No fewer than seven persons were burnt to death while 14 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident around OPIC on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in…
…appeals for sustained prayer by clerics Oyo state governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, declared that his administration will not relent until it achieves its set goals as itemized in the roadmap for sustainable development of Oyo State, 2023-2027′. The governor, while speaking at the special…
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA southwest zone says no casualty was recorded in the building collapse that occured at Sango police barracks, Ibadan. Southwest Zonal coordinator, NEMA, Mr Saheed Akiode disclosed this while giving update on the incident to newsarena.ng “The NEMA South West…
A block of flats in the Sango Police Barracks in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital has reportedly collapsed on Saturday evening. In a video with the caption, “This block just collapsed at Sango Police Barracks, Ibadan, Oyo State,” posted on Twitter by one Miss Urie Keshia, the collapsed structure is located in…
The Oyo State Government has assured users of the Oyo-Fasola-Iseyin road that the newly constructed Ogun River Bridge would be opened to traffic soon, saying the work is near completion. The Commissioner for Public Works and Transports, Prof. Dahud Sangodoyin, gave the assurance while inspecting the 34.8…
Two student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Taoheed Oyewo and Ayanwole Emmanuel have won the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award held in Texas. Newsmen reports that ‘Team pathfinder’ from LAUTECH and two teams from UNILAG were shortlisted from Nigeria to…
With barely 38 days to the end of his eight-year-two tenures, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked for forgiveness from those his actions may have hurt during his administration. Speaking inside the Banquet Hall of the presidential villa, Abuja, during a Sallah homage paid to him by the Federal Capital…
The Shawwal crescent moon has been sighted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday, April 20, 2023. This is according to a statement issued from the Saudi Arabia Royal Court this evening, Thursday, April 20, 2023. “The Crescent for the month of Shawwal 1444 was SEEN today in Tumair and Sudair…
A Family Court in Iyaganku, Oyo state on Thursday ordered that a 14-year-old boy who allegedly defiled a 22-month-old baby be remanded in Agodi correctional centre. The police charged the boy, a minor with defilement. Chief Magistrate P. O. Adetuyibi did not take the plea of the minor for want in…
Oyo State Government has promised that it will do everything within its capacity to ensure that BCOS Television commences transmission soon. The State Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal stated this during an assessment tour of the inferno that gutted the studios of the Corporation on Wednesday. According…