tolerance for corruption and institutional discipline for functional Democracy to produce peace and sustainable development, in an environment that is safe and secured through the natural practice of justice and equity, without any feeling of marginalization.
If fate brings back President Buhari for the second term, he must careful of those he will work with, so that he will not be disgraced out of office.
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Merry Christmas
- By solomon2day
- On 24/12/2018
- In Pictures
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
From all of us at Poverty Line
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Church Launches Weekly Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence in Liberia
- By solomon2day
- On 20/12/2018
- In News
The Lutheran Church in Liberia has launched a weekly campaign agianst violence targeted at women and girls.
A Press Release by the Church stated that such violence, according to Rev. Janice Fajue Gonoe,“is not always physical. It can be verbal, psychological, economic. It can involve the environment”.
Rev. Gonoe, the director of the LCL HIV and AIDS program, joined 600 people of all ages and backgrounds marching against sexual violence in Liberia’s capital Monrovia. The Lutheran church publicized its commitment to the global campaign in order to bring awareness to the wider society and encourage all Liberians to get involved.
LCL Bishop Dr Jensen Seyenkulo in his address at the launch disclosed that he he learned of Thursdays in Black through his work with The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the World Council of Churches (WCC).
“Joining a global movement that includes brothers and sisters of faith from all over the world helps to underscore the reality that violence is a worldwide problem.”
“Towards a world without rape and violence” is the theme of Thursday’s in Black. The LWF, which has a Gender Justice Policy, has endorsed the initiative started by the WCC in the 1980s as a form of peaceful protest against rape and violence, especially during conflict. Member churches and staff of both organizations are encouraged to dress in black on Thursdays to show individual support for gender justice around the world,'' Bishop Seyenkulo stated.
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Union calls for Collaboration to Boost Coffee Production in Uganda
- By solomon2day
- On 05/12/2018
- In News
The National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) has stated that Government and all stakeholders in the coffee industry in Uganda must collaborate to ensure sustainability in the industry.
The NUCAFE made this statement through its Executive Director, Mr Joseph Nkandu at the handover of equipment worth Shs5.7b donated by the Agribusiness Initiative Trust (aBi) and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation in Namanve, Mukono District."We must work together and seek interventions where possible to create business [coffee production] continuity. We must all seek ways through which we can help to grow the coffee sub-sector into a sustainable business," he told farmers who had turned up for a stakeholders training'', Mr. Nkandu said.Uganda's National Coffee Policy, seeks to enhance coffee production, exporting at least 20 million bags by 2020 from the current 4.5 million bags.
Coffee is one of the most important agricultural commodities and the major foreign exchange earner and accounts for an annual average of 20 per cent of Uganda's total export revenue.
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Girls Lead in English and Kiswahili in Kenyan Schools Exams
- By solomon2day
- On 03/12/2018
Girls have outshone their male counterparts in English Language and Kiswahili in the recently released 2018 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Examination results.
This disclosure was made by the Education Cabinet Secretary, Ms Amina Mohamed at Star of the Sea Primary School in Mombas.
Ms Mohamed stated that female candidates performed better than their male counterparts in English and Kiswahili.
"The performance, which was low in 2016, has started rising, a clear indicator that teachers are now seriously focused on their work and the candidates are working hard in class knowing that only hard work will count and not the cheating that had become common in some centres," Ms Amina noted.
1,052,364 candidates sat for the examination, boys totaling 527,294 while girls were 525,070.
In 2017, 993,718 pupils were examined.
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No Maternity Leave Benefits for Newly Employed Pregnant Workers In Zimbabwe
- By solomon2day
- On 26/11/2018
- In News
The Zimbabwean Government has said that any of its female workers who got pregnant less than a year after employment will not be entitled to maternity leave with full pay.
This disclosure was made by the Minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi when he appeared before Senators in the Upper House recently.
Firstly, the Government of Zimbabwe does not have a policy of stopping people from getting pregnant," said Minister Ziyambi.
"You can be employed today and you fall pregnant tomorrow. It is your human right to do that.
"Secondly, the Government then regulates to say that should you fall pregnant what should prevail in terms of maternity leave, which is exactly what the Honourable Member has indicated''.
"That is the law to say that after one year of employment, you are entitled to 98 days and you get that but should you fall pregnant a day after being employed, you do not enjoy the benefits of going on maternity leave on full pay for 98 days, Mr. Ziymabi stated.
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Primary School Pupil Gives Birth During Exams In Kenya
- By solomon2day
- On 12/11/2018
- In News
A pupil at the Voroni Primary School in Kwale County in Kenya has given birth to a baby boy while writing the national examinations.
This disclosure was made by a staff of the Kwale Hospital, who craved anonymity.
He said that the girl was rushed to the hospital when she experienced labour pains, while stating that the young mother wrote the Mathematics paper from her hospital bed.
"We are happy that the girl delivered without any complications," the staff said.
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Promises and the Killings In Kaduna and Plateau States, Nigeria
- By solomon2day
- On 05/11/2018
- In Pictures
Several lives have been lost in Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna South, Kaduna state.
