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…
No fewer than three persons lost their lives while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a tragic lone-vehicle accident that occurred in the early hours of Monday July 13 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The fatal crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. at Alabebe, along the Iwo Road–Bank Oloso axis of the…
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…
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…
Tension engulfed the Ojoo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday July 8 following violent clashes reportedly involving groups from the Yoruba and Hausa communities. The incident, which caused panic among residents and commuters in the bustling area, prompted the immediate deployment of personnel from Operation Burst, Oyo State’s joint security task force, to restore…
The controversy surrounding the alleged N1.3 billion allocation to the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has taken a fresh twist following the reported arrest of the father of the council’s promoter, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force. Global Mirror News gathered that the development has intensified public scrutiny…
Residents of Igboho Community in Oyo State erupted in celebration after a family reportedly abducted by suspected kidnappers regained freedom following an ultimatum issued by Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. Global Mirror News gathered that the victims were said to include a pregnant woman, her children and a sibling….
The arrest of key suspects linked to the abduction of the sister of Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and her twin sons has exposed what investigators describe as a carefully planned kidnapping operation that relied on weeks of surveillance, insider knowledge of the victims’ movements, and a network of accomplices operating within Ibadan, Oyo…
