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By Adeyinka Adeniran     Indications have emerged that the suspected miner that stored up dynamite that caused the massive explosion in Old Bodija, Ibadan may have been living on false identity in the neighbourhood.   This is as Corenews have reliably gathered that...

By Adeyinka Adeniran       Legal Luminary and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Niyi Akintola has called for more devolution of powers to the state and local government in the areas of solid minerals management and exploration.   The Senior Advocate of...

By Adeyinka Adeniran     President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has lamented the devastating impacts of the explosion that rocked Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening.   Bishop Oke, who paid a visit to Adeyi Street,...

By Adeyinka Adeniran     The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola and the Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Yerima on Friday visited the scene of Tuesdays night Ibadan explosion.   The CJN was accompanied by Justice H.M. Ogunwumiju, Justice...

By Adeyinka Adeniran     More body parts were on Friday recovered at the scene of Tuesday explosion at Old Bodija, Ibadan.   The Incident Manager, Prof Temitope Alonge made the disclosure in an interview with Corenews.   Alonge said, the parts have been sent to...

By Adeyinka Adeniran     The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, mni, FAS, has reiterated that the University of Ibadan thrives on the tradition of excellence handed over by the Founding fathers, and as such, the tradition...

By Adeyinka Adeniran     A bill to expand the tax net of Oyo state government and consequently increase the state's internally generated revenue scaled 2nd reading on Thursday in the Oyo State House of Assembly.   The bill tagged "Oyo State Presumptive Tax...

By Adeyinka Adeniran     Two additional bodies have been recovered from the rubbles at the site of Tuesday explosion at Old Bodija, Ibadan.   While search and rescue efforts recovered one body intact, the other was recovered mutilated.   The development put the fatalities figure...

By Adeyinka Adeniran     The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin has led a delegation of the House to the scene of Tuesday's explosion at Adeyi area of old Bodija in Ibadan.   The Speaker and the other Lawmakers were...

By Adeyinka Adeniran     The Socialist Party of Nigeria, SPN, Oyo State Chapter sympathizes with the victims and relatives of the unfortunate explosion that rocked the city of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State around 7pm on Tuesday, 16th January, 2024....