Tag: Ibadan

‘No To Darkness,’ Protesters Shut Down IBEDC Office in Ibadan

Gbenga Adeoti

Ekectricity consumers and customers of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Monday besieged the office of the utility firm in protest of what they described as “darkness allegedly meted to them by the company. Platforms Africa reports that the IBEDC has since closed their offices to prevent a breakdown of law and order. The protesters who came from Olodo to Iyana Offa in Oyo State took to the streets to protest against what they described as the continuous disconnection by the IBEDC. READ ALSO: ‘Shot Dead,’ American Rapper Killed On…

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BREAKING: Private Jet Crash-lands In Ibadan

ADEOLA YUSUF

A private jet with 10 persons onboard has reportedly crash-landed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The jet was said to have crash-landed on Friday around 11 am at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport. Firefighters and rescue officials from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria have been deployed to the scene. Details later…

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We Killed Pastor By Mistake, He’s Not A kidnapper — So Safe Corps

Gbenga Adeoti

“How Pastor Saheeb Adisa of Oke Oluokun, Ibadan, Oyo State, was gunned down at the scene of an anti-kidnap operation in Ogun state”   Ogun State security outfit, So-Safe Corps, has said that its operatives killed Pastor Adeniyi Adisa in error when they engaged in a shootout with some kidnappers on July 1, 2023 at Abule Ori community, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the State. Platforms Africa reports that the Commander of So-Safe, Soji Ganzallo, disclosed this at a conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. READ ALSO: “Don’t Contest…

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“Jurist Per Excellence,” KolaDaisi Varsity VC Pays Tributes To Bola Ajibola

Gbenga Adeoti

    The Vice Chancellor of the KolaDaisi University, Ibadan, Prof. Adeniyi Olatunbosun SAN, has paid tributes to a former Judge of the International Court of Justice, Hague, Netherlands, Bola Ajibola, who died on Saturday at the age of 89 years. The Vice Chancellor described the late renowned elder statesman as a jurist per excellent, an extra ordinary public officer, and a global personality of high esteem. Prof. Olatunbosun said Prince Ajibola has left an indelible mark in the sand of time for the excellent services he rendered nations as…

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Meet Rosemary Ajiboye, Nigeria’s First Female Winner of Int’l Physics Olympiad

Abibat Babalola

Oyo State has again set the pace for other states as a student of Sacred Heart College, Akinyemi Way, Ibadan, Rosemary Ajiboye has emerged Nigeria’s first female national winner of the National Science Physics Olympiad in Switzerland. Describing her journey to achieving the global feat in a recent interview, the 15-year-old Rosemary said she almost lost out at the beginning because she didn’t take the competition seriously, but was challenged and inspired by her teachers and school management to aim high. Rosemary emerged national winner after a competition which involved…

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How We Buy Goods With Fake Bank Alerts – Suspect

Ganiyu Amodu

Oyo State Police Command have arrested a 45-year-old man, Adewale Adesanya, for generating fake bank alerts to defraud Point of Sale (POS) operators and business owners. The suspect who was arrested with four bottles of a champagne brand, Dom Perignom, valued at N117,900 each, confirmed to reporters that his colleague in the business trained him in the fraudulent act. Adesanya said they bought goods worth millions of naira with fake alerts they generated with an application on their phone. READ ALSO: 2023: Big Blow For Niger APC As Vatsa Prepares…

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Fire Guts TCN Substation, Worsens Power Supply Shortage in Oyo

ADEOLA YUSUF

TCN confirms incident, says 150MVA 330/132kV transforler affected   Fire has gutted a power Substation belonging to Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in Oyo state, worsening the power supply issues in the area. The TCN, which confirmed the incident n a statement shared by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mba, on Twitter, said that one 150MVA 330/132kV transforler was affected by the fire. READ ALSO: BREAKING: 3 Power Lines Collapse, Plunge Abeokuta, Mowe, 4 Ogun Towns In Blackout TCN Gets N1.4bn From Govt, 4 Days After Grid’s 4th Collapse…

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20 million Nigerians Living With Kidney Problems – Expert

Precious Ibekwe

“One in 10 Nigerians suffers from a renal disease. Here is how to survive the problem” 20 million Nigerians are living with kidney problems, Mr. Zahi El-Khatib, the Managing Director, Rencare-Reeemer’s Health Centre (Rencare-RHC) Dialysis Centre, Ibadan, has declared. Saying that one in 10 citizens of the country with 200 million population is with kidney problems, El-Khatib maintained that no fewer than 20,000 Nigerians develop end-stage kidney disease every year. Platforms Africa reports that El-Khatib made this known on Thursday in Ibadan at the inauguration of the Rencare-RHC Dialysis Project,…

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Courts Jail IBEDC Power Assets’ Vandals for 2 years

Gbenga Adeoti

How we secured conviction against the transformer, Cables vamdals in two Courts , IBEDC Management declares in a statement to Platforms Africa    Two Courts sitting in 8badan have jailed two men; Yusuff Olatunji and Ademola Toheeb, after they found them guilty of vanadalism of key power assets belonging to Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc. (IBEDC). Platforms Africa reports that the Grade A, Customary Court of Appeal, Ibadan and Magistrate Court, Moniya, Ibadan, read the conviction judgments on 15th October, 2021 and 22nd November, 2021 respectively. The IBEDC, which confirmed…

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