Parents withdraw children from Osun schools over rumoured bandit presence in communities

Tension gripped four local government areas of Osun State on Tuesday following unverified reports of bandit presence in some communities, prompting panic among residents and leading to the withdrawal of pupils from schools. The rumours, which spread on social media, claimed that armed bandits were attempting to infiltrate Ila, Ifelodun (Ikirun), Osogbo, and Olorunda local…

FG’s response to Oyo school abduction was not slow – Presidency

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has defended the Federal Government’s response to the kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, insisting that authorities acted swiftly following the incident near Ogbomoso. Speaking during a television interview on Tuesday, June 2, Dare dismissed suggestions that President Bola…

“Eliminate Terrorists Within 90 Days Or Resign” – Pastor Adeboye Tells Service Chiefs

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has called on Nigeria’s security chiefs to defeat terrorists within three months or leave their positions. Speaking in a video shared on the church’s X account on Tuesday, Adeboye urged the federal government to take urgent action to tackle the country’s…

Enugu teachers stage protest to the state government house, demand immediate release of abducted Oyo students and teachers (video)

Members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers NUT, Enugu state chapter, this morning, staged a protest at the State Government house to demand the immediate release of the abducted students and teachers in Oyo state.   The leader of the protesting teachers called on the state government to work with the Oyo state government to…

Imo police debunk report of abduction of Government Girls Secondary School Owerri

The Imo State Police Command has denied media reports alleging the abduction of students of Government Girls Secondary School, Okigwe Road, Owerri, by suspected herdsmen.    Earlier today, there were reports that four students of the school were abducted.   In a statement released, the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, said the report is entirely false,…