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Nkechi Ogbonna - BBC News, Ibadan. December 20, 2024 at 12:01 PM. ... USA TODAY. Phil Collins reveals health issue, 'shock' of being unable to play drums. Entertainment. People.
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 ...
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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.
Ibadan (UK: / ɪ ˈ b æ d ən /, US: / ɪ ˈ b ɑː d ən /; [5] Yoruba: Ìbàdàn) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria.It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and nearly 4 million within its metropolitan area.
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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 ...
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 .