Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed that seven teachers were abducted during the recent attack on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. Newsmen reports that Makinde said the exact number of missing pupils was still being verified. The governor spoke on Sunday after meeting with service commanders and heads of security…
The Oyo State Government has re-ordered the reopening of schools in Oriire, Oyo East, Surulere, and Olorunsogo local government areas, on Monday, following the deployment of additional security operatives to the affected zones. Parents and guardians are strongly urged to remain calm, as security agencies have assured the government of sustained surveillance and protection across…
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Friday invaded a Primary and Junior Secondary School in Mussa village, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, abducting an unspecified number of students during the attack. Residents said the assailants stormed the community in large numbers on motorcycles shortly after troops stationed in the area reportedly left following a…
Controversial social media influencer cum self-styled relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has been arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Awolowo Road, Ikoyi. Newsmen reports that in a statement via the EFCC social media page, it was disclosed that Blessing was arraigned…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu and Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, to immediately release former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Newsmen reports that Atiku described El-Rufai’s continued detention, especially as Muslims prepare for Eid al-Kabir, as “cruel, unjustifiable, and deeply troubling.” In a statement issued on Friday by his…
Some gunmen have invaded Ahoro-Esinele community in Oriire local government area in Oyo State, Newsmen reports. Newsmen gathered that the gunmen stormed the community between 8.am and 9.am and kidnapped an unspecified number of students of a secondary school within the community, Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele. A source close to the community also disclosed that…
The Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASoW) has declared that social workers are in the best position to address emerging global challenges confronting individuals, groups, NASoW President, Alhaji Mashood Mustapha, made the declaration while delivering his goodwill message at the 2026 World Social Work Day organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has announced the birth of twin princes with his wife, Olori Mariam Ajibola. Newsmen reports that the monarch disclosed this in a post on his official Facebook page on Friday, describing the birth as a blessing to the Royal House of Oduduwa. Ooni said both the mother and…
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Olugbemiga Abimbola, has solicited the support of journalists in the state to enable the police discharge their duties effectively. Abimbola made this call during a courtesy visit by the executives of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists to the state Police command headquarters in Ibadan, the…
Ahead of the Friday nationwide party primary expected to produce the candidates of the House of Representatives of the All Progressives Congress APC in the next general elections, the chairman of the Party in Oyo state, Chief Moses Adeyemo, has charged aspirants to exhibit top notch moral conduct before, during and after the exercise emphasizing…