Tag: Oyo State
Oyo Demands Answers Over $3bn NLNG Dividends as Makinde, Presidency Clash...
Governor Seyi Makinde challenges the Federal Government to account for gas dividends paid to Nigeria, while the Presidency rejects his figures and conflicting statements...
Oyo Police Rescue Kidnapped Teenager, Kill Suspected Kidnapper in Gun Battle
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a 15 year old boy, Sumaila Muhammadu, from suspected kidnappers following a gun battle along the Awe...
Prospective Corps Members Return to Ibadan After Days in Captivity
Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted while travelling to orientation camps have returned to Ibadan and reunited with their families following their...
Families Demand Safe Return of Prospective Corps Members Abducted in Imo
Funminews | 5 October 2026
Families, rights advocates and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have renewed demands for the safe release of prospective National Youth...
IG Pays Tribute to Officer Killed in Oyo Rescue
Nigeria's Inspector General of Police has paid tribute to a police officer killed during an operation linked to a school abduction in Oyo State...
Anglican Bishop Urges Nigeria to Rescue Abducted Pupils, Teachers
LAGOS, Nigeria — An Anglican bishop has urged Nigeria’s federal government to intensify efforts to rescue pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State, warning...
Tinubu Pledges Safe Rescue of Abducted Oyo Pupils, Teachers
IBADAN, Nigeria (FN) — President Bola Tinubu on Thursday assured residents of Oyo State that schoolchildren and teachers abducted during coordinated attacks on three...
Kashim Shettima: “Pray for Unity and Strength Against School Kidnappings”
Vice President Kashim Shettima is trending across Nigerian social media after urging citizens to pray in response to renewed cases of school kidnappings. Speaking...
Nationwide Protests Demand Action on Nigeria’s School Kidnappings
ABUJA, Nigeria — Protests demanding urgent action on Nigeria’s school kidnappings spread Tuesday across Oyo, Ogun, Abuja, Lagos, Delta, and Plateau, as teachers, civil...
“Ogun Residents Protest Oyo Kidnapping, Demand School Closures”
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — Hundreds of youths and mothers marched through Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday to protest worsening insecurity and the recent abduction of...
