Environment

Ibadan Ecological Crisis: Olubadan Calls FG

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By Olawale Asake

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has appealed to the Federal Government to help solve the ecological problems affecting Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital. 

Oba Ladoja made the appeal during a visit to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, in Abuja office.

According to the statement issued and signed by his Media Aide, Chief Adeola Oloko, the Olubadan, who is the Chairman, Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs, acknowledged the previous interventions of the Federal Government and World Bank on Ogunpa channelisation.

The royal father, however, added that the Ogunpa ecological problem gained more prominence because the areas affected are elitist areas stretching from Mokola, Ekotedo, Ogunpa, Oke Ado, to Molete.

He called on the Federal Government to extend its support in addressing the environmental threats confronting his subjects in Oranyan, Kudeti Agbongbon, and other parts of the historic city.

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News

Fire Engulfs Amotekun Vehicle

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By Rotimi Famakin

One of the operational pick-up trucks of the Western Nigeria Security Network, code-named Amotekun Corps, was engulfed by fire at Mokola roundabout area of Ibadan.

According to an eyewitness account, the vehicle, which was without a number plate, had Amotekun personnel onboard when the incident happened.

Narrating their accounts, three eyewitnesses, Mr Simon Okorona, Mr Adigun Oluwasegun and Mrs Fatimo Eniola, said the driver and personnel onboard the vehicle were unaware of the fire until they were alerted.

Radio Nigeria correspondents who visited the scene of the incident report that the cause of the fire was unknown, while attempts to speak with the personnel were futile as they declined comments. 

Efforts to reach the Oyo State commandant of the Amotekun corps, was unsuccessful.

 Our correspondent reports that the incident caused gridlock around the Mokola roundabout area of Ibadan.

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Sport

Green House Wins Oba Akinbiyi Model High School II Inter-house Sports

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Green house has emerged as the overall best house in the 2022 Inter-house sports competition of Oba Akinbiyi Model High School 2, Oremeji, Mokola Ibadan.

The red house came second followed by the Yellow house occupying the third position and the blue house came forth.

The inter-house sports competition held at Letmauck Barrack, Ibadan also saw other invited schools, parents and alumni of the school participating in the athletic competition while winners were being given trophies. 

Addressing the participants earlier, the Tutor General, Ibadan Zone 2, Chief Tunde Adeniran said school administrators must not only concentrate on the cognitive domain of students but also on the psychomotor noting that inter-house sports competition remained an avenue for talent discovery of students.

In an interview, the Principal, Oba Akinbiyi  Model High school 2, Mokola, Ibadan, Mrs Oluwatoyin  Ayodele expressed gratitude to God for the success recorded in the competition.

Mrs Ayodele while appreciating sponsors of the sports competition enjoined students and teachers to sustain their good works.

” I want the staff to keep doing what is right. they should take care of the children as their children.

I want the children to know their energy in sport”

Besides Oba Akinbiyi School 1 which emerged first in the female relay race in the category of schools invited to the competition, Army Day High school came second while Army barrack Grammar school clinched the third position.

In the male counterpart of the relay race, Abadina College came first followed by Oba Akinbiyi school 1 and Methodist grammar school, Bodija emerging third.

The event attracted sponsors, representatives from the state TESCOM and the ministry of education.

The inter-house competition could not hold for years due to the paucity of funds and covid 19 pandemic.

Rotimi Famakin

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Environment

Ibadan City Records First Major Rains

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Ibadan city and its environs recorded the first major rain on the evening of Friday, 4th March 2022.

The rains which started at different times between 5:55 pm and 6:30 pm lasted about 40 mins in most places with surging floods.
Most homes with permanent drums at the roofing gutters got their containers filled up in a few minutes due to the pressure of the rains.
Most residents who were trapped in the city had a tough time getting home following the sudden take-off of the rains which they were unprepared for.

Areas, where rainfall was recorded, include Ogunpa, Beere, Old Ife Road, Dugbe, Mokola, Iwo Road, Akanran road, the Express Road areas up to Challenge.

