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On 18 December 2024, 35 children died in a crowd crush during a Christmas funfair event in Ibadan, Nigeria. The incident occurred at the Bashorun district's Islamic High School, where thousands of children and family members had gathered for advertised cash handouts and food distributions. Six other children required hospitalization following ...
The Ibadan Republic or the Ibadan Empire [2],was a powerful Yoruba state in present-day Nigeria, emerged in the 19th century following the collapse of the Oyo Empire. Initially a war camp in the 1820s, [ 3 ] Ibadan evolved into a major military power after its decisive victory against the Ilorin Emirate in 1838 at the Battle of Òsogbo .
Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran joined the Civil Service of the old Western Region, and served in various capacities before voluntary resigning his appointment in 1971 after attaining the post Deputy Permanent Secretary to set up his private business called Aromolaran Publishing Company Limited at Ibadan on December 1, 1971. [4]
The Ibadan petrol tanker explosion was a major accident on the road from Ibadan to Ifẹ in Nigeria on 5 November 2000. There was a long tailback and a petrol tanker was unable to brake in time and so rammed the queue, causing an explosion and fire which destroyed over 100 vehicles and killed many people.
Agidigbo 88.7 FM is a radio station located in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. It began broadcasting on 25 March 2021 and is owned by Oriyomi Hamzat , who also serves as an on-air presenter. [ 1 ] Hamzat had previously been an online radio host, though his equipment had been seized after he criticized former Oyo State governor Abiola Ajimobi .
The massive fire at the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway broke out after the explosion of a petroleum filled tanker lorry leading to the transfer of flames to other vehicles approaching the lorry on the busy road. [5] [6] The Nigerian Federal Road Safety Corps tweeted that night, "A total of nine persons have been confirmed dead as a result of the ...
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When news reached Ibadan they were unable to send help until their army returned on 14 October 1878 from an expedition to Meko. The Balogun Ogboriefon was told to march to the aid of Inisa and neighbouring towns within five days. It was the peak of the rainy season, and many Ibadan soldiers drowned crossing the Otin River and Osun rivers.