The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has upheld the validity of the 2025 elective National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which produced Kabiru Turaki as the party’s substantive National Chairman. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Ladiran Akintola ruled that the convention was conducted in full compliance with the relevant constitutional and…
The Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held on November 15, 2025, delivering a major setback to the faction that emerged from the exercise. In its ruling, the court nullified the convention and restrained Kabiru Turaki and others from parading themselves as national officers of…
The Oyo State Executive Council led by the Acting Governor, His Excellency Barr Abdulraheem Adebayo Lawal on Tuesday among many other resolutions, approved the sum of N110,000,000 for camping and hosting of Nigeria’s Under-20 female national football team for the Women’s World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Rwanda. It would be recalled that the…
Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan-designate, has proclaimed that the establishment of Ibadan State is long overdue, expressing his desire for this goal to be realized during his tenure as monarch. Receiving visitors at his Bodija residence, Oba Ladoja asserted, “Aside from achieving other things in life, what is left for me is the actualization of…
Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the founder of Ibadan-based FM, Agidigbo 88.7 has publicly apologised to Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly called Naira Marley, and lifted the ban earlier placed on songs from Marlian Records on the radio station. Hamzat made this known on Tuesday during a broadcast on his radio station, barely two years after banning…
In the wake of the passing of the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, preparations are underway for the ascension of Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja to the coveted throne. Royal drummers have relocated to Ladoja’s Bodija home in anticipation of his installation. As the current Otun Olubadan, Ladoja’s rise has been expected due to…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has passed away, marking a significant loss for the community. According to Tribune Online, the revered monarch died in the early hours of Monday, July 7, 2025, just two days after celebrating his 90th birthday. Born on July 5, 1935, Oba Olakulehin ascended the throne on July 12,…
In a heartfelt tribute to the late Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo, former governor of Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde has officially renamed The Polytechnic, Ibadan to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan. The announcement was made during the state burial ceremony for the elder statesman held in the capital city, Ibadan, on Thursday. Dr. Olunloyo, who served…
A tragic incident in Ibadan saw a teenage boy lose his life to a stray bullet while heading to school on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses reported that the shooting occurred at the Ibadan airport junction along Old Ife Road. Dauda Oseni, a commercial motorcyclist who witnessed the event, shared that the boy was traveling in his father’s…
Local flights at the Ladoke Akintola International Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State, are set to resume operations by the end of this year, according to a statement from the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade. The announcement was made on Monday in Ibadan, the state capital. Oyelade emphasized that significant upgrades are currently…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the temporary closure of Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport (SLAA) in Ibadan to allow for upgrade works. The Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has shut down the runway and airport operations in line with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regulations. The closure is part of the Oyo State Government’s…
The Federal Government has approved the dualisation of Section Two of the Ibadan-Ilorin Road, allocating N147 billion for the project as part of its broader efforts to enhance road infrastructure across the country. The approval was granted during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday, where a total of N733 billion was earmarked for…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disclosed the perpetrators of the unfortunate incident are facing trial for terrorism and are currently being held in prison. This is has the governor reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring every part of the state is safe and secure. The governor gave this assurance in commemoration of the…
Justice K. B Olawoyin-led Oyo State High Court at Ring Road on Monday granted N10 million bail to Olori Naomi Silekunola, Alhaji Oriyomi Hazmat, and Abdulahi Fasasi. Justice Olawoyin, a presiding officer of Court 8, gave the ruling following a bail application filed by the counsels of the trio. The Court fixed Monday for the…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reiterated that those responsible for the ugly stampede at the Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, where at least 35 children were killed in December 2024, will face trial. The governor, while speaking on Monday at the 2025 Annual Interfaith Service for State Workers, maintained that the case must…
