Images of Ebiraland

The recent crises have had little or no effect on infrastructural developments across Ebiraland. We are covering some of the development sites for our people in the Diaspora.  Some of the coverage: by Ismail M. Kabir The former area Court, Okene Liaison office (under construction by Yahya Karaku administration), Okene A new shopping complex (by Yahya Karaku administration) around former prison yard, Okene Okene public library (by Salihu Ohize administration), Okene The new local govt Secreteriat (by Raji Ohuda administration), Adavi.

Hussein Etudaiye Cassava is known by various names in Nigeria. To mention a few, the plant is called echuka in Ebira, akpu in Igbo, ege in Yoruba, rogo in Hausa, midaka in Urhobo, okponkoro in Ijeiw and bobozi in Ishan. Nutritionally, cassava contains potassium, iron, calcium, vitamin A, folic acid, sodium, vitamin C, Cassava Root Vitamin B-6 and protein, all in the vital human diet. USES OF CASSAVA Wherever cassava is grown, it is primarily used as food. In Africa, close to 90 percent of cassava produced is used as food, with very little used for feed and even less export and industries. About 30 percent is consumed after peeling, cleaning and boiling, while 70 percent is processed into a wide variety of food products including dry chips and flour, cooked paste, wasted or steamed granules, beverages etc. LOCAL USES OF CASSAVA IN NIGERIA Nigeria grows more cassava than any other country in the world. Cassava CropProduction is driven primarily by the demand for food for nearly 180 milli

Rev. Tom Mohamed Zubairu The government of Kogi state and even the Federal government shoud carry out DDR programme for these boys. DDR stands for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. Though these boys are not full millitary personels, something has to be done to make the use of the gun less attractive to them. The disarmament involves the collectionn of their weapons in exchange for some monetary reward. The amount should be attractive enough for them to be willing to hand their guns over. Demobilization involves the demillitarization of their minds by councelling. They should be camped somewhere for a period of time, fed well, and councelled to eschew viloence. Reintegration involves getting them to learn some trade and equipped to go and practice the same in order to earn a decent living. I hope someone in power who might be deriving some benefits from the crisis will not trash this idea. This is the standard way that millitants are separated from violence. Drop your opini

Adopt it, preach it! Watch out for stickers across Ebira land.

Professor ALBERT OJO OZIGI, Officer of the Order of the Niger, OON, was born at Okene in Kogi State in November, 1934, to the distinguished Ozigi family. He received very sound primary, post-primary and University education, after which he entered into the noble teaching profession as Education Officer at Government Secondary School, Abuja (now Suleja) in 1961. He taught History at both Dekina Secondary School and Government College, Bida, with great distinction, between 1964 and 1968. Beyond his excellent teaching career, Professor Ozigi was an effective educational administrator, and served very well as: • Principal, Government Secondary School, Dekina • Principal, Government College, Bida • Head of Secondary EducationInstitute of EducationABU, Zaria • Chairman, Institute of EducationPublications Committee • Chairman, Works Committee of theInstitute of EducationBoard of Governors • Acting DirectorInstitute of Education • Head of Department of EducationNational Open University • Actin

Dr. Thomas Aaze Adaba, an internationally acclaimed broadcaster/media expert, was born on the 2 nd of July, 1941 . He hails from Okene local Government Area of Kogi State.He attended Christ the King Catholic School , Okene 1947-1955. Junior Seminary, Okpala. Teachers College, Atangba 1956 – 1960.He proceeded to the United States of America for further studies between 1969 and 1971. He attended Ohio University , Indiana University and the University of Jos 1986-1989.He moved to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) where he held several positions between 1974-1977. He was a Senior Producer, Principal Producer, Head of Presentation and Training, Controller and Manager of Programmes.He was the Principal, Television College , Jos 1980-1987.Assistant Director, Programmes Headquarters 1989-1990.General Manager, NTA Makurdi 1990-1991.Deputy Director, Operations H/Q. In 1992, upon the deregulation of broadcasting, he was appointed the first/pioneer Director General. He held the position in 1

... Yet it is high time Ebiraland is freed of violence, and delay can be more than dangerous and less than hell. For that enduring peace, we cannot afford to be an inch away from telling it as it is before Mr. President (if we must not lead him to compounding the violence in the land, while deferring our progress till thy kingdom come). Mr. President, as you are considered the arbiter of Ebira Peace, one thinks it helpful letting you know that the whole bloody confusion suffered in Ebiraland today is rooted in one jointly known divisional totem clan. Clans in Ebiraland - as it worked with the demography, age, educational and technological insights of our forebears - are finding it difficult to fit in with the modern system of generational survival; its place in modern age remain as it was.That change remains a permanent condition is a joke in the presence of clans, leadership and followership in Eibraland. Clannish totems remain the determinant of whom leadership caps fit, when it fit