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Yoruba Nation advocate Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, has confirmed that members of his private security outfit, Iru Ekun, who sustained injuries during an ambush by suspected bandits in the Old Oyo National Park, Oyo State, have fully recovered. Igboho disclosed this in a video message on Sunday, 28 June 2026, where…
Several operatives of a private security outfit associated with Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, were injured after suspected bandits reportedly ambushed them during an operation inside the Old Oyo National Park in Oyo State. The personnel, members of the Iru Ekun group linked to Igboho, were said to be…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared his readiness to make any sacrifice, including risking his own life, to secure the release of pupils and teachers held by gunmen in Oriire Local Council of the state. He made the pledge on Tuesday while addressing peaceful protesters led by activist Martins Otse, popularly known as…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has given a fresh update on efforts to rescue the schoolchildren and teachers abducted by suspected bandits in Yawota and Ahoro-Esinle communities of Oriire Local Government Area, saying intelligence indicates the victims remain within the Old Oyo National Park. Makinde gave the update on Friday in his Newsletter No….
Activist and African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has called on the federal government to extend the demolition tactics deployed against kidnappers’ hideouts to the mansions of politicians and public officials accused of stealing public funds. In a statement on his X handle on Tuesday, Sowore argued that the looting of the public treasury…
The Oyo State Government on Monday demolished a three-bedroom bungalow allegedly used as a hideout by kidnappers involved in the abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu, and her children. The property, located in the Lako Community along the Aiyegun-Anaye Road area of Ibadan, was pulled down by…
A renewed dispute over Nigeria’s uneven security response has erupted after Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, condemned critics who questioned the swift rescue of the family of former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu, equating their mindset with that of terrorists. Olusegun made the remarks in a series of posts…
Nigeria’s education sector faces renewed pressure from armed group attacks on schools, with the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Malick Fall, urging stronger collective commitment to safe, inclusive and violence free teaching and learning environments. Mr Fall made the call after meeting a delegation from the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre…
Seyi Makinde has ended months of speculation by declaring his run for the presidency on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). The Governor of Oyo State chose a tactical exit from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to avoid the internal friction of a crowded primary. This move shifts the weight of the 2027…
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has held a high-level consultation with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde in Abuja, in what party insiders describe as part of quiet but strategic moves to rebuild alliances and strengthen the opposition party ahead of the 2027 general elections….
