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UCH Crisis Deepens as Allied Health Workers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Director’s Reinstatement

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The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan I’m chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s recommendation concerning the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Dr Adeyinka Ishola. The industrial action, which began on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, followed what the…

Oyo Government Arrests Five Suspected Terrorists After Igbeti Military Camp Attack

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Oyo State Government has announced the arrest of five suspected terrorists following an attack on a military camp on the outskirts of Igbeti in Olorunsogo Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were reportedly arrested wearing military uniforms after the attackers stormed the military camp during an incident that also resulted in damage to…

‘I Sold My Own Babies, Then Stole 19 Others’, Woman’s Chilling Confession Leaves Oyo in Shock

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A chilling confession by a suspected child trafficker has left residents and families in Oyo State horrified after a woman, Adejoke Popoola, allegedly admitted to selling four of her own biological children before graduating to the abduction and sale of other people’s children. Popoola, who was paraded alongside other suspected members of a child-stealing and…

Court Jails Woman for Forging Marriage Certificate

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A Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has sentenced a 50-year-old woman, Bolanle Adeyemo, to one year in a correctional centre for forging and unlawfully possessing a marriage certificate. The court, however, discharged her on a separate count of conspiracy after considering her guilty plea and the evidence presented by the prosecution….

‘They Tied Children’s Mouths, Beat Them’: Rescued Oyo Principal Recounts 56 Days of Horror in Kidnappers’ Den

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The Principal of Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esiele, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, has narrated the terrifying 56 days she, teachers and schoolchildren spent in the hands of kidnappers, describing the experience as one of hunger, brutality, fear and endless movement through forests. Speaking days after their rescue by security operatives,…

Gunmen Abduct Oyo Headmaster, Demand N30m Ransom

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Suspected gunmen have abducted a 60-year-old Headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Igbojaye, Budo Aare, in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mr. Kolawale Mathew Owoade, popularly known as Onaiye, and are demanding a ransom of N30 million for his release. The victim was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday, July 11, 2026, between 5 p.m. and…

Three Killed, Five Injured in Midnight Ibadan Auto Crash

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No fewer than three persons lost their lives while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a tragic lone-vehicle accident that occurred in the early hours of Monday July 13 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The fatal crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. at Alabebe, along the Iwo Road–Bank Oloso axis of the…

Oriire Kidnap Victims’ Rescue: Gov. Abiodun Praises Tinubu, Security Agencies, Makinde

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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the successful rescue of victims abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, describing the operation as a clear demonstration of the President’s determination to eradicate kidnapping and other violent crimes across Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday, Governor Abiodun said…

UPDATED: DSS Arrests Eight Suspected Kidnappers, Neutralises Others in Oyo School Abduction; Presidency Rules Out Prisoner Swap

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The Presidency has disclosed that eight suspected kidnappers involved in the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been arrested, while several others were neutralised during a rescue operation that ended the victims’ 56-day ordeal in captivity. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo…

Oyo School Abduction: Bandits Threatened to Kill Kidnapped Pupils if Troops Advanced – Defence Minister

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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…