Ibadan

Ayodele Olalere There is calm in major parts of Lagos State following the commencement of the hunger protest which started today. Major roads in various parts of the state are deserted with a few people and vehicles. …

A Consultant Community Geriatrician, Dr. Olubukola Omobowale, has advised elderly people to go for yearly medical checks to prevent complications of old age-related diseases. Omobowale of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan,…

Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says Nigeria’s education system is in serious trouble. Speaking during the presentation of a play entitled, ‘Folly of Men’, on Sunday, at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the renowned writer described the…

Academics, clerics, colleagues, friends and family members bade farewell to former President, Nigerian Society for the Study of Pain, Prof. Simbo Amanor-Boadu on Friday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…

A neurologist, Dr. Temitope Faronmbi, has said that occurrence of hallucinations in old people should not be termed as “witchcraft’’ but a symptom of a medical condition known as dementia. Faronmbi, who is of the Geriatric Centre,…

 A Consultant Gastroenterologist, Dr Kolawole Akande, says the best form of prevention against Hepatitis A is through vaccination. Akande of the Department of Medicine, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, made the assertion while…

 The President of Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi, Ibadan, Chief Mukaila Balogun, says divorce is impacting negatively on Nigerian youths. Balogun told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Thursday that the separation of…

An Agricultural Economist, Mr. Bidemi Oyeleye, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to add beekeeping and other produce to the Anchor Borrowers’ scheme to boost food security. Oyeleye, Chief Executive, Centre for Bee Research…

Security has been beefed up at The Polytechnic, Ibadan, following recent violence at the state-owned institution which led to its closure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that long queues were on Tuesday sighted at the entrance…