Ibadan

Just in: Popular Ibadan comedian, Peteru, dies

The city of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has lost another comedian, Peter Owomoyela, also known as Peteru. Per Seconds News gathered that...

Celebrated Comedian, Mimic King, Felled By Robbers Bullets

Tragedy has again hit the Nigerian entertainment industry with the killing of big-name Ibadan-based comedian, Mimic King by armed robbers. King was fatally...

Southwest PDP joins “Ayu-must-go” growing call as Atiku gets rousing welcome in Ibadan

The call for the resignation of the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has gained traction in the...

Osinbajo at Olubadan’s palace, says seven years tutelage under Buhari enough credential to lead Nigeria

In pursuit of his presidential aspiration, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) on Friday visited the Olubadàn of Ibadanland, saying the seven years of political...

The Day in Pictures: VP Osinbajo attends the coronation ceremony of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland

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Video: Armed robbers hijack bullion van in Ibadan, two dead, others injured

An attack on a bullion van in Ibadan’s Idi-Ape neighborhood resulted in the deaths of two police officers. Witnesses filmed the aftermath of...

Ibadan Disco slumps, taken over by AMCON

  The insolvent Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), distributing power to Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Kwara and some parts of Ekiti, has been taken...

Few days after businessman was hacked to death, wife of ex-commissioner assassinated in Ibadan

Ibadan, the hitherto peaceful and crime-free ancient city now cosmopolitan, has lately assumed the status of a hotbed of crime and violence with...

Caught in the act! Four-month old pregnant wife in sex romp with secret lover

  Just four months pregnant, a housewife was caught flirting and in sexual bout with her former boyfriend six years into her marriage....

Fashion designer bags four months of community service for Cybercrime

  By Boye Ajayi A 32-year-old, Oyelakin Babatunde, a self-acclaimed fashion designer, has been sentenced to four months of intensive community service for...

‘Mystery fire’ guts Sunday Igboho’s lbadan house days after Seriki Fulani’s Ibarapa home razed

Few days after the house of the Seriki Fulani in Ibarapa area of Oyo State was razed, mystery fire has gutted the Ibadan home...

Ex-Gov. Ajimobi’s wife’s multi-million naira supermarket up in flames

  By Boye Ajayi Few months after Ex-Governor  Abiola Ajimobi died of COVID-19,  his wife, Florence, on Sunday lost her Grandex Supermarket and Stores...

Lekki killings by soldiers beyond my control, says Sanwo-Olu

  By Boye Ajayi Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has attributed the massacre of young #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos...

In an Operation Swoop, EFCC nabs nine suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun

  In Ogun State, at least, nine suspected internet fraudsters were in the early hours of Wednesday picked up from their hideout by...

Female banker bags 98 years in jail for stealing bank’s N49m, $368,000

  Caught stealing N49.3 million and another $368,203 belonging to her employer, First Bank Plc, a woman, Oreoluwa Adesakin, has bagged 98 years imprisonment...

Journalists to FG: Domesticate international, regional laws on women’s sexual health, rights

  The Federal Government has been urged to domesticate all international and regional legal frameworks which promote Women’s Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights...