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The Oyo state government has confirmed reports of an explosion that rocked Ibadan, the state capital this evening January 16.    In a statement published on social media, the state government said it is aware of the explosion and that security agents are investigating the incident to determine the source …

Residents have been thrown into panic after they reportedly heard a loud explosion in Ibadan, Oyo state on Tuesday evening January 16.   The cause of the explosion this evening, is yet to be ascertained but videos shared online by multiple sources show that glass wares in different buildings were …

A Family Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, January 9, ordered the remand of one Michael Ayinde, 51 and his son, Abiola, 19, for allegedly raping his 17-year-old daughter and the latter, his sister. Read previous report HERE    The magistrate, Mrs O O Ogunkanmi, refrained from accepting the defendants’ pleas …

  Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday, December 14, 2023 convicted and sentenced Olaniyan Gbenga Amos to seventy five, 75, years imprisonment for multiple investment fraud.   A statement from the agency says Amos was convicted alongside his firm, Detorrid Heritage Investment …

The Oyo state police command has paraded a 45-year-old suspected ritualist simply identified as Hassan Kolawole, who was nabbed with a fresh human head in Ibadan, the state capital.   Kolawole was paraded alongside nine others who were arrested for various crimes at different locations within the state.   The …

An investigation has been launched to uncover what caused the crash-landing of a chartered aircraft whose passengers included the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu.   It was reported earlier that the HS 125 aircraft operated by Flint Aero with registration number 5N-AMM, crash-landed in Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday evening, …

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Friday night, November 3, escaped death following a plane crash in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to reports, the private jet operated by Flint Aero crash-landed on Friday night at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport.   Having departed the Abuja airport on …

South-West governors paid a visit to the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in Ibadan, Oyo state today October 24.    Akeredolu returned to Nigeria on September 7 after three months of medical leave in Germany.   Since his return, he has not been to Ondo state where he serves as …

Three Islamic clerics are currently in custody of the Oyo State Criminal Investigation Department for allegedly b£heading a middle-aged man.    The victim who was working for one of the victims, was reportedly lured to a bush at Moniya in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state under the pretext …

The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Christopher Ubosi, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday. Ubosi explained that the temporary closure was due to the prevailing economic conditions, which necessitated a decision to take a strategic pause in operations. He, however, said other stations in …