Mandela taught us forgiveness, say Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali paid heartfelt tribute and Ashes cricketers donned black armbands Friday as the sports world united in respect and mourning after the death of Nelson Mandela.
Confab ‘ll stabilise our polity — Nanaghan
BY DAPO AKINREFON MR Ben Nanaghan, a media consultant in this interview asserts that the proposed national conference will lead to the stability of the country. Excerpts: Are you in support of the plans for a National Conference? The national conference is the icing on the cake of President Goodluck Jonathan transformational agenda so far. […]
Why insurance companies failed to support agric — Ujoatuonu
An insurance expert, Ben Ujoatuonu, has disclosed that government policies in the past prevented many insurance companies to take up agriculture insurance in the country.
The Benin widow’s mite
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor The famed Benin widow, Mrs. Joy Ifijeh whose life and circumstances were changed by her encounter with Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was brought to serious moral agony last Tuesday. Following the turnaround in her life caused by Comrade Oshiomhole’s gift of N2 million and her appointment as a Senior Special Assistant, […]
‘Farmer organisations important in Africa food security’
By Jimoh Babatunde In many African countries agriculture is dominated by smallholder farmers growing food for their own consumption with extra production sold on a small scale. These set of farmers produce crops using traditional methods and low resource technologies. In spite of their limitations, the smallholder farmers have contributed to the promotion of sustainable […]
Nigeria ranked 10th in human rights abuse
BY Uduma Kalu Nigeria has been ranked as the world’s 10th worst human rights offender, a global rights watch has said. In its 2014 Human Rights Risk Atlas, Maplecroft revealed that in the past six years, the number of countries with an “extreme risk” of hu-man rights offences has risen dramatically. And Nigeria is 10 […]
