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Poverty, food, and nutrition insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have become major concerns in recent times. The effects of climate change, drought, and unpredictable rainfall patterns threaten food production and sustainable agriculture. More so, insurgency, youth restiveness, and politico-economic instability amidst a burgeoning population requiring a sufficient and healthy diet remain front-burner issues in the region. Overdependence on only a few major staple crops is increasingly promoting the near extinction of many crops, especially orphan legumes, which possess immense potential as protein and nutritional security crops. The major staple crops are declining in yield partly to their inability to adapt to the continuously changing climatic conditions. Remarkably, the orphan legumes are climate-smart crops with enormous agronomic features which foster sustainable livelihood. Research efforts on these crops have not attained a reasonable comparative status with most commercial c ....
Gunmen Shoot Customer Dead Inside Lagos Bar SaharaReporters learnt that Emmanuel was shot twice on the stomach and the thigh while he was relaxing at the bar, Dots Spot at Olomitutu Junction at about 6.30 pm. by SaharaReporters, New York Dec 18, 2020 Gunmen suspected to be cult members have shot dead a man, Uche Emmanuel, who came to drink at a bar in the Igbe, Ikorodu area of Lagos State. SaharaReporters learnt that Emmanuel was shot twice on the stomach and the thigh while he was relaxing at the bar, Dots Spot at Olomitutu Junction at about 6.30 pm. It was gathered that while the incident occurred last Friday and was reported at the Ikorodu division, the police have not yet arrested any of the attackers. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Deji Lambo Two businessmen have been reportedly shot dead by hoodlums who invaded Igbe-Lara community, in the Igbogbo-Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Lagos State on Sunday. PUNCH Metro gathered that everyone was going about their daily activities when suddenly no fewer than 15 hoodlums, armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the Igbe-Lara bus stop and opened fire on the people. Residents and business owners, whose shops were located in the area, were said to have scampered for safety. However, while a yet-to-be-identified man dealing in the dog business was shot dead at the front of a leisure centre, Dre Bar, another businessman, Olanrewaju Omobolaji, aka Excel, was also gunned down in a pub, Garden Bar. ....