Tag: IBADAN
Police kill ‘notorious’ Ibadan robber
A man identified as a notoriousrobber, who specialised in terrorising residents of Tipper Garage, Kukumada, Ogundbade Road in Ibadan, was shot dead by the...
Gunmen shoot former UI VC, Femi Bamiro
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday night shot former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Femi Bamiro.
The 69-year-old professor of mechanical engineering was attacked...
Lifeline for 3SC, Crown FC as Ajimobi promises improved funding
Oyo Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has promised a lifeline to management, players and supporters of state-owned Shootings Stars Sports Club and Crown Football Club of...
Why I asked principals, students to apologise for violent protest –...
Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has said that the country’s youth will continue to revel in haunting moral decadence and brigandage if the...
We’ll get to the bottom of lawmaker’s assassination – Ajimobi
Governor Abiola Ajimobi has described the suspected assassination of member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Gideon Aremu, as not only tragic but...
Students go on rampage in Ibadan over proposed privatisation of public...
Secondary school students in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday protested plan by the state government to privatise some public schools.
Hundreds of students...
Okei-Odumakin storms Ibadan for trial of alleged husband killer
Members of Women Arise for Change, an NGO led by Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, were at an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on...
Live like a local: Explore Ibadan in 24 hours
By Nkem Ndem
Although one of the oldest and most ancient cities in Nigeria, Ibadan is often overlooked by tourists. However, when you explore this...
Ajimobi goes to church for wife’s 57th birthday
Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, was at the Government House Chapel, Agodi, Ibadan, on Tuesday for a thanksgiving service for his wife of...
Court okays veil for lawyer who allegedly stabbed husband to death
An Oyo State High Court has agreed that alleged husband killer, Yewande Oyediran, can cover her face during proceedings.
Yewande, a lawyer, is facing trial...