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.