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NYSC clears air on police shooting corps member in Ibadan
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has refuted claims that the police shot at a corps member in Ibadan. Reports had alleged that a corps member was shot by...
Court jails man, 24, six months for impersonation
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Thursday, sentenced 24-year-old Taiwo Emmanuel from Ibadan, Oyo State to six months...
Again, stop and search Policeman allegedly shoots corps member in Ibadan
The Orita Challenge area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, was on Thursday, thrown into confusion after a car driven by a member of the National Youth...
Governing council appoints new VC for First Technical University
The Governing Council of First Technical University, Ibadan, has appointed Professor Adesola Ajayi as Vice-Chancellor of the university. The council made this...
Tears as rain wreaks havoc in Ibadan
Residents of Wire and Cable/Ita Faaji/Oganla/Agbofieti as well as Tioya on Amuloko road in Ido and Ona-Ara Local Government Areas of Oyo State, yesterday,...
Court terminates 12-year-old marriage over wife’s choice of dressing
A Customary Court at Mapo in Ibadan on Friday, terminated a 12-year-old marriage between a transporter, Oluwaniyi Olajire, and his estranged wife,...
Long queues persist in Ibadan as more petrol stations shut down
Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has continued to witness long queues of cars, motorcycles and tricycles due to the closure of many petrol stations. Our correspondent had...
Tension in Ibadan over young man’s alleged killing by policemen
Tension is currently brewing in Apata, Gbekuba, BCJ and other adjourning areas of Ido Local Government Area in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, over the...
New Olubadan Of Ibadan To Be Installed On March 11
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, will install Oba Lekan Balogun as the new Olubadan of Ibadan land on March 11. A circular dated February 22 and...
OPC member shot by F-SARS operative dies in Ibadan
A member of Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Oyo State, identified as Moruf, has died as a result of gunshots he sustained during an encounter with a...
17 die as tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Early morning multiple vehicle accident on Lagos – Ibadan Expressway on Friday has claimed the lives of 17 people with 14 of them burnt beyond...
Two dead, others injured as trailer rams into Akinyele resettlement centre in Ibadan
No fewer than two people have died as a result of an accident that occurred at Akinyele resettlement centre in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. ...
Makinde to announce new Olubadan Monday
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said that he will announce the new Olubadan of Ibadan land on Monday. Makinde made this known on Saturday. He...
BREAKING: Panic as armed robbers attack bullion van in Ibadan
Armed robbers have reportedly killed some persons at the Iwo Road area of Ibadan, just after attacking a bullion van. It was gathered that the Idi-Ape area...
Ladoja joins kingmakers to endorse Balogun as next Olubadan
The Osi Olubadan High Chief Rashidi Ladoja on Thursday joined other kingmakers to endorse the nomination of Dr Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadan...
We supply food, drinks to kidnappers on Lagos-Ibadan expressway — Suspects
SUSPECTED kidnap syndicate, has confirmed their involvement in the recent kidnap operation at Onigari on Lagos-Ibadan expressway which led to the death of...
Olubadan: Lekan Balogun, others ask lawyer to withdraw case, give reasons
Lekan Balogun and other members of the Olubadan-in-Council who were crowned Obas in 2017 have written to their lawyer, Kunle Sobaloju, to withdraw their...
30-year-old man allegedly kills three siblings with cutlass
A 30-year-old man, Abubakar Usman, has been remanded in Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan, on Thursday for allegedly killing three siblings. Usman is...
Olubadan throne: High chiefs agree to withdraw court case
The delay in assenting the nomination of Otun Olubadan, High Chief Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland by Governor ‘Seyi Makinde may soon be...
FG to divert traffic on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for six days
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Sunday announced a six-day traffic diversion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, starting...
