Posts by solomon2day
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- Conflict Analyst
Interests and hobbies: Reading, Travelling and Meeting People
About the author Solomon Adewunmi attended Local Authority Primary School, 1A, Osho-Drive, Olodi-Apapa, Lagos(October 1976-June,1982), and Sinclair Grammar School(October 1982-July1985 and Ibadan Grammar School(September, 1985-June, 1987. He is a graduate of the University of Lagos, where he studied Sociology. He graduated in October, 1992. He was a reporter, Senior Reporter(News) and Assistant News Editor of The Nigerian Tribune between August 1999 and June 2002. After voluntarily resigning his position as Assistant News Editor of the Nigerian Tribune, he was hired as a Correspondent by Insider weekly magazine, a Lagos based general interest magazine. He was there from June 2002 to December, 2007. He was again hired by Scroll Nigeria, also a Lagos based weekly news magazine as a Correspondent. A position he held from December, 2007 to December, 2009. Still on the move, he was engaged by the Pulse magazine in December, 2009 as a Senior Correspondent. And in January, 2010 he was promoted Assistant Editor. He is a member Economist Intelligence Unit, Global Executive Forum, The Economist, London. Solomon is also a member of the International Association of Religion Journalists(IARJ) Solomon also possesses the following : * BBC/EC CERTIFICATE IN NEWS JOURNALISM (FEB. 2001) * CERTIFICATE IN ARTS AND CULTURE CRITICISM (NANTAP MAY 2001) * CERITIFICATE IN PEACE JOURNALISM (JUSTICE,DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE COMMISSION) *CERTIFICATE IN CONFLICT ANALYSIS[UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAMME, OCT.2004] *CERTIFICATE IN INTERFAITH CONFLICT RESOLUTION( UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE, JAN. 2009). In addition he has the following professional awards : 1. NIGERIA UNION OF JOURNALISTS (NUJ), OYO STATE COUNCIL, REPORTER OF THE YEAR AWARD (PRINT) FOR YEAR 2000. 2. NUJ, OYO STATE COUNCIL, COURT./CRIME REPORTER OF THE YEAR, 2000. 3. COMMENDATION LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NIGERIAN MEDIA MERIT AWARD (NMMA) IN THE CATEGORY OF ERNEST SESEIIKOLI’S PRIZE FOR NEWSPAPER REPORTER OF THE YEAR 1999/2000 4. COMMENDATION LETTER FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF AFRICAN NEWSPAPER OF NIGERIA PLC. FOR EXCLUSIVE STORIES JUNE, 2000. 5. NUJ, OYO STATE COUNCIL, REPORTER OF THE YEAR 2001 6. NUJ, OYO STATE COUNCIL, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER OF THE YEAR 2001.
Favorite quote:
Be as you wish to seem
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The Spirit of Truth
- By solomon2day
- On 25/05/2025
- In Solomon's Column
The Holy Spirit guides believers to understand the word and judgment of Jesus Christ.Indeed, the gift of the Spirit enables us to make good decisions and have the ability to differentiate between right and wrong, while at the same time understanding how countries of the world are judged by the crucified Lord.
Read John 16:5-15
The Local Scene
The manufacturing sector can best be described as deplorable as a result of factors beyond ordinary citizens' comprehension.
The obvious absence of a conducive environment, inappropriate policy, poor macroeconomic environment, lack of good governance, corruption, the low development commitment of the government, the mass exodus of foreign investors, and the inefficient institutional framework, among others, have facilitated the coma state of industries in Nigeria.
It is the hope that a truly democratic structure revolving around the rule of law will be put in place to guarantee good governance.
The absence of fiscal prudence, transparency, and the recurring deficits are lingering ''headaches''' for industrial development.
Of great worry, are the ailing power sector and the huge debts of the government in this sector, which have contributed to the near collapse of industry in the sector.
Good governance is already gasping for breadth and also swimming in muddy waters.
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May Day-Workers in Nigeria are celebrating the gift of life-Comrade Emelieze
- By solomon2day
- On 01/05/2025
- In Solomon's Column
Workers who refused to be dehumanized by the government at all levels are presently in their different homes celebrating the gift of life.A New Beginning starts from here
This assertion was made by the National Coordinator of the Federal Workers Forum (FWF), Comrade Andrew Emelieze, in his message on the occasion of the International Workers Day celebration.
'A sizable number of workers in Nigeria, who, by the grace of God, refused to be dehumanized, are presently in the comfort of their homes celebrating God's guidance, protection, and the gift of life, despite several attempts to abruptly compromise their existence. We thank God for life; that is the major reason we are celebrating in our various homes. Comrade Emelieze stated.
