ILE-IFE in Osun State is adjudged to be the cradle of the Yoruba race and has over the years also served as a source of refuge for the Yorubas. Ile-Ife was for a long time a haven of peace until the late eighties or early nineties when communal crisis reared its ugly head in this ancient community. Since then, leaders and the government as well as various communities in Yoruba land have tried to find a lasting solution to crisis in this ancient community.

We are glad to see Mr President has achieved so much respect from the International Community. We do not equally forget his achievements in infrastructural development in the past five months

Surprise could best describe the expression on the faces of most people on sighting a fair complexioned lady among seven other suspected members of a notorious gang of trans-border robbers last week.

In recent times, statistics available have shown that in Nigeria, cervical cancer accounts for 15 per cent of female cancers as compared to just about 3.6 percent in the developed countries. Shockingly, less than 0.1 per cent of Nigerian women have ever had cervical cancer screening in their lifetime and less than 1 per cent is aware of the existence of this silent killer. Consequently, cervical cancer kills a woman every hour in the country. Although 100 percent preventable, the cancer kills more women aged 24 to 35 years old women in developing countries than any other cancer in other parts of the world.

“It is a shame that despite the simplicity of the cure, hundreds and sometimes thousands of people in Nigeria die every year from this disease. The worst is that they are usually slow and ineffective in responding to this epidemic,” a community health worker, Sheun Ademola told VF.

“I was not born a blind man; rather I started having eye problem when I was four years old in my Ubulu village in Eziowelle. The problem was diagnosed as cataract on the two eyes but I was able to manage to go to primary school, although it was difficult for me to see what was written on the board with it.

The recent multiple auto accident on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway which claimed several lives has once again brought to the fore the question of alleged police culpability in such incidents.

Their zeal for work was palpable; which is why everyday these workers, mostly women, some with their babies resting firmly on their backs, defy sun and rain as they storm major streets of Minna, the Niger state capital, with brooms and rakes in their hands to keep the streets clean. And with time, they succeeded in transforming the once dirty environment to a more friendly and habitable place.

Trying to visit any of the communities in the Ipaja/Ayobo Local Council Development Area LCDA, in Lagos State presently can be likened to the proverbial camel striving to pass through the tiny hole of a needle. Those who have dared, usually found it a near impossible task, often ending as a traumatic experience. Apart from the man-hours lost on the road, a recent journey to this area turned out to be a complete nightmare made worse by the fact that it rained heavily on that day.

The introduction of the tricycle popularly called Keke Marwa in Nigeria served the dual purpose of boosting transportation and creating employment opportunities for millions of otherwise unemployed individuals in the country. In Lagos State, the Keke Marwa or Keke NAPEP was incorporated into the government -promoted mass transit programme geared towards tackling the growing challenges in the transportation sector.

Stanbic IBTC was reported to have expressed support for any legislation that would enforce the human rights and dignity of all Nigerians irrespective of their gender, but observed that there are various factors that could influence an individual’s decision to engage in illegal and immoral acts which could include but not limited to prostitution at the work place.

Residents of New Mebamu Extension/Adekanbi Community Development Association, CDA, in Ojo Local Government of Lagos State have urged government to save them from the scourge of the persistent flood in the community.

They were caught by the long arm of the law as represented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and so Omodara Adedapo Oluseye, 27 and Adesuyi Ayodeji Adedapo 27 have been arraigned at a Federal High Court in Lagos which has ordered that they be remanded in prison custody. They are standing trial on a two-count charge of fraud and obtaining money by false pretence.

The bridge, though not yet officially commissioned, has been completed and ordered to be opened for use by Governor Bukola Saraki to ease the usually protracted traffic congestion which the closure of the area has caused the motorists during the almost two years it was under construction.

THE serene atmosphere in Pend Motel, located on Elelenwo road, an outskirt of Port Harcourt was jolted that Monday night when a strange casket found its way into the hotel premises