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Ondo Crash Claims 25 Lives; 1992 Disaster That Killed 159 Remains Deadliest in NAF History

By The Insight Team October 9, 2026 30 0

  Key Points:  Ondo ATR-42 crash kills 25, no survivors reported. Aircraft NAF 931 was traveling Benin to Lagos. Air Chief orders high-level panel to investigate crash. Swampy Igbokoda terrain complicates wreckage recovery operations. Black boxes crucial to determining cause of crash. 1992 C-130 crash that killed 159 remains deadliest.   By Emmanuel Kwada Continue Reading

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Golden Legacy: Oka Akoko Honours Late Chief Israel Olukoju

By The Insight Team August 7, 2025 808

In a moment steeped in reverence, pride, and poignant remembrance, the ancient town of Oka Akoko in Ondo State, Nigeria, came alive with grandeur and emotion as it hosted the 2025 edition of the annual Oka Akoko Day Celebration. This year’s event held deeper significance as it marked the 10th anniversary of the passing of […]Continue Reading

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Oka Day 2025: NASRDA’s Felix Ale Extols Olubaka’s Leadership

By The Insight Team July 31, 2025 713

  A communication scholar and Director of Media and Corporate Communications at the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Dr. Felix Ale, has congratulated the Olubaka of Oka, Oba Yusuf Adebori Adeleye, on the occasion of the 2025 edition of Oka Day, scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 2, 2025. In a press statement […]Continue Reading

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56 YEARS LATER : Lassa Fever Continues to Haunt Nigeria, with Ondo State Topping the Chart

By The Insight Team February 13, 2025 962 0

By Emmanuel Kwada It has been 56 years since Lassa fever was first identified in Nigeria, in the town of Lassa, in the former North-Eastern State, now known as Borno State. The disease was discovered by a missionary nurse, Laura Wine, who reported a mysterious illness that was affecting people in the area, with the […]Continue Reading

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In Memoriam: Prof. Kole Omotoso – A Luminous Artistic Soul

By The Insight Team July 27, 2023 766

Dr Kayode Ajulo, OON With a heavy heart, I join others in bidding farewell to the illustrious Prof. Kole Omotoso, a man whose intellect and unwavering integrity left an indelible mark on all who had the privilege to know him. I had the honour of meeting Prof. Kole Omotoso during the era of the former […]Continue Reading