Kao Denero Diss Khaligraph Jones for mentioning Sierra Leone

The argument of Kao Denero being the number one hip hop artist from Africa is taking up the entire continent after the release of his current beef song "I AM SIERRA LEONE" to the Kenyan Rapper, Khaligraph Jones.

Kao Denero and Khaligraph Jones

Here is his brand-new video, “I AM SIERRA LEONE” a song he titled in response to Khaligraph Jones lines in his recent track "Lwanda Magere Legacy 1", mentioning "Niggaz from Sierra Leone should keep my name out of your mouths". This got Kao Denero infuriated and without delay, summoned the mic and came up hard on Khaligraph Jones. Check out his distinct flow, delivery and punchlines.

https://youtu.be/jrTbYePnv5U

This is a warning, according to the LASTKINGKAO, to not just the OG but to the entire Africa Rappers who claimed to be the best when he's still around and carrying the crown. cleverly composed and delivered by Kao Denero.

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OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER APPOINTED CARE TAKER MANAGER

Manchester United announced today that former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjær has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season.

 Excerpt: Official Manchester United Website

Solskjær scored 126 goals in 366 appearances for United between 1996 and 2007. In 2008 he became the club’s reserve-team manager, before taking the managerial role at FC Molde in Norway.

Solskjær will take charge of the first team with immediate effect and will remain in place while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new full-time manager. He will be joined by Mike Phelan as first-team coach, working alongside Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna.

“Manchester United is in my heart and it’s brilliant to be coming back in this role. I’m really looking forward to working with the very talented squad we have, the staff and everyone at the club,” Said Solskjær.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Ed Woodward, Executive Vice Chairman, comments:

“Ole is a club legend with huge experience, both on the pitch and in coaching roles. His history at Manchester United means he lives and breathes the culture here and everyone at the club is delighted to have him and Mike Phelan back. We are confident they will unite the players and the fans as we head into the second half of the season.”

MPs in Kenya, unlike Sierra Leone, campaign to have teachers paid higher perks

MPs in Kenya, unlike Sierra Leone, campaign to have teachers paid higher perks

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© Getty images File Photo-A guard is whistling in a primary school MPs have demanded that teachers in hardship regions be paid higher allowances to cushion them against the challenges they face while working.

In a report tabled in the National Assembly, the Education committee said the allowances should be reviewed regularly to boost the net pay for the teachers.

Currently, such teachers earn between Sh6,600 and Sh38,100 per month depending on their grades and experience.

REGULATIONS

“The ministry of education should constantly review the existing laws and regulations in order to address the emerging issues and challenges that face the entire teaching fraternity,” reads the report of the committee chaired by Julius Melly (Tinderet).

It also want the government to allocate more cash to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for recruitment of more teachers to plug staffing gaps in schools.

INEQUITABLE

“The TSC should continuously recruit teachers on availability of funds to bridge the deficit gap and address the inequitable distribution of teachers in schools across the country," says the report.

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Currently the country has a shortage of 150,000 teachers while those who have graduated and are awaiting for employment are 290,000.

The reports says most public schools are operating with severe staff shortages and that the situation is more severe in some regions than others.

DELOCALISATION

The report encourages the TSC to continue with its policy of staffing delocalization in public schools regardless of gender to promote national values, fairness, non-discrimination and equity.

 TSC Chief executive Nancy Macharia recently told the committee that the teacher shortage is a direct consequence of budgetary allocation to the commission.

“Insecurity has mostly affected the arid and semi-arid counties-Mandera, Wajir, Lamu and Garissa due to Al Shabaab menace. The emerging trend by the terror groups to specifically target non-local teachers has worsened the situation,” said Mrs Macharia adding that the commission is currently defending numerous court cases where teachers have filed constitutional petitions contesting either transfers or posting to some counties.

RAILROADED

Meanwhile, the Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) has criticised TSC for failing to enforce discipline among teachers. It accuses TSC of being railroaded by the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers.

