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  METRO Thunder strikes kill 15 cows Ekiti Published   on   September 20, 2020 By   Emmanuel Ani Thunder on Saturday evening reportedly struck dead 15 cows at the outskirt of Ikogosi Ekiti community, Ekiti West Local Government area of Ekiti State. The incident, according to Asaoye of Ikogosi, Chief Ayo Ademilua, was a natural occurrence, which he said was strange in the town. Speaking with journalists via telephone on Sunday, Ademilua revealed that the incident happened at the Ikogosi Warm Spring site along Ipole -Ekiti road. Ikogosi warm spring has been a notable recreational and tourist centre, where warm and cold spring converge. The chief said the thunder was said to have struck during a torrential downpour that started around 4:00pm and ended at 6:02pm. “The whole town shook when the thunder struck. Later, some commuters coming into town and those returning home from their farmlands saw the Fulani herders who disclosed that it was thunder that killed the cattle...

  BREAKING : Wale Babalakin resigns as UNILAG council chairman  Sep 17, 2020     Olabisi Deji     Edu-News    0 The Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Lagos ( UNILAG), Mr Wale Babalakin (SAN) has resigned . His resignation came few hours after the Special Visitation Panel set up by the Federal Government to look into the affairs of the university submitted its report to the Education Minister, Malam Adamu Adamu, in Abuja. The Media Aide to Babalakin, Mr Mikail Mumuni,  who confirmed this, said his boss had resigned his position in the Council. Although the government is yet to officially come out with its decision on the panel’s report, it was learnt that both Babalakin and the embattled Vice-Chancellor, Prof Toyin Ogundipe, might  not come back to the office. The Federal Government had  set up the Prof. Sa’ad Tukur-led panel to probe the affairs of the university following  the sacking of Prof Ogundipe by t...

   FUOYE: A CALL FOR OBJECTIVENESS (An update of "At A Time Like This") As our institution grows both in age and development it is expected that members of the community will equally advance in prosperity, experience, technicalities and moral standard. No matter how little or slow it may be, it's obvious we are not stagnant. Reading different opinions on the current state of affairs in the institution calls for serious concern. Mostly especially that of the proponents of discord, nepotism and stigmatization coming from faceless groups or individuals. It is important we review our past, check where we are today and view where we are going to or where we desire to be. With this, we will not only be progressing individually but collectively. We cannot afford to add stigmatization and discord among members of the community to our lingering problems that is yarning for attention. These faceless groups have continued to show in their write-ups that they want to use division to ...