The House of Representatives has withdrawn its own constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish State Police, opting instead to consider the executive-sponsored version submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as part of ongoing efforts to reform Nigeria’s policing system. Global Mirror News gathered that the decision was announced during Tuesday’s plenary session, a move that…
Anxiety has spread across several motor parks in Lagos State following the reported death of the Organising Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Toba Ajiboye, after he was allegedly shot by unidentified gunmen. Global Mirror News gathered that Ajiboye, a well-known transport Union official and socialite,…
The Principal of Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esiele, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, has narrated the terrifying 56 days she, teachers and schoolchildren spent in the hands of kidnappers, describing the experience as one of hunger, brutality, fear and endless movement through forests. Speaking days after their rescue by security operatives,…
Suspected gunmen have abducted a 60-year-old Headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Igbojaye, Budo Aare, in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mr. Kolawale Mathew Owoade, popularly known as Onaiye, and are demanding a ransom of N30 million for his release. The victim was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday, July 11, 2026, between 5 p.m. and…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the successful rescue of victims abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, describing the operation as a clear demonstration of the President’s determination to eradicate kidnapping and other violent crimes across Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday, Governor Abiodun said…
The Presidency has disclosed that eight suspected kidnappers involved in the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been arrested, while several others were neutralised during a rescue operation that ended the victims’ 56-day ordeal in captivity. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo…
There was widespread relief on Thursday after the Presidency confirmed the release of the schoolchildren and teachers abducted by gunmen from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, bringing an end to weeks of anxiety and uncertainty for their families. The victims, comprising 39 pupils and seven teachers, were kidnapped in May when…
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has revealed that the bandits holding dozens of abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State threatened to kill the captives if security forces moved closer to their hideout. The Minister made the disclosure in a preview of an interview with News Central’s NC Exclusive programme, stating that the…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has revealed that he refused to pay a N300 Million ransom demanded by kidnappers who abducted his brothers in 2019, insisting that yielding to criminal demands only fuels more kidnappings across the Country. The Governor made the disclosure on Thursday, July 9 2026, while speaking at the ARISE News and…
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have recorded significant victories against terrorist groups in Zamfara and Katsina States, thwarting coordinated attacks, neutralising a notorious bandit commander and recovering weapons and other combat equipment during separate operations. The Military disclosed that the operations, carried out on Monday, July 7, 2026, also…
