By Adeola Badru IBADAN- CONFERENCE of the West African College of Physicians, WACP, yesterday, urged government at all levels to strengthen the health system or risk worsening the ongoing migration of skilled medical professionals, declining service delivery, and deepening pressures on already overstretched hospitals.…

…crash. The second crash occurred at about 8:05 p.m. on Sunday at Sapade Bridge along the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway in Ogun State. The FRSC said the crash involved a SINOTRUK truck and a Toyota Hiace bus with 18 occupants. The statement continued, "Ten persons comprising nine male adults and one male child died, while six…

…remained the same. A statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan, the state capital, said, "The list emanated from the National Working Committee of the party, which processed the results generated from the primaries conducted in May this year. "The national secretariat of the APC has uploade…

…a 24-year-old man, Sefiu Kehinde, during a masquerade procession in the Labiran area of Ibadan. The Command said it had launched a full-scale investigation into the incident while efforts were underway to apprehend four other suspects believed to have taken part in the attack. According to the police, the incident was…

…and reached out to Makinde to express solidarity. He also explained that he travelled to Ibadan on July 3 alongside political economist Prof. Pat Utomi to identify with the state government and families of the victims. He continued, "Since this unfortunate incident, I have spoken publicly about it twice, including appe…

…tragedy.” The former Anambra State governor said that on Friday, July 3, he visited Ibadan alongside economist Prof. Pat Utomi to meet with Makinde and discuss the security situation. During the meeting, Obi said he shared his experience of managing insecurity while serving as governor of Anambra State, recalling that…

…arrested a 60-year-old man and two others in connection with the theft of a vehicle in Ibadan, the state capital. A statement issued on Saturday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said the principal suspect, Femi Ojo, 60, was arrested alongside his accomplices, Kayode Afolabi, 49, and Olat…

…flooding occurs. OYO: Residents count losses In Oyo State, particularly in parts of Ibadan, residents are still counting their losses after heavy rainfall caused drainage channels to overflow into residential neighbourhoods. Although entire communities were not submerged, the force of the floodwaters damaged fences, in…

…to mortality. A senior paediatric consultant at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Dr Olufemi Agboola, described childhood illness in Nigeria as "a predictable tragedy of inequity," where survival often depends on geography and income rather than medical possibility. Diarrhoea and the WASH crisis Diarrhoeal disea…

…donated N25 million to traders affected by fire incident at popular Bode market in Ibadan South West Local Government Area of the state. He made this announcement during a sympathy visit to the market, and commiserated with victims who suffered losses in the incident. Alli was received by traders at the market led by t…

…sympathised with the traders affected by fire outbreak at the popular Bode Market in Ibadan South West Local Government Area of the state. Adekanmbi donating N2.5 million to the victims. The guber hopeful, who visited the market to assess the extent of damage, described the incident as a painful loss for many families…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has overturned a judgment of the Oyo State High Court that permitted Muslim students of the International School, University of Ibadan, to wear hijab as part of the school's uniform. In a split judgment delivered on Friday, the three-member appellate panel held, by a majority decis…

The College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, on Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to reposition the Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training as a leading centre for medical research, innovation and postgraduate training in Africa. The agenda was unveiled at the opening of the institute's two-day…

…Adeyeye, who spoke through his representative, Adekunle Raji, at a press conference in Ibadan, expressed dismay over the government's failure to formally recognise the stool since he ascended the throne many years ago. Oba Adeyeye said the continued non-recognition of the stool by relevant authorities has deprived the…

…experts to Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, at his private residence, in Ibadan. The delegation, facilitated by the Director-General of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA), Dr Debo Akande, comprised the Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Sime…

…key commerce points like the Singer Market and the civic center ultra-modern market. The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) commands five sites in Oyo State totaling 17.697MWp, while the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) powers five sites across Akwa Ibom and Rivers State for 15.812MWp…

By Dapo Akinrefon & Adeola Badru, IBADAN There are strong indications that the 39 abducted schoolchildren and seven teachers from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State may regain their freedom any time soon as security operatives intensify rescue efforts. In fact, tro…

…Lifu, shockingly, a former lecturer of Public and International Law, University of Ibadan. For me, what was more distressing was that despite the uproar, Justice Lifu seemed oblivious of the damage he had done to the body polity, the judiciary and his thirty five years post-call to bar history. The main issues are that…

By Adeola Badru The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, has warned masquerades and their followers against engaging in any form of violence during and after this year's Egungun Festival, stressing that anyone found disrupting public peace will face the full weight of the law. The monarch issued the warning ahead of…

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has declared that the yearly Egungun (masquerade) festival is not a licence to cause any form of violence in the ancient city. Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State, made this declaration in a statement signed by his media aide, Chief Adeola Oloko. The statement was made…

…” petition addressed to the governor. The letter was made available to DAILY POST in Ibadan, the state capital on Sunday. The Oyo State government had last week announced the introduction of a contributory pension scheme for newly employed civil servants in the state. But the affected workers, while rejecting the offer…

…in a statement issued on Saturday, saying the protest would take place at Iwo Road in Ibadan. 5. Zamfara State Police Command has recovered 329 rustled cattle, 175 sheep, one AK-47 rifle and 15 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition during a security operation in the state. The command's spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar, dis…

…raise same question against the Federal Government. The hypocrisy of Bwala's mission in Ibadan would make anyone want to puke. Isaac Brown, for instance, asked Bwala if he hadn't seen the road infrastructure in Oyo State, much of which impacts local administration. While I say that the state can still do more, yet, bec…

…what of the unknown heroes of our democracy - those mowed down on the streets of Lagos, Ibadan and other cities across the country by the armoured tanks of the vile dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha? I propose that, just like we have a cenotaph for the "Unknown Soldier" whom we celebrate on January 15 every year, we should si…

…of the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) held at the University of Ibadan, on June 10-11, 2026.