CRIME

Bandits Scare In Ondo Schools As Parents Rush To Withdraw Children , Authorities Douse Tension 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 3, 2026
There was panic in parts of Akure, the Ondo State capital, this morning following rumours of an alleged bandit attack on a school. The unverified report spread rapidly across the town, prompting anxious parents and guardians to rush to various schools to pick up their children and wards. ‎Police Launch Rescue Operation As Adelabu’s
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Aiyedatiwa Commends Court Sentence On Owo Church Attack Convicts 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 3, 2026
Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has commended the judiciary and security agencies for securing the conviction and death sentence of four suspects involved in the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. Governor Aiyedatiwa described the court’s verdict as a triumph for justice, the rule of law, and the victims
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‎Police Launch Rescue Operation As Adelabu’s Sister, Twin Sons Are Abducted In Ibadan 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 3, 2026
‎The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, and her 12-year-old twin sons in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. ‎ ‎The victims, identified as Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, 43, and her twin sons, Peter and Paul, were reportedly kidnapped by armed
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EFCC Presents Fifth Witness In Agunloye’s $6 Billion Mambilla Project Trial 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 1, 2026
The trial of former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, over the controversial $6 billion Mambilla Power Project contract continued on Monday as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented its fifth prosecution witness before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja. Agunloye is facing an amended seven-count charge bordering on alleged official
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“We Want To Talk To Govt Only” — Oyo School Kidnappers Reject Family Negotiations 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 1, 2026
Fresh details have emerged regarding the abduction of Mrs. Rachael Alamu, principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oyo State, as her family revealed that the kidnappers have refused to negotiate directly with them and insist on speaking only with government authorities. Her husband, Professor Wole Alamu, a lecturer in the Department of Forest Resources
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Osun: Adeleke, Accord, APC clash over Iwo violence 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 1, 2026
Fresh political controversy has erupted in Osun State following the death of Mrs. Taliat Simbiat during the primaries of the Accord Party in Iwo, as political parties traded accusations over violence and alleged thuggery linked to the exercise. Governor Ademola Adeleke expressed condolences to the family of the deceased, describing the incident as painful and
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