EFCC arrests 34 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos, Ibadan 1
Crime

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

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Court remands seven Yoruba men over Shasha market Mayhem, killings 2
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Court 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

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Security: Southwest Governors, Traditional Rulers, others meet in Ibadan 3
South West Today

Security: 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

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4 Northern govs visit Makinde over Ibadan Shasha market crisis 4
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4 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

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One dies in Ibadan Cocoa House elevator accident 6
Metro

One 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

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Fleeing robbers meet Waterloo, one dies in accident, another set ablaze by angry mob in Ibadan 8
Metro

Fleeing 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

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Body of unknown woman found dumped by the roadside in Ibadan 9
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Body 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

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Two feared killed, police station burnt as prison officials, Okada riders clash in Ibadan 10
Metro

Two 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

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Fire razes Ajimobi widow’s supermarket in Ibadan 11
Metro

Fire 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

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Tragedy hits Ibadan as 5 feared killed in hoodlums attack on Ojoo police station 12
Metro

Tragedy 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 ,

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Tragedy: Four die, others injured in Ibadan auto-crash 13
Metro

Tragedy: 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

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