LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The new Assistant Coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club, Ibadan, Oyo State, Akin Olowokere, on Monday morning, slumped and died. He was one of the recently appointed coaches 3SC. As of press time, there were no official reports on what led to his death. However, eyewitnesses told PUNCH Online in Ibadan, the…
LAGOS DECEMBER19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has described the death of over 20 children at a Christmas funfair in Oyo State as a stark reflection of Nigeria’s systemic failures. Obi, in a post on X said, the reported death of the children at an event that was supposed to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A stampede in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, has claimed the lives of several persons, many of them children and left others with various degrees of injury. Unverified reports claimed that over 30 children died. The incident occurred at Islamic High School Bashorun, Ibadan, as over 20,000 people reportedly stormed the venue when…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United States of America soldier, Dolapo (@MrNigerD on X), has shared a disturbing experience with officers from the Oyo State police command in the early hours of today at a popular nightclub along Ring Road in Ibadan. According to his tweets, Dolapo had just finished clubbing at Lime Lounge and was…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The owner of the building that collapsed in Ibadan, Oyo State, Pa Bibire Lamidi, has been hospitalised following the loss of five of his children and grandchildren in the incident. One of Pa Lamidi’s wives, Alhaja Yidiatu Lamidi, in an interview with reporters lamented the incident, saying, “I was not there when…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Pastor of New Reservation Area Baptist Church, Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, Rev. Kayode Oyedemi, on Friday disclosed that late Justice Adegboye Ayinla Gbolagunte of the Oyo State Judiciary knew he would die and so had planned his funeral by choosing the cemetery his remains would be buried, and had paid for…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGRANGERS)-A Deputy Commissioner of Police attached to the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (FCIID), Gbolahan Olugbemi has allegedly committed suicide in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The body of the DCP, who had served as an aide to former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala was reportedly discovered in his apartment with noose round his neck…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State has confirmed a fire incident at its Ibadan South East Local Government Area office. According to a statement issued in Ibadan by the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Adeniran Tella, and made available to journalists, the fire occurred around 10.30 a.m. on…