The Oyo State Police Command has clarified that the students, pupils and teachers abducted during last Friday’s terrorist attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state have not yet been rescued. The Command made the clarification through its spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, who dismissed rumours circulating on social media claiming that the victims had regained freedom. According to the police, intensive rescue operations are still ongoing, […]

Burial arrangements for late Adesiyan Adegboye, one of the teachers killed during the coordinated attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, commenced on Friday at Ayegun Baptist Church in Ogbomoso. Adegboye, aged 49, was reportedly killed during the attack carried out by armed bandits last Friday. He is expected to be laid to rest later on Friday at his residence in the Owolake area of […]

The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has dismissed reports circulating in some quarters that a winner has already emerged from the party’s governorship primary election conducted on Thursday, insisting that no official result has been released. The party described the reports as misleading and urged members of the public, party supporters and stakeholders to disregard any unofficial information being circulated regarding the outcome of the exercise. Reacting to the […]

The Yoruba Council of Elders has condemned the abduction of more than 45 pupils, students and teachers from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The affected schools include Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yaworan; Community Grammar School, Esiele; and L.A. Primary School. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Chief Oladipo Oyewole, the Council described the attack as an assault on the future of the South-West […]