BILL GATES SHARES HIS THOUGHTS ON EBOLA WAR

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Mr Bill Gates is reputed to be the richest man in the world

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America's richest man has a plan to fight Ebola, and he isn't shy about trumpeting its greatest benefactor: the United States.

In his first interview since donating $50 million to counter the quickly-expanding threat of Ebola in West Africa, Bill Gates outlined the obligations America has in shaping the institutions that will curb the crisis.

He told an intimate audience at the Bank of America building in Washington, D.C., today that the Ebola outbreak is "a great example of where the world needs to come together."

The $50 million pledge through his foundation is intended to "scale up" the fight, letting the money be released in "flexible funds" to United Nations agencies and global organizations that can purchase medical supplies and support facilities treating the outbreak.

 

Gates also cited the expertise of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as evidence of America's responsibility to step in and help. He referred to America's ability to counteract health crises as "the best in the world."
"The U.S. is the leader in being able to move into areas like this," he said.
After President Obama told the U.N. last Thursday that the crisis is "a marathon, but you have to run it like a sprint," Gates echoed the urgency, telling the audience that "the next few months will be really tense." To effectively stop the spread, Gates said he believes the appropriate infrastructure must be in place within the next month.
"What happens when you have people panic is that the entire health system shuts down," he said.
Politico, which hosted the highly-choreographed event, inadvertently caused a clumsy exchange about a key issue in the Ebola emergency: the success and timeliness of the global reaction to the outbreak.
Politico's White House correspondent Mike Allen, who moderated the event with Politico editor Susan Glasser, promoted a new article on the website that details the criticisms of the response to the calamity. But Gates was unconvinced.
"Unless you have an algorithm for the future ... I'm pretty impressed with how quickly people have stepped up on this," he said.
Though he said he believes the epidemic "would have been caught a month or two before it was" had the sufficient systems been in place, he nevertheless praised Congress' generosity: at least $175 million has been committed by the U.S. government, and the U.S. military is looking to give $500 million in "humanitarian assistance" that would be redirected from its budget. Almost 3,000 American troops have been mobilized to offer support to field hospitals and training facilities for health employees.

"There's an overall approach now," Gates said. "And the U.S. as usual on world problems [is] stepping up both in terms of the science, the understanding, and now the U.S. military's logistic ability to get supplies in and create field hospitals that are critical."

"If we can stop Ebola when it's just these three countries [Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Guinea] ... building back up primary health care should be pretty straightforward," he added.

The eventual goal should be to not just rely on American and global institutions, but to encourage a kind of grassroots support for bearing the burden, Gates said.

"Getting as many Americans out in action to see this ... that’s our best tool," he said.

BARRISTER ILORI:PROTEST LETTER ON SYNAGOGUE

 

 SYNAGOGUE CHURCH OF ALL NATIONS AT IKOTUN EGBE,A SUBURB OF LAGOS IN ITS GLORY AND SPLENDOR BEFORE THE DISASTER

25th September, 2014

To:

The Executive Governor,

Lagos State Government

Governor’s Office,

Alausa-Ikeja,

Lagos.

Your Excellency,

RE-COLLAPSED BUILDING AT SYNAGOGUE CHURCH OF ALL NATION

(MATTERS ARISING)

We are a group of professional and intellectuals committed to democracy of

service delivery, advocates of good governance and human right activisms.

We have waited with resilience patient over the above issue relating to thecollapsed building at Synagogue church of all nation on the 12th of

September, 2014 and your government steps as not only to assert justice but  also to implement the relevant law of the state as it affect collapsed ofbuilding. It is appalling to hear this morning the statement credited to thecommissioner of information Mr. Ibirogba that the state government hassuspended the release of investigation of the said collapsed building as a

result of committee setup by the federal government on the same issue

which we found laughable because in the issues of national interest in thepast the state has always asserted her independence as a federating unit not

as a subordinate to the federal government, even in the matter of

coordinate interest like this because of the diplomatic nature the incident

assumed as a result of foreigners that died in the ill-fated building, the

Lagos State Government has her own law which relates to collapsed of

building within the state.

Sir, its common knowledge that your administration took a step forward to

curbed the menace of collapsed building in the state by initiated effort that

led to the amendment of Regional and Physical Planning and Development

Law, 2005 in 2010 in order to forestall impunity that often result in

negligence on the part of building owner, developers and contractors which

characterized collapse of building in the early days of your administration.

