The traditional ruler of Olayinka community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Salman Olatunji Aweda, has been confirmed dead after being held by kidnappers who demanded ₦21 million, two motorcycles, and a jerrycan of petrol for his release. His d+ath was announced in an emotional…
ABUJA — The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. The other political parties the court directed the electoral body to deregister are the Action Peoples Party (APP),…
The Oyo state Government has declared Tuesday 16th of June, 2026 as a public holiday. The state government, in a circular signed by the SSG, Prof. Musibau Babatunde and made available to newsmen on Monday, said the holiday is in honour of Hijirah 1448 across the World. The government urged the citizens,…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially named former Minister of Transportation and ex-Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as the party’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The announcement means Amaechi will run alongside former vice president Atiku Abubakar, on…
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, on Sunday, visited Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, at his private residence in Ibadan, to sympathise with the people and government of the state on the abduction of teachers and pupils at Yawota and Esinele communities of Oriire Local Government Area.…
•…Suspect speaks on their links with governorship aspirants Before his arrest by the operatives of the Force Intelligence Department-Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) and other tactical teams in Oyo State Police Command, Segun Balogun a.k.a. Alawaye was known among other drivers at the Motor Park in…
Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, has died in captivity two weeks after he was abducted alongside his wife in Katsina State. The Katsina State Government confirmed his death on Saturday, saying the retired military officer died from complications arising from…
A Nigerian professional group, the Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID), has commended Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde for his proactive efforts toward securing the release of abducted students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area. The group praised Governor Makinde for his swift intervention…
Some gunmen on Wednesday morning invaded Government Secondary School in Iluke, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing three persons including the Vice Principal, Mr Gani Anifowose. The bandits attacked the school at about 9 am when students were writing the ongoing West African Senior School…
Since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, the country has battled different forms of insecurity, ranging from militancy in the Niger Delta to Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, farmer-herder conflicts, separatist agitations, and other violent criminal activities. Yet, despite huge…