The Oyo State Government on Wednesday said it has identified at least three persons responsible for the Bodija explosion. Explosive devices exploded at Bodija Housing Estate in Ibadan on 16th January. Special Adviser on Security to the Governor, Mr. Fatai Owoseni said three persons of interest had been identified in connection with the incident. He added that the identified persons …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has set up a facility to tackle post traumatic stress disorders among the survivors of the recent explosion at Bodija area of Ibadan. Makinde made this declaration on Monday. An explosion occurred at Dejo Oyelese close, Bodija Housing Estate in Ibadan a few days ago. The governor said he has set up a facility …

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has countered the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, who alleged on Monday that Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), was yet to commiserate with the people and the state government over the Ibadan explosion. Atiku belongs to the same political party with Makinde, he did not however enjoy …

The Bodija Estate Residents Association, Oyo State, on Wednesday, alleged that about nine people were still missing after the penultimate Tuesday explosion at Adeyi in Bodija, Ibadan, the state capital. It was reported that five people died, 77 sustained varying degrees of injuries, and 58 houses were damaged during the explosion that rocked Dejo Oyelese Street in Ibadan. The President …

A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Teejay Yusuf has said the tragic explosion in Ibadan has further shed light on the increasingly dangerous security threat that widespread illegal mining poses for Nigeria. He, however, said the tragedy presents an opportunity for a well-coordinated inter-agency response led by the Office of the National Security Adviser and various security …

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that those found culpable in circumstances leading to the tragic Ibadan explosion will face the full weight of the law. While visiting the scene of the blast for an on-the-spot assessment in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, who led the Federal Government delegation, expressed shock …

Last Tuesday, an explosion rocked Old Bodija in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The panic and stampede that ensued were better imagined than witnessed; so also, the magnitude of destruction and loss suffered. Lives were lost; at the last count five as a direct consequence of the blast. Other deaths linked to the blast have since been recorded. Also at …

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Solid Minerals is waiting for the outcome of forensic investigation ordered to ascertain the actual cause of the tragic explosion that rocked Ibadan, Oyo State capital last week. Immediately after the tragic incident, and in the presence of the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Dele Alake, President Bola Tinubu placed a telephone call …

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said a structural integrity test has been conducted on no fewer than 230 houses possibly affected by the recent Ibadan explosion. The explosion which occurred on Tuesday killed five persons, injured 77 and rendered thousands homeless in the state. Makinde disclosed these figures while speaking at the Nigerian Society of Engineers investiture in …

Big calamities seldom knock before opening the door. Calamities’ sneaky essence is articulated in one song by grand old Odolaye Aremu, Ilorin, Kwara State-born Dadakuada song minstrel. While philosophising the concept of calamity, which Yoruba call eemo, Odolaye sang that surprise and swiftness are primary features of calamities, holding tight to them like leeches. So he sang, Peki laa k’eemo, …