“TSC is the employer and by law the regulator for teachers. It should live up to its billing. It cannot continue to give excuses. It must lead fairly but firmly. It must not be cowed by unnecessary calls for strikes by the trade unions,” it says in a report adding that the commission should not stand firm against the unions especially o important policy matters.

WELFARE

“The welfare of teachers is as important as the welfare of learners. Trade unionists cannot enjoy a right that infringes on the right of learners,” says the report.

“Delocalization must go on. Affected individual teachers should be allowed to appeal especially if they have family concerns. TSC must deal with such appeals fast and in a humane way,” it adds.

Cofek also wants the government to reduce the term dates from 14 weeks to 12 for first and second terms and retain 10 weeks for the third term.

SUBJECTS

It also wants the subjects reduced to a maximum five both in primary and secondary schools.

“Pupils and students, with the support of parents and teachers, will need to decide early enough if they are going for sciences or arts focus. If they choose arts, as many will do, they don’t need to be trained in science-based subjects which will not be useful to them,” reads the report

Caf confirms Ghana AFCON qualifiers with Sierra Leone cancelled

Caf confirms Ghana AFCON qualifiers with Sierra Leone cancelled
Source: JoyOnline
October, 10th 2018 - 10:22AM

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has called off Ghana’s back-to-back 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games with Sierra Leone. 

Caf said the matches will not take place because Sierra Leone did not meet conditions aimed at lifting the Fifa-imposed suspension of the country's FA.

Fifa acted because of sanctions imposed on the SLFA President Isha Johansen and General Secretary Christopher Kamara. They have denied any wrongdoing and Fifa demanded their reinstatement.

Caf said the games had been "cancelled as SLFA did not meet the conditions stipulated in the letter sent by Caf on Fifa's decision to suspend the federation".

On Tuesday, Fifa rejected a request by the SLFA - signed by Isha Johansen in her capacity as President - to lift the suspension imposed last week. The request was made after an emergency meeting of SLFA and sport ministry officials - featuring both excluded officials - which was aimed at trying to convince Fifa to rescind the ban.

But Fifa's basic demand that the President and General Secretary be reinstated has not been met, leading to the cancellation of the matches. It is not immediately clear if the move means permanent disqualification from the race to Cameroon 2019 for Sierra Leone - or what the consequences are for the other teams in the group, Ghana, Ethiopia and Kenya.

 

Albert Academy School celebrates 114th year aniversary this October

Albert Academy @ 114th year anniversary! #Foundation_Day_04_October_2018

Posted by Albert Academy Alumni on Thursday, September 20, 2018

Big Sister SL: Vote here

Big Sister SL: Vote here

As ten (10) beautiful and smart Big Sister Contestants set to be evicted in the House, we're kindly urging you to please cast your votes for your favorite Contestants.

Picture above is what the first Page of the Big Sister Sierra Leone  website looks like and then click on the direction to VOTE:

Click this link NOW: CLICK ME

Thereafter, you can click on any of the contestant's photo to cast your vote as many times as you can. Don't wait and be late for the ten potential eviction contestants awaits your support. Do it quick and Do it Now!

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Big Sister show postponed to mid-September

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zed Zee Multi-Media, Zainab Sheriff, disclosed to pressmen that the staging of the Big Sister Salone 2018 show has been postponed to Mid September instead of 11th August as previously planned.

“We were supposed to start on 11th August, but our sponsor Africell later came to us that they needed 20 days to do the branding and to fix up the house,” she said weeks ago during a press briefing at the Africa Young Voices Television (AYV) conference room at Tower Hill in Freetown.

Zed Zee multi-media CEO Zainab Sheriff speaking during the presser

She added that they wouldn’t want to make mistakes in the maiden edition of the show.  She said they would organize a sendoff party for each of the evicted participants and that already they have started showing the audition and profile video of each of the contestants on AYV TV.