Gen.Idris Alkali was murdered in Shen Du District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state
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The Desire to Hold on to Power is the Basis for Violence and Corruption in Developing Countries-Sir Ayaz
- By solomon2day
- On 22/10/2018
- In Pictures
The love for power and the desire to remain in power by African leaders has been identified as the reasons why violence and corruption have become the vogue in developning countries.
This assertion was made recently, by the Consul-General of Tuvalu in the United Kingdom (UK), Sir Dr Iftikhar Ahmed Ayaz, while delivering his keynote address at the Ahmadiyya Peace Conference in Accra, Ghana.
"This one word, power, sums up the ordeal of most developing countries. It is the struggle for power, the seizure of power, the concentration of power in the hands of one individual or group, and the subsequent refusal to relinquish or share power that has sucked these countries into a vortex of violence, repression, tyranny and corruption," Sir Ayaz declared.
"Africa's progress will depend on development that truly lifts everyone from poverty to prosperity, however, this progress will depend on the prevalence of social and economic justice for all,"
Sir Ayaz emphasized the need for equality to be the watch word of all and sundry, saying "It is my belief that if the rest of the world continues to act unjustly, usurping the rights of others and interfering in other nations, the will destroy themselves. It is only through the recognition that all men are equal creatures of the same benevolent God and they must constantly seek His pleasure through the discharge of both the rights due him and His creation that can bring about universal brotherhood,"
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Promises and the People of Ogoniland Nigeria
- By solomon2day
- On 17/10/2018
- In Pictures
The people of Ogoniland in Rivers state, Nigeria are hopeful that repreive shall soon come their way in terms of the clean up of the oil spillage by multinational companies, which have for several years deprived the people of healthy living
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Promises and the Second Niger Bridge in Nigeria
- By solomon2day
- On 09/10/2018
- In Pictures
The People of the South East Geo-Political zone of Nigeria are optimistic that the present administration will complete the second Niger Bridge before the end of the year.
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Govt Should Pay More Attention To Education-Nigerian Teachers
- By solomon2day
- On 05/10/2018
- In News
Teachers in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to pay more attention to the challenges impeding the delivery of qualitative education in the country.
The Teachers made this call through the Secretary of the Oyo state wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers(NUT), Comrade Waheed Olojede in an event to commemorate the World Teachers Day, at the Teachers House, Oluyole Industrial Estate, Ibadan, Nigeria.
''Government should give the desired priority in the funding of education and the prompt payment of Teachers' salaries.The living conditions of a Teacher determines how far a student can go educatonally. An hungry Teacher cannot impart knowledge. Where a Teacher commits an error, a generation would be ruined''.
''This is why more attention should be paid to Teachers' working conditions and welfare. Our schools can longer be referred to as educational institutions, considering the blown off roofs and the sight of students sitting on the bar floor, such an environment is not conducive and encouraging. When the school environment improves, enrollment will also improve. Teachers are retiring and there are no replacements. The time is up for quacks to leave the classrooms. It is only in the teaching profession we have all comers. The young one should be prepared to take over'', Comrade Olojede opined.
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Moral Decadence is the Cause of Sexual Violence-Uganda Education Minister
- By solomon2day
- On 26/09/2018
- In News
The Minister of Education in Uganda, Ms Janet Museveni has attributed the increasing cases of sexual violnece in the country to moral decadence.
Ms Museveni made this assertion on Tuesday when she appeared before the country's Parliamentary committee investigating cases of sexual violence in schools and institutions of higher learning to explain policy undertakings and other measures undertaken to curb the vice.
"Children face sexual harassment at home, in schools and along the roads and since such cases originate from the communities, the MPs are best champions for this fight,"
"As society, we have such problems; it is larger than the ministry. We shall do what we can but we should all get involved.''
"It is very difficult to go into names of people but there was a head teacher who was named and he was reported to police which took up the matter and as we waited for what would come out, we were told that there was no case against him,"
"We find it very difficult to keep such a teacher even when we don't have evidence so what we can do is simply transfer him [but] at times we have nothing to do because where they are transferred there are also people and he will do the same thing,"Ms Museveni.
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Cholera Outbreak in Yobe state Nigeria
- By solomon2day
- On 22/09/2018
- In Pictures
Cholera has claimed the lives of 61 persons in Yobe state, Nigeria, while the state government disclosed that there are 906 fresh cases.
However, the Federal Government is yet to intervene to save the situation. Other states in Nigeria are now apprehensive.
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Frelimo Excludes Machel's Son from Running in Election
- By solomon2day
- On 20/09/2018
- In News
The son of Mozambique's First President, Samora Machel Junior has said that his name has been excluded from the list of candidates to run on the platform of the ruling Frelimo party for Municipal elections slated for 10 October.
Machel Junior who made this disclosure during a press conference, lamented that it was against the ''principles of the party''.
In addition his bid to run as a mayoral candidate was rejected by the National Elections Commission (CNE) and by the Constitutional Council, while he maintained that a lot of injustice was going on in the electoral process.
He however called on the electorate to participate in the election saying, "The organs of the Mozambican state are sovereign". "We respect the institutions of the state, even though they do not respect us".
"Do not stay at home just because AJUDEM and Samora Machel Junior are not on the ballot paper", he urged. "That would not be good for our democracy. We must all vote. We must all comply with the dictates of citizenship. Only by voting can we make a difference".
