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Alleged kidnapper killed, three suspects nabbed, victim freed in Edo: Police
35+ min ago (358+ words) In a statement on Sunday, the command's spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, said the suspects'Bright Junior (25, from Agbor, Delta), Salisu Abubakar (27, from Kano) and Momodu James (27, from Auchi, Edo)'were linked to kidnapping and other violent crimes across the state. Ms Ikoedem…...
Makinde Confirms 6 Arrests as Oyo State Cracks Down on School Kidnapping Informants
43+ min ago (391+ words) Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has confirmed the arrest of suspected informants linked to the recent school attacks in the Oriire Local Government Area, where seven teachers were abducted and an Islamic Studies teacher was killed. Briefing journalists on Sunday…...
Stranded and alone: Man recalls chilling 3 am ordeal with thugs on Mombasa Road
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (330+ words) A weary traveller has recounted a tense overnight experience along Mombasa Road that left him scared for his life. Muthuri Murungi described how exhaustion, uncertainty and a series of unsettling encounters left him stranded in Nairobi in the early hours…...
Sen Alli, Others Condemn Oyo Schools Attack, Laud Police Efforts
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (524+ words) They urged the government to take active measures against insecurity. Alli, in a statement issued in Ibadan, described the incident as painful, disturbing and unfortunate. According to the police, armed hoodlums riding motorcycles simultaneously attacked Baptist Nursery and Primary School,…...
Kidnapping Of Students Sad Development" " Oba Ladoja Condemns Oriire School Abduction
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (351+ words) The Chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs and Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has condemned the abduction of primary and secondary school pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The monarch described the…...
Oyo school attack: Makinde confirms seven teachers abducted, one killed " The Sun Nigeria
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (442+ words) 18 May 2026 7: 11 am WAT Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed that seven teachers were abducted during the recent attack on schools in the Oriire Local Government Area, while one person was killed in the incident....
Oyo principal, nursing mother cry for help in kidnappers den
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (321+ words) Mrs. Alamu, the principal of Community High School, Esinele, has pleaded for assistance after she and other staff members and children were allegedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Oyo State. In a viral video circulating on social media on Sunday,…...
RAF beneficiary kidnapped!
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (172+ words) A ROAD Accident Fund (RAF) beneficiary was rescued by police after she was kidnapped by three suspects. The seven other victims were released in Kwa Dabeka shortly after the kidnapping. However, the woman, who had recently received her RAF payout,…...
Communities release details of 39 abducted students, seven teachers in Oyo
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (296+ words) Details of the students and teachers kidnapped recently in Oyo State have been released. DAILY POST recalls that an unspecified number of students and teachers were kidnapped in the early hours'of Friday.' The victims were abducted at Ahoro-Esinele and other…...
Makinde Vows Rescue of Kidnapped Teachers, Pupils
41+ min ago (521+ words) Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says his administration is doing everything possible to rescue the seven teachers and an unconfirmed number of pupils kidnapped in Ahoro Esinle Community, Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The governor stated this…...