Tag: ibadan
Ibadan agog as 41st Olubadan ascends throne
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria, stood still Friday as people from all walks of life thronged…
Kadiri Ikhana begs Ibadan fans after losing first game at 3SC
Taiwo Adelu Newly appointed Technical Adviser of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan, Kadiri Ikhana, has appealed to the…
Police arrest robbery suspects, firearms maker
YUSUF MUHAMMED The Police stationed along Moniya area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, southwest Nigeria, have arrested Olalekan Abiodun,…
Oba Odulana lived a meaningful life —Ajimobi
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Sundy described the late Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, as a…
Lawyer husband killer arraigned in Ibadan
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN A Nigerian lawyer, Mrs. Yewande Oyediran who stabbed her husband, Mr. Lowo Oyediran Ajanaku to death on Tuesday…
Pa Olupoju Ogunniran goes home
The final burial of late pa Williams Olupoju Ogunniran will commence on Thursday, 4 February, 2016 with lying in state…
Ibadan mourns as Olubadan dies at 101
Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, slipped into mourning on Wednesday as the report of the death of the Olubadan of…
Articulated vehicle kills 1, injures many others in Ibadan
An articulated vehicle Friday night in Ibadan crushed three commercial motorcycles, killed one person and injured six others. NAN reports…
Appeal court affirms Ajimobi’s victory
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Federal Court of Appeal Ibadan on Thursday dismissed the applications filed by Senator Rashidi Ladoja and Accord…
Obada, former minister, others for TAMPPAN inauguration
Funsho Arogundade Former Minister of State, Defence, Erelu Olusola Obada will be leading other distinguished Nigerians to the inauguration and…
Osinbajo’s wife sets agenda for women at Oyo summit
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, has urged Nigerian women to be proud of themselves because…
Security guard, man docked over theft of MTN’s 24 backup batteries
Two men, Opeyemi Oni and Adewale Salami, were on Wednesday charged before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for…
Tribunal affirm Ajimobi’s victory
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Oyo State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Iyaganku Area of Ibadan, Oyo State, western Nigeria, on Tuesday affirmed…
Man arraigned in Ibadan for illegal possession of a gun
A 35-year old man, Waheed Akinsanmi, was on Friday arraigned in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for illegal…
NCC seals telco over licence
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Tuesdya in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria, sealed Skannet General Data…
Wizkid showers Ibadan fans with cash at #StarMusicTrek concert
Funsho Arogundade Afro-pop music star, Wizkid was at his best on Saturday, 22 August at the Star Music Trek concert…
Ace comedian, `Baba Sala` discharged from UCH
Veteran comedian, Mr Moses Adejumo (aka `Baba Sala`), has been discharged from the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, after eight…
Osunfuyi wins Pro-chess Championship
Osunfuyi wins Pro-chess Championship One of the emerging stars in Nigerian chess scene, Abimbola Osunfuyi, was the hero of the…
Ibadan Agog For Nigerian Idol Auditions
Funsho Arogundade The city of Ibadan and its residents witnessed the beautiful atmosphere of fun and excitement as the nation’s…
In Pictures: Okonjo-Iweala, Uba, others grace AGF’s daughter’s wedding
Photos By Emmanuel Osodi The wedding of Cecilia Doyinsola Otunla, daughter of Mr. Jonah Otunla, the Accountant-General of the Federation,…
Fire Guts Bodija Market
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Property worth millions of naira were lost to fire disaster which occurred at Better Life plank section of…
Diamond Woman Enterprise holds first seminar in Ibadan
Diamond Woman proposition, an initiative by Diamond Bank PLC aimed at empowering women economically, launched the first edition of its…
Bus conductor killed in Ibadan auto-accident
A bus conductor was killed while three other persons were seriously injured in an accident in Ibadan on Monday, NAN…
Oyo opens Apete bridge
The new pedestrian bridge constructed on Apete River in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been opened for public use.…
Arisekola buried in grand style
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Eminent Nigerians across the country were in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria, on Friday to pay…
Explosion injures 4 at gas plant in Ibadan
An explosion at a gas refilling plant at Orita-Challenge area of Ibadan on Monday 5 May injured four persons while…
Laffmattaz Rocks Ibadan This Easter
Funsho Arogundade All is set for the fourth edition of Laffmattz, the comedy show of famous stand-up comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka,…
Ibadan horror forest: Police arrest 8 suspects
The Oyo State Police Command said on Thursday that it had arrested eight persons in connection with the discovery of…
Iyetade Soyinka to be buried next week
The Soyinka family has announced the burial programme for Iyetade, daughter of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and Mrs. Olayide Soyinka,…
Lam Adesina’s anniversary exposes political divisions
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Two separate events, signalling the political divisions in Oyo State, western Nigeria were held today in Ibadan, the…