Akure—BARELY 24 hours after government presented staff of office to the new Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, he has commenced traditional rites that will keep him incommunicado. The traditional ruler has proceeded to his root that is Ayere village in Akure North area of the state where he will stay for some days .

ABEOKUTA—The vice-chancellor of the Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Prof. Ibraheem Gbajabiamila has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a national emergency in the nation’s education sector, in order to correct the challenges confronting the sector in the country.

Osogbo—No fewer than 236 members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners NUP, Osun State chapter have lost their lives this year following the inability of the state government to pay their pension and gratuity. This was made known yesterday when members of the union staged a peaceful protest to the State House of Assembly and major streets in Osogbo.

A socio-political group, South East Progressives Assembly, SEPA, has berated the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, describing the party as an association of strange bedfellows and wounded political foes who clearly lacked coherence and ideology to effect the much desired change they promised in Nigeria.

UYO—As part of efforts toward industrialising Akwa Ibom State, the state governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has ordered the re-designing of Uyo, the capital city, to ease traffic flow in and out of the state.