Owo Church Massacre: Court sentences four to death for terrorism
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group to death by hanging for their involvement in the June 5, 2022, attack…
Gunmen reportedly attack immigration office in Ogbomoso, cart away firearms
Suspected gunmen on Tuesday night reportedly attacked the Nigeria Immigration Service office in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, making away with firearms belonging to officers on duty. The incident was said to…
Pity Fayose, Don’t Get Angry With Him – Makinde Pleads
The Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has called on Nigerians to be prayerful for the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. In a statement issued by the Commissioner…
Insecurity: Oyo NAPPS distances self from planned protest in Ibadan
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Oyo State Chapter, has dissociated itself from the proposed protest rally against insecurity scheduled to take place in Ibadan on Monday.…
One killed, over 30 abducted in Kogi
Ayegunle Bunu community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State has been thrown into panic in the early hours of Monday, June 1, 2026, following a bandit attack that…
Kidnappings in Ogun: Bag used to deliver ransom found in Seriki Fulani’s kitchen
•Suspect says ‘I knew my son was a kidnapper, but I thought he had stopped A 67-year-old community leader in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State has been arrested by the police…
Makinde calls for expedited action on state police creation
.As APM adopts Adekanmbi as consensus governorship candidate Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has called on the Federal Government to expedite action on the creation of state police as a…
2026 Eid-el-Kabir: Let’s focus on values that unite us, Makinde charges Nigerians
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has charged Oyo State residents, and Nigerians in general, to play down ethnic and religious differences, but rather focus on the shared values that unite…
30,000 Fulani militants fuelling Nigeria’s insecurity – US report
An estimated 30,000 armed Fulani militants are operating across Nigeria in groups ranging from 10 to 1,000 members, according to the May 2026 report released by the United States Commission…
Bandits should get amnesty like repentant Boko Haram members – Gumi
Ahmad Gumi, the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, has advised the federal government to consider granting amnesty to armed bandits. Speaking during a press conference at his residence in Kaduna on Monday,…