Oyo firemen rescues 68yrs old man trapped inside well n Ibadan
By Adeyinka Adeniran Men of the Oyo State Fire Service Agency on Sunday avertted what could have ended as a suicide by a 68 year old man, (name withheld) who fell inside a deep well while trying to recover his lost mobile phone. The incident occured at Mobolorunduro mosque, Imalefalafia, Oke-Ado in Ibadan Southwest local government area. It was gathered that the...
UI bags ACE global recognition for its chemistry programme
By Adeyinka Adeniran The University of Ibadan Bachelor’s Degree programme in Chemistry has been accorded global recognition from the American Chemical Society (ACS). This famed recognition affirms that the university’s chemistry curriculum aligns with international standards set by the ACS guidelines for International Chemistry Programs. Reckoned as the oldest chemistry department in Nigeria, it has played a pivotal role in shaping scientific...
NGO to exchange plastic for food items, unveils Oyo plastic drive
By Adeyinka Adeniran A Non-governmental organization, For Nature and Future Eco-Green Initiative, has partnered the Oyo State government in a move to put an end to plastic pollution in the state. The partnership has also led to the unveiling of Oyo Plastic Drive which is aimed at exchanging plastic for food items across the 33 local governments in the state. The initiative...
World Environment Day: IBEDC takes sensitization on plastic pollution to market, school, donates waste bins
By Adeyinka Adeniran As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS), the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company IBEDC, on Friday embarked on an awareness campaign at the popular Ogunpa market in Ibadan as well as Basorun Ogunmola High School, Oluyole, Ibadan to sensitise marketers and students respectively on the hazards posed by plastic pollution in the environment The market sensitization campaign tagged:...
Eid-el-Kabir: Multiply good deeds bring happiness, pleasure to the hearts of fellow beings – Alaafin urges Nigerians
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has called for rededication to the cause of mankind, appreciation to the gift of life and to imbibe the virtues of tolerance, understanding and good neighbourliness. The monarch spoke through the Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin of Oyo, Mr Bode Durojaiye on Friday. According to the Alaa, what particularly...
Eid-el-Kabir: Olubadan enjoins Muslim on obedience, submission to Allah
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has enjoined the Muslim Ummah across the ancient city and their counterparts across the globe to use the period of Eld-Kabir festival to make obedience and submission to the will of Allah as pillars of existence. Oba Olakulehin gave the charge in his Eld-Kabir festival message to the people of Ibadanland...
Eid-el-Adha: Embrace spirit of sacrifice, Unity, Senator Alli urges Nigerians
By Adeyinka Adeniran Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has extended warm greetings to Muslims on the celebration of Eid-el-Adha, urging them to embrace the festival’s deeper message of sacrifice, compassion and national unity. This is contained in a statement issued by his Media Office and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. Senator Alli called on Nigerians to reflect on the...
Eid-el-Kabir: Makinde advocates 6years single term for president, governors, others
By Adeyinka Adeniran Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has advocated a single term of five or six years for elected political office holders across all levels of government in Nigeria, as against the current double term of four years each. The governor spoke on Friday, when Muslim faithful, including clerics, traditional rulers and political office holders paid a visit to...
Ongoing power sector improvement, a tip of the iceberg – Adelabu
...preaches tolerance, peace for national peace By Adeyinka Adeniran The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has described the ongoing improvement in power supply across the country as a tip of iceberg when compared with what is to come in the next few years. He said the current administration of President Bola Tinubu is already fixing the foundational structural issues which has...
Olubadan, Ladoja, Adelabu, Folarin attend Agodi Eid
By Adeyinka Adeniran In what could be described as political realignment ahead of the 2027 governorship elections, political heavyweights across party divides on Friday shun their political differences as they observed the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Agodi Prayer ground. For the first time in a long time, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and the 2023 governorship candidate of the All...
