The Oyo State Police Command says its investigation into the abduction of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons has uncovered the alleged involvement of an insider who provided information to the kidnappers.

“The delay was caused by a combination of logistical and operational challenges, notably the direct result of a devastating motor accident on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, which tragically claimed the lives of three of our dedicated personnel who were transporting sensitive examination materials interstate,” the statement read.

They spoke at the plenary session of the NBA, Yenagoa Branch Law Week at the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board Conference Hall

The Nigerian naira maintained relative stability against the United States dollar across the official and parallel foreign exchange markets as traders monitored supply and demand conditions in the country’s forex market.

Despite holding Africa’s largest proven gas reserves and recording rising gas production, household and industrial consumers are now faced with significant shortages of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas.

By Dele Sobowale A totally truthful politician is an oxymoron; a contradiction in terms. Dissembling apparently is indispensable to the profession — notwithstanding the fact that most of them ensure that they are seen praying!!   The war in Iran is coming to a dreary end. It has cost everybody in the world trillions of dollars […]

For 18 agonising days, the people of Ahoro-Esienle have lived in a world suspended between hope and heartbreak.

Following the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) confirmation that Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) terrorists were behind the recent school abductions in Oyo State, fresh concerns have emerged over what security experts describe as a dangerous convergence of terrorism and kidnapping in Nigeria’s South-West.

The Federal Government has said the screening of Nigerians in South Africa who registered for voluntary evacuation following renewed xenophobic attacks will end today.

For about two decades, the northern part of the country has been ravaged by terrorism characterised by sacking of entire communities, mass killings, looting, destruction and kidnappings for ransom.