Ogbomosho
BREAKING: Patients rushed out as fire razes property worth millions of naira at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital
Property worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of a fire incident that broke out at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching hospital, Ogbomoso in Oyo State. DAILY POST reports that the incident occured in the early hours of Saturday. Our correspondent gathered from sources within the hospital that the fire […]
Court bars Soun of Ogbomoso, kingmakers from removing Chief Imam
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso has barred the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye and the kingmakers led by Chief Sobalaje Otolorin from removing the Chief Imam of the town, Sheik Teliat Yunus Ayilara. It could be recalled that both the Soun and the Chief Imam have been at loggerheads in […]
Hajj: ‘You lack power to query me, Chief Imam not traditional title’ — Ayilara tackles Soun
The Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Sheik Teliat Yinus Ayilara, in a strong-worded response to the query issued by the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, has rejected the monarch’s authority to query him, arguing that the position of Chief Imam is not a traditional title that falls under the authority of the traditional ruler. […]
Police shooting victim not LAUTECH student – Management
The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, on Tuesday night, declared that a resident who was allegedly killed by a policeman was not a student of the institution. PUNCH Metro reports that a police officer allegedly shot a member of the National Youth Service Corps, identified as Iyanda Damilola, to death […]
19 die in Oyo road crash
At least 19 individuals tragically lost their lives in a road accident on the Oyo-Ogbomoso Road on Sunday. The fatal crash occurred due to a driver’s reckless act of driving against traffic, resulting in a head-on collision between a Toyota Hiace Bus with registration NTT52ZY and a Toyota Corolla salon car. According to a statement […]
Deputy police commissioner kills self in Oyo
Gbolahan Oyedemi, a Deputy Commissioner of Police stationed at the Force Criminal Investigation Department in Alagbon, Lagos State, reportedly took his own life on Monday at his residence in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Oyedemi previously served as the Aide de Camp to the late former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala during his brief tenure in 2006. According to […]