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Showing posts with label exclusive. Show all posts
Growing up as a child was quite eventful and fun-filled. Apart from the Zoological Gardens at the University of Ibadan, Trans Amusement Park at Samonda, very close to the University of Ibadan was one of my favorite fun destinations. 



On Saturday June 28, it rained heavily in Ibadan. For me, it started around 2pm cos I was at the University of Ibadan to give a talk on freelance journalism. Because the rain kept falling, I had to speak for more than 3 hours. 
You know a place as big and beautiful as the Ventura Mall has problems when you've not read much about it on IBPulse.com. If that's your thought, you are very right - to some extent.
Today's Democracy Day celebrations kicked off in Ibadan with an unusual all-night heavy rainfall across major parts of the city.
While the incumbent administration in Oyo state is being credited with transformation of the state, especially Ibadan, many residents in the city believe the Sen. Abiola Ajimobi-led administration in the state had neglected them. This is the focus of a new series "Ibadan: The Neglected Ones" that would premier on Monday on IBPulse.com.
IBPulse.com can exclusively report that Oyo state government has postponed indefinitely the official opening of the upgraded Agodi Gardens.

Senator Olufemi Lanlehin, lawmaker representing Oyo South Senatorial District has officially announced he is not a member of All Progressives Congress (APC) as earlier reported by IBPulse.

The General Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministries International, Pastor W. F. Kumuyi, who is also one of Nigeria's most respected spiritual leaders is in Ibadan for a crusade programme.

One week after law enforcement officers discovered the kidnappers' den in Soka area of Ibadan, there has been a drastic reduction in the number of individuals reported missing in the city.
Olumide Bisiriyu, CEO and Founder of EG Creativity, has described poets in Ibadan has traditional.In a chat with IBPulse.com he said unlike their colleagues in Lagos, poets in Ibadan are not worried about how people see them.
Nigeria's largest online mall, konga.com has revealed to IBPulse.com that Ibadan is the company's 8th most performing city. 

International engineering and construction company, RCC has commenced work on a segment of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Popular blogger, Linda Ikeji has published yet another derogatory error-laden story about the residents of the ancient city of Ibadan. According to the blogger, kids in Ibadan spent New Year day at the escalator at Shoprite Ibadan.

The Nigerian Police and SSS have confirmed that the flying object that caused confusion in Ibadan is a toy as IBPulse.com singly, authoritatively and exclusively stated yesterday.
A quadcopter is at the center of confusion in Ibadan following its crash in Awotan in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State. Nigerian Tribune called the device a spacecraft and it said aviation sources had confirmed the object as a United States’ drone on an espionage mission in Nigeria.



Think Oyo initiative is the convener of the 30 Under 30 Awards. In this exclusive interview with Adediran Alao, coordinator of the initiative, he spoke extensively on the awards, the initiative and successes recorded in 2013 plus agenda for the new year.



Oyo state commissioner for industries, science and technology, Dapo Lam Adesina started his new appointment with an exclusive interview with IBPulse.com's managing editor, Paul ADEPOJU.  



The ThinkOyo initiative has revealed that the goal of the 30 Under 30 Awards is to stir up the youths to attain greater heights. In a chat with IBPulse.com, Adediran Alao, coordinator of the initiative said 291 nominations were received for the maiden edition of the awards.



Dapo Lam Adesina, Oyo state commissioner for industries, science and technology has described the late Lam Adesina as a politician who was committed to the well being of the masses through selfless service. 



Although he stays in Illinois with his beautiful wife, Temmie, Ibadan is the hometown of ace writer, English teacher and literary editor, Kola Tubosun. He was born in Ibadan and grew up in the city. He went to some of the finest public schools in Ibadan and had brief spell at some of the city's media outlets including the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo state (BCOS).