The father of Lieutenant Felix Ademe Isaac, the Nigerian Army officer killed during the rescue of abducted teachers and schoolchildren in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has described his son’s death as a painful loss. According to a Daily Trust report on Monday, July 13, 2026, retired Master Warrant Officer Isaac Alabura said…
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will intensify military strikes against Iran, saying attacks would begin “tonight” and continue through tomorrow as tensions escalate over the Strait of Hormuz. According to The Times of Israel, Trump said U.S. forces would “hit them very hard tonight” and “hit them hard tomorrow,” adding…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, has presented a brand-new Toyota Camry to Mrs. Rachael Alamu, the rescued principal of Community High School, Esiele, Oriire Local Government Area. According to a Tribune report on Monday, July 13, 2026, the vehicle was presented during a brief ceremony attended…
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed condolences over the death of Mrs. Nkechi Stella Rhodes-Vivour, mother of the party’s Lagos State governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. In a statement shared on his X account, Atiku described her death as a painful loss. “I am deeply saddened…
The rescued principal of Community High School in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, has revealed that kidnappers killed two teachers during their 56-day captivity to pressure the government into meeting their demands. According to a report by Punch on Monday, July 13, 2026, Alamu, who was abducted alongside teachers and…
Mrs. Rachael Alamu, a school principal abducted alongside teachers and schoolchildren in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has recounted the harsh conditions they endured while in captivity. Speaking in a video shared by TVC, Alamu said the kidnappers initially gave biscuits to the children during the first week but later stopped. She added…
Rachael Folake Alamu, principal of the rescued Oyo school, has recounted the hardships she and other victims endured during their 56 days in captivity, revealing that the kidnappers initially provided biscuits for the children before stopping the practice. Speaking in an interview with TVC News on July 13, 2026, Alamu said the captives faced worsening…
The principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esiele, Mrs. Alamu Folawe, has described the difficult conditions she and other abducted victims endured while in captivity, saying they were repeatedly moved through the forest whenever their captors feared their hideout had been discovered. Speaking in a video shared by TVC on Monday, July 13, 2026, Folawe said…
Political commentator Abdullahi Dan Azumi has attributed Nigeria’s rising insecurity to the widening economic gap between the rich and the poor, arguing that inequality has created conditions that encourage crime and kidnapping. Speaking during an interview on Trust TV, Dan Azumi said the country’s economic challenges are closely linked to its security problems. “The widening…
Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, who represents Oyo North Senatorial District, has described his emotional encounter with victims rescued from captivity in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, saying the survival of a one-year, seven-month-old child left him astonished. Speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Monday, July 13, 2026, Buhari reflected on the rescue…
