N12m theft lands ex-convict jail term
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, has sentenced an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, to three years’ imprisonment for his role in the concealment of N12 million.…
Land grabbing a threat to aboriginal Ibadan devt – Olubadan
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has described land grabbing as a major problem and a threat to the development of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. He said the…
Properties destroyed, many displaced, rain wreaks havoc in Ibadan
Several residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have been displaced following a heavy rainfall that wreaked havoc in parts of the ancient city over the weekend, destroying houses and…
PDP BoT caucus disagrees with A’Court ruling on Ibadan convention
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disagreed with the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which pronounced an invalidation of the November 15 to…
Man arrested for trying to inhale smuggle drugs into Ibadan prison
A visitor to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) facility in Agodi, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been arrested for attempting to smuggle hard drugs into the medium-security custodial centre.…
Fire blazed six-room building in Ibadan
Assets worth millions of naira were destroyed on Saturday when a fire outbreak razed a six-room residential building in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, triggering panic among residents and…
OPay count loses as fire destroys Ibadan office
A fire outbreak on Tuesday gutted parts of an OPay office along the busy Akala Expressway in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, destroying property estimated at millions of naira and…
Ibadan: Hunter shoots colleague to death
Waheed Rasaki, a 35-year-old hunter, has been apprehended by the police for allegedly shooting his co-hunter, Femi Oyedepo, to death in Ibadan, Oyo State. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer,…
Police caught three over ₦18m cement diversion in Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has uncovered and foiled an alleged large-scale cement diversion scheme, arresting three suspects over the unlawful diversion of 900 bags of cement valued at about…
Panic as fire guts storey building in Ibadan
There was panic and confusion over the weekend in the Sango area of Ibadan when fire engulfed a storey residential building at No. 51, Alemuloke Street, destroying six rooms before…