Residents of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, have appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde to stop ongoing demolition of houses within the Ibadan Circular Road corridor. The residents made the appeal during the second day of the protest against the ongoing demolition of houses in the city. Newsmen report that hundreds of residents whose houses were either…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo state government has announced the release of the 2024 screening/placement for primary six pupils transiting into Junior Secondary Schools and Schools of Science results. In a statement issued and signed on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu and made available to the newsmen in Ibadan,…
The Police Command in Oyo State has confirmed the kidnapping of Mr Benedict Akika, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), by gunmen. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan. Newsmen report that gunmen abducted Akika on Tuesday evening at his…
By Abdulmumin Ishola The representative of Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency, Honourable Akin Alabi, has donated ₦5 million to shop owners affected by a recent fire outbreak at Hope Junction, Alakia, Ibadan. The devastating fire, which caused extensive damage to several shops, left many business owners grappling with losses. Honourble Alabi, after assessing the damages donated…
By Michael Adeyemo About sixteen people have been confirmed dead in an accident along the Ojo-Iwo Road section of the Ibadan-Lagos expressway, near the Agbowo/Ajao area. The Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Oyo Sector Command, CRC Mayowa Odewo, confirmed the incident to Pensioners FM Correspondent. According to CRC Odewo, seventeen people were…
By Yetunde Oke Leaving behind a good legacy to serve as an example for the next generation of journalists has been emphasised. This was the submission at the 2nd Edition of late Mr Tunde Oluwanike Annual Memorial lecture, organised by Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Radio Nigeria, FRCN, Ibadan Chapel, held at the station’s premises,…
The leadership of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, University of Ibadan, on Tuesday, led their members on a peaceful protest at the main entrance of the Institution. The protesters blocked UI-Sango ever busy road for almost one hour and disrupted vehicular movement. They carried placards with different…
By Oladele Ogunsola Though, the beating of the drums actually stopped late evening of Thursday, 14th March this year and in observing the Islamic injunction professed by the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Sen. Mohood Olalekan Ishola Balogun CFR, Alli Okunmade II, his remains were interred the following day at his…
Panic gripped residents and traders of the popular Ojoo market in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State as the government demolished scores of shops and kiosks in the area today. Newsmen gathered that the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development had served the traders quit notice a long time ago but they…
A 52 year old man, Bamidele Adeleke, on Monday appeared before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Iyaganku, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing 200 high voltage batteries worth N2 million. Adeleke whose address was not provided, is being charged with stealing. The Prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on April…