The Nollywood actress Opeyemi Aiyeola has cancelled planned charity events over the stampede incident in Ibadan that landed ex-Ooni wife queen Naomi Silekunola and the popular broadcaster Alhaji Hamzat Oriyomi in prison. Aiyeola, while citing concerns over potential risks and consequences following the tragic incident that claimed 35 lives, said she would no longer proceed…
A Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife; Oriyomi Hamzat, the owner of Agidigbo FM; and Bashorun Islamic High School Principal, Fasasi Abdulahi, at the Agodi Correctional Facility, pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of the Oyo State…
The Southwest chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, while condoling with the government and people of Oyo State following the tragic stampede at a children’s Christmas funfair in Ibadan, which claimed the lives of several children and left many injured, attributed the ugly incident to nation’s hardship. It would be recalled that a stampede occurred…
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; the Principal of Islamic High School, Ibadan, Fasasi Abdulahi; and six others in connection to the death of some children during a stampede at a funfair in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday. The ex-queen was…
Following a tragic incident that claimed the lives of children at funfair, the operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have detained the principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Mr Abdullahi Fasasi. Vanguard learnt that Fasasi was invited by the police on Wednesday night and has been detained since then in connection with the…
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A man, Kunle Ojofeyitimi, has appealed for help after individuals known as “Omo Onile” reportedly demolished his property in Akoto, Elebu, Oluyole extension, Ibadan. In Yoruba phrase, “Omo Onile” refers to people who claim ownership or authority over land, often asserting control or demanding payments from others on that land. This term generally applies to…
The National Association of Environmental Health Scientists of Nigeria (NAEHSON), has condemned in the strongest terms the reported backdoor issuance of BSC in Environmental Health Science certificates through the University of Ibadan. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Amb Jimoh Moh’d Bashir, on Friday. According to the statement, NAEHSON,…
Following the passing of Oba Lekan Balogun Alli Okunmade II, the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, the Olubadan-In-Council on Friday approved the nomination of High Chief Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin, the Balogun of Ibadanland, as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The Informant247 gathered that the meeting attended by Oba Olakulehin was chaired by the Otun Olubadan of…
Following the nationwide hardship, some angry youths in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have taken to the streets to protest the high cost of living, food inflation and the current economic situation in the country. According to reports, the youths are protesting with placards with inscriptions such as ‘End food hike and inflation’, ‘The poor…
No fewer than three persons responsible for the Bodija blast have been identified, the Oyo State Government has said. The Informant247 reports that Seyi Makinde-led Oyo State Government, on Monday, directed all the 33 local government chairmen in the state, as well as traditional rulers and chiefs, to flush out illegal miners, bandits and land…
Seyi Makinde-led Oyo State Government, on Monday, directed all the 33 local government chairmen in the state, as well as traditional rulers and chiefs, to flush out illegal miners, bandits and land grabbers in their respective council areas. The Informant247 reports that an explosion rocked Adeyi Avenue at Old Bodija in Ibadan on Tuesday, January…
No fewer than four persons on Tuesday were killed, while 10 others sustained degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to reports, the incident, which involved a white Toyota bus with number plate ZUR87ZY, occurred around 5:57 am around Sandcrate along the expressway. Florence Okpe, the spokesperson for the…
Mr Philip Aivoji, the chairman, Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to sources, the chairman was abducted along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway around 6 p.m on Thursday. Hon. Hakeem Amode, the state publicity secretary of the party, while confirming the abduction, stated that the chairman was returning from a stakeholders’ meeting in…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki, alongside the member representing Ekiti, Irepodun, Isin, and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency, Honourable Raheem Tunji Olowuyi (commonly called Ajuloopin), and several other distinguished Nigerians, narrowly escaped a potentially tragic incident after their private jet crash-landed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital….
A private jet, carrying VIPs, experienced a runway mishap in Ibadan, Oyo State, crash-landing at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport around 11 am on Friday. The incident involving the jet with registration number N580KR occurred when it overshot the runway, ending up in a nearby bush. Prompt response from firefighters and FAAN rescue officials prevented…
