Tag: Ibadan
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MEET latest Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Owoade
Oba Abimbola Owoade has been crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. He succeeds the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The coronation ceremony took place on Saturday at Oliveth Baptist High School in Oyo, where Governor Seyi Makinde led a host of dignitaries,…
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SAD! Viral Baba Onilu is dead
A talented elderly drummer in Ibadan popularly called Ayangbenle ‘Baba Onilu’ is dead. Ayangbenle, a special drummer for Osun during the Osun Osogbo festival is a native of Ede town, Osun State. The drummer’s son confirmed his demise. He said: “Baba Onilu has passed away overnight. May Almighty Allah grant him Aljanah Fidarus”. “Baba Onilu…
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Just In: Fire guts popular Ibadan market
An early morning fire on Wednesday, gutted some section of well-known Alesinloye Market in Ibadan Southwest Local Government Area. The inferno destroyed goods and property, including equipment worth millions of Naira.
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Fire consumes driver, motor boy at Ibadan petrol station
Two persons have been confirmed dead in a fire incident that occurred early Tuesday at the Orita Challenge outlet of GABSTAB Petrol Station in Ibadan. In a statement released by the General Manager, Oyo State Fire Services Agency,
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Properties worth millions destroyed by fire in Ibadan
Property worth millions of Naira were destroyed on Sunday in Ibadan during a fire incident which ravaged a one-storey building with 10 rooms and three shops.
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27-yr-old kidnapper bags 60 years imprisonment in Ibadan
A Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, sentenced a 27-year-old kidnapper, Umar Babangida, to 60 years imprisonment. The convict, found guilty of three charges bordering on kidnapping and cybercrime (
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Nigerian burn survivor shares photos after surviving gas explosion
A Nigerian woman, has shared her story of recovery a few months after she survived a gas explosion.
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Suspected cultists kill man in Ibadan
The Police in Oyo State have confirmed the killing of a yet-to-be-identified man by suspected cultists in the early hours of Sunday.
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Davido announces release of anticipated studio album
Nigerian Afrobeat superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is set to release his highly anticipated fifth studio album titled “5ive” in March.
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SAD: Woman dead, several injured as truck rams into Ibadan market
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of a woman in an accident involving an articulated truck and a commercial bus at Eleyele Roundabout, Ibadan, on Wednesday.