Others are Apata, Gbekuba, Eleyele and The Polytechnic, Ibadan road. 
Although there had been some drizzles as part of the signs of impending rainfall, most people who shared their thoughts at most bus stops said they never expected the first rains to last this long and be this heavy.

Others who commented on the rains said it was a relief from the heat being experienced in certain areas in recent times.

As of 11 pm, sparkling sounds of the rain were still being felt by most residents across the city.

It would be recalled that some parts of the city and some other states in the Southwest had witnessed light showers in February.

Femi Oladipo

Transportation

Black Marketers have Field Day as Fuel Crisis Persists

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The fuel crisis rocking the nation in the past three weeks has not  thawed.

The long queues of vehicles and motorcycles at the few filling stations selling fuel are the tell tale marks of the aggravating nature of the fuel crisis in Ibadan, and by extension, Oyo State.

In parts of Ibadan metropolis such as Molete, Oke Ado, Sango, Sabo, Jemibewon Road, Mokola, U.I, Oojo, Jericho, Gbagi  and Adegbayi  vehicle owners, motorcyclists and residents with their kegs stayed till late evening and arrived very early at filling stations just to buy fuel.

Some of them shared their experiences with Radio Nigeria

A motorist, Mr Mukaila Oladimeji, explained that he had to pass the night at a filling station, while another motorist, Mr.Olanrewaju Olayiwola said he had to queue at a fuel station which sold at official price without being sure of getting the product.

As usual, black market has been thriving with jerry cans of different sizes lining the streets like wares, despite the potential danger this spells.

A black market operator, who spoke with Radio Nigeria, said petrol stations sold the product to them for N250 in the night, while they sold to residents at N400 or N500.

This underscores the complicity of petroleum marketers in the current crisis.

Some residents, Mr Adebola and Mrs Bola Adeoti said the current situation had compelled them to also patronize the black market.

Efforts to speak with the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority was however not successful as the Controller was unavailable to comment on the development.

Meanwhile, the cost of transportation has skyrocketed with about forty per cent increase.

Consequently, some people resort to trekking some distance before boarding commercial vehicles to their places of work due to financial constraints.

Olukemi Akintunde

Education

Schools Resume New Academic Session In Oyo

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Public and private primary and secondary Schools in Ibadan have resumed for the first term in the 2021/2022 academic session.

Our correspondent who monitored the situation reports that while some students were learning under conducive atmosphere others were not lucky due to lack of facilities.

During visit to some of the schools in Ibadan, some students were happy for their reunion with colleagues and teachers in their new class.

Apart from the usual morning assembly that were held, general cleaning of classrooms and surroundings of blocks of classroom were undertaken by the students.

At C&S New Eden primary school, Mokola, IMG primary and secondary school sharp corner Oke Bola, Ajibode community and grammar school the school premises were bushy while the student were cleaning the chairs, tables and blocks of classrooms vicinity.

Radio Nigeria also observed at I.MG primary and secondary school that some student were sitting on the floor while teaching was taken place under damaged roof.

This is aside the stinking nature of the some of the classrooms where dried and fresh human and animal feaces little the floor.

The principal of the IMG grammar who neither want his name mentioned nor recorded and his counterpart at I.MG primary practising school said fence of the school needed to be worked upon to secure the school premises from hoodlums

The story was however different at Oba Akinbiyi High School as teachers resumption coincided with letters of promotion given them in joyful mood of the teachers

A junior student including the senior boy and the senior girl of the school expressed joy for the resumption

The principal of the Oba akinbiyi school 2, Mrs Folashade Ayodele said the teachers were well prepared for the new academic session.

Mrs Ayodele urged the teachers to justify the promotion through hardwork and renewed commitment to duties.

Meanwhile as students resume in Oyo town today for the 2021/2022 academic year, parents and teachers have appealed to commercial motorcycle operators popularly called Okada to exercise caution in their day to day activities.

In many of the schools visited, it was observed that class work has commenced amidst untidy environment with low turnout of students.

