Disaster
Many people, mostly children, have been feared dead in a stampede that occurred during a Children Funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Programme which was organised by the Women in Need of Governance and Support, WINGS, an initiative of Queen Naomi Silekunola, was held at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Oyo State. According to Witnesses, […]
A fire broke out in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, early Sunday morning, destroying three shops. The swift response of the state fire service, however, saved 13 other shops from being consumed. According to investigations, our correspondent reports that the blaze began around midnight behind a branch of First City Monument Bank in Dugbe, reportedly […]
An head on collision between a heavy laden truck and a commercial Micra taxi has claimed four lives while two persons were seriously injured in Ibadan, Oyo state capital. According to report by the DC rescue and recovery, OYRTMA, Mr. Adisa Oluwakayode the accident happened around General Gas Express way, along Iwo Road to Ojoo […]
A Fire outbreak has broke out at the residence of a Customs officer, Mr. Tijani Kabiru, attached to the Oyo/Osun Command, killed him, his wife, and four of their children. The inferno which occured at Akankan Area, Ede, Osun State in the early hours of today, left the community in shock and mourning. Speaking with […]
Property worth millions of naira has been destroyed by fire in Moniya market in Akinyele Local Government area of Oyo State. Report says the fire which started in the early hours of today is believed to have been triggered by a power surge. No fewer than 18 shops were razed but no casualty was recorded […]
The Oyo State Government has released the first batch of qualified applicants who participated in the Oyo State Post Primary Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM’s 2024 recruitment exercise. The Permanent Secretary, TESCOM, Alhaji Lawal Haroon, made this known today in Ibadan. He said Governor Seyi Makinde has given directives that the names of the newly appointed […]
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that his administration would continue to advocate ethical and effective leadership in the civil/public service of the state. He stated this at the 2024 Theophilus Akinyele Memorial Symposium themed “Reinventing Leadership and Ethics in Public Service,” held in Ibadan. Governor Makinde said most of the challenges being faced […]
There is palpable fear in Saki town in Oyo State following the death of five persons including the owner of an hospital. The fear stemmed from the inability to ascertain the cause of their death, which remains mysterious to the residents around the area. When Radio Nigeria visited the Clinic which is located at Oke […]
Oyo State governor, Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde, has mourned the deaths of victims of a building collapse in Jegede Olunloyo, Ona Ara Local Government, Ibadan. The governor expressed condolences to the families of the victims as well as to the families of PDP chieftains, Babatunde Eesuola and Mr Taoreed Adedigba, who passed away during brief illnesses. […]
The Nigerian Air Force has announced the sad demise of 5 of its personnel in a fatal road accident which occured along the Jos – Akwanga road while on their way to Abuja. A statement by the Director of NAF Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa made the sad development known. The statement […]
