DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Tackling the worsening herder/farmer conflict Nothing has occupied my mind and body through this week as much as the thought of finding a solution to the heightening herder/farmer conflict in Nigeria. I believe in peaceful resolution of conflict. I abhor human suffering. It is disheartening that when it is clearly more beneficial to live in peace, bloody clashes have escalated. As I write this column, the entire Bachama land with all its water and grazing plains is without grazing cattle. Thirsty herds surround the area with frustrated herders, distraught at the negative turn of events. The peace to return to in safety of man and livestock has been destroyed. The elite who promoted this bloody disharmony are in the big cities, sleeping in cozy hotels and talking tough on radio and TV, unmindful of the peril of the ordinary herdsman. I have interacted with simple folks at the personal level. There is no hatred of one another, they all admit and indeed ask what went wrong that people wh...

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JOURNALIST TAKES GBV CAMPAIGN TO  SECONDARY  SCHOOL Students have been advised to eschew violence in any form, and focus on becoming the agents of change that will shape the future of the country. Mrs. Tina Phineas of New Nigerian Newspapers gave the advice Friday, during a Gender Based Violence (GBV) awareness campaign in selected school in Yola South local government council of Adamawa state. Phineas maintained that Violence against women and girls, is one the most shameful human rights violation and  the most pervasive, It knows no boundaries of geography, culture or wealth, as long as it continues, we cannot make  progress towards equality, development and peace. According to her, GBV is a problem that seriously impacts not only on the individual, but also on the community and nation as a whole.  The campaign was geared towards educating the youngsters about GBV, its effect on the society and the need to speak out against it. “Our goal...

JOURNALIST TAKES GBV CAMPAIGN TO  SECONDARY  SCHOOL Students have been advised to eschew violence in any form, and focus on becoming the agents of change that will shape the future of the country. Mrs. Tina Phineas of New Nigerian Newspapers gave the advice Friday, during a Gender Based Violence (GBV) awareness campaign in selected school in Yola South local government council of Adamawa state. Phineas maintained that Violence against women and girls, is one the most shameful human rights violation and  the most pervasive, It knows no boundaries of geography, culture or wealth, as long as it continues, we cannot make  progress towards equality, development and peace. According to her, GBV is a problem that seriously impacts not only on the individual, but also on the community and nation as a whole.  The campaign was geared towards educating the youngsters about GBV, its effect on the society and the need to speak out against it. “Our goal...