The Nigeria Police Force has successfully rescued Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, younger sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, following a coordinated rescue operation in Oyo State. The victims, who were abducted on June 3 while on their way to school in Ibadan, regained…
President Bola Tinubu has reassured abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Borno and Oyo States that the Federal Government remains committed to securing their safe return. In a personally signed Children’s Day 2026 message, the President expressed deep concern over the recent attacks on schools, describing the pain of affected families as a national concern, especially…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Olatunbosun Oluyede, on behalf of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, has extended heartfelt condolences to the families of victims, the government and people of Oyo State, and all Nigerians following the tragic attack on Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esinele; and L.A. Primary School…
Teachers in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, on Monday suspended classroom activities and staged a peaceful protest over the recent abduction of teachers and students in Oriire Local Government Area, an incident that reportedly led to the killing of one teacher. The protesting teachers marched to the TESCOM office carrying placards with different inscriptions, calling on government…
The Nigerian Senate has strongly condemned the abduction of 87 students and teachers in separate attacks across Borno and Oyo States, describing the incidents as a direct assault on the nation’s future. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele issued the condemnation in a statement released on Sunday through his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs, expressing deep…
The United Nations Children’s Fund, in collaboration with the United States Government and the Oyo State Government, has launched a large-scale nutrition intervention programme aimed at combating malnutrition among pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children across 20 local government areas in the state. The initiative, unveiled during a stakeholders’ meeting in Ibadan, focuses on the critical first 1,000 days…
The 2019 governorship candidate of the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP) in Oyo State, Olalekan Ayorinde, has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. He was formally received on Wednesday at the APC secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, by the state chairman, Moses Alake, alongside party leaders from Ibadan North East Local Government Area…
The Oyo State Police Command has launched an intensive manhunt following a deadly attack on the National Forest Rangers’ Office in Oloka Village via Ikoyi-Ile, which claimed the lives of five forest guards. The attack occurred at about 11:30 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2026, when suspected bandits, numbering about 12, reportedly emerged from surrounding…
Suspected bandits on Tuesday night launched a deadly attack on personnel of the National Park Service (NPS) at Oloka village in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The attack, which occurred around 9:00 p.m. on January 6, 2026, reportedly caught the NPS officers off guard, leaving several personnel feared dead while others sustained injuries….
Property worth millions of naira has been destroyed after a fire broke out at a furniture workshop and a church in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred on Saturday at Sogoye, Bode, in Ibadan. Moroof Akinwande, the state Chairman of the Fire Services Agency and Special Adviser on Fire Services Reform to Governor…
