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Fire kills husband, wife, grandson in Ibadan (READ FULL PATHETIC STORY)
A fire incident has claimed the lives of a husband, his wife, and their grandson in the Ori-Eru, Idikan area of Ibadan, Oyo State. According to report obtained by Terry A news, the tragedy, which affected a storey building, occurred in the early hours of Friday. The General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services […] More
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Agidigbo FM owner, Oriyomi Hamzat in shock, collapses after death of 35 children at Ibadan stampede
The owner of Agidigbo FM, a prominent private radio station, Mr Oriyomi Hamzat is currently at the hospital, sources at the media house told SaharaReporters on Thursday. Inside sources from Agidigbo FM told TEERY A NEWS that Mr Hamzat expressed shock after he witnessed the deaths of some of the children during the ill-fated festive […] More
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IBADAN FUNFAIR TRAGEDY: OONI OF IFE declares support for Naomi after arrest [READ FULL DETAILS]
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has finally broken his silence about the stampede that claimed the lives of children at the funfair organised by his ex-wife, Queen Silekunola Naomi. On Thursday, December 19, 2024, the Yoruba monarch’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, issued a statement in which he stated that the Ooni expressed his […] More
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UPDATE: Police arrest Ooni’s ex-wife over Ibadan stampede as death toll hits 35
The Oyo State Police Command has disclosed the arrest of the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; the Principal of Islamic High School, Ibadan, Fasasi Abdulahi; and six others in connection to the death of some children during a stampede at a funfair in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday. The ex-queen was […] More
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UPDATE: 32 Feared Dead in Stampede at Christmas Funfair in Ibadan [READ FULL TRAGIC DETAILS]
Thirty two children and adults feared dead as stampede occured at a children funfair organized by former wife of Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola in Ibadan. The stampede according to witnesses occured at the frontgate of the venue of the event,Islamic High School, Bashorun Ibadan. The woman philanthropist who had promised to put smiles on […] More
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Stampede at Ibadan funfair claims children’s lives, injures several others (READ FULL TRAGEDY STORY)
The Oyo State Government has mourned the tragic loss of lives at a children’s carnival in Ibadan. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, a stampede occurred at the private children’s fun fair held at Basorun Islamic High School, leading to loss of lives, mostly children, with some others […] More
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Funke Akindele, Fathia Williams in cold war [READ FULL DETAILS]
Popular Nollywood stars, Funke Akindele and Faithia Williams have unfollowed each other on Instagram. Faithia Williams and Funke Akindele were known as close colleagues who occasionally supported each other’s craft. It was learnt that the feud all started after Faithia failed to show up at Akindele’s recent movie premiere but attended that of Mercy Aigbe. […] More
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Oyo Fire Service rescues 12-year-old boy from Ibadan river
Oyo State Fire Service has rescued a 12-year-old boy from a river in Ibadan, the state capital. It was gathered that the boy fell into the Renascent River located at Adekanbi Street, Ajibola Area in Aremo, Ibadan. The incident occured on Tuesday. Our correspondent learnt that the fire agency was informed immediately the incident occurred. […] More
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Reckless driver kills traffic officer in Agbowo Ibadan [READ FULL DETAILS]
The Oyo State Government, on Monday, vowed to prosecute a reckless driver found culpable in the death of an officer of the State Traffic Management Authority, Kehinde Fabunmi, at Agbowo in the Ibadan North Local Government Area of the state. Fabunmi, a Level four officer of the OYRTMA, was killed on Saturday, by a driver […] More
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16-year-old boy arrested for killing his family members in US
A 16-year-old boy in New Mexico is in custody following an alleged quadruple homicide involving his family, police confirmed on Sunday, December 15. The Valencia County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call early Saturday, December 14, from a male minor who reportedly told the dispatcher, “he had k!lled his family,” according to a statement by […] More
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Petrol-laden truck catches fire on Osun/Kwara highway
Commuters along the Inisa/Okuku/Offa highway were seized by fear Saturday evening, as a truck carrying petroleum reportedly caught fire while travelling on the interstate road. It could not be immediately ascertained when the fire started, but footage obtained from the scene around 5:30 pm revealed a raging fire on the truck, left in the middle […] More
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CBN slams N150m fine on banks releasing new notes to hawkers
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that it will slam a fine of N150m per branch on Deposit Money Banks found guilty of facilitating the illegal flow of mint naira notes to currency hawkers and unscrupulous agents. The apex bank disclosed this in a circular issued on Friday, December 13, 2024, signed by the […] More