•Stampede In this interview, a female survivor who went to the children funfair at the Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, where more than 35 children died, shares her experience at the scene with Saturday PUNCH. Excerpts: Tell us about yourself My name is Laide. I am a 30-year-old hairstylist and a mother of a three-year-old […]
•Ooni of Ife and ex-Queen Naomi The palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has expressed sympathy to the families of children whose lives were lost at a funfair in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, yesterday. “We share in the grief and pains that have engulfed the affected families. We pray that Olodumare […]
•Stampede The Oyo State Police Command says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged death of 32 children during a stampede at a funfair in Ibadan, the state capital, yesterday. It was gathered from multiple eyewitness accounts that the stampede occurred when participants rushed to gain access to the venue of the event rep...
A-yet-to-be ascertain number of children have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede that occurred during a children’s funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State capital today. However, it was gathered that over 30 children lost their lives with many injured during the incident, reports The PUNCH. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, D...
Tragedy struck late last night as a fatal motor accident claimed the lives of five people in the General Gas Area of Akobo, Ibadan, Oyo State. The accident, which occurred between 11:00 p.m. and midnight, took place directly opposite the NNPCL Filling Station in the area, reports Vanguard. Reports indicate that the collision involved a [&helli...
Oyo Ministry of Health in collaboration with the state chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association(NMA) has shut popular Ibadan-based Obeki Pharmacy in Monatan area of the capital city. The exercise was also monitored by members of the Oyo Assembly Committee on Health and security operatives, reports The Nation. It was gathered that the facilit...
•Collapsed building No fewer than 10 persons have reportedly lost their lives while seven other victims were rescued in a building collapse incident at Jegede Olorunsogo in Ona Ara Local Government Area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of today, reports Nigerian Tribune. Confirming the...
•Protesters in Ibadan The nationwide protest scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, was held in Ibadan. The October 1 protest is tagged “EndBadGovernance“ in protests of the economic hardship experienced in the country, reports Nigerian Tribune. The protesters gathered at the Mokola Roundabout area of Ibadan, where the demonstration is currently on...
•Ibadan Micra driver A driver, Afeez Adedigba, who went viral wearing his wife’s dress while driving a popular micra taxi in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has explained the reasons behind his action. Adedigba, who was seen in a viral clip wearing his spouse’s dress, said it was mainly because the rain drenched his clothes, […]
•The suspect A suspected ritualist, who specialises in buying and selling of human parts has been paraded in Ibadan along other suspected criminals. The suspected ritualist, one Muhammad Adekunle was apprehended and paraded by officers of Oyo State Police Command for allegedly killing and selling human parts in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. T...
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