The Local Scene
The situation of workers in Nigeria is not only pitiable but also calls for urgent action to reverse the disturbing scenario.
Indeed, proteges of Those-in-Charge have, long before now, taken charge of the affairs of the two major labor centers in the country, including their affiliates.
This takeover was well-crafted and organized, even though it caught the majority of the workers unawares.
This explains why the several demands of workers have been left unattended to up till this moment.
It is obvious that the ominous times are here.
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Injustice
- By solomon2day
- On 24/04/2025
- In Solomon's Column
Let us pray for God to give us clear minds to make the right decisions in these times of injustice and evil.The Local Scene
Violent crimes and killings have continued in different parts of Nigeria without convincing efforts by those in charge to stem the ugly tide.
Rather, they have intensified the desire to protect selfish interests at the expense of good governance.
Governance and politics are different. Those in charge ought to have realized this fact.
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We are Heavily taxed by the government-Federal workers
- By solomon2day
- On 15/04/2025
- In News
Workers in Nigeria have raised alarm over the unfair taxation of their monthly salaries by the federal and state governments.Check out the latest deals for all your tech needs-Samsung
The workers under the aegis of the Federal Workers Forum (FWF) raised this alarm in a letter titled PROTEST AGAINST EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT, THE COMPROMISE OF LABOR UNIONS, AND NOTIFICATIONS FOR INDEFINITE PROTEST FROM 22ND APRIL 2025 BY FEDERAL WORKERS, addressed to the International Labour Organization (ILO) and signed by the National Coordinator (FWF), Comrade Andrew Emelieze, and Secretary General, Comrade Itoro Obong.
"Federal workers" salaries and ALLOWANCES are equally heavily taxed, and no tax rebate or certificate is issued to the workers at the end of the year. Despite the poor national minimum wage, the federal government in Nigeria has continued to owe federal workers lots of arrears of allowances, promotion arrears, hazard allowances, duty tour allowance (DTA), etc. This we have seen leading to agitations among health sector workers, education sector workers, and many others.
It will interest the ILO to note that the federal government of Nigeria has owed all federal government workers in Nigeria a five-month wage award worth 175,000 naira per worker since July 2024.''
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''The workers also lamented the deceitful implementation of the N70,000 new minimum wage by the government, saying, More painful is the fact that the last national minimum wage of 70,000 naira was implemented without an agreed table with the organized labor representatives, and in the end only a meager 40,000 naira was what was added to the salaries of all federal workers across all levels in Nigeria. More painful is the fact that our industrial unions and their labor centers of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) never at any instance queried the new national minimum wage table, nor did they query the federal government over the arrears of five months wage award balance payment to the federal workers or others being owed the federal workers.
''The President has been very unfair and hostile to the Nigerian workers. While salaries have remained abysmally poor, President Tinubu and his team have continued to attack workers through their anti-worker policies, as we have seen in hikes in the price of petroleum products, the deliberate devaluation of our national currency (the naira), and hikes in the price of everything in the face of double-digit inflation. President Tinubu is subjecting the Nigerian workers to hellish conditions, and he has shown a lack of interest in the well-being of the workers.
The Nigerian government has also severely flouted the international conventions of the ILO cum UN aimed at promoting decent work conditions and fair pay for work done. The situation in Nigeria is an existential threat to the general populace in the country and a threat to world peace and security. ''They concluded.
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Our God enriches us with His grace
- By solomon2day
- On 13/04/2025
- In Solomon's Column
Our God enriches us with His grace, demands some work from us, and ensures that no harm befalls us as His willing subjects.Our God of all time, all places, and all people moves ahead of tradition and popular expectations.
Read Isaiah 45:1-7
The Local Scene-
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Muhammadu Marwa Maitatsine was from Jappai village in Northern Cameroon.
Maitatsine, a Mufu by tribe, became a Muslim in 1940.
The tradition of the ethnic group revolved around human sacrifice and superstition.
Maitatsine's followers, then, were young people, initiated into the group through the consumption of hypnotized concoctions.
This brought in its wake violent crimes, an aberration to all right-thinking mortals.
Sadly, the disturbing trend and source of inspiration of these criminals emanate from the heavy reliance of the leadership at the different levels of government on outlawed substances, in desperate attempts to hold on to political power. Very disturbing.
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The Light
- By solomon2day
- On 03/04/2025
- In Solomon's Column
The light at the end of the tunnel for the vulnerable and poor. -
Fellowship with God
- By solomon2day
- On 09/03/2025
- In Solomon's Column
Believers who sustain a very close fellowship with God have all it takes to neutralize the most oppressive darkness and adverse situations.The Local Scene
Education ministries in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory ought to make public the disturbing standard of education.
