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Crisis looms in Ogbomoso over alleged destruction of farmlands by herdsmen
An impending disaster may be brewing in Ogbomoso Oyo State, over alleged invasion and destruction of indigenous farmlands by suspected armed herders for over the months.
Olabisi Onabanjo varsity student, Adaeze Jaja kills self with sniper in hotel room
A 400-level female student of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in Ago-Iwoye, Adaeze Jaja, has died after allegedly drinking sniper insecticide in a hotel room in the town where the institution is located.
Ekiti monarch , Alara of Ara-Ekiti explains how he escaped kidnappers
Oba Adebayo Fatoba, the Alara of Ara-Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State has relived how he escaped death in the hands of kidnappers who killed two other traditional rulers he was travelling with last week.
Kidnapped Ekiti students rescued
Eight schoolchildren and teachers who were kidnapped in Ekiti state have been rescued.
Woman nabbed for attempting to dump five-month-old baby in river
The police in Ogun State have arrested a 30-year-old woman, Oluwabunmi Ajayi, who was seen dropping her five-month-old baby, Imole Anifowose, into a river in Sagamu.
Akeredolu to be buried February 23: Family
The family of former Governor of Ondo State, the late Rotimi Akeredolu, has slated Feb. 23 for his burial.
Ibadan Explosion: About N50b properties lost as government ends rescue operation
About N50 billion worth of properties may have been lost and reduced to rubble after last Tuesday’s explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State, which killed five persons, injured 77 and rendered thousands homeless, some estate valuers have estimated.
‘I’m paid N577,000 monthly pension’ – Fashola
Former Minister of Works and Housing and ex-Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the only financial benefit he receives from the government is a N577,000 monthly pension as a former governor of Lagos State.
Outrage as Ibadan explosion exposes illegal mining, weak regulations
As victims count their losses from Tuesday’s explosion that shattered the serenity of Ibadan metropolis, there has been renewed calls for the review of activities of illegal miners in the country to checkmate the menace, particularly preventing the recurrence of such explosion.
Ibadan Explosion: President Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Oyebanji sympathise with Oyo Govt, victims’ families
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the devastating explosion that occurred on Tuesday night in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.