By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu has expressed delight over the successful rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, commending the military, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force for ending their 56-day captivity. The President said the coordinated security operation led to the arrest…
By Ayomide Otitoju The schoolchildren and teachers abducted by suspected bandits in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been rescued. The development was confirmed in a statement issued on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to Onanuga, the victims were freed through a coordinated operation by…
By Ayomid otitoju Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has welcomed the rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted by suspected bandits in Oriire Local Government Area of the state, describing their release after 57 days in captivity as a “big relief.” Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, the governor expressed gratitude…
By Ayomide Otitoju Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday presented a proposed ₦1.854 trillion Appropriation Bill for the 2026 fiscal year to the Rivers State House of Assembly, marking his first appearance before the legislature led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule since the political crisis that split the Assembly in 2023. The budget presentation followed…
The death toll from devastating floods in southern China’s Guangxi region has risen to 39, with nine people still missing, as authorities intensified rescue and recovery efforts while a powerful typhoon threatened to bring more heavy rain. State media reported on Thursday that 26 of the fatalities were linked to the collapse of the Liulan…
At least 28 people have been confirmed dead after a fire ripped through a shoe factory in eastern China’s Fujian Province, prompting a major emergency response, state media reported. The blaze broke out around noon on Thursday at the Huiteng Shoes factory in Jinjiang City, with authorities initially fearing that several people remained trapped inside…
By Ayomide Otitoju Two people have died in a road crash along the Ogbere/J4 corridor of the Sagamu–Ore Expressway in Ogun State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed. The accident occurred at about 5:10 a.m. on Thursday at Ogbere Junction, according to a statement by the Ogun State Sector Command Public Relations Officer,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has claimed 600 lives, according to updated figures released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday. The UN health agency said the country has recorded 1,759 confirmed Ebola cases since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, including 600 confirmed deaths. The…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Oyo State Government has confirmed the death of two persons following the violence that erupted in the Ojoo area of Ibadan on Wednesday, assuring residents that a full investigation is underway to identify and prosecute those responsible. The unrest reportedly followed the killing of a commercial tricycle rider on Tuesday night,…