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Yuletide: Travellers Bemoan High Transport Fare
By Olawale Asake With a few hours to Christmas Celebration, Nigerians have expressed worry over the possibility of travelling to their ancestral homes due to the rising cost of transport fares and issues of insecurity in some parts of the Country. During a visit by a Radio Nigeria Ibadan reporter to some major motor parks in…
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Police Arrest Ooni’s Ex-wife, Others over Ibadan Funfair Tragedy
Death toll hits 35 The Oyo State Police Command says it has arrested the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; the Principal of Islamic High School, Ibadan, Fasasi Abdulahi; and six others. Their arrest is in connection to the death of some children during a stampede at a funfair in Ibadan, the state…
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Police Launch Investigation into Ibadan Yuletide Tragedy
By Rasheedah Makinde The Oyo state police command says it has begun investigations into the circumstances surrounding the alleged death of thirty-two children during a stampede at a fun fair in Ibadan yesterday. The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Ayodele Sonubi stated this in an interview with journalists in Ibadan. Mr Sonubi said…
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Oyo APC Calls for thorough Investigation into Yuletide Celebration Tragedy
By Oluwakayode Banjo The All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo state has lamented the unfortunate stampede which happened in Ibadan on Wednesday at a well-publicised Christmas funfair packaged by a named organization for the children in celebration of the yuletide. Reports confirmed by the Oyo state government in the afternoon of Wednesday had it that…
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Yuletide: Litany of Moans from Customers, Traders
By Fasilat Lawal A few days to Christmas, traders in Ibadan the Oyo State Capital have lamented low patronage of food commodities as a result of the hike in price. Radio Nigeria correspondents who visited some major markets in Ibadan such as Bodija, Oja Oba and Apata observed that prices of bags of rice, vegetable…
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Ekiti Govt. Clamps down on Unregistered Vehicles
By Amos Ogunrinde Ekiti State Government has decried the threat being posed by unregistered vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles to road safety and security within the state. The Ekiti State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Kehinde Ajobiewe whostated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, advised those concerned to do the needful to avoid embarrassment. Mr…
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Security Agencies Assure People of Safety
By Iyabo Adebisi The joint technical committee on security for Oyo and Ogun states has assured residents and motorists that adequate security strategies have been put in place to ensure safety of lives and properties during the Yuletide season especially border areas and highways of the two states. The committee gave the assurance during a…
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Yuletide Ends with Fun Seekers at Recreation Centres, Fare Hikes
Two days after the New Year, euphoria is still noticeable in the air as fun seekers turned out in large numbers at Recreational centres in Ibadan. At the Zoological Garden, the University of Ibadan and Trans-Amusement Park, Bodija, fun seekers were seen moving around various cages and viewing animals on display. The situation was not different at…
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FRSC Establishes Mobile Court for Erring Drivers
The Sagamu Unit Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun State, says it will establish a mobile court to try erring drivers during the festive period. Unit Commander of FRSC, Sagamu, Taofiq Iyanda, stated this in an interview with the newsmen in Sagamu, Ogun. Mr Iyanda said this would serve as a deterrent…
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Security Agencies Promise Adequate Protection During Yuletide
Nigeria police and other security agencies in Ogun state have promised to provide adequate security for residents and motorists passing through the state before, during and after Yuletide. The State Commissioner of Police Mr Lanre Bankole stated this while speaking with newsmen after a security meeting with Governor Dapo Abiodun. The commissioner explained that all security agencies in…
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Be mindful of other road users – Osun FRSC Boss charges drivers
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has appealed to road users to avoid night driving, overloading and over speeding during the Yelutide. The Sector Commander, Osun State Command, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim made appeal in an interview with Radio Nigeria at her office in Osogbo. Mrs Ibrahim observed that most of the road crashes recorded during…
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Yuletide: FRSC Deploys 36,000 Personnel for Special Patrol
Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC has deployed thirty-six thousand personnel for end of the year special patrol operations. The headquarters Public Education Officer in Abuja, Mr Business Kazeem said this became imperative in the pursuant to the envisioned increase in vehicular movement across the country occasioned by the yuletide. He explained that the Corps Marshal,…
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NSCDC Assures Oyo State Residents of Adequate Security
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Oyo State Command has guaranteed a safer atmosphere during the yuletide season. This is contained in a statement signed in Ibadan by the Corps’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Oluwole Olusegun. NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Iskilu Akinsanya, assures the residents on the preparedness of the Corps towards the…
