Tag: Ibadan

Panic swept through parts of Ibadan, Oyo State, on the evening of Thursday, July 18, after a petrol tanker burst into flames at Celica junction along the New Ife Expressway. The fire, which broke out around 6:27 p.m., was the result of a tragic accident involving a tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of petrol...

The Southwest chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended its condolences to the government and people of Oyo State over the tragic stampede at a children’s Christmas funfair in Ibadan, which resulted in the deaths of several children and left many injured. The incident occurred on Wednesday during an event offering free festivities

Angry bank customers burned tyres and blocked streets in Ibadan on Wednesday in protests over the scarcity of naira cash. News Direct gathered that the protesters first converged on the Eleyele junction, in the Ibadan North West Local Government Area of the state. The protesters blocked the ever-busy Eleyele-Ologuneru-Eruwa road...