A fire incident has burnt hundreds of shops at the Aleshinloye Market of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital in the late hours of Tuesday night. According to an eye witness that pleaded anonymity, the fire started as a result of bad power supply that caused a spark in the electrical installation in one of the…
By Kazeem Olanrewaju and Adeniji Olakitan A disastrous fire incident occurred in the early hours of today at Fijabi Junction, at the Agbowo/Ojoo axis of Ibadan. The incident according to residents and eye witnesses is allegedly as a result of a collision between a filled diesel tanker, a trailer carrying motor parts and an empty…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two people and 15 others injured in a lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson of FRSC in Ogun confirmed the incident on Thursday in Abeokuta. Okpe noted that the accident occurred at…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State has ordered that Prophetess Naomi Silekunola an ex-wife of Ooni of Ile Ife, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat and Abdullahi Fasasi be remanded at the Agodi Correctional Center pending advice from the state prosecutor. Silekunola, Hamzat who owns Agidigbo FM and Fasasi the principal of Islamic High School,…
No fewer than 39 Nigerians have lost their lives following stampedes during food-sharing events in Okija, Anambra State, and Maitama, Abuja, on Saturday, according to reports by SUNDAY PUNCH. In the struggle to get ahead and obtain the free food items distributed by organisers, the residents trampled upon one another, leading to the deaths. While…
By: Wale Akinselure, Ademola Adegbite, Gabriel Oshokha, Bola Bamigbola and Stephen Angbulu The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday detained a former queen of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, and six others as investigation into the stampede at a funfair in Ibadan on Wednesday continues. The police also confirmed 35 children dead, with…
A fire broke out at the Christ Apostolic Church in Wisdom Estate, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday night, trapping several worshippers during a Friday vigil. The incident, which occurred around 9:30 pm on Olohunda Road, Lagelu Local Government Area, was confirmed by sources on Saturday morning. Eyewitnesses reported that some worshippers had fallen asleep in…
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, yesterday sentenced one Idris Rasheed, 23, to 12 years imprisonment for raping a woman in purdah. Trial judge, Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi said since the convict confessed to the crime while the doctor’s report confirmed penetration and semen was found, Rasheed was guilty of the charge. The judge…
Tragedy struck late Thursday night as a fatal motor accident claimed the lives of at least five people in the General Gas Area of Akobo, Ibadan, Oyo State. The accident, which occurred between 11:00 p.m. and midnight, took place directly opposite the NNPCL Filling Station in the area. Reports indicate that the collision involved a…
Students of University of Ibadan, Distance Learning Center, have expressed concerns and dissatisfaction over the difficulties they experience in writing their exams While speaking to press men, the students attributed a list of factors affecting the smooth and timely sitting for their CBT examinations to Improper Scheduling, Irregular Batching, late commencement, technical problems amongst others….
