Four Governors of South-West states in Nigeria on Tuesday met with their ailing Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, in his private residence in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. According to a statement by Akeredolu’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Richard Olatunde, the governors who were Engr. Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Prince Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); and Mr. Biodun Oyebanji …

Family members of a 34-year-old groom-to-be in Ibadan, Oyo state, identified as Bosun, are currently mourning the loss of their son, who died on the eve of his wedding. The groom, Bosun, and his best man were killed along Idi-Ape Road when they were returning from his bachelor’s eve party. Two other people, including the groom’s friends, were also killed …

A family court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday ordered that a skit maker, Mr. Maruf Abdullahi (well known as Trinity) be remanded in Agodi correction centre for allegedly sexually exploiting a 10-year-old girl. The magistrate, P. O. Adetuyibi ordered Abdullahi, 31, and the parents of the child – Isiaka Ahmed, 40, and his wife, Rofiat Ahmed, 29 – to continue …

A Magistrates’ Court sitting at Iyaganku in Ibadan on Monday ordered that a nursing mother, Damilola Opeyemi be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility, Oyo Town for allegedly stabbing her husband to death over dinner. Magistrate P. O . Adetuyibi said the remand is pending legal advice from the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). She adjourned the matter until …

Mobility and urban e-hailing application, inDrive, has launched its services in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. In a statement, the company said that the ride-hailing app which launched in Lagos in 2019 sets itself apart in allowing drivers and passengers to negotiate fares, instead of the price being set by an algorithm. The statement explained that with the app, the …

The bodies of slain Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Isaac Ajewole have been laid to rest. Ajewole was buried on Tuesday amid tears at Cathedral of St. James The Great Cemetery, Ijokodo, Ibadan. He was gunned down in his Olororo, Ojo, Ibadan residence by yet-to-be-identified assailants on 5th June. On Monday, the …

Commercial motorists in Ibadan have bemoaned the high rise in the manner in which they were being extorted by the police, which according to them, has started taken serious toll on their income at the end of the day. They equally called on Governor Seyi Makinde, the Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams, and the new Acting Inspector General of Police …

The 13th of June 2023 had Mauve 21 in Ibadan bursting with excitement as Lush Hair held its first Hangout for Hairstylists in the city. The event was hosted by two prominent faces in the movie and entertainment industry – ace producer, actor and presenter, Aisha Lawal; and compère, actor and content creator Ayo Ajewole (well known as Wolii Agba). The …

The Oyo State Police Command on Friday paraded 21 suspected robbers, including a gang that allegedly killed a middle-aged man, Makanjuola Ogedengbe, and raped his two girls at Apaatuku/Onireke village, Akobo, in the Lagelu Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Adewale Osifeso, who paraded the suspects at the command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, …

Chaos unfolded as sporadic gunfire echoed through various parts of Ibadan city, Oyo State capital, in the late hours of Thursday. Tensions had been mounting since Monday, resulting in the removal of the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Park Management System (PMS), Mukaila Lamidi (popularly known as Auxiliary). The sporadic shooting was heard in Iyana Church, Monatan, Iwo-Road, …