Oguntona/Famakin

Yoruba

Ile Ise Olopa Ipinle Oyo Gbe Igbese Ati Da Alaafia Pada S’agbegbe Kan Nilu Ibadan

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Oga Olapa n’ipinle Oyo, Arabinrin Ngozi Onadeko ti ko awon olopa lo si ile ise ijona to wa l’agodi n’ilu Ibadan lati pinwo rukerudo to be sile lowuro oni nitori bi won ti ni osise Amotekun se sekupa omokunrin kan.

Akoroyin ile is Radio Nigeria to lo wo bi nkan ti ri jabo pea won olopa lo duro wamu wamu nibiti isele naa ti se lagbegbe Uncle Joe ni Mokola nilu Ibadan lona ati da alaafia pada sagbegbe naa.

Saaju ni awon odo kan tinu nbi ti fehonuhan lori bi osise Amotekun kan ti se pa omokunrin omo doun meedogun.

Awon odo yi lo dana sawon oju popo ni mokola, opopna to lo sile ise ijoba ti won is ndukoko mo awon to nrin opopona naa lowuro oni.

Awon toro soju won ti won o so oruko won ni oloogbe, Peter Okafor to nse idanwo oniwe mewa lowo, to tun je omo ekose nibiti won ti won ti ntewe wa lara awon ti awon osise Amotekun nle amo to subu lule nibiti won ti yin nibon.

Titi di igbati a nko iroyin yi jo, awon odo tinu nbi ohun ni won si ko ra won jo sibiti isele naa ti sele laifi bi awon olopa ti se wa lori iduro se.

Rasheedah Makinde/Oluwayemisi Owonikoko

Lifestyle

Man Slumps, Loses Consciousness at Mokola

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A yet to be identified young man lost consciousness in front of a hospital close to Mokola bridge.

The young man in his late 20s wore a lemon-coloured shirt on a blue trouser and a blue flip top.

A witness explained that the man was drunk and in the process of trying to urinate lost his balance and hit his head against the culvert and slumped

As at the time of this report no one could ascertain whether he was dead or alive.

The incident had led to gridlock as many motorists and residents jammed the area.

Bayo

Agriculture

Oyo Government Set to Tackle Quackery in Vet Medicine

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Oyo state government is set to clamp down on illegal veterinary operators in the state.

This was stated by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Jacob Ojemiyuwa at a stakeholders meeting held at the Oyo State Veterinary Hospital Complex, Mokola, Ibadan.

Represented by the Director, Rural Community Development Centre, Ministry Of Agriculture, Mrs. Mary Ojutalayo, the commissioner noted that private veterinary operators have been given adequate time to register with the ministry for proper regulation.

Mr. Ojemiyuwa stressed that the state is taking the step to safeguard the lives of people of the state.

In a remark, Chairman, Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, NVMA, Oyo state, Mr. Dayo Adejuyigbe lauded the initiative of the government in stamping out quackery in veterinary practice in the state.

Mr. Adejuyigbe called on the stakeholders to support the government in sanitizing veterinary practice. 

Jeffrey Ahonmisi

Crime

Two Injured in Road Crash in Ibadan

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Two passengers early this morning (Wednesday) sustained severe injuries from an accident that occurred at Adamasingba Junction on Mokola/Dugbe road in Ibadan.

The accident, which involved an 18-seater bus with registration number MUS 814 XY was heading to Lagos from Sango Motor Park but crushed a commercial motorcycle conveying two passengers at the junction.

Our correspondent who witnessed the scene report that the driver was almost lynched as a result of argument that ensued shortly after the accident.

One the injured victims who spoke to Radio Nigeria said the vehicle was at top speed when the accident occurred.

The vehicle which also damaged the warden point of the traffic officers saw some of the passengers thanking God for protection while others were blaming the commercial motorcyclist for not checking properly before crossing the road.

As at time of filing this report, one of the passengers had been conveyed to unknown hospital for care.

Rotimi Famakin