Can Agriculture Replace Crude? Experts reveal path to Nigeria’s export revival
By Cynthia Alo For more than five decades, crude oil has remained the dominant pillar of Nigeria’s economy, displacing agriculture from the position it once occupied as the country’s major source of revenue and foreign exchange. However, with the global shift towards cleaner energy and growing concerns over the sustainability of oil dependence, experts are […]
Horror: Ritual killings everywhere inspite of civilization
Looking curiously as this reporter approached her make-shift restaurant around J4 , Aketegbo community in Seme Badagry area of Lagos two weeks ago, mama Rilwan as she is popularly called, stood up from her seat, apparently thinking the stranger had come to patronize her.’ ki lefe ra?(what do you want to buy ?) she asked.
Hell in Borno: Four weeks of horror, by elders
In just four weeks, between May and June, 2014, 562 persons were systematically killed by Boko Haram sect – mind you, there were many more unrecorded deaths. The killings are outlined in the statement of some concerned leaders of ethnic nationalities of Borno South Senatorial District, made up of Dr. Pogu Bitrus (of Chibok), Rev. Ibrahim Dauwa (of Gwoza) and Rev. James Yaga, JP (of Gwoza)
Why Chibok is prone to Boko Haram attacks
MaiduguriChibok Local Government Area of Borno State, which is south and about 160 kilometres drive from Maiduguri, the capital city, has been in the news globally, especially on April 14, when some armed terrorists, suspected to be Boko Haram members, stormed Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok and abducted over 200 female students, after destroying classrooms and public structures.
How President Jonathan was misled about Boko Haram
Below is the academic proposition by some scholars in the US to the Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton. The letter was copied to Ambassador Johnnie Carson, then Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. Their argument, put forward in strong terms, is that the Jamaatu Ahlil Sunna Lidawati wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko […]
Boko haram killing of christians: ‘Enough is enough!’
They have made sacrifice for too long. Now, their position is, enough is enough. Read about Northern States Christian Elders Forum’s, NOSCEF, grouse and present collective resolve. By Levinus Nwabughiogu Their faces showed mourning. Pain, sorrow and anguish had been their companions for years. They had been helpless and hapless. And so, in their numbers, […]
