Mr. Johnson Aboyie, was a successful transporter until two years ago when he was struck by an illness that neither his family nor friends could account for the cause. Johnson a father of five children and a native of Ondo State operates from Akure, Ondo capital to Oshodi under the bridge. This, he has done in the past 10 years without any problem.

SENATE President David Mark had to step in, yesterday, to stem the uproar generated in the upper house when Prof. Dora Akunyili was being screened by the Senate.

TOWARDS attainment of the goal of 50 per cent reduction in the morbidity and mortality of malaria in the country as well as ensuring that every Nigerian household has at least two mosquito nets each by December 31, 2010, a total of 19,367,023 Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) have been distributed in 12 States of the Federation.

Time was 2.30 pm when the commercial bus took off from Mile 12 to Oshodi on that sunny day. The passengers who were mostly traders were engrossed in sundry conversations when the conductor made an announcement in Yoruba: “Eni ba ni eti meji, ki o gbo o, moto yi o gba owo ati’jo o”( meaning: Whosoever has ears should listen. We do not collect old currency notes in this bus).

An unknown middle-aged man is presently receiving treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi-Araba, Lagos. The man, simply identified as Olaomo Samuel, was brought to the Accident and Emergency unit Thursday, 26 January, 2010.