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, …

People suspected of be members of the Yoruba Nation agitation reportedly hijacked Amuludun 99.1 FM in Ibadan in the early hours of Sunday. The radio station, according to some staff who spoke with Daily Post, was hijacked around 6 am on Sunday. Amuludun 99.1 FM is a community station owned by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. A staff member …

A Family Court in Iyaganku has ordered that four students of Eleyele Secondary School, Eleyele, Ibadan in Oyo State be remanded for allegedly raping a female schoolmate who is mentally challenged. The police charged the defendants who are minors with conspiracy and unlawful sexual intercourse. The Police prosecutor, Inspector Folake Ewe told the court that the students, between January and …

A yet-to-be-identified newborn baby has been reportedly found dead in Ibadan, Oyo State. The dead body, which was wrapped with black polythene, was reportedly dropped under the bridge at the Uncle Joe area in Mokola, Ibadan. According to _The PUNCH_ , the child’s lifeless body was founder under the bridge at the Uncle Joe area in Mokola, wrapped with black …

The anti-fuel/Naira scarcity protest in Ibadan turned bloody on its second day (Saturday) after one person was shot dead by security personnel. Some hoodlums, according to the police in Ibadan, had attacked the security personnel while on patrol around Apata junction market. Long queues at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) persisted across the country as people raced against time to dispose …