The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has decided to forgo his birthday celebration to pay his respect to the children who tragically lost their lives in a stampede at a children’s funfair in Ibadan, the state capital. Henzodaily report that the governor made this announcement on Friday in Ibadan while hosting a delegation from … Read more
A mother and witness of the tragic children’s funfair stampede, Idayat Abubakar, has recalled how the tragic incident claimed many lives. TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) reports that several persons, mostly children, were feared dead while many others were injured during a children’s carnival at Basorun Islamic High School in Ibadan, Oyo state. Abubakar, in an interview with TheCable, … Read more
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has called on Nigerians to pray for the former queen of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Shikemi. Recall that Shikemi was detained by the Nigerian police following the stampede in Ibadan, Oyo state, which took the lives of 32 children. The dire incident occurred … Read more
The ex-wife of the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Naomi Silekunola, has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command following the tragic stampede at a children’s carnival she organised. Henzodaily reported that the incident occurred on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at the Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan. In a statement on Thursday, … Read more
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has expressed condolence with the families of children whose lives were lost at the Ibadan funfair stampede in the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday. Henzodaily reported that at least 35 persons have been confirmed dead in a stampede that occurred at the Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan, venue … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the victims of the tragic incident at a children’s funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State, which claimed innocent lives and left many others injured. A day after the tragic incident, 35 minors have been confirmed dead in a stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, … Read more