A58-year-old man, Michael Oritudafila, on Friday, appeared before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over alleged false information. Mr Oritudafila, whose address was not provided, is being tried on a charge of giving false information, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Samuel Owolabi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on…
A fully loaded 33,000-litre diesel tanker overturned on Akala Expressway, Ibadan, on Friday, January 16, 2026, spilling fuel across the road and crushing a parked black Mercedes Benz GLE SUV belonging to a female driver. The woman, who had briefly stepped away to buy food near the OPay office, returned to find her vehicle flattened…
Two teenagers, identified as a fifteen-year-old Abdullahi Sheriff and Adekitan Rasheed, 13, have lost their lives after drowning in a river flowing through the Morubo-Apete area, Ibadan, Oyo State. The victims, who were said to be relatives, lived in adjoining houses with their parents in the Apete area of the city before the unfortunate incident….
Residents and passers-by on Friday night scampered for safety as gas explosion claimed the lives of three persons as well as destroyed properties worth millions of naira at Idi-Iroko, Amuloko area in Ona-Ara local government area of Oyo. One of the victims, as reliably gathered was identified as the owner of the Tank farm while…
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…
