Tag Archives: Ibadan

A Nigerian lady was recently left in shock after an unpleasant encounter in a hotel she lodged in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.    In a video that has gone viral, the lady said she left Lagos for Ibadan and lodged in a hotel to pass the night. She said …

Nigerian security operatives, including police and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) personnel, today February 21 raided some Bureau De Change (BDC) outlets in the Sabo area in Ibadan, Oyo state.   Sabo, a prominent district in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, serves as a central hub for currency …

A private jet with 10 persons onboard, including Very Important Personalities (VIPs) crash-landed at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport on Friday morning, January 26.    The jet with registration number, N580KR, landed safely but overshot into the nearby bush. Firefighters and rescue officials from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria …

“I think it is now more towards eight and nine persons now, or even 10, whom those in the neighbourhood have talked about,” the Association’s President, Mr Muyiwa Bamgbose, said after their consultative meeting. “We took the map of the street to them (government) and tried to account for (people) …

More persons are being rescued alive from the rubble of the explosion which occurred in Ibadan Oyo state capital on Tuesday, Jan. 16.   Witnesses say three persons have been brought out alive, including a mother and her baby, who were pulled earlier Wednesday, Jan. 17.   According the witnesses …

Ade, a survivor of the explosion that rocked Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday, January 16, has shared a photo of himself covered in dust after his near death experience.    “I escaped. I don’t even know what’s happening here in Ibadan but we are safe. All we …

A former deputy governor of Oyo State, Barrister Iyiola Oladokun, has disclosed that he and his family were affected by the explosion that rocked Ibadan on Tuesday night, Jan. 16.   Oladokun said the explosion destroyed his house, rendering him homeless.   Recall that an explosion occurred at Dejo Oyelese …

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA South West Zonal Office, has shared photos showing the damaged building in the Ibadan explosion incident that occurred last night, January 16.    NEMA said that Improvised Explosives Devices IED are responsible for the explosion that rocked Adeyi Estate in Bodija Ibadan, Oyo State …

Three boys recording a video in their room captured the exact moment an explosion rocked Ibadan, Oyo State.   Recall that there was an explosion in Ibadan on Tuesday evening, Jan. 16.   A video shared online captured the impact of the explosion.   In the video, three boys are …

The governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, has said that the explosion recorded in Ibadan, the state capital is not unconnected to activities of illegal miners operating in the state. Speaking to newsmen after visiting the areas affected, the Governor said preliminary investigation revealed that the illegal miners had stored …