Fear and anguish have gripped travellers and residents in parts of Benue State after armed gunmen reportedly ambushed a commercial bus and abducted 14 passengers travelling from Enugu State to Abuja. The frightening incident occurred on Thursday night, August 13, 2026, along the Ankpechi–Omutele axis of the Otukpo–Adoka road in Ohimini Local Government Area of…
For more than six months, the meaning of home was reduced to a memory for Fatima Mohammed. Home was where her family was. Home was where she could sleep without fear, change into clean clothes, eat without knowing when the next meal would come and wake up without wondering whether she would live to see…
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has revealed that the bandits holding dozens of abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State threatened to kill the captives if security forces moved closer to their hideout. The Minister made the disclosure in a preview of an interview with News Central’s NC Exclusive programme, stating that the…
The Federal Government has intensified efforts to secure the release of dozens of abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approving the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards and directing a specialized rescue unit to intensify operations in the troubled Oriire Local Government Area. The latest intervention comes 16 days after…
Fresh fears have emerged over the safety of teachers and pupils abducted in Oyo State after their kidnappers released a new video showing some of the victims desperately pleading for help and immediate intervention. In the emotional footage, two female teachers appeared visibly distressed as they appealed to authorities, community leaders, and concerned Nigerians to…
Residents of Ogbomoso in Oyo State were thrown into mourning on Friday May 22 as burial rites commenced for Adesiyan Adegboye, the teacher killed during last week’s coordinated attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the State. Global Mirror News gathered that Adegboye, 49, was laid in state at Ayegun Baptist Church,…
Residents of Ahoro-Esinele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been thrown into grief following the brutal killing of a secondary school teacher, Michael Oyedokun, who was abducted alongside other staff and students during a recent attack on a school in the area. Global Mirror News gathered that the late Oyedokun, said…
