Oyo state

The Federal Government filed a 10-count charge against three suspected Ansaru-linked operatives, accusing them of conspiring to kidnap 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State Prosecutors alleged the suspects concealed intelligence about...

Senate approves a ₦50 million support package for the families of two teachers and three security personnel who lost their lives during the Oyo school abduction and rescue operation. Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the intervention is a...

Senate accuses Governor Seyi Makinde of politicising Nigeria's security challenges over his call for a UN probe into the Oyo school abduction. Lawmakers caution the governor against statements capable of undermining ongoing counter-terrorism operations and reject international intervention. ...

Family demands release of slain officer's body: Relatives of Lt. Ademe Isaac are insisting that the Nigerian Army release his remains for burial in Adamawa State. Army reportedly plans military burial in Ibadan: The family says military authorities...

Police rescue abducted Oyo headmaster less than 24 hours after gunmen demanded a ₦30 million ransom for his release. Commissioner of Police says coordinated security pressure forced kidnappers to abandon the victim and flee. Nigerians hail the swift...

July 13, (THEWILL) — Barely 24 hours after the successful rescue of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, gunmen have struck again in the state, abducting a 60-year-old headmaster and demanding...

July 12, (THEWILL) — The wild jubilation over the freedom of 44 pupils and teachers kidnapped by terrorists from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on 15 May 2026 took a strong political tone at the weekend when...

July 10 (THEWILL) — The pupils and teachers abducted during a deadly attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained their freedom after 56 days in captivity, bringing an end to weeks of...

July 07, (THEWILL) — Relief has enveloped the University of Ibadan (UI) community following the release of Miss Abolarin Tomisin, the 300-level Law student who was abducted in June alongside other travellers while returning from a national Scripture...

July 05, (THEWILL) — The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has expressed confidence that troops would soon rescue the 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted by bandits in Oyo State, disclosing that the military had...