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Five Abducted ECWA Worshippers Reportedly Die In Captivity 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- June 4, 2026
Fresh grief has enveloped the Omugo community in Oro Ago District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State following reports that five worshippers abducted during an attack on an Evangelical Church Winning All congregation have died while in captivity. The victims were among members of the church who were kidnapped during a violent attack
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Panic In Osun Over Alleged Bandits Invasion 0
- SECURITY & CRIME, SLIDE
- June 4, 2026
Fear and confusion swept across several communities in Osun State on Tuesday after rumours of a possible bandit invasion triggered the abrupt closure of many public and private schools. The panic affected parts of Ila, Odo Otin, Boripe, Osogbo, and Olorunda local government areas, where anxious parents rushed to schools to withdraw their children before
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Accord Party Rejects Olawepo-Hashim As Presidential Candidate, Returns ₦50 Million Nomination Fee 0
- POLITICS, SLIDE
- June 4, 2026
The national leadership of the Accord Party has dismissed reports claiming that businessman and politician Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim emerged as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the National Chairman of the party, Maxwell Mgbuden, clarified that the Accord Party did not conduct any presidential primary
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Oluwole Oke Confident APC’s Grassroots Network Will Defeat Social Media Politics 0
- POLITICS, SLIDE
- June 3, 2026
A member of the House of Representatives and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council in Osun State, Oluwole Oke, has declared that electoral victories are determined by grassroots mobilisation, strategic planning, and impactful governance rather than online criticism and social media trends. Speaking during a media interaction with members of the Osun
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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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