Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
Farmers in banditry-infested communities in the Mariga and Rafi local government councils in Niger State have said that bandits now disguise as farmers with hoes and cutlasses, while hiding guns in their cloths to invade their farms. Due to the incessant attacks, many farmers in Rafi, Munya, Mariga and Kontagora local governments, including those that had already planted their crops, have abandoned their farming lands. Residents said dozens of people were abducted on their farms in Rafi and Mariga local government areas. The chairman of Madaka Development Forum in the Rafi Local Government Area, Abdulmalik Madaka said, “Because bandits now…
The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Mansur Matazu, has warned Nigerians to expect more rains in the next few weeks. The NiMeT CEO stated this on a television station while speaking on flooding wreaking havoc across Nigeria in recent weeks. He said the organisation had issued several advisories about flooding earlier to which many people did not adhere to. Prof. Matazu added that Nigerians keep cutting down trees and dumping refuse in drainage channels, saying “There will be increased rainfall intensity in the next two months or so. We are going to see more floods”.…
The precarious security situation in the country should be accorded necessary attention to avoid the imminent hunger. In the last few months, terrorists, bandits and some criminal elements have targeted farms and farmers, destroying crops, raping women, carting away animals, killing and maiming their victims and in some cases, setting farmlands on fire. The increased invasion and security breaches have assumed frightening proportions as there is hardly any part of the country that can be said to be safe any longer. People are abducted, kidnapped and robbed with minimal resistance from the security forces. These bloody breaches have created millions of…
I’m Mary Olorunfunmilola Olusomoka. I am a shoemaker and I love to be addressed as such and not a shoe-cobbler because to my understanding, a shoemaker is actually a skilled artisan, who makes shoes from the scratch with pure leather while cobblers. On the other hand, cobbler only repair shoes; they don’t make shoes from plain leather and they don’t make shoes from the scratch. I produce highly decent, handcrafted and quality footwears for both sexes. I am the first child from a family of five. I’m from Ado Local Government Area in Ekiti State, Nigeria and a graduate of mass communication.…
