THE NIGERIA THEY DON'T KNOW @ 52. - Okagbare Christopher

What many saw as an evil marriage is no doubt waxing stronger with love despite the back stages and shortcomings, though the Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorate was greeted with high amount of disdain and refute by a vast majority of Nigerians but posterity and providence kept the ship sailing with different captains embarking on the Sail.

A survey on the spate of our Development and Achievements as a Nation in the past decades will definitely set you off balance. As a vast majority of Nigerians has greeted our existence and developmental status with high amount of dissatisfaction and hate. The big question that will always remain on the lips of any and every concerned Nigerian is to know the area we have gone wrong as a Nation, no doubt the blame has always been on the path of the Government and our Leaders.

PRESIDENT JONATHAN CONDEMNS KADUNA CHURCH SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK

PRESIDENT JONATHAN CONDEMNS KADUNA CHURCH SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has condemned Sunday's suicide bomb attack on a Catholic Church in Kaduna.The President who was extremely saddened by the explosion, described it as "barbaric, cruel and uncalled for."President Jonathan noted that the apparent objective of the criminal and unpatriotic elements and forces behind the attack is to set back the progress the Administration has made in the fight against

terrorism in the country. "It is obvious that these people do not mean well for Nigeria and its unity and development," he said.The President however, expressed confidence that the war against terrorism would become more unrelenting as the nation would never give in to the forces of terror and retardation. He added that the persistence of messengers of evil will not prevail over the will of the government and the people to secure peace and safety."Our efforts to deal with all acts of terror and violence would only be redoubled even as the security agencies continue to receive all the support they need from government to reverse this unfortunate and unacceptable trend that threatens the peace and stability of our nation," President Jonathan said.

FG to distribute hybrid seedlings to cushion looming food crisis caused by flood

The Federal Government has concluded plans to distribute hybrid seedlings to farmers in a bid to reduce the effect of the flood that destroyed millions of hectare of farmlands across the country.

Minister of Agriculture, Mr Akinwummi Adeshina  revealed this during a courtesy visit on the governor of Niger state at the Government House in Minna as part of an on the spot assessment of the affected farmland in the state.

The Minister stated that “the seedlings which will mature in two months will save the nation from a possible food scarcity that may arise because of the loss of farm products in some parts of the country.”

Over 5,000 farmlands have so far been destroyed by the ravaging flood across the country.

The hybrid seedling to be distributed free of charge to all farmers in the country include that of rice, cotton, cassava and maize.

Also speaking at the event, Governor Muazu Aliyu stated that the state government had released the sum of N150 million for immediate relief to the victims across the state.