Tag: Oyo State
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...
Nigeria’s Children’s Day Marred by Mass Abductions, Critics Question Oyo Celebrations
ABUJA, Nigeria (FN) — Nigeria’s Children’s Day festivities on May 27 were overshadowed by outrage as more than 80 schoolchildren abducted earlier this month...
Oyo Teachers Union Declares Three-Day Fasting, Prayer After Kidnapping
IBADAN, Nigeria (FN) — The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State has declared a three-day fasting and prayer after the kidnapping of...
Presidency Says Nigerians Have Right to Defend Themselves Amid Insecurity
ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has said Nigerians have the constitutional right to defend themselves against...
United Nations Warns of Escalating Attacks on Education in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria — The United Nations has voiced alarm over recurring terrorist attacks on schools in Nigeria, warning that the assaults are devastating communities...
