Tag: Ibadan
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Foremost Ibadan chief, Akinyele dies at 88
Chief Theophilus Akinyele, an Ibadan elder and chief, has been reported dead. The chief, aged 88, was said to have died in Lagos on Monday. Akinyele, who was born in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on February 29, 1932, was Permanent Secretary, Ministries of Agriculture and Finance in the old Western State of Nigeria. He…
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Panic as thugs storm Ibadan senator’s residence, cart away 300 motorcycles[VIDEO]
A myriad of hoodlums in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, hiding under the #EndSARS demonstration, broke into the Oluyole Ibadan residence of the representative of the Oyo Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Teslim Folarin, located at Oluyole Estate, Ibadan, on Saturday. TheNewsGuru gathered that the hoodlums crushed the entrance doors and windows…
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#EndSARS: Saheed Osupa joins protest in Ibadan [PHOTO]
Popular Fuji musician, Saheed Osupa has declared support for the ongoing call for the total eradication of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The acclaimed Fuji artiste left his Lagos abode to join the protesters in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Friday. Osupa was amongst the crowded protesting youths that locked down Challenge area of Ibadan…
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Two brothers, others captured for fraud in Ibadan
Two brothers, Ayoola Timilehin, Olusola Timilehin, and others have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan zonal office, for cyber crime. They were arrested at their hideout yesterday at Alaka in Elebu area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The Head, Media & Publicity of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale noted…
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I murdered after my escape- Re-arrested Ibadan serial killings suspect
Barely two days after his escape from police custody, prime suspect in Ibadan serial killings, Sunday Shodipe said he killed again. He made this known on Wednesday at Oyo State police command headquarters at Eleyele after his re-arrest on Sunday. The suspect said he killed one Mrs Funmilayo Oladeji at her home, two days after…
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Ibadan’s serial killer confesses to fresh murder case after escape from police custody
Notorious 19 years old serial killer in Ibadan, Sunday Shodipe, who was rearrested by the Oyo State Police command has confessed to killing another victim, Mrs. Oladeji Funmilayo after he made an escape from police custody last Sunday. He, however, said the herbalist who was detained with him ordered him to escape from the cell…
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An excited fan nearly hit me with car in Ibadan-Iya Oshogbo
Grace Oyin-Adejobi, a popular veteran Yoruba actress fondly called Iya Osogbo, has narrated how an excited fan nearly ran her over with a car while trying to greet her in Ibadan. The aged role interpreter made this known on Wednesday when she featured on a radio magazine programme on Space 90.1FM. Iya Oshogbo said she…
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How 19-year-old Ibadan suspected serial killer escaped from our cell – CP
The Commissioner, Oyo State Police Command, Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, has offered details of how suspected serial killer, 19-year-old Sunday Shodipo, escaped form police custody. The CP gave the explanation when he spoke with newsmen on Monday. Enwonwu said Shodipo escaped from police custody at Mokola Police Division, Ibadan on August 11, 2020 around 7pm. He…
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EFCC arrests three corps members, 19 undergraduates for alleged internet fraud in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested 32 alleged internet fraudsters in the city. Th arrest was contained in a statement signed by its Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Tuesday. According to the statement, the suspects included three corps members, 19…
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FG seals off Ibadan factory over UI student’s death
The Federal Government has sealed an Ibadan-based factory, Expand Global Manufacturing Limited, where a 21-year-old student of University of Ibadan Richard Gbadebo, died on July 28. The factory located in Oluyole area of the city was sealed on Wednesday by officials of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…