…Oriire's Continued Hostage Saga Since May 15, 2026, students, pupils, toddlers, and teachers from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have remained in the custody of bandits who abducted them and took them into the Old Oyo National Park. This supposed national monument has become a bandits' den.…

…Lawal Olohungbebe, the state government directed all school proprietors, principals, headteachers, […]

The governor explained that the relocation became necessary to safeguard the health and safety of students, teachers, and other members of the school community

…have organised interfaith prayers to ensure the quick release of abducted students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The club also noted that the prayers were organised to address the persistent insecurity in the ancient city and Nigeria in general. The indigenes said the interfaith prayers bec…

…that the relocation became necessary to safeguard the health and safety of students, teachers, and other members of the school community while also creating an enabling environment for experts to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the source and cause of the contamination. He noted that the state government, th…

…assessment of the school, explaining that the move was necessary to protect students, teachers and other members of the school community while investigations continue. He said preliminary findings confirmed the presence of methane gas in the affected environment, prompting renewed scientific and environmental assessmen…

The National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Audu Titus Amba, has expressed concern over the growing wave of insecurity affecting schools across Nigeria, warning that the trend poses a serious threat to the future of education in the country. Speaking with journalists in Jalingo at the weekend, Amba s…

…40 years. Demonstrators — mainly blue-collar workers, farmers, miners, truck drivers and teachers — called for an end to the center-right president’s economic reforms and demanded his resignation. Paz has been in power only seven months, and his arrival ended 20 years of socialist rule. Roadblocks across Bolivia have l…

…by the kidnappers. "All hands are on deck to make sure that those children and their teachers are brought back safe soon," Fayoade Adegoke, a deputy inspector general of police, told AFP after meeting with victims' families. 'No one is safe' The attack is fuelling fears of jihadist expansion into southwestern Nigeria.…

…39 pupils and students including toddlers of two schools in Oyo state and seven of their teachers. They are still being held in the bush by their abductors. Same day, another set of students were abducted in Borno and they are also still in captivity. The story is the same all over the country. From Katsina to Zamfara,…