Are We Ready for the Rice Revolution? By Abdu Abdullahi
Our rice revolution is highly
desirable and can make its debut in the effective management of land
fertility, vastness, capital and labour, which can be harnessed to
enhance our food security and improve the scope of the economy. The
rice revolution can take different approaches and dimensions. But a
particular and result- oriented scheme of rice farming that creates
large scale production is the System of Rice Intensification ( SRI),
an approach developed by Fr. Henri de Laulanie in Madagascar in
1983. What can we learn from this systematic rice production to
attain our goal of revolutionising rice farming?
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Why the Hullaballoo about Nnamdi Kanu’s Release? By Tochukwu
Ezukanma
Many, even among the Igbo, question Nnamdi Kanu’s credibility. They
consider him a vulgar upstart, vainglorious thug and con artist, who
is using Biafranism to advance his personal ambitions: fame and
wealth.
If Kanu is for real,
he will brave imprisonment and risk his life for his convictions,
especially,
when the path
he has chosen has caused his people pains, blood, tears and sorrow.
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Correcting the False Middle Belt
Narrative over the NWDC Board Nominees. By
Abdullahi
Usman
Again, you cannot possibly go on to
define the Middle Belt "as all parts of Nigeria that were not ruled
or conquered by the Sokoto Caliphate (emphasis mine) and the
Kanem Borno Empire in pre-colonial Nigeria", in one breath, and then
go right ahead to immediately attempt to contradict yourself by
including such historic towns and villages of the Gwandu Emirate as
Kalgo, Koko/Besse, Suru and the like, in your patented pipedream of
an expanded or greater Middle Belt, in another breath.
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Nobody is Marginalized in Nigeria. By Tochukwu Ezukanma
Instead of holding the man that
led us into an abyss accountable for our troubles, we are blaming
everyone and everything, including marginalization, for our dilemma.
Most lamentably, the inexorable hold of Ojukwu’s lies on Igbo minds
continues to fuel our self-pity, sense of victimhood and persecution
complex, which, in turn, reinforce our blame game and drive us
deeper into a political morass.
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Sick North, Rioting Protesters and Faceless Foes.
By Abdu Abdullahi
For
the destructions of the North, therefore, extreme poverty and
illiteracy are gathering momentum. They are hugely intimidating and
provocative and should not be taken them for granted if we truly
love the North.
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Whither Northern Nigeria?
By Abdullahi Usman
Over the course of the last quarter of
a century of the ongoing Fourth Republic since 1999, the practicing
Northern politicians have all but systematically guaranteed that
there are no respected elders or leaders of thought in the North
anymore.
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Remembering Malam Aminu Kano. By Abdu Abdullahi
Forty one years ago, his death marked
the end of an intensive ideological operation to rescue Nigeria from
chronic sociopolitical epidemic. Like a 'political earthquake', his
exit was trailed by large scale dislocation of the political domain
in terms of messianic vision and constructive mission. The politics
of freedom which he championed, elevated and ultimately defined his
life struggle was completely wiped out of the Nigeria's political
space in the aftermath of his demise. The giant striving for the
enthronement of masses -oriented government had, therefore, been
buried with the late Aminu Kano. Since then, it has been archaic and
prosaic to canvass and spearhead a similar politics devoid of
political brigandage.
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IMF: The Big Bad Wolf.
By
Michael O. Folorunso
I am not particularly familiar
with the various debt buy back schemes which Nigeria has implemented
since when debt buy back first became popular in the 80s. Nigeria
during the Babangida era tried some form of debt buy back schemes.
What we do know is that the debt is climbing higher everyday despite
billions of dollars which have been paid to service it. It is very
clear to the discernible people that someone is obviously ripping
Nigeria off.
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