Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, visited the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Saturday to empathise with victims of Tuesday’s massive explosion in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister and members of UCH management, led by the...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has deeply sympathised with Governor Seyi Makinde and the government of Oyo State over the explosion in Ibadan that led to the death of 5 persons and many others injured. Gov. Zulum in a statement on Friday, also...
The Minister of Solid Minerals and Development, Dr Dele Alake has directed Mine Officers of the ministry to investigate the Tuesday night explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State, to help unravel the cause. Alake gave the directive on Wednesday in Abuja. “I have directed the ministry’s mine officers who...
Sen. Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) and a former Senate Leader, Sen. Teslim Folarin, have described the explosion that rocked some parts of Ibadan on Tuesday night as devastating and unfortunate. The duo, in their separate reactions on Wednesday in Ibadan, called for indepth investigations into the incident. The News...
A Family Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of one Michael Ayinde, 51 and his son, Abiola, 19, for allegedly raping his daughter and the latter, his sister. The magistrate, Mrs O. O. Ogunkanmi, who did not take the pleas of the defendants, ordered their remand...
Oyo State Government has said that the Accountant-General of the state, Mrs Kikelomo Adegoke, did not contradict the position of Gov. Seyi Makinde on the payment of judgment debt to the sacked local government chairmen and councillors. The Special Adviser to the Governor, Mr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, made the...
R The city of Ibadan, Oyo state in the early hours of Thursday witnessed the first rain in the year 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heavy rain which started at about 3.40 a.m. lasted for about 40 minutes, stopping at about 4; 20 a.m....
The Oyo State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the government to put in stricter measures against corruption in all areas. The Chairman, Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan. Akinyemiju urged the government...
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested four suspected gunrunners and 34 others for alleged armed robbery, kidnapping, car snatching and land grabbing. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, made this known while parading the suspects on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police Adebola...
An Ibadan-based legal luminary, Chief Niyi Akintola was, on Saturday, installed as the Asiwaju of Ido land by the Traditional Council in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the installation of Akintola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) took...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Saturday in Ibadan stated that Nigeria’s private sector has a very big role to play in the country’s development. Shettima stated this at an event at the University of Ibadan to honour a former governor of Oyo State, the late Sen. Abiola Ajimobi. The...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested twin brothers, Taiwo and kehinde Adio alongside five others over alleged internet fraudulent activities in Ibadan, Oyo State. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the two Special Constabularies, who were caught in a viral video demanding money from a Dutch woman rider in the Ojongbodu area along Iseyin/Ogbomosho Road in Oyo. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi,...
Chairman of Oyo State Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State (ACCOS), Alhaji Taofik Akeugbagold, on Tuesday assured of fairness and credibility in disbursing the one billion Naira loan to farmers. Akeugbagold, during a tour of the seven geo-political zones in the state which ended on Tuesday, said some...
The Nigeria Police, Oyo State Command, says it has arrested a 45-year-old Islamic cleric over alleged possession of fresh human parts. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Adewale Osifeso, made the disclosure when he paraded the suspect among other suspected criminals at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan,...
Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (NASME) has urged the government to support small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) with grants to survive the present economic challenges. NASME Chairman in Oyo State, Prince John Karunwi, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria,...
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, on Saturday allayed fears about his safety following Friday’s incident near the Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State. A source close to the Minister told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that Adelabu was in good spirits and not...
A private aircraft, with registration number 5N-AMM, conveying the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and his entourage, has crash-landed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to SaharaReporters, the incident occurred on Friday evening, while the three cabin crews and the seven passengers were all rescued from the...
Sen. Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has distributed food items worth N35 million to no fewer than 3,000 widows in his senatorial district. Alli told newsmen on Thursday on the sidelines of the three-day programme that the gesture was part of the bid to reduce the effect of economic...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has commended the decision of Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, to appoint a seasoned Public Relations professional, Mr. Adelakun James Adegoke as the new General Manager of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS). “This is...