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The late Mrs Adebola Veronica Olorunyomi, wife of Dr Sola Olorunyomi of the University of Ibadan Institute of African Studies was buried in Ibadan Oyo State on Saturday. Before her burial, a funeral service was held for her at the Trenchard Hall of the University of Ibadan. Here are some pictures taken at the event. The deceased Dr. Sola Olorunyomi Iwalewa Dr Sola Olorunyomi and his daughter Iwalewa sitting down A woman betrays emotion at the service Pastor Gbenga Odebiri, Pastor U.S.A. Ugo, Adeoti Olanrewaju, and Funke Ugbe at the event Mourners at the event Seye Oni musical group at the service University of Ibadan choir

Major-General Lucky Irabor, Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole The Commander of “Operation Lafiya Dole’’, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Saturday advocated the constitution of Truth and Reconciliation Commission to look at issues in the North-East. Irabor made the call at the maiden Town Hall Meeting of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, in Maiduguri. He said that with the commission, if established, would bring lasting peace in the region, devastated by the insurgency. “For us in the Operation Lafiya Dole, we believe that a Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be necessary because, whether you like it or not, the psychological trauma the people went through is enormous. “And, because of this and the nature of atrocities committed by the insurgents, which a number of them are our kits and kins, reconciliation is very necessary,” Irabor said. He said that since the repentant insurgents and their relations were still part of the society, reconciliation was the only key i...

The deceased Between 10am and 12noon on Saturday September 17, 2016, family, friends, media chiefs and practitioners and members of the academic community gathered at the historic Trenchard Hall of the University of Ibadan, UI, for the funeral service of the late Mrs. Adebola Veronica Olorunyomi nee Akande who passed on September 12, 2016. Adebola, the wife of Dr Sola Olorunyomi of the UI Institute of African Studies, died of breast cancer and was buried after the service. Describing his wife as a sound and strong Christian, Sola Olorunyomi believed that his wife would not have died if there was proper diagnosis and proper handling of the case. “She died basically of cancer of the breast. She detected it early. At a point, she started feeling this object. After six months, we went to the hospital but they didn’t see anything. They kept saying that there wasn’t anything there. It took about two years before the medical practitioners knew she had cancer. Before talking about good m...

The US-led coalition has admitted its planes carried out an attack in eastern Syria that the Russian army says killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting IS. The US said its planes halted the attack in Deir al-Zour when informed of the Syrian presence and would not knowingly strike them. The strikes allowed IS jihadists to advance, the Russians said. Russia earlier said the current ceasefire in Syria was in danger of collapse and the US would be to blame. The cessation of hostilities does not include attacks by the US on IS or other jihadist groups. The US Central Command statement said the coalition believed it was attacking positions of so-called Islamic State and the raids were “halted immediately when coalition officials were informed by Russian officials that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were part of the Syrian military”. It said the “Combined Air Operations Center had earlier informed Russian counterparts of the upcoming strike”. It added: “Syria is a...

Syrian soldiers No fewer than 80 Syrian soldiers were killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike at an army position near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group stated this, citing a source at the airport. Russian jets had been bombing in the same area at the same time, the group said. “The source at the airport said the air strike had paved the way for Islamic State fighters to overrun the position at Jebel Tharda,’’ the group said. It said earlier that only 30 soldiers had been killed, citing the same source.

St. Peter’s Square A man with mental health issues broke the security barrier around St Peter’s Square in Rome, ramming his car through a checkpoint demanding to see Pope Francis. Police in Rome said in two statements that they arrested a 64-year-old “mentally unstable” Italian who drove into a one-way street to the left of St Peter’s colonnade. “He crashed past a police vehicle and broke through the wooden barricades that surround the square. “The incident in which nobody was hurt, took place at around 9.30 p.m. (1930 GMT) Friday,’’ the police said. The intruder was described as a carpenter from Ronciglione, a town about 70 kilometres north of the Vatican, who is undergoing psychiatric treatment. Officers acted “appropriately and correctly” in deciding not to use firearms, because they were informed that they were not dealing with a terrorist, and because the man posed “no immediate danger” to others, police stressed. Rome-based daily, Il Messaggero, added that the man got out...

Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State, is also chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) The Zamfara Government on Saturday said it had recorded increase in malaria-related deaths among children under five years and pregnant women. Alhaji Hamisu Dauran, the Project Manager of the State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), made this known while speaking at the commencement of a one-day training of religious and traditional leaders on malaria eradication. The training was organised by the Nigerian Inter-Faith Action Association (NIFAA) in collaboration with Health Community Capacity Collaboration (HC3), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). Dauran said that within the first and second quarters of 2016, the state recorded 276 deaths and over 76,000 reported malaria cases of under-five children across in health centres across the state. According to him, within the period the state also recorded 74 malaria-related deaths of pregnant women and had 1,178 reported cases. He l...