In recent years, food security in Nigeria has been threatened by incessant farmers-herders conflict, fueled by climate change. A key feature of this conflict is the targeted attack on farmers and their farmlands. According to the African Development Bank, Nigeria women contribute 70 percent of the total agricultural workforce in Nigeria. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) puts the percentage of women smallholder farmers at 37 percent.
Life has changed forever for 10-year-old Israel (surname withheld). A simple squabble that erupted between him and his friend, Ezekiel (surname withheld), during a football argument in the Ejugbo area of Lagos State, has created trouble for him and his family.
Operatives of Lagos Police Command, have arrested three suspected kidnappers, as they raided their hideout in the Ijanikin area of the state. | Pulse Nigeria