STANDING UP FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

 The herders - farmers crisis in Nigeria has lingered for quite a long time now, the crisis has persisted for over a decade which has resulted in incessant loss of lives and properties worth hundreds of millions of naira. Thousands of people have been made homeless and displaced from their ancestral homes and made refugees in their own country. Nigerians wake up almost on a daily basis to the sad news of wanton killings and destruction of properties, farmlands, livestocks by these two warring groups fighting for supremacy of ancestral lands. The genesis of this crisis are attributed to the struggles for land grabbing for agricultural purposes, political power at the community level and supremacy over others. The pastoralists who are majorly Muslims from the hausa -fulani extraction and the local farmers who are majorly christians and self- acclaimed indigenes are at the centre stage and the drivers of this conflict in Kaduna state and other sorrunding northern states in Nigeria. These

World Braille Day is celebrated annually on 4th January, the birthday of Braille inventor, Louis Braille. Born in 1809 in France, he became blind after a childhood accident at age 3 and he quickly mastered his new way of living. On this day 4th January 2022 marks the 212th birthday of Louis Braille, the extraordinary man who was blinded by a tool in his father's workshop as a 3 years old child, just 12 years later used that very tool, an awl, to create the system that allows the blind and visually impaired community to read and write. At the young age of 15, Louis Braille developed the tactile reading and writing system that has changed the lives of so many people who are blind or visually impaired. Braille is the universally accepted system of writing used by and for blind persons. This day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in November 2018. The first world braille day was celebrated on 4th January 2019. World Braille Day is an internationally celebrated day to

World braille day is an international day celebrated every year to raise awareness of the significance of braille in education, communication and society. As the braille inventor, the creator of this writing system, Louis braille was born on January 4th 1809, he is remembered every year on this day for his contribution to the world. Today, because of his efforts and invention, every blind and a visually impaired individual can easily develop reading and writing ability. This communication system was determined To bridge the gap in communication between the sighted and the blind. Activists from around the world create awareness, many companies and non-profit organizations conduct activities and run campaigns to throw light on the challenges faced by blind and visually impaired people. The first world braille day was celebrated on January 4th 2019. The date for this event was selected by the United Nations General Assembly via a proclamation in November 2018. To this day, the braille sy

 World peace is one of the pressing needs and at the same time pressing challenge facing humanity and the world at large. The need for peace in the world today is an issue of both global and local concern. Global leaders, international organizations and the international community worked around the clock and are making concerted efforts in ensuring that the world is at peace. Without peace it is completely impossible for countries to engage in bilateral and multilateral relationships for international trade, business, economic and political engagements for mutual benefits. Peace is a panacea for economic, social and political development of any country, hence the need for a peaceful world cannot be over emphasized. Peace brings countries together and create bond of friendships, unity and cooperation among people of diverse races, religions and cultures. The world need peace more than ever, looking around the world today, there are series of humanitarian crisis and wars going on in some