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rue BY YEMI ADEBOWALE Phone 08054699539 Email: yemi.adebowale@thisdaylive.com
Nomadic cattle rearing is an aberration in modern societies. Nigeria cannot be an exception. Regrettably, it is still a way of life in my beloved country. In this modern era herdsmen still move their cattle from place to place in search of pasture. This has left a bitter taste in many mouths across our country, with some herders killing and maiming, while searching for meadows for their cows. The frictions between farmers and herders are unending. From Katsina to Zamfara, back to Ondo and to Enugu; the story is the same, with blood flowing. It gives me headache whenever I think about this. It is even more painful to note that the Buhari government promotes nomadic cattle rearing by its actions and inactions. I will never forget the “Ruga” plan that was mooted last year. Killer herders have been emboldened by this government. What a shame.
Nigeria: Constitutional Force Majeure Is The Path To Stop Social Media Bill, Hate Speech Bill And Anti-People Bills By Ndidi Uwechue
The solution for all who want an end to anti-people policies and Bills such as RUGA, Waterways Bill, Social Media Bill, Hate Speech Bill, etc. is to compel political parties to “close shop” and not go to general elections in 2023 under this repudiated 1999 Constitution – the source of all miseries and injustices.
by Ndidi Uwechue
Jan 18, 2021
Let us start at the beginning, with the foundations of the Union of ethnic nationalities known as Nigeria. Although Nigeria claims to be upheld by a social contract, given the name “1999 Constitution”, it is now well known that this imposed document is an illegitimate forgery, and the country is therefore not established on the “consent of the governed”. Recently, in a discussion on Heritage Multimedia TV, UK-based lawyer Dele Ogun aptly said that Nigeria has no Constitution, but what it has is an
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In February last year, Sunday Ikenna’s fields were green and lush. Then, one evening, a herd of cattle led into the farm by roving pastoralists crushed, ate, and uprooted the crops.
“I lost everything. The situation was sorrowful, watching another human being destroy your farm,” says Ikenna, a father of 10 who farms in Ukpabi-Nimbo in Enugu state, southern Nigeria. “I farmed a smaller portion this year because I am still scared of another invasion.”
Ikenna’s experience is not an isolated event. In the past few years there have been a growing number of skirmishes between farmers and cattle herders searching for pasture and water.
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By Ikechukwu Amaechi
WHY didn’t students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State – who were rustled, literally, like cows by terrorists on Friday, December 11 – get clearance from the military before going to school that fateful day?
That was the question I waited to hear from Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Assistant on Media and Publicity, immediately the 333 lads were abducted from their dormitory and herded into one of the ungoverned spaces that dot all the nooks and crannies of this country where non-state actors hold sway.