Sunday, June 28, 2026

Oyo State

June 9, 2026

School security key to sustaining, safeguarding human capital growth: Expert

The expert called for stronger measures to protect schools, warning that insecurity threatened not just education but also the country’s economic growth and social stability.

Mass kidnapping of schoolchildren
June 9, 2026

Oyo abduction plot by politicians to overthrow Tinubu as they did to Jonathan: Father Mbaka

The cleric compared the Oyo abduction to the Chibok girls’ abduction in 2014.

Catholic Father Ejike Mbaka
June 8, 2026

Oyo demolishes building kidnappers of Adelabu’s sister, nephews used as hideout 

The government noted that the demolition foregrounded its resolution to tackle insecurity and frustrate criminal gangs operating in the state. 

Oyo demolish building
June 8, 2026

Mass Abductions: APC diaspora chieftain warns against negotiating with terrorists

A former secretary of the APC Committee of Diaspora Chairmen says Nigeria risks losing its sovereignty to criminals if it negotiates with kidnappers and bandits.

June 7, 2026

Ohanaeze demands immediate rescue of Oyo pupils, teachers in bandits’ custody

Mr Mbata said the abduction of children from their schools was an attack on the hopes of families and the future of Nigeria.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo
June 7, 2026

I’m happy govt rescued my daughter, grandchildren; I beg them to intensify efforts on safe return of Oyo pupils, teachers: Adelabu’s mother

Mrs Adelabu, in a video on Sunday, thanked God and those who contributed to their rescue, noting that she was happy to receive the victims alive.

The victims
June 5, 2026
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde (Photo Credit: Twitter)
June 5, 2026

Mass School Abductions: UN pushes for violence-free learning environment

Malick Fall says there is a need for collective commitment to promoting safe, inclusive, and violence-free teaching and learning environments.

Nine abducted children from Kogi
June 4, 2026

Protesters converge on Abuja, seek Oyo pupils, teachers’ safe return amid heavy security around Aso Villa

Mr Sowore said, “If he cannot free those kids as commander-in-chief, he should just pack his bag and return to his village in Osun State.”

Protesters
June 4, 2026

Private school owners decry Tinubu govt for being slow to rescue kidnapped Oyo pupils

NAPPS called on the federal and state governments, security agencies and other relevant stakeholders to ensure the immediate rescue of the kidnapped teachers and pupils.

NAPPS members