Tag: ibadan
Houses razed in Ibadan in petrol tanker fire
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN About fifty houses, a mosque, shops, vehicles and other property worth several millions of naira were lost to…
PDP chair in Ibadan for ‘umbrella-mending’
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Leaders of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, today reviewed the state of the party in Western Nigeria, years…
Adesina elected president Nigeria Guild of Editors
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Deputy Editor-in-Chief/Deputy Managing Director of The Sun Newspapers, Mr. Femi Adesina, was today elected in Premier Hotel,…
Ajimobi restores Bodija-Secretariat Bridge
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Nigeria’s western state of Oyo today reopened the reconstructed Secretariat-Bodija Bridge in Ibadan with…
NURTW deputy chairman killed
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Some unidentified gunmen have killed the Oyo state Deputy Chairman of Nigeria’s National Union of Road Transport Workers…
Nigerian Scouts To Wait In Battle Against Oyo Govt
The suit filed by the Scout Association of Nigeria at the Oyo State High Court 7 against the state government…
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Nollywood Actress, Bisi Komolafe Goes Home
Bisi Komolafe, the Yoruba movie actress, who died in the early hours of 1 January at the University College Hospital,…
Justice Eso begins final home journey
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The remains of eminent jurist and retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Kayode Eso, left…
Police vow to free retired army general’s wife
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN As the search for Titilayo, the wife of the Military Governor of the old Western Region , Brig-Gen…
Nigeria: Wife of retired army general abducted
Titilayo, the wife of retired Brigadier-General Oluwole Rotimi, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Ibadan, capital of Oyo state…
Oyo opens Technical University 2013
The first set of students will be admitted into Nigeria’s new Technical University next September, increasing Nigeria’s universities to over…
Shot Compass Newspaper MD now at UCH
Eromosele Ebhomele The Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the Nigerian Compass newspaper, Mr. Adesina Kawonise, is currently receiving medical attention at the…
Car Dealer Slumps, Dies After Scuffle With Friend
A car dealer identified as Akeem has slumped and died after a fight with his Tope Adeosun, simply called Baba…
House boy steals N25m jewellery of General Bajowa’s wife
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Thieves appear to be targeting the treasure boxes of wives of Nigeria’s retired generals with another case of…
Rain wreaks havoc in Ibadan again
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN After less than three hours rain, Ibadan, Capital of Oyo State, South west Nigeria suffered yet another…
Special Prayers for Nigeria on 22 September
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Prominent Nigerian leaders, including President Goodluck Jonathan, Senate President David Mark, will on 22 September, 2012, converge at…
Obesere, Femi, Salawa Others To Celebrate KSA
Otunba Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (MFR) popularly known as King Sunny Ade is a Juju music icon as well as a…
Yoruba assembly votes for vigilante groups
Eminent Yoruba indigenes gathered today at Oyo State House of Assembly, Parliament Building, Agodi, Ibadan, to attend The Yoruba Assembly…
‘Why We Are Convening Yoruba Assembly’
The Convener of Yoruba Assembly, Gen. Alani Akinrinade (retd), has disclosed that the Yoruba conference slated for tomorrow at the…
Basketball: Oyedeji Moves Youth Camp To Ibadan, Osogbo
Captain of Nigeria’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, to the London 2012 Olympic Games, Olumide Oyedeji has moved his annual youths…
9ice, Tiwa Savage Set For Amstel Malta Showtime
Star singer, 9ice and Mavin first lady, Tiwa Savage, will be leading other stars to thrill fun seekers in Ibadan…
What I Saw At Lead City University, Ibadan
By Toyin Falola There is a disconnect between my experience at Lead City University, Ibadan in May of this year,…
Fire Razes N80m Duplex Of Ex-Eagle, Okunowo
Gbenro Adesina, Ibadan Reports from Ibadan, Oyo State say an early Sunday morning fire razed the multi million naira duplex…
Mother of Governor Ajimobi Dies
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Mother of the governor of Oyo State, Alhaja Sikirat Abeje Ajimobi is dead. She was 85. According to…
Why I Write About Ibadan
Professor Toyin Falola, 59, is an internationally acclaimed Nigerian historian. Born in Ibadan, Falola taught History at the University of…
Hoodlums attack police station, set detainees free
GBENRO ADESINA/Ibadan Hoodlums today attacked policemen in the popular Bodija Market in Ibadan, western Nigeria, leaving two persons dead and…
Glo, Adeyinka Thrill Ibadan Audience
Globacom partnered with ace comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka, to thrill residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, during the Easter period. Gbenga Adeyinka…
Ajimobi Visits Injured School Children
The Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has ordered the immediate procurement of all the equipment and drugs needed…
Kofo-Kofosi Hits Location
Modupeola Oshofodunrin a.k.a Kofo-kofosi is set to hit location for a new movie The actress who became popular for her…
Terry ‘G’, 9ice, Others Honour Adeyinka
After his successful outing in Ibadan where he held the Laffmattazz with Gbenga Adeyinka and Friends last year, comedian, Gbenga…