A day after protest rocked Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, over the scarcity of fuel and new naira notes, another group of youths, on Saturday staged a protest at Dogo community in Apata, Ido Local Government Area of the state, leading to the death of three persons. It was gathered that the youths were assembling
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EFCC arrests 34 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos, Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 34 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos and Ibadan, Oyo State. The EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan. According to him, 24 suspects were arrested in Ibadan and 10 others in Lagos. He added that the suspects were
Read moreCourt remands seven Yoruba men over Shasha market Mayhem, killings
Seven Yoruba men were on Thursday remanded at Abolongo correctional facility in Oyo for alleged arson and murder during the Shasha market mayhem. The suspects are Tajudeen Oladunni, 50; Saburi Lawal, 37; Ojo Joshua, 25; Adekunle Olanrewaju, 38; Olagunju James, 24; Rasaq Yahya, 32 and Olaide Olawuyi, 20 with six counts bordering on conspiracy, arson
Read moreSecurity: Southwest Governors, Traditional Rulers, others meet in Ibadan
SouthWest governors and some first class traditional rulers in the zone have met in Ibadan, Oyo, to address the security challenges in the region and other parts of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting which started at about 3 pm on Saturday held at the executive chamber, office of
Read more4 Northern govs visit Makinde over Ibadan Shasha market crisis
Governors from four Northern states, on Monday evening visited Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, in Ibadan, over the recent clash between Yoruba and Hausa traders at Shasha market in Ibadan. The visiting governors were, Alhaji Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi state, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state, Abubakar Bello of Niger and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara
Read moreOne killed in Ibadan as Yoruba, Hausa clash
At least one person has been reported killed, as Hausa and Yoruba people clashed at Shasha in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday. Vanguard gathered that trouble started when an Hausa man reportedly beat up a pregnant woman who accused her of littering the frontal part of her shop, while the deceased
Read moreOne dies in Ibadan Cocoa House elevator accident
One person was confirmed dead and three others injured on Wednesday morning after the elevator in Cocoa House, Ibadan, crashed. The Head of Corporate Affairs, Odua Investment Limited, Victor Ayetoro, who confirmed the incident to journalists, said the elevator crashed when technicians were working it. He blamed the incident on mechanical failure. Ayetoro said: “At
Read moreAngry mob sets two suspected hoodlums ablaze in Ibadan
Two suspected hoodlums were on Monday set ablaze by an angry mob at Asas, Molete and Oke Ado areas of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. One of the suspects was, however, rescued by officials of the Amotekun Corps and handed over to the police, while the cause of action of the mob is yet to
Read moreFleeing robbers meet Waterloo, one dies in accident, another set ablaze by angry mob in Ibadan
Two suspected armed robbers have reportedly lost their lives in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday, after a failed attempt to allegedly snatch a car. It was learnt that the suspects attacked a moving Toyota car, owned by one Tobi Adebayo, at a spot on Queen Elizabeth Road, which starts from Mokola Roundabouts in
Read moreBody of unknown woman found dumped by the roadside in Ibadan
The lifeless body of a yet-to-be identified woman was found dumped at Osuntokun Avenue, Bodija, in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on Tuesday, December 8. The Fast-Track Emergency Rescue Operation squad of the Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency (OYRTMA) were called to the scene at about 11am. They arrived, removed the remains and deposited
Read moreTwo feared killed, police station burnt as prison officials, Okada riders clash in Ibadan
There was a pandemonium on Tuesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, as officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) and commercial motorcyclists popularly called Okada riders operating at Agodi-Gate, clashed. The clash led to the burning of the Idi Ogungun Police Outstation by some angry youths, while another police station opposite the centre was
Read moreFire razes Ajimobi widow’s supermarket in Ibadan
Tragedy occurred yesterday afternoon as Fire razed Grandex, a supermarket owned by Florence, widow of the late former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi. Eyewitnesses told journalists that the inferno which started at about 3:00 p.m. from the back of the supermarket later spread to the main store. Those at the popular Osuntokun junction also
Read moreTragedy hits Ibadan as 5 feared killed in hoodlums attack on Ojoo police station
Five lives were, yesterday, claimed during a clash between hoodlums and police in Ojoo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital city. Our correspondent gathered that the police fired at the youths , when they attacked the police station in the area . Although the killings could not be confirmed independently by our correspondent ,
Read moreTragedy: Four die, others injured in Ibadan auto-crash
Tragedy occurred, yesterday, in Ibadan, as four persons were confirmed dead while others sustained various forms of injuries in an auto-crash at Iwo road axis of Ibadan, the state capital. The accident, which involved a grandmother and her two grandchildren, occurred at Boluwaji Garage, Iwo road-Challenge, Ibadan According to an eyewitness, a fuel-laden truck veered
Read moreIbadan Notorious Gang Leader Arrested
The Oyo State Police Command has said the leader of a notorious robbery gang, identified as Moroof, has been killed by local vigilante during a robbery operation in the Alafara area of Ibadan. The Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said Moroof was shot severally but two other gang members took him to a hideout
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