“The pupils and teachers are currently receiving medical attention in an undisclosed hospital and will be handed over to the Oyo State Government in due course so as to be reunited with their families,” he said.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said his administration’s immediate focus is to reunite the teachers and pupils rescued from kidnappers in Oriire Local Government Area with their families and provide them with rehabilitation following their 56-day captivity.

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Electricity supply to Maitama District and adjoining areas of Abuja has been disrupted following the alleged invasion and encroachment on the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company’s (AEDC) C2 Maitama Substation by suspected land grabbers, prompting the intervention of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. In a public notice […]

By Dickson Omobola  Chief Commercial Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Mr Adedayo Olawuyi, has fingered the dominance of foreign carriers in Nigeria’s aviation market to the weakness of domestic airlines, saying the country lacks strong local and regional operators capable of competing effectively. Olawuyi said airlines such as Emirates, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and Asky Airlines continue […]

The total cost of the event is unknown, but Forbes magazine estimated that it exceeded $20 million.