The present situation is hopeless, as pupils and students exhibit traits that are very strange in educational institutions.
The attitude of those in charge is that of helplessness, as learning takes the back seat across Nigeria.
Sharp practices have overwhelmed most educational institutions, despite the huge investment in the education sector.
The noticeable oddity everywhere is the sight of criminals in school uniforms, while society carries on as if this is now the norm.
Read God's Word(All correspondence to solomon1day@gmail.com)
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The Lose of a Firm Grip
- By solomon2day
- On 07/03/2025
- In Solomon's Column
Those in charge are now face to face with the reality of happenings in different parts of the country, which has so far contradicted their laid-out plans.This is the major reason that nature can never be manipulated by humanity.
Indeed, there are unpredictable times ahead, as most of those responsible for good governance have lost a firm grip on the disturbing situation.
The make-believe position is no longer tenable, as events continue to unfold on a daily basis.
Justice, fairness and equality all contribute to economic development , in a sane society.
Injustice to one, is injustice to all.
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Chief Nzeakor is still President Ohaneze Ndigbo-P.A Late Eze(Dr.)Anozie)
- By solomon2day
- On 06/03/2025
- In News
Chief Emmanuel Ndidi Nzeakor is still the president of the Oyo state chapter of the Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide
This declaration was made on Thursday by the personal assistant to the late Ezendigbo of Ibadan and Oyo state, Eze(Dr.)Alex Anozie, Mr. Samuel Ulelu''We don' have any new president, we don't know the person claiming to be the new president. They formed a political group to distract people from the reality in Ibadan and Oyo state.''
''Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide in Oyo state, is led by the president, Chief Emmanuel Nzeakor. So, any other person parading himself is taking a risk and doing so at his own peril. They only formed the group to deceive people and not to better the lives of the Igbo community in the state.'' Mr. Ulelu concluded.
He also appealed to President Ahmed Tinubu to order the unconditional release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying the president believes that Nigeria is united. If the president so believes that the South East region is part of Nigeria, he should order the release of Mazi Kanu. This is to douse the tension in the Southeast. This will ameliorate the suffering of South Easterners. I am pleading that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu should be given an unconditional pardon.''
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Remembrance - Mrs. B.A ADEWUMI (1938-2006)
- By solomon2day
- On 06/03/2025
- In Solomon's Column
Your teachings revolved around discipline, obedience, humility, transparency, integrity, honesty, firmness in the face of intimidation, threats and attacks, the rule of law and due process among several other guidelines for good and successful living.
8th March, 2025 will make it 19 years ago that you left this sin filled and wicked world.
The evil doers will never go unpunished.
You are still in our minds
Continue to rest in the bossom of the Lord
Mrs. Victoria Ande
Mrs. Hannah Mujakperuo
Solomon Adetayo Adewunmi
For and on behalf of
The Adewumi family
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The Teachings of Jesus Christ
- By solomon2day
- On 02/03/2025
- In Solomon's Column
Jesus Christ taught about God through stories and parables.From the teachings of Jesus, we learn all that God requires from us.
The expectation is that, having understood the teachings of Jesus, we will do what is right and proper all the time.
Read Matthew 7
The Local Scene
The leadership choice was founded and established on the foundation of indiscipline, lawlessness, and criminality.
This is the major reason why decision-making from expected quarters has become not only a national embarrassment but also a stain on the reputation of an acclaimed role model in Africa.
The citizenry, a significant number still hope to be literate, have no other option but to replicate the absurd at every level of government presence.
Ordinarily, a faulty education results in impediments in governance, regardless of challenges that persist in the face of identified solutions.
The destructive effects of a faulty education are everywhere for discerning minds to observe.
Indeed, the increasing number of illiterates and the surge in, ritual killings and kidnappings are all fallout and true reflections of a faulty education and the debatable choice of leadership.
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Hearts harder than rock
- By solomon2day
- On 17/02/2025
- In Solomon's Column
The people are now aware of the nocturnal conspiracy that persists in the offices of the ''wicked rulers'' of all levels of government.Heinous acts are directed and ordered with a single stroke of the pen.
The lives of millions have been converted to dice by the leadership, even as men of God relentlessly expose those who scheme and cheat from hearts that are harder than rock.
Read Judges 5:19
The Local Scene
Those in charge are pressing on with policies that are anything but people-friendly, despite the loud outcry of millions of citizens.
Surprisingly, the personalities involved revolve around threats, harassment, intimidation, and attacks through those that are responsible for the protection of lives and property.
Curiously, the dictatorial attitude of the leadership has already attracted prompt measures from those whose approach to leadership is hinged on integrity, transparency and accountability.
