The announcement of Otunba Gani Adams as the new Aare Ona Kankanfo of Yorubaland has been received with surprise. The leader of the Odua People’s Congress, OPC, the reign of the new Yoruba warlord, is faced with issues and challenges that could define his tenure.

The current suspected monkey pox outbreak in Nigeria, which has now spread to seven states, is the third in the nation’s history. There were a total of three recorded human cases previously  in 1971 and 1978 according to the Centres for Disease Control, CDC

THE South-East geo-political zone (Igboland) was thrown into confusion last Wednesday after claims on social media went viral that some soldiers entered some primary and secondary schools and were forcefully injecting pupils and students with poisonous substances allegedly causing monkey pox.

IN recent times, since the social media became a dominant feature of our media landscape, I have formed the habit of not only reading stories online but also the numerous comments such stories attract. Depending on the quantum of interest a particular story generates and those who are reacting, the comments could even be more elucidating.

HUMAN rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has accused senior lawyers of “knowing all corrupt judges and court officials,” insisting that, “the information is freely circulated among lawyers. Members of the public also know judges who collect money from them either directly or through lawyers or court clerks.”