Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has expressed deep sympathy to traders affected by the devastating fire outbreak at the Araromi Spare Parts Market, Agodi-Gate, Ibadan, which destroyed goods and property worth millions of naira. This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas, and… Continue reading
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that the death of some children in a stampede at a private funfare held in Ibadan, the state capital, last Wenesday, was sobering and could have been avoided if due diligence had been done by the organisers.The governor stated this on Friday, when… Continue reading
The Chairman of Abia Youth Association (AYA) Oyo state Chapter Henry Orji has lamented the instability of the naira rate per dollar.Orji who is also the Vice Chairman Alesinloye Igbo Traders Association, Ibadan opined that the instability of the value of the naira vis a vis the dollar is making… Continue reading
The Chairman/CEO of YSEG Hotels and Suites Ibadan and Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has consoled with Oyo State Government, the state Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, and the affected families of the Ibadan Children Funfair Stampede where children numbered 35 lost their lives. Hon Segelu,… Continue reading
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) South West zone has unanimously agreed to select its leaders in the zone through consensus to foster peace and unity in the party.The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the party, and a former deputy governor of Oyo State, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, stated this on Wednesday… Continue reading
The Islamic High School Old Students Association has expressed sympathy over the loss of lives occasioned by stampede at a children’s funfair organised by WINGS Foundation. A statement from the National President of the Association, Dr. Bayo Busari described the incident as a national tragedy coming at a time when… Continue reading
Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the Chairman of Agidigbo FM in Ibadan, has been unconscious since yesterday and taken to an undisclosed hospital following the tragic incident of a stampede that claimed lives of 35 children on Wednesday at a Children’s funfair in Ibadan . According to an anonymous source, Hamzat is… Continue reading
The Oyo state government on Thursday arraigned before the Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, a suspect alleged to have killed an Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) officer, Fabunmi Kehinde, at UI-Agbowo on December 14, 2024. The suspect, Ifeoluwa Ologbese, 28 years, was arraigned on a three-count charge. The charge sheet read: COUNT… Continue reading
The Oyo state government today, Thursday December 19th, 2024 arraigned before the Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, a suspect alleged to have killed an Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) officer, Fabunmi Kehinde, at UI-Agbowo on December 14, 2024. The suspect, Ifeoluwa Ologbese, 28 years, was arraigned on a three-count charge. The charge… Continue reading
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of eight individuals following a tragic stampede that claimed the lives of 35 minors during a family event in Ibadan on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. The incident occurred at the Islamic High School, Basorun, where a funfair organized by the Wings… Continue reading
