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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, and former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola met former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Abeokuta residence to map strategy for the 2027 general elections. The closed-door consultation underlines growing unease within opposition circles over the direction of the country under President Bola Tinubu. Cross-party…
Bello Hassan was seated in his classroom with a pen in hand, writing a test, when armed men stormed his school in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and marched him into the forest at gunpoint. Fifty six days later, the 15 year old walked out of captivity carrying an unexpected message. “Since…
The Senate has cautioned Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over his call for a United Nations led investigation into the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, warning that such a demand could undermine the efforts of the Federal Government and security agencies in tackling terrorism and kidnapping. The caution was contained…
Grief without a grave is the burden the family of Michael Olugbade Oyedokun continues to carry, nearly two months after the Mathematics teacher was killed in captivity following the mass abduction of pupils and staff in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. In an open letter dated Tuesday and addressed to President Bola Tinubu,…
Barely 72 hours after Nigeria exhaled over the rescue of dozens of pupils and teachers held for almost two months in Oyo State, the same fear crept back into the state’s rural belt. This time the target was a lone schoolmaster returning from his farm. Mathew Kolawole Owoade, the 60 year old headmaster of…
The Oyo State Government has firmly pushed back against fresh allegations that it secretly paid money to the armed group holding dozens of pupils and teachers seized from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area, insisting that no ransom has changed hands as the ordeal enters its seventh week. The rebuttal came on Friday…
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….
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…
