Tag: IBADAN
Billionaire businessman Harry Akande is dead
Billionaire businessman and Agba Oye of Ibadanland Harry Akande is dead.
Born on March 3, 1943, Mr. Akande died in the early hours of Saturday,...
Okada riders clash with prison officials in Ibadan
Commercial motorcyclists known locally as Okada riders on Tuesday clashed with officials of the Agodi Correctional Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
It was gathered that...
Fire engulfs Ajimobi’s wife’s store in Ibadan
Fire broke out on Sunday at the Bodija outlet of Grandez Supermarket a chain store owned and operated by Florence Ajimobi wife of the...
Ngige probes death of UI student in Ibadan soap factory
Following the death of a 300-level student of the University of Ibadan (UI) at a soap factory in Ibadan, the Federal Government has set...
UI student crushed to death in Ibadan soap factory
A student of the University of Ibadan (UI) Gbadebo Richard has died after slipping into a soap-making machine at a factory owned by Henkel...
We didn’t kill ‘One Million Boys’ leader in Ibadan – Police
Police in Oyo have denied culpability in the death of Biola also known as Ebila the alleged gang leader of the ‘One Million Boys’...
Leader of ‘One Million Boys’ killed in Ibadan – Police
Police in Oyo say the leader of the “One Million Boys” gang and the most wanted Ibadan suspect, Biola Ebila, has been killed.
The gang...
I sold undergarments in Ibadan for two years – Lola Shoneyin
Poet and author, Lola Shoneyin, has revealed that she sold undergarments in Ibadan, Oyo State from 2002 to 2004.
The founder of Aké Arts and...
Ajimobi buried in Ibadan amid tears
The remains of former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, have been laid to rest in Ibadan on Sunday.
The 70-year-old was buried around 10:05...
Ajimobi to be buried June 28 in Ibadan – Family
The family of the late former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has announced funeral arrangements, saying he would be buried on June 28...