The President of the International Council for Ifa Religion, Fayemi Fakayode, has corrected a long-standing misconception about the origin of the name of the ancient Yoruba city of Ibadan. He said it was not derived from the words Eba and Odan, but from Iba and Odan. Fakayode made this clarification during the presentation of a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a man identified as Lawal Faruq, has been arrested for allegedly setting a woman ablaze over failed relationship. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident happened at the Mami Market in Odogbo Barracks, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital The victim, Omolola Hassan, was reportedly doused with petrol and…
A petrol tanker carrying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit exploded in Ibadan on Thursday evening, triggering panic and fire damage in the capital of Oyo State. The incident occurred around 6:27 p.m. at Celica junction along the new Ife Expressway. Eyewitnesses said the tanker lost control due to brake failure, collided with multiple vehicles,…
Tragedy struck in Ibadan as three children of the same parents were crushed to death in the early hours of Wednesday in Ibadan. According to Vanguard, the tragic incident occurred along the Celica Kukumoda area of the Ife-Ibadan express road. Our correspondent gathered that a heavy truck carrying goods lost its brakes and crushed the…
A yet-to-be identified man has fallen from one of the top floors of the iconic Cocoa House building in Dugbe, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The sad incident, which occured in the early hours of Monday, sparked confusion and concerns among commuters and business operators within the area. A statement by Odu’a Investment Company Limited,…
Odunayo Alade, the father of the 15-year-old student, Kehinde Alade, who was killed by a stray bullet allegedly fired during a police chase, has revealed he has been solely responsible for raising his children since his wife left seven years ago. “Their mother abandoned us seven years ago, and I made a promise to myself…
Tragedy struck in the early hours of today, Saturday May 10th, 2025 at the POWA Shops, sited at The Police Barracks, Yemetu, Ibadan, as a devastating fire razed nearly 15 shops to the ground, destroying property and livelihoods. Preliminary reports suggest the fire was been caused by an electrical surge, possibly linked to an overvoltage…
At least 57 students of Government Technical College in Orita Aperin, Ibadan, have been arrested by the police for allegedly invading CAC Grammar School and causing significant property damage. According to sources, the incident occurred on March 20, at about 3:20 p.m. The students were said to have raided the school and shattered all the…
The South-West Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Kadiri Olanrewaju, stated on Thursday that over 500 shops and stalls were destroyed in a fire at the popular Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan, Oyo State. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the fire, which broke out around 10:15 pm on Tuesday in the Ibadan South West Local…
Thirty- two alleged internet fraudsters have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms in Ibadan, Oyo State after they pleaded guilty to separate one-count charges bordering on impersonation, internet-related offences filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The convicts who were prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the were…