Tag: Ibadan
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Ritualists arrested over recent killings in Ibadan
Some suspected ritualists have been arrested by the police for the serial killings in Akinyele area of Ibadan. The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Security, Mr Fatai Owoseni, disclosed this while addressing a town hall meeting in Akinyele on Wednesday. The meeting was organized by a private radio station JAMZ 100.1 FM. Owoseni…
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Renowned Ibadan industrialist, Bode Akindele is dead
A renowned industrialist from Ibadanland, Chief Bode Akindele, is dead. According to reports, the Parakoyi of Ibadanland died Monday morning at his Apapa, Lagos residence. He was aged 88. Chief Bode Akindele’s business empire operates under the name Modandola Group of Companies. The Madandola Group’s areas of interest cover maritime, properties, manufacturing, real estate, investments,…
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#JusticeforBarakat: Days after Uwa’s case, another undergraduate raped, murdered in Ibadan
Barely five days after some deadly gangs raped and killed a 100-level Microbiology student of University of Benin (UNIBEN), Uwaila Vera Omozuwa while reading in a hall at The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Benin City, another similar case has happened in Ibadan. https://twitter.com/BhadmusAkeem/status/1268068296731045888?s=20 This time around, an 18-year-old girl, identified as Bello…
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Two die as diesel-laden tanker explodes in Ibadan
Two persons were killed while several shops and vehicles were burnt on Friday when a tanker ladened with diesel fell around the Moniya area of Ibadan and burst into flames. The incident led to traders, commuters and residents of the area scampering for safety as the inferno continued to increase with high intensity. The extent…
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25-yr-old jailed for unlawful possession of Indian hemp in Ibadan
A 25-year-old drug dealer, Afeez Owolabi, was on Monday sentenced to four months in prison by Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court in Ibadan over unlawful possession of 350 grams of Indian hemp. Ajoku sentenced Owolabi based on the evidence before her and the fact that the convict pleaded guilty to the offence.…
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![[Video] Fire outbreak in Dugbe Market, Ibadan](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ibadan.png)
[Video] Fire outbreak in Dugbe Market, Ibadan
Shops and building have been destroyed at Dugbe Alawo market, in Ibadan Oyo state, by a fire outbreak in the area. According to reports, goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed by the fire. The Oyo State Fire Service command has confirmed that their men are in the area.
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Coronavirus: Davido performs at Ibadan night club despite government directive
Amid growing apprehensions over the spread of Coronavirus in Oyo state, Nigerian singer, Davido performed at a nightclub in Ibadan, the state capital on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Despite warnings by federal and state governments for Nigerians to avoid large social gatherings, the singer went on with a show that had more than 50 people…
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Breaking: EFCC nabs two brothers, 13 others over Internet fraud
The Ibadan zonal office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arrested two brothers for alleged involvement in internet-related fraud. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the two brothers are Olanrewaju Olatunji, who is 19 years of age, and Femi Olatunji, who is 29 years old, according to an EFCC statement. The suspects were apprehended at…
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New Year Tragedy! Three children of same parents burn to death in Ibadan
Tragedy struck in Ibadan on Friday , when three children of same parents were killed in a midnight inferno after they were said to have been locked inside their apartment located at Ehin Grammar Area of Molete, Ibadan. Hundreds of sympathisers thronged the home where the incident occurred early Friday morning , while others were…