‘Poor quality of education leads to decadence’

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Executive Director, THE NEWS Magazine, Kunle Ajibade, has attributed the decadence in the nation to poor standard of education.

He also said the leadership problem in the land was a product of falling standard and mediocrity. Ajibade made the remarks in a radio programme, titled, ‘Bull’s Eye’ on Monday while talking about his new book, What a country. He traced the decadence in the land to what he called paradigm shift that bastardised the system, saying the society had a major role to play in reversing the trend.

He said, “If Wole Soyinka had not won a Nobel Laureate, writers in this country would have been treated like a rag by the outside world.”

South African Billionaire Pledges Half His Wealth To The Poor

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Henry T. Heald once said; “When lack of funds prevents hospitals from functioning efficiently and fully, private philanthropy of all kinds must help. The difference it makes in terms of human betterment represents the kind of happiness that money really can buy.”

This is why Patrice Motsepe, South Africa’s first and only black billionaire has announced he is giving away half his wealth to improve the lives of the poor.

The mining magnate said the money would be handled by the Motsepe Foundation to address education and health issues.

Boy Beaten To Death By His Father For Poor School Grades

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A 12-year-old Emirati boy in Abu Dhabi has allegedly been beaten to death by his father, reports in the UAE has revealed. The father, who beat his son for receiving bad grades in the first trimester school examinations, is currently in police custody pending official charges next week.

Police officials told newsmen that the incident occurred towards the end of December, 2012. According to sources close to the family, the victim was enrolled in grade 8. Having underperformed in the school examinations, he had been afraid to show his grades to his family and had hidden them.

Group threatens to sue MTN For Poor Services

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The South-South Youth Leaders’ Forum said it had concluded plans to sue a telecoms firm, MTN Nigeria, for continued poor services being rendered to the citizens.  The group explained that it would not remain silent and watch MTN deliver substandard telecoms services to the South-South people and Nigerians in general. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the Chairman of the forum, Mr. Odiedim Amachree, said that the service provider was operating dual standards.