51+ min ago  (314+ words) There was an outpouring of joy in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, as the husband of rescued school principal, Mrs Rachael Alamu, led a thanksgiving celebration following her release from captivity. In a video shared by Oyo Matters on Sunday captured Professor…...

27+ min ago  (293+ words) In a statement issued on Saturday, Abayomi Jimoh, the police spokesperson in Ondo, said the suspect, identified as Olawale Sikiru, was arrested alongside his alleged accomplice following an intelligence-led investigation. Jimoh said the case was reported to the police on…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (438+ words) The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed gratitude to God and security agencies for the safe rescue of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State after 56 days in captivity. ​In a…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (340+ words) The Western Nigeria Union Conference Adventist Men’s Organisation has called for sustained and proactive security measures across schools, worship centres and other vulnerable settlements following the rescue of abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State....

3+ hour, 27+ min ago  (301+ words) Suspected armed kidnappers have reportedly abducted the remains of a late Deputy Corps Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Augustine O. Ikwue, including the mourners accompanying his corpse to his hometown at Otukpo in Benue State. It was gathered that…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (250+ words) A Bhilwara businessman has alleged he was held hostage in Dubai (UAE), while his wife was forced to pay a ₹40 lakh ransom for his release. The accused allegedly called the victim's father-in-law from Dubai to demand the money. Two men…...

2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (229+ words) Details of Modus Operandi Allegedly Deployed to Rescue Kidnapped Oyo Pupils Emerge hettysmedia.com Fresh details have emerged on the joint security operation that led to the rescue of 44 schoolchildren abducted in Oyo State after 56 days in captivity. Sources familiar…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago  (340+ words) The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Olawale Sikiru, for allegedly staging his own abduction and collecting ransom from his family in a desperate bid for financial gain. The police also arrested a 23-year-old suspect, Agbelusi Ayomide,…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (212+ words) Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA on Friday thwarted a kidnap attempt by suspected terrorists in Surimi, Danko-wasagu local government area of Kebbi State, a border town between Kebbi and Sokoto states, rescuing four victims. A military source who pleaded anonymity…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (453+ words) While residents of Oyo State and the country in general are celebrating the safe return of the abducted school children and teachers in Oriire Local Government, the officers and men of the Nigerian Army are mourning their members who lost…...