Suffice to say that you not only frown at a practice of using substandard

materials by builders but also not in support of owners indiscriminate way of

converting building meant for lower floor structure into four to five storey

for pecuniary gain hence, inclusion of section 9 in the said amended law

which listed steps to be follow before such upgrading can be done.

Sir, it has already being established that the collapsed building of the

synagogue was initially approved for a two storey building with

correspondent foundation. It is equally an established fact that the collapse

building at the synagogue was raised from this approved level of two floor

structure to six storey building, it is also common knowledge that the state

government stand as opined by the honourable commissioner of physical

planning in Lagos State that the raised building does not received from their

ministry or any other body agents approved for such as entrenched in the

physical planning and development law, 2010 section 4 as amended.

It also of utmost concern that the said collapse building claimed the lives of

over 115 (One Hundred and Fifteen) citizens of both foreign and local

indigene with scores still at critical stage in the hospital.

Your Excellency, section 14, subsection 2, paragraph B of 1999 constitution

as amended placed premium on the protection of life of citizen by the who

be government and section 33, subsection 1 of the same constitution

preserve the sanctity of life by forbidden anyone to take his or her life

under whatever pretence or be taken by others except as stipulated in

subsection 2 which does not apply to the case under review. Section 74 of

the Lagos State Law of Regional and Physical Planning and Development

2010 as amended, states interalia that “any collapsed building in the state

due to the negligence of owner or developer such land shall be confiscated

by that state through the ministry in-charge”.

In view of the above quoted relevant portion of the law an attendant fact

that the said collapsed building was due to the criminal negligence of the

owner / church in charge as represented by the leader Prophet T.B Joshua

or his representatives having clarified from all other relevant agents of the

ministry of physical planning like LASBAC, Surveyor Institutes and others that

no record related to approval or otherwise of the collapsed building it is

incumbent on your good office or and your approved ministry to have

implemented the relevant section of the law as stated above especially

section 74 of physical planning law of Lagos State that is, by now the said

land should have being confiscated and the owner/developer if any, faced

the law for culpable homicide due to his / her criminal negligence that

resulted in the death of over 115 souls which is unacceptable to humanity

and God.

Having waited this last two weeks for your good office or relevant ministry /

agents to do the needful with no one in sight but instead engaged in tactical

delay of an unending investigation just because the man in the synagogue

perceived to be closer to the power that be, or better still erroneously

believe in the mantra of “Touch not my Anointed”. We are VOTE FOR

SERVICE INITIATIVE we like to remind your good office that, it was in this

state your attorney general and commissioner for justice prosecuted and

convicted Rev. King to death by hanging for kill one of his devotee with

ignited fire. It also the same attorney general office that prosecuted

recently Mr. Arowolo to death by hanging for killing his wife with knife and

cudget, how much more the man that kill over 115 souls through criminal

negligence and brazen impunity.

In view of all these, we demanded within the next seven days that your

Excellency should as a matter of agency and spirited public interest among

other things

1. Make move either by the Governor Office or relevant ministries invoke

the provision of section 74 of physical planning law of Lagos State 2010

as amended.

2. Make public the reports of investigation relating to the collapsed

building.

3. Make arrest the owner of the land or developer / contractor involved

in the illegal construction of the collapsed building, charge them with

culpable homicide and criminal negligence with led to the death over

115 citizens in accordance with the relevant laws of the land.

4. Issue public apology to the people of the state for late implementation

of the law and pay enormous compensation for the victims involved

both death and alive.

Failure to which we will be left with no other option than to approach the

competent court of jurisdiction for an order of mandamus for your good

office to implement the law you signed in 2010 without further delay.

Mr. Governor Sir,

We are sure you will be familiar with this statement which you made on 27th

June, 2007 at the one day forum organized on collapsed building. “I wish to

restate here that the government will continue to forcefully acquire the site

of any physical structure that collapsed due to negligence on the part of the

owners or the developers as provided for in section 74 of the Lagos State

Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law 2005”.

We are of the opinion that you have not renege from the above promise as a

man of honour and proven integrity.

While we look forward to your favourable consideration, we hope in God

that you will be guided to uphold the constitution that you swore to protect.

