The Chairman/CEO of YSEG Hotels and Suites Ibadan and Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has consoled with Oyo State Government, the state Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, and the affected families of the Ibadan Children Funfair Stampede where children numbered 35 lost their lives. Hon Segelu, a PDP governorship aspirant … Read more
The Oyo State Government on Thursday through the Taskforce Team of the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA) on Thursday apprehended a number of cows grazing along the fence of the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. The cows which were nine in number, grazing openly by the motorcycle park otherwise known as … Read more
A magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has granted N30 million bail to embattled lawyer and human rights activist Dele Farotimi. At the hearing of the bail application on Friday, Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun ruled in favour of Farotimi’s bail request. The magistrate stipulated that the bail conditions included two responsible sureties … Read more
French former boxing world title holder Thierry Jacob has died at the age of 59, the mayor of his home city Calais announced on Friday. Jacob took the WBC super bantamweight title in 1992, defeating Mexico’s Daniel Zaragoza in front of his local fans in Calais. “We begin this day with sad news. Thierry … Read more
As a result of the tragic incident of a deadly stampede that occurred in Ibadan yesterday, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the Chairman of Agidigbo FM in Ibadan, has been unconscious since yesterday (Wednesday) and taken to an undisclosed hospitalized Aonymous source stated that Hamzat is currently receiving medical care at an undisclosed hospital in Ibadan. … Read more
Dangote Refinery has announced a reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit to N899.50 per litre, in a bid to offer Nigerians some relief as the holiday season approaches. This was contained in a statement issued by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, on Thursday. The refinery, … Read more
The State House has earmarked N15.09bn for the purchase of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, operational vehicles, and plain cars, and the construction of an office complex for Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants. It also proposed a total sum of N5.49bn as a provision for the annual maintenance of the Presidential … Read more
The Oyo State Police Command says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged death of 32 children during a stampede at a funfair in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro gathered from multiple eyewitness accounts that the stampede occurred when participants rushed to gain access to the venue of the event … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party has dismissed the N47.9 trillion 2025 federal budget proposal presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as “unrealistic, opaque, and insincere.” In a statement issued on Wednesday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the party described the budget as anti-people, warning that its implementation would worsen insecurity, poverty, and … Read more
Organisers of a children’s funfair where many were feared dead following a stampede on Wednesday, at the Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, have been arrested. The state governor, Seyi Makinde, confirmed that the organisers are in custody as investigations continue to determine the cause of the stampede. He made this known … Read more