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The Oyo State House of Assembly has canceled its planned third-anniversary celebrations, citing prevailing security concerns, particularly in the Oke-Ogun and Ogbomoso regions, as the reason for the decision.
The abduction of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her twin sons in Ibadan, lasting three tension-soaked days, underscored the ongoing threat from Ogbomoso terrorists.
Gunmen have attacked an immigration office in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, stealing firearms during the incident. Police have launched an investigation into the attack.
Oyo State has suspended field trips and excursions following the burial of Adegboye, a 49-year-old teacher killed during an attack, who was laid to rest in Ogbomoso.
The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed a false alarm regarding the presence of suspected bandits in Ogbomoso and surrounding communities, confirming that normalcy has been restored to the area.
Security personnel successfully repelled an armed robbery attempt at the Transmission Company of Nigeria's Ogbomoso substation, with no staff reported injured.
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The Oyo State Police Command has refuted viral video claims of terrorists operating in Ogbomoso, urging residents to disregard false information and remain vigilant.
Nigerian security forces successfully rescued multiple kidnap victims, including relatives of a former minister and individuals in Plateau and Kaduna states, while also foiling other abduction attempts.
A faction of Boko Haram, Ansaru, has released footage of 46 Nigerians, mostly schoolchildren and their teachers, kidnapped from two communities in Ogbomoso Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Police have deployed more detectives to rescue victims of the Oyo abduction as panic spreads in Ogbomoso, with local leaders calling for a military base to address rising insecurity.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Ogbomoso and the killing of innocent Nigerians in Katsina State, including a pregnant woman, criticizing the Tinubu government's handling of security.
The Chairman of the Association of Professional Women Engineers in Nigeria (APWEN), Ogbomoso Chapter, Engr. Prof.
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Ogbomoso branch honored former rector Dr. Taofeek Abdul-Hameed during the historic inauguration of its first female chairman, Prof. Alice Oke.
Six LAUTECH final-year nursing students tragically died in a road crash on the Ilorin–Ogbomoso Road while traveling for their final examinations. Read More: https://punchng.com/lautech-mourns-as-six-nursing-students-die-in-road-crash/
A diaspora group has commended Oyo State's efforts in rescuing victims of the Ogbomoso abduction, while also advocating for comprehensive security reforms. The group urged intensified measures to tackle insecurity across Nigeria.
The verdict for the Owo massacre has been delivered, bringing justice to victims, but the article highlights a growing threat from global terror affiliates in Nigeria's South-West region.
Residents of Abeokuta, Ogun State, protested against rising insecurity and the recent abduction of approximately 40 school children and seven teachers in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
Atiku Abubakar has faulted President Tinubu’s handling of the Ogbomoso abduction and Katsina killings, labeling his response as a 'collapse of leadership' and a moral failure.
The abducted principal and a teacher from an Ogbomoso school have released a video pleading with the Nigerian federal government and Governor Makinde for their rescue. Their desperate appeal highlights the urgent need for intervention.
A former lawmaker, Senator Hamzat Adeseun, has resigned as Mayegun of Ogbomosoland, alleging abuse of authority by the Soun and citing rising tensions. His resignation further deepens the ongoing crisis in the region.
A political pressure group, The Ogbomoso Project TOP, has called on all political parties and stakeholders in Oyo state to zone their governorship tickets to the Ogbomoso Zone. The post 2027: Ogbomoso stakeholders demand Oyo guber ticket appeared first on Vanguard News.
Six people, including a pregnant woman and five final-year nursing students, yesterday, died in an auto crash along the Kwara axis of the Ilorin-Ogbomoso road. The post Pregnant woman, 5 final-year nursing students die in Ilorin-Ogbomoso road auto crash appeared first on Vanguard News.