Tag: Oyo State

Continuous Protest Rocks Ibadan as Parents, Groups, Protest Abducted Schoolchildren

Continuous Protest Rocks Ibadan as Parents, Groups, Protest Abducted Schoolchildren

Gloria Francis- June 1, 2026

By Odeh Favour Adiya Despite a heavy downpour, members of the Take-It-Back Movement, alongside parents, teachers and schoolchildren, on Monday staged a protest in Ibadan, ... Read More

NUT Shuts Down Schools in Oyo, Demands Rescue of Kidnapped Teachers and Students

NUT Shuts Down Schools in Oyo, Demands Rescue of Kidnapped Teachers and Students

Gloria Francis- June 1, 2026

By Odeh Favour Adiya The Oyo State Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in ... Read More

“No More Kidnapping”: Oyo Community Demands Rescue of Abducted Schoolchildren

“No More Kidnapping”: Oyo Community Demands Rescue of Abducted Schoolchildren

Gloria Francis- May 29, 2026

A wave of anger and grief has swept across Oyo State as teachers, students and residents staged peaceful protests demanding the immediate rescue of dozens ... Read More

Nigerians Call Out Tinubu to Rescue Oyo Pupils on Children’s Day

Nigerians Call Out Tinubu to Rescue Oyo Pupils on Children’s Day

Gloria Francis- May 27, 2026

By Odeh Favour Adiya As Nigeria marks Children’s Day on Wednesday, grief and outrage dominated conversations across social media, with many citizens demanding urgent government ... Read More

Oyo Speaker Denies APC Link, Bribe, Reaffirms Loyalty to Makinde
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Oyo Speaker Denies APC Link, Bribe, Reaffirms Loyalty to Makinde

Gloria Francis- April 15, 2026

The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, has disclosed that he was offered monetary inducement to facilitate the impeachment of Governor ... Read More

Court dissolves 18-yr-old marriage over wife’s refusal to cook

Court dissolves 18-yr-old marriage over wife’s refusal to cook

Gloria Francis- April 10, 2026

Grade ‘A’ Customary Court at Mapo in Ibadan, has dissolved the 18-year-old marriage between one Wasiu Abdulrahim and his estranged wife, Muibat, over claims of ... Read More

Acid Attack in Oyo Leaves Couple Dead, Three Children Stranded

Acid Attack in Oyo Leaves Couple Dead, Three Children Stranded

Gloria Francis- January 26, 2026

A long history of domestic violence has ended in tragedy in Akufo, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, after a 49-year-old man allegedly attacked ... Read More