Samuel Adeola Opeyemi Ilori, Esq.

President

CSB CURBS INSURGENCY

Deputy National Commander[C.S.B.]Comrade Jimoh Yakubu looks on with rapt attention as Major Panos talks passionately on security matters in the state during the camp meeting organised by Lagos state Community Support Brigade recently in Ikorodu,Lagos

COMMUNITY SUPPORT BRIGADE ON THE MOVE

Divisional Police officer,Ikorodu Zone,Superintendent of Police,Mr Remi Adesanye and the state Commander of the Community Support Brigade,Comrade GabrelAdeoye watch with keen interest at a recent state camp meeting in Ikorodu,Lagos state

COMMUNITY SUPPORT BRIGADE IN ACTION

Formally known as W.A.I Brigade Nigeria,Lagos state Command,recently held a state camping exercise at Ikorodu between 11th  of September to 14th of this month,with the theme :combating insurgency C.S.B'S perspective.

Senior Special Adviser to the Lagos state Governor on Security Matters,Retired Major Tunde Panos stresses a point at the event

E –STONIA IS ON THE BRINK OF HUGE SUCCESS

E –STONIA IS ON THE BRINK OF HUGE SUCCESS

BY ABDULMUMINI ADEKU.

 INTERNET GIANT ,SKYPE STARTED FROM ESTONIA

Estonia’s early adoption of the internet as a mode of communication has made it one of the world’s most wired up nation.
It is sometimes called E-stonia ,there is free internet at almost every street corner and people pay their packing tickets with their cell phones, voters cast their ballots digitally as well during elections.
In January,2011,Estonia deployed its cyber army ,the 60 member cyber defense league, it is presently the nations national guard.
Flat tax rates, the non existence of corporate income tax on re-invested profits, cost slashing austerity, pension cuts, reduction benefits for civil servants ,short maternity leaves  have all combined as factors to make the nation a model economy.
“Because we started a new, we got new laws, new leaders  and new technology ”said Jan Tallin one of the Founders of internet telephony giant, Skype, which was sold for $8.5billion to Microsoft.
“The big winners were the start ups ”Skype got its start in a grim Soviet era complex on the outskirts of Tallinn where the USSR secretly assembled its computers “
‘If you have the merit of drafting new laws with the knowledge that the web is out there  then you have a head start ”said Tallinn.
A Nigerian information Technology expert who will not want his name in the print and new media told Paedia Express Multimedia that cyber security was key if a nation wants to ward of the dangers of terrorism ,financial scams among others and praised Estonia for taking the web technology seriously.
He explained that in the American system if a fraudster is detected , the government immediately absorb him so that he does not use his skills to the disadvantage of the system further.
He pointed out that usually when such people are recruited ,it is not made public because of the sensitive nature of such situations.
His words: An ATM is a potential CCTV ,as soon as you make a withdrawal it takes your pictures and all of this enhances security at the Central Bank of Nigeria”
He explained that it was vital for the government to have control over the .ng and .govs so that a proper regulatory framework will be put in place by regulators.

EBOLA:SCHOOL FEES RISE SHARPLY UPON RESUMPTION

EBOLA:SCHOOL FEES RISE SHARPLY UPON RESUMPTION

By Abdulmumini Adeku.PARENTS IN NIGERIA ARE DEEPLY SAD THAT EVEN THE EBOLA VIRAL OUTBREAK CANNOT STOP INCREMENT IN SCHOOL FEES AS THERE WARDS RESUME SOON

School fees are now on the rise as schools resumes nationwide in the aftermath of the deadliest outbreak  of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease.
Checks within the Lagos Metropolis by Paedia Express Multimedia showed that the increase may have been precipitated by private investors who have sunk a lot of money into raising the standard of the educational sector  in Nigeria now in shambles.
A visibly worried parent said that it was the private school owners who are instigating the increase   in school fees and wondered if she would have been educated at all with the alarming rates schools fees were now being school fees were now being increased arbitrarily.
Checks by this reporter at TopMax City Schools in Lagos confirmed the issue,as the leadership of the school told this reporter that they have to continually increase school fees on an annual basis if they want to stay in the trade.
According to them ,at just about N20,000 on the average they were one of the cheapest schools around.