The Reality TV initiator and Africell Ambassador further said entertainment has changed her life, and that Sierra Leoneans were anxious to watch the show.

Speaking for AYV, Samuel Wise Bangura said the show marks the beginning of a project that would see Sierra Leone where everybody wants to see the country in the near future.

He said the show would serve as branding tool for their institution and that as a medium they are contributing to women’s empowerment in the country.

Nancy L. Joseph, Head of Media Relations at Africell Mobile Company, gave assurance as to her institution’s support to the show.

‘’Big sister Sierra Leone is here and we are pretty excited to serve as proud sponsors of this brilliant and innovative project,” she said.

She noted that subscribers can send short code – 3222 – that would cost Le500 to vote their choice participants.

Alex Nallo Junior of Zed Zee also said the show would change the narrative of women in the country.

“It’s more of a social benefit. We are tired of seeing foreign entertainers. It’s time to showcase our own,‘’ he said.

The Big Sister Show is sponsored by Africell, AYV Media and ITV.

The Star prize would be Le10 million while each contestant will receive Le100,000 daily while in the house.

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BREAKING NEWS - NJALA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AWAIT SU ELECTIONS DAY

NJALA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AWAIT SU ELECTIONS DAY

As we awaits the 23rd and 24th Student Union Election day, here are few tips that I would love to send out to all Students of Njala University, Sierra Leone. For far too long the University administration and the previous led government of the country seized the opportunity of students not to have an SU body and the affairs of students where led by selected few from student voluntary groups on various campuses and this was against the will and choice of thousands of students. Today, the new management of the University has taken the move to reconsider the ban for student activities (SU groups) on campus and has decided to bring back the lost glory by conducting a student union election this August on both campuses (Njala and Bo). We just hope the elections will be free,fear and without any administrative interference that will jeopardize the peaceful process.

Notwithstanding,  every legal and registered student of the university has a right to vote and be voted for (as per requisite criteria) and none shall be deprived of such exercise. Your voice can be represented via your vote! So vote at freewill and for the right candidate for proper, transparent and accountable representation.

Why Should I Vote?

Here are the top 5 reasons to cast your vote in this year’s SU Elections:

1. It will affect your student experience

The SU Officers that are chosen by you will act and
speak on your behalf for the whole year. This means
that it’s important you choose a candidate who wants
to change and improve things that will affect you as
each candidate will have different ideas about what
they want to change.

2. The SU Officers and all student leaders work hard to make 

improvements for the students at NU

SU Officers are influential in ensuring that you and your opinions are represented to 

the University. This helps to ensure that the changes that you want to see are made.

They also work hard to campaign for things that will improve the lives of students, 

and demonstrate passion and enthusiasm throughout. Voting can help your candidates

pursue their goals to achieve all of this.

3. You have your say

Even if your preferred candidate does not win, having your say in how you want things
to be run is very important. It is a small, but significant way to lead changes within the
University.

4. Ensures that Njala University SU is a fair and democratic student body

The more students who vote in SU elections, the more certain we can be that the officers

have been elected in a democratic way. This means that we know that as many students
as possible are happy with their new officers, and it will mean that the Officers will have
more support behind them when they represent you.

5. Your vote can decide the result

Every candidate works very hard to secure the votes of as many people as possible.
Usually the result is very close, so every single vote counts.

Why are they important?

Students' Union elections are important because it is vital that you have the chance
to vote for, the candidate you feel mirrors your views and will be committed to
working hard for you and the student body. During the Students' Union elections, each
candidate will produce a written manifesto,  this will outline what they would aim to
achieve if elected into their chosen position. Once elected, all representative will be
supported by the Students Union staff team to achieve as many thing they have promised
on their manifesto as possible.

By: Abubakarr Jalloh

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$1.5 trillion in corporate cash is coming to America

The biggest U.S. asset managers are going head-to-head to win a piece of a $1.5 trillion corporate cash comeback.

