Tag Archives: Oyo state

Barely 250 metres to the destination point, the journey of 120km embarked upon by 14 passengers including a 64 year’s old man, Oluwagbemiga, who was on his way to attend the burial planning  meeting of his late dad who died on Tuesday from the commercial nerve centre of the country, …

OVER 20 passengers were reportedly burnt to death while two others injured in a road accident at Lanlate, Maya junction in Ibarapa East Local Government area of Oyo State. The accident which involved a commercial bus and a Sienna car occured on Friday evening. Witnesses said the incident was as …

A five-storey building under construction in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has collapsed. Newsextra24 gathered that the building, which is said to be a hotel, caved in the early hours of Thursday. The building is located at the Awosika area of Ibadan. The area is within Ibadan North Local Government …

Angry residents have burnt two suspected motorcycle snatchers to death in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the suspects were burnt to death after they allegedly snatched a motorcycle from a motorcyclist at General Gas under bridge on Wednesday evening According to Daily Post, the suspects were caught …

For reportedly defiling a toddler in Ibadan, Oyo State, a 27-year-old homeless man known as David Oladokun, has been apprehended. According to the information gathered the sad incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, July 12, at Olunde, Ajiyo-Ajoro areas along Olomi-Ayedun road. Nigerian Tribune, reports that the girl was left with …

Tragedy as fire reportedly gutted a section of the popular Bodija Market in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state. Sources learnt that the fire started very early in the morning on Monday. Some traders said they lost goods worth millions of naira in the incident. As at the time of …

Five suspects, including two bank staff have been arrested by the Police Intelligence Response Team for attempting to hack into accounts of individuals and corporate bodies to steal N3.4 billion in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The police team also arrested 6 members of a notorious bank robbery gang which had …

A seven-year-old primary one pupil was caught after he broke into a house, stole two phones and N4,000 in the Olomi area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The boy was also said to have cooked rice, ate all the meat in the pot and drank the milk he found in the …

The management of The Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State has implored students of the institution to vacate their halls of residence. The Institution gave the students until 4pm on Tuesday, the 14th of June to leave the school hostels. According to the school authorities, its decision to ask the students to vacate …

Newly-buried corpse of a 68-year-old man identified as Alhaji Kolawole Waheed was exhumed from the grave and vital parts of his being removed in the Idi-Arere community in Ibadan, Oyo State, It was gathered that Waheed died last Thursday and was buried on Friday according to Islamic rites. Speaking with …