•The rescued kidnap victims The Department of State Services (DSS) today re-arraigned five men accused of complicity in the May 15, 2026 kidnap of pupils and teachers in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and subsequent killing of two of the victims. They were put on trial on 7-count amended charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/438/2026 [&hell...
•NLC Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Federal Capital Territory Council, Abuja, have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Capital Territory Administration to resolve three outstanding issues affecting teachers in the territory, warning that failure to do so would trigger an indefinite strike. The ultimatu...
•The rescued victims Academic activities have yet to resume in schools in the Esinele, Yawota and Ahoro-Esinele communities of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, despite the successful rescue of the 44 abducted teachers, students and pupils. Although schools in other parts of the locality, including Ahoro Dada and Ikoyi-Ile, have reope...
•The rescued Oriire pupils and teachers with their families at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Oyo State yesterday Parents and relatives yesterday reunited with some of the 44 pupils and teachers recently rescued from kidnappers in Oyo State. The victims were kidnapped on May 15 when terrorists attacked th...
•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Senate The Senate has cautioned Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde against making statements that could undermine ongoing efforts by the federal government and security agencies in tackling terrorism and kidnapping, following his call on the United Nations to investigate the abduction of schoolchildren and ...
•Governor Makinde and militants The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State Wing, has raised concern over the abduction of a primary school headmaster in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of the state. This comes days after the release of teachers and pupils in Oriire LGA, reports Daily Independent. The Chairperson of the Nigeria Union of [&h...
•Security forces Nigerian security forces yesterday secured the unconditional release of pupils and teachers abducted by suspected Ansaru terrorists from the old Oyo National Park forest, following a coordinated joint military operation that lasted almost two months. The victims, whose exact number was not disclosed in the security report, wer...
The pupils and teachers abducted in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained their freedom. The development was disclosed today by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. In a shared post on his verified X handle, Onanuga simply announced that the victims had been released by their [&hellip...
The Southwest Security Stakeholders Group (SSSG) has issued a strong demand to the federal government and the Oyo State government to take urgent and decisive action to secure the release of kidnapped victims in Igbope, Oorelope Local Government Area, and the abducted school children in Ahoro-Esinele, Ogbomoso, both in Oyo State. In a statemen...
•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that the 46 pupils and teachers abducted by suspected bandits on May 15 are still within the Old Oyo National Park corridor. Makinde disclosed this while giving an update on the rescue efforts in his Newsletter No. 140, released today. It was […]
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