Less than three weeks after the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (NDLEA), Ondo State Command, swooped on illicit drugs and their dealers in the state, four officers of the agency were murdered by unknown gunmen in an utmost bizarre manner. The unfortunate attack occurred on Sunday while the NDLEA officers, five in number, were at…

Two persons have been confirmed dead, as others sustained various degrees of injuries following Saturday’s political violence in deferent parts of Ebonyi State. The victims were killed in Ngbo Agbaja ward in Izzi Local Government Area of the state by suspected political thugs, while six others who sustained bullet injuries are receiving treatment at a…

The Board of Trustees of Elizade University (EU), Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, has approved the appointment of Prof. Olukayode Oladipo Amund as the third substantive vice chancellor of the institution. Until his appointment, Prof. Amund was the Director, Distance Learning Institute of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Born about 65 years ago, Prof. Amund attended UNILAG…

These are interesting times when the suspended Chief Justice of the Federation is also in search of justice. Justice Walter Onnoghen is facing trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Abuja, for alleged infringement of the law. He is accused of not fully disclosing all his assets after he had taken office as CJN. Among…

Lassa fever and cerebro spinal meningitis (CSM) have claimed 26 lives and infected 88 others in 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its report yesterday captioned Week 04 (January 21 - 27, 2019), 77 new cases of the fever were recorded in 13…

The Vice Chancellor of Adekunle of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, on Saturday, was honoured by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Okitipupa branch with an award of excellence as ‘Doyen of Agro-Economy’. The award, which was conferred on Ajibefun in recognition of his achievements, was received alongside other distinguished Nigerians…

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state on Sunday, inaugurated an Emergency Response Committee on Lassa Fever, following the outbreak of the disease in the state. Akeredolu did the inauguration in Owo town, Owo Local Government area of the state. He called on the committee to begin Operation Flush Out Lassa Fever from the state within…

The Federal Government yesterday expressed worries over the continued presence of undetected Leprosy cases, especially among children in the country. Speaking at the 2019 World Leprosy Day with the theme: Ending Discrimination, Stigma and Prejudice, Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, noted that 2,442 new Leprosy cases were reported. He said the National…

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo says the proposed port in Ondo will change the landscape of the state. Akeredolu made the observation in Akure on Thursday during the submission of the feasibility report on the Port of Ondo Deep Sea. He said that the Port of Ondo would be the only viable deep sea port…

The dust raised by the sudden charge and proposed arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, who is the highest judicial officer in the country, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) is yet to settle. Nigerians are still debating the propriety and legality of the action. Chief Ferdinand Orbih (SAN) in…

The ongoing Lassa fever outbreak in some parts of the country has killed eight additional persons and infected 35 others in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja and six other states. Latest update on Lassa fever released yesterday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Abuja, capturing Week 2 (January 7 to January 13,…

The last time I saw Chief Bernard Uwadinisu Onyenokwe was several years ago. I had driven from Port Harcourt straight to his house in Effurun, near Warri. He was expecting me because we had spoken earlier on the phone. We shook hands warmly, exchanged pleasantries and it was clear that though he was already in…