RUKIYAT OGUNWADE, who was at Oriire Local Government, Oyo State, reports on how the abduction of pupils and teachers in Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota had paralysed the economy of the area ONE classroom is littered with abandoned shoes, school bags and Read more…
Seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, were abducted by suspected bandits who invaded their off-campus residence on the outskirts of the Low-Cost area of Kaura Namoda town on Tuesday night. The Chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Read more…
Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday kidnapped a middle-aged woman, identified as the younger sister of the immediate past Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, and her twin children in the Elewura area of Challenge, Ibadan, in another wave Read more…
Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed shock and sadness over the condition of abducted schoolchildren, urging their captors to release them immediately. Obi on his verified ‘X’ handle yesterday said he was “deeply shocked Read more…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if urgent action is not taken to secure the release of teachers and students abducted from schools in Oyo and Borno states. The union made the Read more…
For Mrs Funmilayo Ojo, each passing hour adds to her pains and worries. For the first time since the abduction in Oyo State, her voice was heard by the authorities. Standing among worried relatives at Ahoro-Esiele community in Oriire local Read more…
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday, calling for the immediate rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Ogbomoso amid growing concerns over insecurity in the state. The demonstrators, comprising members of Read more…
An SSS insider told this newspaper that the suspects were apprehended during coordinated intelligence-led operations that led to the recovery of 15 AK-103 rifles, 15 magazines and 1,434 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition. The State Security Services (SSS) has reportedly Read more…
Fourteen days after gunmen stormed three schools in Oyo State’s Oriire Local Government Area, abducted school principal, Mrs Rachael Alamu, has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu and Governor Seyi Makinde to negotiate with her captors, warning that lives remain in Read more…
…. Lauds Soludo for Massive Investment in Education By Uzo Ugwunze The Mayor of Idemili North, Chief Stanley Nkwoka (Ochendo Idemili) has announced that his administration shall introduce and promote organized school sports competition and academic quiz competitions among both Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has, for the umpteenth time, given assurance of the safe return of the school children kidnapped recently in Oyo and Borno States. In a release issued on Wednesday to mark the 2026 Children’s Day, the president, whose Read more…
By Ijeoma John, Nnewi The President General of Nnewichi Community, Engr. Sir. Emmanuel Udoka Chukwueloka, CKSMA, on behalf of the good people of Nnewichi Community, has congratulated Dr. Alutu’s College of Excellence and Computer Studies, Nnewichi, for its exceptional performance Read more…