D-TRACTS

Growing up, we lived in a town where it was almost normal for children to just roam and mingle anyhow. Others keep their children indoors and designed a triangle pattern for them. That is, from home to school and back home or from home to church and back home. This means that, if you are not in school, you should be at home or in church. This pattern is not healthy for any child and my opinion is for children to be allowed to socialize and have outdoor fun times but with parental guidance. On the other hand, it's not also safe for parents to allow their children roam and mingle with just anybody. And this is where guidance is needed. As children, we didn’t really have the opportunity to go out and play with friends in our compound the way we would have loved to but we were allowed to play sometimes by merit. My parents believed that not all compound or neighborhood children should necessarily be your friends. But when you finish your assignments on time, do your chores and you...

        The word friendship has been misconstrued by a lot of people and no doubt its purpose has almost be defeated. This is as a result of bad experiences people have had either in their past or stories heard from parents past on to their children. Nevertheless, friendship is a beautiful thing that has embedded in it benefits that can last a life time. I see friendship as a vehicle that moves one from one level to another. Its a connection that springs up pleasures and lessens burdens. Its a garden that grows in the right atmosphere mixed with love, sincerity and tireless giving. I know some people who have been rather unfortunate in friendship and I think it happened probably because such didn't give his/her heart to details, correctly defining why they should go into what I love to call covenant friendship. I have had the opportunity to counsel young ones on issues that arise from wrong  choices. If you understand the dynamics and vital part the choice ...

DIGGING OUT THE BEST IN AGRICULTURE THROUGH SCIENTIFIC IMPROVEMENT Agriculture has always being the pride of Nigeria and Africa in general. This is so because so much had been tapped in the wealth embedded in Agriculture. Before the discovery of oil, Agriculture was and still is  the major area Nigeria was and still is known for. We exported cocoa, and other produce to other countries.  A lot of people have gone into agriculture on a subsistent level and also on a large scale level. Agriculture has long become an essential and vital part of life/ human existence. Its benefits to the world at large is numerous. It has brought in foreign exchange, employment, increase in Gross domestic production (GDP) and has been a major source of getting raw materials to the manufacturing industries across countries. Someone once said "no food no future" and this has proven itself to be very true. The very essence of human existence is agriculture and its end product getting to th...