Indomie Fetes Dealers, Rewards Performance

In demonstration of its appreciation of the contributions of dealers and distributors across the country to the successes and growth of its business in 2009, No. 1 noodles Brand, Indomie has concluded plans to fete and reward them.

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Police recover N160m Indian hemp consignment in Ibadan – The Punch

The Oyo State Police Command, on Wednesday, raided a residential building in Aba Seke, Isebo, on the outskirt of Ibadan, where Indian hemp conservatively valued at N160m was recovered.

The prohibited drug was concealed in 596 cellophane bags and kept in two rooms in the bungalow, without a trace of the owners of the building or the suspected peddlers.

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Ladoja’s supporters buried amidst wailing – Tribune

The charred bodies of the 18 loyalists of a former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, were on Sunday buried amidst wailing, just as two women fainted at the graveside.

At exactly 11:55 a.m, the bodies of the deceased arrived in a Toyota truck marked KF 795 KJA amidst wailing and gnashing of teeth, as all people present at the graveside, lost control when they sighted the fire-mutilated bodies of their loved ones.

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Reps accuse minister of squandering N3.5b police fund – The Nation

The House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs yesterday queried the Minister for Police Affairs, Mr. Ibrahim Lame, for allegedly not being able to account for N3.5 billion.

Speaking at an interactive session, the lawmakers wondered why the minister spent such an amount without recourse to the National Assembly.

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Military ruined Nigeria – Retired military officer – Tribune

A retired military officer, Major-General Rafiu Adesina, has accused the military of being responsible for the level of decadence in government institutions in the country.

The retired general made the accusation at the re-union ceremony of the old students of Oke ’Badan High School, Agugu, Ibadan, Oyo State, at the weekend.

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UCH doctors suspend strike – The Nation

Doctors at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday suspended their three-day old strike.

The strike was called off following a negotiation with the hospital’s management.

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Ogedegbe dies after complications from eye surgery – The Nation

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Best Ogedegbe tragically passed away on Monday night after being in a coma for a week following an eye operation at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.

“It is very sad but Ogedegbe is no longer with us. I visited him yesterday [Monday], but his wife informed me of his death this morning,” a top official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Taiwo Ogunjobi, confirmed to Goal.com.

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ASUU embarks on street rally in Ibadan – The Nation

The strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) assumed a dramatic dimension yesterday.

In what observers see as a move to get public sympathy, the lecturers went on a street-to-street rally in Ibadan, Oyo State.

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Indomie Celebrates Ramadan, Takes Indomie kitchen to Mosques

Dufil Prima Foods Plc, manufacturers of No. 1 noodles brand, Indomie instant noodles says it will be sharing the glorious occasion of Ramadan with the Muslim community across the nation.

According to the company’s Area Marketing Manager, Abdulrasaq Lawal, Indomie will be served during Iftar at various mosques in four northern cities of Kano, Maiduguri, Kaduna and Abuja as well as the ancient city of Ibadan. Read more

NAFDAC impounds drugs worth N5m in Ibadan – The Nation

The National Agency for Foods Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday seized fake drugs worth N5 million in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

The agency arrested seven persons who were suspected to be the owners of the drugs.

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