Interview

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I was called a mad  man because poverty caused me to wear same shirt every day for months – Ibeleme, Amaechi’s aide

I was called a mad man because poverty caused me to wear same shirt every day for months – Ibeleme, Amaechi’s aide

Mr Israel Chibueze Ibeleme is a media aide to the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi. Like any other young man in search of greener pastures, Ibeleme travelled from his Isiala-Oboro village in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State to Port Harcourt in 2003 to live with a cousin but he became homeless two years after when he was driven out of by his relation. From 2005 to 2008, he slept on the street in Rivers State capital while a transformer served as his wardrobe before a ‘Good Samaritan’ picked him up and dropped him in the Government House Port Harcourt.

How to avoid herdsmen, farmers unending clashes  —Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders

How to avoid herdsmen, farmers unending clashes —Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders

Ibrahim Galma is the Assistant Secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Benue state chapter. In this interview, the Graduate of Animal Science who spoke on behalf of the leadership of the association in the state, gave an insight into the life of the herdsman and his cattle, the challenges he confronts daily and the herdsmen/farmers unending clashes.