Tag: School Abductions
Breaking News: 46 abducted Oyo schoolchildren, teachers regain freedom
All 46 schoolchildren, teachers and the principal abducted during a May 15 attack in Oyo State have been released, authorities confirmed Friday, ending a...
Bandits Attack WAEC Candidates in Kogi, Kill Vice Principal
Dozens of armed bandits stormed a secondary school in Iluke, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State on Wednesday, killing a vice principal and...
Davido, Tiwa Savage Join Celebrity Outcry Over Kidnappings
Grammy-nominated singer Davido, Tiwa Savage, and comedian AY Makun have joined a growing number of Nigerian entertainers speaking out against rising insecurity, as concerns...
Security Tightened at Aso Rock as Sowore Leads Protest Over Kidnapped...
ABUJA, Nigeria (FN) — Security was tightened Thursday around Nigeria’s Aso Rock Presidential Villa as activist Omoyele Sowore led a protest demanding the release...
“‘Fix Oyo First’: Presidency Pushes Back on Makinde Amid Rising Insecurity”
The Nigerian presidency has pushed back against Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, accusing him of politicizing insecurity and deflecting responsibility for his state’s challenges.
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“Families Plead for Action, Presidency Yet to Address Oyo School Attacks”
Nigeria’s insecurity crisis deepened on May 15 when armed men abducted 46 people, 39 pupils and seven teachers during coordinated attacks on three schools...
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...
‘Silence is complicity’, CAN condemns Oyo school abductions
IBADAN, Nigeria (FN), The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned coordinated attacks on schools in Oyo State that left pupils, teachers, and officials...
“A Nation That Abandons Its Youth Abandons Its Future”: Obi Condemns...
ABUJA, Nigeria (FN), Former presidential candidate Peter Obi on Friday condemned the abduction of candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in...
