Tag Archives: Ibadan

Two Odua Peoples’ Congress (OPC) factions engaged each other in a supremacy battle yesterday in Oke-Ado area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, leaving one person dead, several others injured and valuable properties destroyed. The state police Public Relations Officer, SP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on phone that one person died in the fracas, adding that ...

No fewer than 3,000 houses and offices have been marked for demolition between Lagos and Ibadan to pave way for ongoing construction of standard gauge railway line from Lagos to Ibadan. LEADERSHIP checks show that some of the properties marked for demolition in Lagos include; Railway Stations owned by Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) in Lagos, portion of Nigeria Army Barracks ...

For people who cannot trust the care of their old parents above 60 in the hands of  house-helps and distant relatives, the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, will soon unveil the Kessington Adebutu Rehabilitation Centre, to serve as an old people’s home. Located within the geriatric department of the tertiary institution, the centre, which is nearing its completion, will be ...

“Despite issues of right of way and others impediments slowing down work on the ongoing construction of a new Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail, the Nigerian Railway Corporation has said there is no going back on the December 2018 delivery date.”- Punch The Chairman of the corporation, Usman Abubakar, gave the indication on Tuesday in Lagos after a meeting of the ...

The Nation reports that the management of Odu’a Investments Limited yesterday inaugurated a N500 million residential estate in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. This is the regional group’s first project for boosting real estate portfolios beyond the N7 billion mark. The project, called Ace Estate, sits on a 4,400-square metre land at highbrow Jericho Government Reserved Area (GRA). It consists of ...

“The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday advised Oyo state residents to disregard some messages being circulated on social media platforms that fake SARS operatives are robing unsuspecting residents of their belongings in some parts of Ibadan, the state capital.”- Daily Post  The command said all hands were on the desk to continue in its efforts in protecting lives and ...

Oyo state government is making available plots of land for allocation in six newly established Government Reservation Areas. Application forms can be obtained from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey, Secretariat, Ibadan. Below is a picture of an excerpt from Punch Newspapers of Monday, August 14, 2017, Page 39. Picture credit : Take Note Nigeria

Getting an accommodation in the city of excellence is never a walk in the park. In most cases a tenant in Lagos does pass through thick and thin to find shelter because of the competitive nature of the city which is the fastest growing city in Africa, with a population of over 21 million people. In this piece, Solomon Izuagie,a ...

According to PM News, property worth millions of naira was destroyed on Sunday early morning as Fire engulfs 35 shops in Ibadan, Ogunpa/Oke Bola area in the Oyo state capital. Witnesses said the fire started around 3 am and raged for about seven hours before it was eventually put out around 10 am leaving a trail of destruction, Channels’ Television ...

“Nigerian cities like Abuja, Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, among others, are faced with the challenges of high population growth and urbanization. “- Daily Trust As common with most cities faced with high population – cases of overcrowding, dilapidated houses, incessant collapse of buildings, collapse of infrastructural facilities, increase in slum settlements due to accommodation shortage, and high crime rate in ...