Ibadan – A 21-year-old female student of Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Oyo State, Grace Oshiagwu, has been macheted to death by unknown assailant(s) in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state. SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, the Oyo State Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan. Fadeyi said that […]
Bello Barakat, an 18-year-old girl has been reportedly gang raped and murdered by unknown men in Ibadan, Oyo state capital. The incident was said to have occurred on Tuesday in Akinyele area of Ibadan, Oyo state. Uwa Omozuwa’s sister reveals how Nigerian Police requested for mobility fee before investigation It was gathered that her dad […]
19 Workers of a company have been quarantined and the factory has been shutdown by the Oyo State Government. Another batch of 19 workers in a yet-to-be named factory in Ibadan Southwest local government of Oyo state have tested positive for coronavirus. Governor Seyi Makinde promised to unveil the name of the affected organisation on […]
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Friday commiserated with his counterparts in Oyo and Sokoto States on the death of two serving commissioners in their respective states. Okowa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, sympathised with the families, the governments and people of both states on the passing […]
Ibadan citizens in general and of course the Nigerian space for the loss of two titans of Ibadan origin who journeyed forth within a space of two months. Tola Adeniyi, Jagun Oodua and former managing director of Daily Times, has condoled with the Royal Father of Ibadan Kingdom, and Governor of Oyo State. Adeniyi noted that the […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged Christians to set aside 30 minutes each day for seven days from Monday, April 20 to Sunday, April 26 to praise the beauty of God’s holiness. The CAN National President, Rev. Supo Ayokunle, made the declaration in a statement to newsmen in Ibadan on Friday. Ayokunle said […]
The Chief Medical Director of University College Hospital(UCH), Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, took to Twitter to speak about his experience with coronavirus, saying he anchored his faith in God during what he described as “the dark period.” The UCH boss expressed gratitude to God for the pleasant turn of events in a series of tweets posted via […]
Some Ibadan-based entertainers on Tuesday have evolved means of beating the effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the industry by developing strategies for sustaining their audience. The entertainers, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ibadan, said that the situation has spurred them to device other means with a […]
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State have congratulated Gov. Seyi Makinde on his recovery from the coronavirus. The NUJ in a statement signed by its Chairman, Ademola Babalola and Secretary, Sola Oladapo, said the governor’s speedy recovery had shown that God was indeed ‘a miracle […]
The Nigerian Baptist Convention on Monday donated some food items to Oyo state government for onward distribution to the less privileged in the society. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Dr Olasupo Ayokunle, the National President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, handed over the food items to the Oyo State Commissioner for Agriculture and […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has joined the campaign to curb the spread of the coronavirus by providing some intervention materials. The materials included sanitisers, handbills and posters as well as jingles aimed at sensitising Nigerians on the pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, […]
A mother of two, Ariyike Adeyemi, told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo state that she made a terrible mistake marrying her husband, Adekunle. In her petition, Ariyike said:”Adekunle beats me; I made a terrible mistake by marrying him 12 years ago. I have tolerated him and done my duties to make him happy. […]
No fewer than 15 retirees of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, have dragged the institution to the National Industrial Court over alleged wrong computation of their pension benefits. The claimants include Dr Bayo Adebowale, Mrs A Akande, Dr J Adejumobi, Mr E Oluwasina and Mr A Tapha among others. Kwara Varsity to unbundle Mass Communication programme The […]
The 2020 District 01 girls softball tournament has commenced at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan, with no fewer than 11 schools.The teams are from Ibadan, Abuja and Lagos. READ ALSO: Rojenny Stadium to host Police Games in Anambra softball is a modified form of baseball played on a smaller field, with a larger, softer […]
The Oyo State government, on Friday, approved the construction of new blocks of classrooms in two rural public schools. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two schools are: Methodist Basic School, Adeyipo Olomi-Yeye and Union of Ratibi, School ll, Idi-iroko in Oluyole Local Government area, Ibadan. READ ALSO: Lawmaker pays SSCE fees […]
Dr Yemi Popoola, an animal scientist has urged snail farmers to build shed over their pens with insulators to reduce heat stress during the dry season. Popoola, who is of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, said in an interview on Monday. FG to commence mechanized agriculture in 632 LGAs According to […]
The Oyo state Police Command has arrested a suspect at the gate of Ibadan South West Local Government headquarters at Aleshinloye with a locally made pistol and charms. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Fadeyi Olugbenga, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan. Olugbenga said that a sack containing eight cutlasses, […]
Malam Muritala Salawudeen, an Ibadan-based businessman, has prayed a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to grant his prayer for divorce from his wife, Adeola on grounds of unfaithfulness and threat to life. Testifying in court, Muritala, who resides in Omiadio area of Ibadan, alleged that his 11-year-old marriage to Adeola, was characterised with cheating, nagging […]
A Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr Olubusayo Adejumo, says paediatric cataract is one of the common causes of blindness in children. Adejumo of Marilyn Miller Centre for Child Eye Health, Eleta Eye Institute, made this disclosure on Tuesday in Ibadan. The ophthalmologist said that the practice of early detection and intervention was important to protect children from […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says Julius Berger on Friday notified of its intention to extend the reconstruction work on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway from Magboro to Punch section of the road from Oct. 21 to Jan. 31, 2020. Mr Clement Oladele, Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, […]