The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) called a strike from Monday in Oyo state to protest the kidnapping of dozens of children and their teachers in the Southwest Nigerian state. The kidnapping on May 15 blamed on gunmen believed to be Boko Haram jihadists. Seven teachers were kidnapped along with between 25 and 39 children...
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Oyo Teachers Protest Prolonged Abduction Of Colleagues, Students
Teachers in Oyo State Southwest Nigeria on Friday staged a protest in Ibadan over the continued abduction of teachers and students from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area, 15 days after they were kidnapped. The protesters, drawn from different schools and education groups, marched through parts of the Ibadan metropolis demanding the unconditional release...
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Makinde Signs Executive Order No. 001 To Regulate Security Service Providers In Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde has signed Executive Order No. 001 2026 aimed at regulating, registering, and coordinating associations, groups, and organizations providing security and allied services across Oyo State. The Executive Order, signed at the Governor’s residence in Ibadan, forms part of the administration’s broader efforts to strengthen security oversight amid ongoing operations to secure the...
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Makinde Launches Violent Crime Response Unit, Mourns Oyo School Attacks Victims
Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde has inaugurated the newly established Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Nigeria Police Force, describing the initiative as a timely intervention against rising cases of kidnapping and violent crimes across the country.‎‎ During the inauguration at the Oyo state police command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, Governor Makinde said...
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Oyo Witnesses Defections As PDP Reps, Assembly Members Align With New Political Direction‎‎
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State is witnessing a wave of political realignments as members of the House of Representatives and the State House of Assembly begin moves to exit the party, following what sources described as a new political direction within the state structure.‎‎ The development comes after Adebayo Gabriel, who represents...
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Oyo Assembly Majority Leader Dumps PDP For APM
The Majority Leader of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Sanjo Adedoyin, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Adedoyin’s resignation brings the total number of PDP state lawmakers to have resigned from the party to four. The major leader who announced his resignation in a statement on Friday stated that he would be...
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UI Staff Unions Barricade Gates Over Dispute
Early callers, visitors and students to University of Ibadan were denied access on Monday as members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) blocked the institution’s main entrance over an ongoing industrial dispute.The protest, which began on Friday, has disrupted activities across the campus, raising concerns about...