Tag: OYO

Amnesty raises alarm over abduction of 82 pupils in Borno, Oyo

Aminu Imam
Amnesty raises alarm

Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has expressed concern over the recent abduction of dozens of schoolchildren by armed groups in parts of northern and southern Nigeria, calling on authorities to urgently rescue the victims and strengthen security around schools. The organisation described the incidents as “alarming”, warning that repeated attacks on schools were deepening the country’s education crisis and exposing children to grave danger. In a statement issued yesterday, Amnesty International disclosed that at least 82 schoolchildren were abducted between May 13 and May 15, 2026, during separate attacks in…

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School Terror: Gunmen strike in Borno, Oyo, abduct pupils, Principal

Aminu Imam
Gunmen strike in Borno, Oyo

Fresh waves of insecurity swept across parts of Nigeria yesterday as armed attackers invaded schools in both Borno State and Oyo State, abducting pupils, students, and a school principal in separate incidents that have heightened fears over the safety of educational institutions. In Borno, suspected Boko Haram insurgents reportedly stormed a primary and junior secondary school in Mussa village, Askira-Uba local government area, abducting an unspecified number of pupils during a dawn raid that threw the community into panic.  Residents said the attackers arrived on motorcycles shortly after troops on…

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Oyo: 5 feared dead, as bandits storm National Park Service Office 

Aminu Imam
Oyo banditry

Bandits have attacked the National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, Orire local government area of Oyo State. The attack that happened on Tuesday night led to the death of five National Park Service officials. Police authorities in the South-Western state confirmed the incident yesterday. Although the spokesman for the Oyo State Police Command, Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed the attack, he noted that security chiefs are currently en route to the affected area. “Yes, there was an attack by yet to be identified men against the men of the national park.…

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Oyo: Muslim group clears the air about Shari’ah project

Aminu Imam
Oyo Muslim group

The inauguration of the Shari’ah Court scheduled for January 11, 2025 in Oyo town, Oyo State has been postponed indefinitely. The Oyo State chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) had, through a flier, slated the event to hold at the Muslim Community Islamic Centre, Oba Adeyemi High School Road, Mobolaje Area in Oyo town, on the said date. The Shari’ah council explained that the postponement was due to the erroneous titling of the programme as: ‘Shari’ah Court’ instead of ‘Shari’ah Independent Arbitration Panel’. A statement issued…

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Yoruba ‘nation’: Police launch manhunt for suspected sponsor, Onitiri-Abiola

Aminu Imam
Yoruba nation sponsor

The Police have launched a manhunt for Mrs. Dupe Onitiri-Abiola, suspected of sponsoring the invasion of the Oyo State Government Secretariat by Yoruba ‘nation’  secessionist  agitators. Widow of the Late Chief Moshood Abiola, Mrs. Onitiri-Abiola, claimed responsibility for the violence, in a viral video. The agitators, wielding guns and wearing military camouflage, on Saturday, attempted to breach security at the state House of Assembly and the governors office.The State Police Commissioner, Adebola Hamzat, described the invasion as a treasonable felony and terrorism, pledging sanctions. Though not explicitly named by the…

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Makinde tasks the Army to ensure peaceful elections

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged the Nigerian Army to play its part in ensuring that peace reign during the forthcoming general elections. Makinde made the plea on Thursday while hosting Maj-Gen.Takuti Usman, the new General Officer Commanding, 2 Div. Odogbo Barracks, Ibadan, at the Governors Office, Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan. He commended the Army for important roles it has been playing in ensuring peaceful polls in the country. Makinde, however, pledged his administrations continuous support to the Nigerian Army, promising to maintain a cordial relationship with the…

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APC Cautions Akinjide on campaign of calumny against Tinubu

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
APC Presidential Candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu

The All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo State has cautioned Chief Jumoke Akinjide, a former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to stop launching campaign of calumny against its presidential candidate, Bola ahmed Tinubu. This is contained in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, on Friday in Ibadan. Akinjide, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, was alleged to have made Tinubu a subject of verbal attacks and blackmail. Akinjide was alleged to have blackmailed Tinubu while appearing on some local…

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PDP Congress: We didnt notice any parallel exercise in Oyo wards Shaibu

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Mr Phillip Shaibu, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ward Congress Committee in Oyo State, says the committee did not notice any parallel congress in all the wards in the state. Shaibu, who is the deputy governor of Edo, made the remarks in Ibadan on Saturday while speaking with newsmen on the exercise. So far, so good, all the talks of having parallel election have not been noticed and what is important today is that the process has been peaceful. No report of any violence anywhere and that is…

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COVID-19 protocols: Oyo Govt threatens to shut errant institutions

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has threatened to shut down any school, religious centre or workplace that violates the protocols on the use of closed space. In a statement issued on Saturday in Ibadan by Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde on behalf of the Task Force, managements of schools, workplaces and religious centres were enjoined to ensure strict compliance with the established COVID-19 protocols. The advice became necessary following the discovery of a COVID-19 case in a tertiary institution in the state. The Emergency…

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FEC approves N84bn for FCT, Oyo Ogbomoso roads, Loko-Oweto Bridge

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N84 billion for the construction of a road linking Shehu Yaradua Way with the Kubwa Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory, OyoOgbomoso and the Loko Oweto Bridge. The Council meeting also approved N9billion variation for the reconstruction of Loko-Oweto bridge as well as the completion of Oyo to Ogbomosho highway road project The Ministers of the FCT, Muhammad Bello and Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, confirmed the approvals of the projects at the end of the Council meeting, which was presided over…

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