Tag: Ibadan
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Sunday Igboho: Supporters take protest to Ibadan over DSS raid
Devotees of wanted Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho have taken to the streets of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to protest against last Thursday’s midnight raid by the Department of State Services on the residence of the Yoruba nation activist. The demonstrators gathered in front of Igboho’s house in the Sooka…
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BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap village head, wife in Ibadan
The Baale of Araromi Village in Ibadan Chief Tafa Apanpa and his wife, have been abducted by some suspected kidnappers. The duo were reported to have been kidnapped by gunmen, who stormed the village located in Bakatari area of Ibadan, on Tuesday night. Bakatari in Ido Local Government Area of Ibadan is a border town…
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Truck crushes 3 to death in Ibadan
Three people were on Wednesday morning crushed to death by a truck loaded with Coca-Cola products at the Total Garden area of Ibadan, Oyo State. It was gathered that victims of the accident were a commercial motorcyclist and his two passengers. A witness, Mr Joel Idowu, told NAN that the fully-loaded truck killed the victims…
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Gunmen kill ATM customer in Ibadan
A yet-to-be identified man was allegedly shot dead at Water bus stop, along University of Ibadan-Ojoo Road on Monday after withdrawing some cash at the Automated Machine (ATM). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the man was shot in his private part and rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Ojoo area of Ibadan…
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Popular radio presenter murdered in Ibadan
The Police Command in Oyo State, on Sunday, confirmed the murder of a popular Ibadan Radio Presenter, Mr Titus Badejo, by unknown gunmen. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the State, DSP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident in a text message in Ibadan. It was gathered that Badejo, a former presenter with Naija FM…
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One killed as park managers, cell phone retailers clash in Ibadan
There was pandemonium around Iwo Road area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Wednesday evening as some park managers allegedly clashed with some cell phone retailers, leading to killing of one person. A witness said that one of the cell phone dealers had challenged the park managers, who are also members of the proscribed National…
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Gov Makinde joins June 12 protest in Ibadan (VIDEO)
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde on Saturday joined the June 12 protest in his state. Makinde, a governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, joined the protest in Ibadan, the state capital. According to a video that surfaced online, the governor is seen among protesters who were chanting his name as…
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Bizarre! Osun man invites girlfriend from Ibadan; rapes, kills, dismembers body parts for rituals
The Osun Police Command has arrested one Kabiru Oyedun, 39, for being in possession of a dismembered body parts of a yet-to be identified woman for money rituals. Mr Olawale Olokode, the Osun Police Commissioner, parading the suspect with the body parts of the victim on Friday in Osogbo, said the suspect was arrested on…
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EFCC arrests 50 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested 50 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, Oyo State. This is contained in a statement signed by the commission’s Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren on Tuesday in Ibadan. Uwujaren said the suspected fraudsters were arrested on June 4 at Alaro Sango, Agbaje Ijokoro, and Apete Aladura…
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The Battles of Ibadan in the June 12 Uprising, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa The bloody five-year pro-democracy uprising that forced the military back to the barracks after a cumulative 29-year military dictatorship began on Monday July 5, 1993. Hundreds of lives were lost. Some of the bloodiest battles were fought in Ibadan on Tuesday April 14 and Friday May 1, 1998. Ibadan is the traditional…