UPDATE: Soka accident: FRSC confirms four death
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Federal Road Safety Corps, Oyo State command has confirmed four persons dead with one person severely injured in an accident that occurred Tuesday morning at Soka Area of the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway, Ibadan. The Sector Commander, Mrs. Rosemary Alo while confirming the incident said the injured person had been taken to an undisclosed hospital while the bodies of...
Petrol laden tanker tumbles, spills fuel in Iseyin
By Adeyinka Adeniran A tanker carrying 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petroleum has tumbled and summersaulted in Iseyin area of Oyo state. It was gathered that the incident occurred at NICO Farm, along Iseyin/Oyo Road in Iseyin on Monday. No casualty was reported in the incident. It was gathered that the tanker with registration number LM62XP (Lagos) lost...
Tragedy as multiple trailer crashes into commercial cars, claim four in Ibadan
By Adeyinka Adeniran At least four persons have been confirmed dead in a multiple accident which occured along the Soka axis of the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway, Ibadan on Tuesday. The tragic incident, according to sources involved four trailers, four Micra cars, and one Toyota Camry. Eyewitness said the accident happened when a trailer which was in front collided with another trailer that was...
Judiciary, Legislative, LG Autonomy: Conspiracy between NASS, Govs, hindering implementation, Hon. Adesanya
By Adeyinka Adeniran A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ogun state House of Assembly, representing the Ijebu North East State Constituency, Hon. Seun Adesanya, has blamed the non-implementation of the local government, judiciary and legislative autonomy on the National Assembly and the Governors, describing them as 'Conspirators'. The opposition lawmaker, who is a legal practitioner, made the...
Criminologists, others, converge to discuss reformation of Nigeria Correctional Services
By Adeyinka Adeniran Against the background of challenges confronting the Nigeria Correctional Service, scholars in the field of criminology and criminal justice system would converge on University of Abuja to examine Correctional Service Reformation in the country. The conference which will take place at the University of Abuja (June 26-27, 2025), aims to present evidence emanating from the researches conducted by...
Open defecation: Olubadan begins ‘toilet in agbole’ project across Ibadan
By Adeyinka Adeniran Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has commenced an initiative advocating the construction of toilets in traditional homesteads in Ibadanland by the family heads (Mogajis). The project which was introduced to Ibadan family heads (Mogajis) at a meeting of all Mogajis at the weekend is part of the monarch's 90th birthday and first coronation anniversary celebration activities coming...
Mid-term retreat: Makinde launches performance delivery compact to measure results
...says Oyo admitted into World Union of Whole Markets By Adeyinka Adeniran Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has announced the launch of what he described as a Legacy Compact, also known as Oyo State’s Performance Delivery Compact, which will help the administration to measure results and successes in the next two years. The governor made the disclosure on Monday, at the...
The Courage of Fairness Irrespective of Opposition
By Oluwole Dada Leading a team comes with the complexities of people not liking you. The reasons for this, many times, are unjustified and unfounded. However, the true test of leadership character lies not in avoiding these critics, but in how fairly you treat them despite their opposition. Authentic leaders must not be intimidated by those who dislike them, but...
Oyo 2027: Nothing is too much to sacrifice to unite our members for party electoral success – Adelabu
...As party chair declares readiness to take over Agodi govt house By Adeyinka Adeniran The Minister of Power and Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Adebayo Adelabu has said that, in a bid to reconcile the party to achieve success at taking over governance at the state level come 2027, nothing should be too much for the members to...
Egungun festival: Olubadan cautions on peaceful conduct
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has called on all Ibadan Egungun (masquerades) and their guardians (Atokun) to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner during this year's festival to avoid any form of violence whatsoever. The warning was conveyed in the a press statement issued and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the monarch, Chief Solomon...