That’s the sum companies are expected to bring onshore under the U.S. tax overhaul passed last year, according to Invesco estimates. About $400 billion has already been repatriated, according to the firm.

Overseas, at least one major asset manager is losing out as a result of the changes. Cisco Systems Inc. yanked 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) from Deutsche Bank AG’s asset management arm, DWS Group, in recent quarters as it repatriated profits, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The loss amounted to 40 percent of Deutsche Bank’s outflows in the first half of the year.

Cisco’s decision underscores the fierce competition among asset managers seeking to capitalize on President Donald Trump’s successful push to upend corporate tax rates -- an effort that’s been criticized as a boondoggle to benefit companies already sitting on piles of cash.

The new law sets a one-time repatriation rate for untaxed cash held abroad -- a 15.5 percent charge on cash and liquid assets, and 8 percent on non-cash or illiquid assets. Payments can be made over eight years. Previously, such funds were hit with the 35 percent corporate tax.

Halfway into the year companies are still only beginning to respond to the changes. But BlackRock Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Fidelity Investments are among asset managers racing to create new strategies for clients who want to bring overseas funds back. Companies face an array of choices ranging from where to invest the money short-term and how to spend it.

“They have a significant amount of cash abroad and there is this window where they can capitalize on repatriating it,” said Jean-Yves Fillion, the chief executive of BNP Paribas SA’s U.S. holding company.

BNP Paribas recently reinforced its transatlantic task force that helps international companies with capital raising and financial strategy, including managing the flow of cash held overseas back to the U.S., Fillion said.

Here’s what some of the top firms are doing:

Fidelity

Michael Morin, head of liquidity management solutions at Boston-based Fidelity, said the firm is helping clients assess alternatives as they repatriate cash to spend on projects, pay off debt, repurchase shares and meet dividend payments.

Fidelity is helping clients determine where to park their money, whether in government or prime market funds.

“Some of our clients have already completed those transactions, but the majority of our clients are still in the process,” Morin said.

The timing for the decision is key in determining what the right investment vehicles are, according to Morin. Fidelity has hundreds of cash management clients, with more than $500 billion in money market funds, according to a company representative.

BlackRock

The world’s largest asset manager thinks it’s in a favorable position, having made several deals to add to its cash management business.

Last year the New York-based firm acquired Cachematrix, a financial technology firm focused on cash management. When the deal closed, BlackRock managed about $400 billion in cash for companies, banks, foundations, insurers and public funds, according to a release. In 2016, BlackRock acquired Bank of America Corp.’s $80 billion money market fund business.

Ellen Bockius, BlackRock’s global head of cash management marketing and U.S. corporate cash sales, said that investors will be keeping a watchful eye over how companies put their tax-related windfalls to work.

Bockius said observers will continue to see “shareholder interest in what these corporations are doing with this cash,” whether that comes in share buybacks, bond repurchases, capital investment or deal-making.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Corporations that had been issuing debt in the low interest-rate environment are increasingly turning around their strategies, said Goldman Sachs Asset Management managing director Jason Granet.

In the past few years American companies “were going to the debt market in the U.S. while building up these huge stores of cash abroad, especially while interest rates were near zero. Now they no longer need to issue debt,” he said.

Expect even more deal-making among cash managers, Granet added.

"It’s not surprising to see moves in our space because of regulation and costs. I wouldn’t be surprised to see more,” said Granet. "For us, we need to invest in technology, and have a broad range of solutions to offer clients."

JPMorgan Asset Management

The firm is stepping in as companies rethink their capital structure, or how they finance their operations through different kinds of funds, said Ted Ufferfilge, global head of client portfolio management at JPMorgan Asset Management.

“People are trying to think through what they want their capital structure to look like,” with short-term bond funds in particular garnering attention recently, he said.

But customization is necessary.

“Everyone wants to change the capital structure of their company, but every company is unique,” added Ufferfilge.