Gas explosion rocks Ibadan, injures 4

Pandemonium broke out yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State capital as explosion occurred at Challenge area of the city.

The explosion, in which four men were injured, occurred as a result of gas leakage.

The incident occurred near Hephzbah Petroleum and Gas Limited,  a new dispensing gas plant industry in the state. A Volkswagen Passat with the number plate PH381KJA parked within the vicinity of the industry was also affected.

The four victims who were affected were identified as Oyelani Muftau, Muili Ahmed, Ismail Raji and Paul Sunday. They were immediately rushed to Lad Medical Centre, a nearby hospital for medical attention.

Attend Sterling Bank’s “Get Ready For Work” Concert in Ibadan featuring Sean Tizzle, Seyi Shay, Seyi Law & More

The second edition of Sterling Bank‘s Get Ready For Work concert is here.

The concert is an educative and entertaining platform for youth corpers, young graduates, undergraduates and job seekers. They not only get the chance to have fun but also get the opportunity to talk about their future career goals with speakers.

This season’s edition will be anchored by comedian Seyi Law featuring entertainers like Sean Tizzle, Seyi Shay and MTN Project Fame runner-up Yetunde Omo Ibadan amongst others.

Guests attending include Muyiwa Afolabi of Frankly Speaking, Iyadunni Olumide of LEAP Africa and Awoyemi Opeyemi of Jobberman.  Also, Ronke Olubanjo of DGV Styles and Obinna Ekezie of Wakanow would also be available to share entrepreneurial tips with entrepreneurship inclined participants.

Admission is free, so bring a friend.

Interested participants should register on Sterling Bank’s pre-registration portal HERE as seats are available only for the first 2,500 individuals.

Date: Saturday 5th April 2014
Time: 11 AM
Venue: Lanre Are Hall, Kakanfo Inn, Ibadan

Army, Police clash again in Ibadan

Hell was let loose on Thursday afternoon in Ibadan as the Mokola axis at the centre of the ancient city was thrown into confusion as a result of a clash between men of the Nigerian Police Force and those of the Nigeria Army.

Eye witness accounts that the trouble was an offshoot of an event that occurred on Wednesday evening. A man on a bike was shot in the leg for allegedly assaulting a police woman during a stop and search operation. Incidentally, the two men on the bike, one of who was shot are serving soldiers. The other man was reportedly arrested. The arrested soldier was reportedly taken to the police station in handcuffs and detained and had his clothes removed.

The situation became tense on Thursday when about 6 armed soldiers who had apparently heard of their colleague’s predicament stormed the Mokola police station around 3.30 pm and  “not long after the soldiers entered the station’s premises, the first shot was heard. By the time they fired the second shot, there was confusion everywhere. We just saw policemen running out of the station in all directions. Some ran across the road to the other side. And you know when policemen start running, it means no one is safe”. Though no live was lost but the soldiers who stormed the station on a revenge mission gave some officers the beating of their lives.

Spokesperson of the Police Force in Oyo State, Olabisi Ilobanafor who confirmed the incident revealed that the policewoman who was in mufti at the time was hit by the men on a bike and an altercation ensued after she protested. She said when the soldiers assaulted her she made a distress call which drew three policemen to the scene. The soldiers were invited to the station but instead of complying, one of them drew a knife and stabbed a policeman. The stabbing led to the firing of a warning shot which injured one of the men on the bike. She disclosed that the matter has been resolved by using a family approach.

Six year old boy, others die in fire explosion.

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A six-year-old boy was on Sunday burnt to death in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, while trying to jump down from a bus, which caught fire on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

The deceased was among the 18 passengers in a bus coming from Lagos, which ran into a tanker that  earlier had an accident.

An witness said that the articulated  vehicle  was found around 7.30 a.m to have fallen, with its side on the median of the expressway.

According to him,‘’I found out that the fuel it was conveying had  spilled.  About 30 minutes later, I saw some people  trying to scoop the fuel, but some firefighters later arrived and chased the people away. They sprayed all the surroundings of the tanker to prevent explosion. Later, they left.

‘’Around 9.30 a.m, I heard a loud sound which was followed by a thick smoke from the articulated vehicle. I also saw some people  scampering out of another bus a few metres away.

‘’The bus was coming from Lagos and because  traffic was already building, the driver tried overtaking other vehicles when the bus’ exhaust pipe scratched an iron by the side of the road and sparked, igniting fire.’’

He added that, it was the fire that trailed the fuel, which made the fallen tanker to explode afterwards.