LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A private jet having about 10 persons onboard including Very Important Personalities (VIPs) has overshot the Ibadan airport runway in the Oyo State capital. An impeccable source said the incident happened on Friday around 11 am at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport. The jet with registration number, N580KR, missed the runway and skidded…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman and her baby have been rescued from one of the buildings affected by the explosion in Ibadan. Politics Nigeria reports that many have been fear dead while over 70 survivors are receiving treatment at various hospitals in Ibadan after an explosion on Tuesday evening. The explosion, which destroyed several houses…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion that rocked the Bodija Area of Ibadan, the state capital on Tuesday was caused by explosive devices stored by illegal miners. No fewer than 10 persons were feared killed and 15 others hospitalised following the…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many residents escaped death in Iseyin in the Oke Ogun geo-political zone of Oyo State when a truck rammed into houses in the town on Sunday afternoon. DAILY POST gathered that the truck, carrying bags of cement, lost control which led to the incident. Some shops in the area were also affected…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, and a political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi have paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in Ibadan. The former Anambra State governor revealed this via his X handle (formerly Twitter) on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than two persons have lost their lives in a road accident which involved some officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and individuals suspected to be smugglers. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred along the Iseyin-Ibadan road in Oyo State on Thursday. Sources told DAILY POST that the customs…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Eze Ndigbo of Ibadanland and President of Non-Indigenes Traditional Council of Ibadan, Oyo State, Alex Anozie, has died at the age of 74. He reportedly died in his sleep at his Ososami residence in Ibadan, the state capital. Anozie hailed from Igboukwu, in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State One of…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bride, identified as Rebecca Oyedotun, slumped and died on her wedding day in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The tragic incident happened on the eve of the deceased bride’s wedding while having her bridal shower with her friends. According to the father of the dead bride, Evangelist Oyedotun of C&S Reformed Church, Isale-High…