“People are always entitled to their OPINIONS but not their FACTS” Over the times, there have been repeated tales by many people (especially from the non-scientific class) that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are dangerous for human consumption; that they have resulted in sicknesses and subsequent death of a number of people across countries. One such campaign of misinformation has been launched, this time by an Architect, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour on Monday, May 19 2014 at http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php/news/national-news/162150-gmo-hybrid-seeds-inviting-cancer-to-our-land-passing-a-death-sentence-on-nigerians. Rhodes-Vivour as an architect, should know more about building designs than scientific issues that are related to laboratory researches. This author is hardly an authority…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET’s) recent prediction that there would be less rainfall and extreme weather condition across most parts of Nigeria in 2014, has come with its worrisome troubles. Dr. Anthony Anuforom, Director-General of NIMET predicted that the South-East and South-West parts of the country may experience delayed onset of rainfall while certain other areas would have low comfort index because of high level of humidity and temperature. According to the NiMets 2014 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) report held in Abuja on March 3, “Cessation of rains from the ENSO (El Nino/Southern Oscillations) signals shows that the level of…