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Oyo Abduction: Teachers suspend strike after govt appeal

Nigeria, July 1 -- The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State on Wednesday suspended its month-long strike following approval from the union's national leadership, paving the way for the reopeni... Read More


Sunday Igboho vows sustained anti-kidnapping operations after his group faced shooting in Oyo forest

Nigeria, June 29 -- Self-styled champion of security in Yoruba-speaking states, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has vowed that members of his Iru Ekun Security Network will continue ... Read More


Oyo govt appeals to striking teachers to reopen schools, approves N8.7bn for learning materials

Nigeria, June 24 -- Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appealed to the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to suspend its ongoing strike and reopen public schools across the state, assuring residents ... Read More


Global rights group raise alarm over alleged intimidation of SERAP amid suits

Nigeria, June 24 -- A global rights group, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), has raised concerns over what it described as a pattern of intimidation and judicial ha... Read More


INEC presents certificates of return to Oyebanji, deputy following second term election victory

Nigeria, June 23 -- Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State and his deputy, Monisade Afuye, on Tuesday, received their Certificates of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),... Read More


14-year-old boy shot dead in Osun, father blames killing on suspected political thugs

Nigeria, June 22 -- Fresh concerns over security in Osun State have emerged after a 14-year-old boy was shot dead in Ilobu in Irepodun Local Government Area of the stat on Sunday afternoon, an inciden... Read More


#EkitiDecides2026: Oyebanji secures second term, defies Ekiti's history of unseating incumbents

Nigeria, June 21 -- Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been re-elected as the governor of Ekiti State, overcoming a field of 13 challengers and reinforcing his politic... Read More


#EkitiDecides2026: IReV uploads stall as 66 polling unit results remain missing

Nigeria, June 21 -- While the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced the final results for the Ekiti State governorship election, the uploading of polling unit resul... Read More


#EkitiDecides2026: Meet the 14 candidates seeking Ekiti's governorship seat

Nigeria, June 19 -- Ekiti State voters will go to the polls on Saturday to elect a governor for another four-year term in an off-cycle governorship election. Residents of the state have enthusiastica... Read More


INEC begins distribution of election materials ahead of Ekiti's governorship election

Nigeria, June 18 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive election materials for Saturday's governorship poll in Ekiti State, marking the sta... Read More