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Our Needs
- By solomon2day
- On 11/02/2025
- In Solomon's Column
Elijah the prophet spoke out when the kings led their people off the track.He also taught the people of Israel all they needed to know about the Lord.
Elijah alerted King Ahab of the imminent drought in the land, and afterwards, he went away to Zarephath, where God, through a widow, provided for all his needs.
In times of need, God will show you His care and love by providing for all your needs.
Read 1 Kings 18:1
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The Local Scene
Homosexuality, sodomy, pedophilia, defilement, rape among others have become worrisome crimes against humanity.
Young children have long been initiated into these crimes, and they have now accepted them as ways of life.
Olorunsogo, Molete, Molusi, Onafunwa Solanke, Oshodi, Aluko, Scout Camp, and Felele are all communities in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, where crime and criminality have now been integrated as the norms and values.
However, the presence of adults in these communities exposes the origin of these social vices.
Accusing fingers are pointing to the choice of leadership that feigns ignorance over the rot that is everywhere.
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Good Deeds
- By solomon2day
- On 07/02/2025
- In Solomon's Column
Support online news website- Liberty PortDevelop the act of doing good always. Make it a habit.
Good deeds are good reflections of your background and upbringing.
Let people notice the good in you. Read Psalms 119:68
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Living Wages-Workers in Nigeria are in deep shock-Comrade Emelieze
- By solomon2day
- On 05/02/2025
- In Solomon's Column
Workers in both the public and private sectors of all sectors of the economy in Nigeria are yet to attain the acceptable state of mind to guarantee unimpeded productivity.Living wages and human-friendly conditions of service boost efficiency, effectiveness, and diligence in economies that value the worth of their workforce.
However, lamentations, complaints, grumblings, and arguments have for so long characterized the approach of workers to the scheme of things.
Sadly, the multiple effects of the obvious disregard for the workforce have manifested in all sectors of the economy.
Comrade Andrew Emelieze is the convener of the All Workers Convergence and Federal Workers Forum.
Comrade Emelieze laments that the situation is almost hopeless, just as he calls on those in charge to salvage the country's helpless workers.
''The new national minimum wage is nothing to write home about. Workers in Nigeria are in a state of confusion over the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage. The amount that was added to our salaries is inconsequential, demeaning, and equally exploitative.
Federal workers are still in deep shock as the January salaries were reduced, the annual increment is missing, the so-called N40,000 consequential adjustment minimum wage was withheld, and there is no readily available explanation from the federal government. Moreover, 5 months of wage award arrears are yet to be paid, and promotion arrears are still being expected in addition to so many other arrears. Surprisingly, just as December salaries were delayed, some ministries, departments, and agencies are yet to receive January salaries.'' Comrade Emelieze revealed.
Indeed, those who worship God and mammon simultaneously are already blaming themselves and their sponsors.
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One God
- By solomon2day
- On 03/02/2025
- In Solomon's Column
It is imperative that we learn and practice all that is right. We must learn how to live as God's covenant people to pave the way for an unhindered worship of God with our whole hearts.
Read Deuteronomy 5:1-15, 6:4, 5.
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Develop the potentials of young Nigerians-Prof, Olagoke
- By solomon2day
- On 29/01/2025
- In News
Parents and guardians are very worried that their children and wards are no longer exhibiting tendencies that will positively impact the economy.Social vices, deviant behavior, and immorality are now the indicators in different parts of the country.
To this extent, the founder, spiritual head, and Gand Imam and spiritual head of Shafaudeen Worldwide, Prof. Sabitu Olagoke, passionately appealed to the federal government to identify and develop the skills of young Nigerians to ensure the revival of the country's economy.
Prof. Olagoke made this appeal on Tuesday in a paper titled ''BURY NOT THE TALENTS OF OUR CHILDREN'' at the Shafaudeen 2025 INTERDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION in Ibadan, Nigeria.
''The federal government must create an enabling environment for skills development for our children to be able to compete in the competitive global market. The age of Prof. Sabur at 19, Dorothy Jan at 17 for Ph.D., and Ester Okade Ph.D. at 16 has shown that resilient Nigerian children can achieve so high if we embrace their talents to aim for greatness regardless of our age—young or old. Let us work towards the UN definition of sustainable development as a function of good governance without compromising the abilities of the young people to develop at their own pace.''
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Become a Positive Influence
- By solomon2day
- On 26/01/2025
- In Solomon's Column
Regardless of your age or how insignificant you are, you can be a positive influence for the Lord. -
The Armor of God
- By solomon2day
- On 23/01/2025
- In Solomon's Column
The times are full of evil, diabolism and fetish practices. To ward off evil, put on the Armor of God
