Ibadan—TWELVE persons, including a mother and her twin children, were feared killed in an accident that occurred, yesterday, at Oja-Oba Market area of the Ibadan South East Local Government Area of Oyo State.

Everyone remembers the Surgeon; few remember their Anaesthetist. Those who toil day (and night) to make great surgical feats possible; those who bring back people who have crossed the line between life and death; those who care for the severely ill whose organs have failed or failing; and those who remove sensation so that we do not feel pain……

Worried about the epidemic of malnutrition among Nigerian children, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday called for expansion of the country’s food fortification programme considering the devastating effect of malnutrition and poor dietary intake among Nigerians.

Nigerian Optometric Association, NOA in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has called on Nigerians, particularly, drivers to annually go for eye checkup or risked being victims of Glaucoma and other eyes related ailments. They also posited that majority of the road accidents recorded in Nigeria are mostly caused by blurred vision.

THE governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) has allayed fears that his candidature has been upturned in favour of another person.

The Ogun State Government has described the proposed strike action called by a few disgruntled elements in the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC, as illegal.

Lagos—A 59-year-old trader, Mariam Abu, who allegedly assaulted a lawyer, Mr. Charles Ola-Oni, was yesterday charged before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos.

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso 1, in continuation of peace moves among traditional rulers in Yorubaland yesterday made an historic visit to the ancient town of Ile-Ife, where he led his entourage to pay homage to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi.

The All Progressives Congress APC, in Osun state has urged the Federal Government to do everything it takes to secure the release of the remaining Chibok girls still in Boko Haram’s captivity.

The wife of former Aviation Minster, Mrs Precious Fani Kayode, yesterday faulted the statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, about the freezing of her Access Bank account, over which she had a brush with the agency in Ado-Ekiti on Monday.