Tag: ibadan
EFCC docks 12 persons for N3bn pension theft
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) today arraigned 12 officials of the Oyo State Local Government Pension…
Ajimobi wants states take lion share of Nigeria’s revenue
Governor Abiola Ajimobi, of the western Nigerian state of Oyo has condemned the current fiscal structure which favours the Federal…
Torrential rains create havoc in Benin, Ibadan
Several major roads and streets of Benin City, capital of Edo state in southern Nigeria were Monday flooded following a…
Rain of encomiums on prominent lawyer, Babalola
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Notable Nigerians today in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State showered encomiums on Chief Afe Bablola, (SAN) a legal…
Three feared dead in police-civilian clash
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Three persons were today feared dead and two policemen injured in a bloody clash involving policemen and some…
EFCC arrests alleged pension fraudsters
GBENRO ADESHINA/IBADAN Officials of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today, Thursday June 20, 2013 arrested ten persons accused…
The Ajimobis, Oyo state first couple honoured by Olubadan
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, today installed the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi and his…
Jossy Lad, ex-Super Falcons coach dies
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Former Coach of Super Falcons, Mr. Joseph Ladipo fondly called Jossy Lad died Thursday in his residence at…
Ajimobi promises aid to tanker fire victims
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of western Nigerian state of Oyo has promised to assist victims of Monday’s fire incident at Omitowoju…
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…