Tackling insecurity and boosting irrigation for year-round farming Government intervention plays a crucial role in addressing the security challenges facing farming communities. At the same time, there is a pressing need to modernise agricultural practices, particularly in rain-fed and irrigation systems, as well as feed management, to boost productivity and ensure a sustainable food supply. In many parts of the …

Re: IBB Memoir- Is the Cat Getting Out of the Bag? II His corporate appearance was American, but his amiable disposition was African, and his intonation reflected northern Nigerian influences. I promptly greeted him in Hausa before you could say, ‘Jack Robinson, ‘and we embraced like old friends who hadn’t seen each other for decades. Within minutes after the occasion, …

Odebunmi Expresses Gratitude to Tinubu Over Appointment, Pledges Dedication to Service A former member and Chairman of the House Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics, and Values in the 9th Assembly, Hon. Olusegun Odebunmi (Bunvic), has expressed deep appreciation following the confirmation of his appointment as the Chairman, Board of Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. …

Abuja; Disarray, Many Scamper For Safety As Nigeria Police Tear Gas Peaceful Protesters Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday dispersed peaceful protesters of Take-It-Back Movement and other civil society organisations,with tear gas. in the Maitama area of Abuja. The protesters were thrown into disarray as the tear gas canisters sent many scampering for safety. They had gathered peacefully …

Rivers must not overflow, Mr President! This is a repeat. It was published on 24/12/2023. Readers may find it still relevant. Rivers, a state so rich because God blessed it with abundant crude oil and gas, is named after the many rivers that border its territory. Forty percent of Nigeria’s crude oil output is produced in the state. It also …

Again Suspected Lakurawa killed 6 in Kebbi. Sunday afternoon suspected Lakurawa bandits storm in Bagura village of Augie Local government in Kebbi carted away unspecified number of cows and killed 6 people in Morai village. One of the villagers who plead anonymity told Ebony Herald correspondent that this afternoon he was in his farm which is near the village when …

Vigilantes Kill 30 Armed Bandits in Zamfara Ambush At least 30 suspected armed bandits loyal to a notorious kingpin known as Dan Rani were neutralized in a deadly ambush laid by local vigilante operatives, popularly referred to as Yansakai, near Dansadau town in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The operation, which occurred on Friday, April 4, around 2:00 …

  The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, on Saturday visited the Tebedaba-Brass trunkline in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State following an attack by unknown vandals. The Tebedaba-Brass trunkline, now owned by Oando (formerly O and O) after its acquisition from the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), supplies crude oil to the Brass terminal. …

Oyo Gov, Makinde, crowns Oba Owoade 46th Alaafin of Oyo Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade has officially been crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. He succeeds the late Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, the 45th Alaafin, who passed away on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The elaborate coronation ceremony took place on Saturday at the Oliveth Baptist High School …

THEIR NATURE DETERMINES HOW YOU NURTURE THEM Having many children has really opened my eyes to the depth of individual child uniqueness, more so when you have twins. For the twins, I discovered that different things excite, motivate, challenge, and upset them. While one of them thrives in an atmosphere of competition, i.e., motivated by opposition, the other is more …