Veteran Nigerian actor Elder Maya has died

                  

Veteran Nollywood actor, Martins Njubuigbo, popularly known as Elder Maya has died.
Elder Maya, who featured in blockbusters, including Died Wretched and Battle of Musanga, died months after battling a liver-related ailment.
His son confirmed his demise on social media today. Senior Pastor of Champions Royal Assembly, Abuja, Joshua Iginla, assisted Elder Maya with N1million for treatment.

The youths in the change mathra?

                    
  In 1973,Gen Yakubu Gowon was then the Nigerian Military President.He was seen then shaking hands with baby Justin Trudeau-the son of the then Prime Minister of Canada,Pierre Elliot Trudeau.Justin Trudeau was born in December 25, 1971.

Now in 2016,october,Jusin Trudeau who is the 23rd prime minister of Canada, and the leader of the Liberal Party is the second-youngest Canadian prime minister after Joe Clark. 

Now,in Nigeria,we are still having recycled leaders who are brain dead who are still wanting to come back to power.

When will the young men and young women,vibrant and intelligent men,the youths of today contest in a free and fair election?

Look at the United States of America for example,the youths have refused to come out to become leaders so they give old people who are brain dead to become their leaders.look at the candidates for their upcoming elections in November and you will cry for America

What is even more frustrating about the “African paradox” is the huge age gap between the leaders and the common citizens. It sounds incredible, but 85% percent of Angolans were born after Dos Santos had come into power in 1979; 83% of Zimbabweans were not born yet when Mugabe came into power as prime minister in 1980; 79% of Ugandans came along after Museveni had assumed office in 1986. It means that only between 15% to 21% of the people were alive when these presidents took the helm of the respective states.

The issue of the age at which African leaders for some reason refuse to retire is a rather urgent one. After Robert Mugabe had mistakenly denounced his own party it became clear – he was no longer able to retain the needed alertness and keep up with the times. Why is Africa so “overcrowded” with the leaders who should be enjoying their retirement in peace and quiet, instead of in the political corridors, campaign trails and taxing political brinkmanship challenging even younger leaders?

One common feature that unites most African states is the presidents “for life” of venerable age. One of the most long-serving presidents has been ruling for whooping 36 years (editor’s note: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the leader of Equatorial Guinea; became president in 1979), while Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, who is now 91, appears the oldest leader in the world.

In general, the median age of the 10 oldest African leaders is 35 years more than that of the leaders of the world 10 most developed countries – 78.5 vs. 52. At the same time, in comparison to other continents, Africa has the smallest proportion of young leaders between 35 and 50.

Why so?

Reason number one: the masterly use of brute force and violence to terror the opponents. Reason number two: the combination of political machinations and corrupt practices. Reason number three: the supporters of the “old guard” argue that with age come wisdom, foresight and experience. This is rather questionable judging by their declining economies and sociopolitical uncertainty. However, being seen as “fathers of the nation”, such leaders still enjoy reverence and loyalty of the people.

With no doubt, the longevity of the old leaders in the office is one of the reasons why there are no credible and youthful successors. But this does not explain why most African countries are still stuck to the leaders in their twilight years. The question is: are African youths unable to exercise their ability to decide on their own destinies or the correlation between their leaders’ age and their floundering fortunes?

Unfortunately, the answer is affirmative. Much of the progressive world has embraced the innovativeness of youth – its energy, vibrancy, adaptability, willingness to embrace change and enthusiasm to learn. Africa, on the other hand, is lacking behind, unable to keep pace due to its outdated aging leaders.

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Nigeria @ 56: 5 Reasons Independence Is Worth Celebrating

To many people, Independence Day is not worth celebrating due to a lot of challenges the nation is facing.
A lot of people are wondering why the celebration when there is so much hardship, deadly attacks from insurgents and other security challenges. Recall that it was during the 50th Independence celebration that an explosion occurred just outside Eagle Square, the venue of the grand celebration. Since then, the celebration has been low-key and held inside the Presidential Villa.
 It is very glaring that the nation is riddled with high-levels of poverty, corruption, poor governance and insurgency. We are still divided along tribal and ethnic lines and the gap between the rich and poor is getting wider. So, what is worth celebrating you may ask?

1. The people have managed to remain united:
In spite of all these challenges and deficiencies, we have managed to remain one. Nigeria has its own problems just like every other country. For the fact that the nation still exists despite all the damage done to her socially, politically and economically is enough reason to celebrate. We are not at war. We all would not be going about our businesses if there was war. It is only when there is peace that business can thrive.
2. The nation has come a long way:
We have managed to achieve some things as a nation. Any achievement no matter how small is worth celebrating. A lot of us complain that the nation has achieved nothing but that thing we consider ‘nothing’ has gone a long way to making us what we are today. Yes, we all know that most nations have gone ahead of us and we keep making comparisons. One thing we should know is that those nations also have their own challenges. There are also people sleeping on the streets in those nations.

3. There is still hope:
We might not be where we want to be or that major power we hoped to be but there is still hope. The whirlwind of corruption, bad leadership, terrorism and unstable economy has not been able to snuff out that hope. As long as there is life there is hope.
4. Wallowing in self-pity has never helped anybody:
You celebrate your birthday not because you have become the richest man or you don’t have problems. How has all the lamenting and self-pity helped this nation. If we want to see this country change for the better, we must learn to do things differently. Those who think abusing the nation will make things better are only deceiving themselves. After all, you don’t insult your father because he is not one of the richest men.
5. Nigeria still has a few good men and women:
The fact that the leaders have failed the nation does not mean that everybody has failed. There are still some honest and responsible people out there who have not and will not sell their souls for money. There are still people who are making sacrifices for the nation and taking giant strides. You too can be one of them instead of just sitting and complaining. No one will come from outside to build Nigeria, it is your responsibility as her citizen to do your own bit. A lot of people blame the leaders for corruption, but sit down and reflect: are you any better? You still offer bribes, jump queues and beat traffic. The change begins with you.


culled from www.naij.com

Nigerian Government releases N9.8bn for immunisation

                 
                 

Dr Emmanuel Odu, Acting Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), said that the Federal Government has released N9.8 billion for polio eradication and immunisation programme.

Odu made this known in Abuja during a news conference on the recent polio outbreak in the  northeast.

He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment and the timely release of the fund budgeted for polio eradication and immunisation programme

He said that the agency believed  that similar arrangement would be repeated for 2017 to push toward delisting Nigeria as polio endemic country.

Odu said the federal government has released the fund as part of its substantial investment in its determination to save lives, protect Nigeria children and pregnant women.

According to him, after two years without wild polio virus in the country, Nigeria confirmed that three children were paralyzed by the disease in Borno.

“The cases which originated from Jere, Gwoza and Monguno local governments of Borno as a result of the activities of Boko Haram insurgents.

He said as part of the response to the outbreak, the agency was to mobilise personnel to the area to strengthen routine immunisation and notify all the stakeholders.

“Individual case investigation instituted for each of the cases and a comprehensive outbreak response plan was developed.

“As part of the immediate response mop-up targeting five local governments and 820,000 eligible children were vaccinated,” he said.

The executive director said the agency had outlined five rounds of the polio outbreak immunisation response between August and November. 

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