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A few days after the kidnapping of former Minister of Works Adebayo Adelabu’s sister and her twin boys, they were rescued on Saturday night following a tip-off that led to the raiding of an apartment in town, where two of the kidnappers were shot. After their arrest, rumors started circulating that the APC governorship […]
The reports making the rounds that one of the school children abducted by terrorists in Oriire LGA, Oyo State, has been killed in captivity have been debunked by the security agencies. Speaking in a lengthy statement released on Friday, the State Command through the PPRO, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, said it was a malicious misinformation […]
Angry citizens have stormed the streets of Abuja, demanding the release of the abducted Oyo school children and teachers, as well as the removal of President Tinubu from his seat. The protesters, in large numbers, defied police operatives, asserting that it was their right to call for good governance where the system has failed […]
It has been over two weeks since the students and teachers of Oriire LGA have been locked up by their captors, and just this morning, another kidnapping case was recorded in Ibadan South LGA. Videos circulating online indicate that the kidnapped individual is the sister of the former Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, who resigned […]
The High Court in Asaba has remanded five police officers involved in the killing of Oghenemene Ogidi at the Ogwashi-Ukwu Correctional Center, pending the court proceedings. The officers, ASP Usman Nuhu, 42; ASP Onoloko Dauroupamo, 47; ASP Okoh Kelechi, 46; Inspector Goodluck Kingsley, 42; and Inspector Omonigho Ahweyevu, 41, were brought before the Asaba […]
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has criticized Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde for allegedly being behind the kidnapping of teachers and pupils in Ogbomoso, purportedly to destabilize the nation’s president. He made this disclosure during an appearance on Channels TV, stating that Makinde was only trying to blackmail President Tinubu, knowing fully well that […]
An indefinite strike has been enacted by the national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers in Oyo State following the kidnapping and continued captivity of students and teachers of Oriire LGA. From June 1, 2026, all the teachers are to withdraw their services and convene for a solidarity protest on Tuesday, June 2, across […]
Following the resignation of former Deputy Senate President Senator Ovie Omo-Agege from the All Progressives Congress, he has officially joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress to contest for the Delta Central Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections. This was contained in a statement on Thursday, May 28, stating that consultations from various stakeholders led to […]
Self-acclaimed online police and social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), says he is fully ready to be sued by the federal government following a video allegedly leaking an audio of President Bola Tinubu. The doctored video, in which President Tinubu said he would make Nigerians pay as they never […]
The former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, who was convicted on 16 counts of charges related to money laundering of over N33.8 billion following a petition by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been moved to Kuje Correctional Center. Mamman was sentenced to a 75-year jail term on May 13, even while not present […]
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