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Adamawa Farmers Struggle with Rising Crop Theft
Farmers in Adamawa State are facing increasing challenges as crop theft becomes rampant, particularly due to the rising food inflation that has driven more people into farming.
Thieves are taking advantage of the abundant crops, leaving farmers like Mrs. Margret Hosea devastated after discovering that her maize farm had been completely harvested by criminals. Despite investing significant time and money, she returned to her farm along the Yola-Fufore road only to find it stripped bare.
Other farmers in the region, such as Bashir Abdul and Danjuma Gurin, have also experienced similar issues, with Abdul noticing frequent small-scale thefts from his farms in Girei LGA. Gurin, whose farms are located near populated areas, believes his proximity to occupied neighborhoods has so far deterred larger thefts. However, in some areas like Wauru Jabbe, the situation is so dire that farmers have resorted to staying overnight in their fields to protect their crops from being stolen before they even mature.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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