EARLIER in the month, Nigeria took a delivery of 3.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX global vaccines initiative, the largest consignment yet received. IN the coming months, Nigeria will receive additional 42 million doses of the vaccines under the initiative, as the nation grapples to vaccinate approximately 109 million people that will […]
By Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | The Chairman, National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Brig.-Gen Nina Marwa, (rtd) has disclosed that over N60 billion worth of illicit drugs have been seized by the operatives of the agency in the last two months. Marwa gave the disclosure yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, at a colloquium tagged, “Walk Away from […]
By Tola Gbadamosi | Policemen at the Oba-Ile Divisional office, Akure, yesterday averted an outbreak of violence following the death of an Okada rider who ran into a stationary vehicle. The victim’s kinsmen had attempted to burn down the vehicle involved in the accident but for the timely intervention of the security men. According to […]
By Adedotun Ajayi | Since December 2020, more than 700 students have been abducted from schools in north-west Nigeria, highlighting a worrying development in the country’s kidnap-for-ransom crisis. The authorities say recent attacks on schools in the north-west have been carried out by “bandits”, a loose term for kidnappers, armed robbers, cattle rustlers, Fulani herdsmen […]
By Maria Famakinwa | Mrs Olukade (not real name), a former private school teacher turned moi moi seller along Ijoka road in Akure, Ondo State capital, started the business reluctantly last year during the six months lock down occasioned by COVID-19 when most private school teachers were not paid their salaries. The woman, a National […]
It was a painful day on November 16, 1971 when the iconic Akure music maestro, Wale Glorious, kissed the world goodbye at a tender age of 29. This year makes it 50 years that the founder of Ayesoro Spots Band died. Elder Oluwole Elekumo was a close associate of the Akure music legend and Wale’s […]
By Bamidele Kolawole | The colour and flair of traditional ceremonies give brides and grooms a way to express a vibrant cultural heritage. A cultural holdover from Nigeria, where significant life events were typically community gatherings open to close relatives and loose acquaintances. With such a big audience, a bride aims to impart regality, vibrancy […]
By Sunmola Olowookere | They came like thieves in the night; stealthily and quietly with a coffin in tow. The Omo Onile boys and their customers thought they were smart but we outsmarted them. They came to conduct a burial in the dead of the night. Whoever heard of such? Unknown to them, residents in […]
By Kemi Olatunde | In the olden days, marriage ceremony used to be the one everyone especially the couple and their families look forward to, hence, every concerned individual especially the immediate family with the parents at the forefront, perform their role well to ensure that the event played out as expected. Taking a look […]
By Josephine Oguntoyinbo | Screaming at young children is as harmful as incorrectly hitting them because a young child who is often screamed at is more likely to produce problematic behaviours than the child who is brought up in a calmly corrective manner. According to research, such a child could grow up into becoming unhappy […]
