NAFDAC launched an investigation into the death of corps member Etimbuk Daniel at the Awgu Orientation Camp in Enugu StateThe agency collected samples of medications administered to Daniel and interviewed medical personnel at the camp clinicThe Nigerian Senate separately ordered an investigation following a motion by a…

…at the state House of Assembly, was on her way home after the day’s work with another corps member, who also recently resumed service at the Assembly, when the incident occurred. The two corps members were reportedly riding on the same motorcycle when an articulated truck rammed into them. While Oluwatosin Abidakun die…

…Agodi Gardens, where the trailer reportedly rammed into a motorcycle carrying the corps member, k!lling the victim on the spot. An eyewitness, who spoke to punch on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to speak with the media, claimed that the articulated vehicle had been involved in multiple collisions…

…Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo Sector Command, has confirmed the death of a female corps member in a road crash on Monday in Ibadan. The Sector Commander in Oyo State, Corps Commander Kehinde Dahunsi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Dahunsi said that the crash involved a motorcycle…

…Gardens. The eyewitness said the truck subsequently rammed into a motorcycle, killing a corps member and injuring several other people. The crash led to a diversion of traffic in the area after officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) arrived at the scene. FRSC officials confirmed that the injured were taken t…

A corps member, Ibi Bemdoo Philip, has recounted his harrowing experience in the den of kidnappers. Phillip was abducted on September 30th in Edo State while travelling to his NYSC orientation camp in Akure, Ondo state on September 30. In a post shared on Facebook, Phillip gave a detailed account of how the abduction o…

…to secure the release of the abductees. Although security agencies said the prospective corps members were rescued during an operation, one of the parents, Alirat Wahab, narrated in an interview with News Central TV how her family borrowed money and received contributions from relatives and other individuals to raise t…

…different sectors. In the general news, there was an update on the 20 freed prospective corps members who were abducted in Imo State on their way to Akwa Ibom where they were posted for their national service year. All of them have now been offered the opportunity to choose their preferred states in the South-West for…

…prospective NYSC members reunite with families Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps members who were kidnapped in Imo State have been rescued and reunited with their families in Ibadan after seven days in captivity. The victims, who were travelling from Oyo State to orientation camps in Abia State, were resc…

…Bosso, says he is not aware of any ransom being paid for the release of the 20 abducted corps members and one other who regained freedom from their abductors in the state on Wednesday, October 7. Speaking during an interview with Channels TV, Bosso said that the kidnappers succumbed to pressure from security agencies w…

…the interview, she gave the first detailed account from a victim's family since the corps members were freed.From N50 million to N6 millionShe said the abductors opened negotiations with an extraordinary demand, insisting the N50 million figure applied to each of the 20 victims held in the bush, not the group as a whol…

…Service Corps (NYSC) who were abducted in the State a few days ago. “Knowing that these corps members who were on their way to serve their fatherland are now free and will reunite with their families and society gives us huge relief as the party had been particularly concerned since the news of their abduction filtered…

…Department of State Services, DSS, police and other security formations rescued the corps members and another hostage in Imo State on Wednesday. “I paid as much as N3 million as ransom while I was hoping that nothing happened to my child. I ran helter-skelter to raise the money. I eventually got the money and sent some…

The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members kidnapped while travelling from Oyo State to the orientation camp in Abia State have regained their freedom. They were freed seven days after they were abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha road in Umunoha, Imo State. The details of the rescue operation were unavailab…

…Seyi Makinde has expressed joy over the release of prospective National Youth Service Corps members of Oyo State origin who were abducted in Imo State last Thursday. The government’s position was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, made available to journalists in Ibadan…

The 20 prospective corps members abducted while travelling from Oyo State to their orientation camps in Abia State have regained their freedom after seven days in captivity. Also, a senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, has died in a hotel room following an alleged encounter with a 21-…

…silence of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, over the abduction of 20 prospective corps members from Oyo State. Bolaji, who spoke in an interview with Vanguard in Ibadan on Wednesday, said the NYSC should demonstrate greater concern for the safety and welfare of the affected graduates. The prospective corps membe…

…and protect citizens across the country. More details later…. BREAKING: 20 kidnapped corps members rescued in Imo

…Federal Government and security agencies to prioritise rescuing 20 abducted prospective corps membersOladosu's son, Greatness, secretly texted her from captivity after the group was abducted near Umunoha in Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State, on October 1, 2026Pan-Yoruba group Afenifere called on the FG to urgently amend the NYSC…

…Nigerian newspapers review: Army, DSS, Police comb Imo forest in search of kidnapped corps members appeared first on Vanguard News.

…routes across the country following the abduction of prospective National Youth Service Corps members travelling to their orientation camps. The union called on the Federal Government and security agencies to urgently strengthen security on major highways and intensify efforts to rescue the abducted youths, some of who…

…of government. Obi urged the authorities to immediately rescue all the abducted corps members and arrest those responsible for the attack. “We cannot continue to regard insecurity as an ordinary occurrence or act only after people’s lives have been disrupted,” he said. According to him, Nigeria must become a country wh…

…Nigerians on their way to serve the country."It is ridiculous and unreasonable that corps members who are travelling to serve their motherland should be kidnapped. These are young Nigerians who have completed their education and are being deployed to contribute to the development of their country," he said.PAY ATTENTIO…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq announced a ₦50,000 support grant for all corps members serving in the stateThe governor made the announcement at the swearing-in ceremony for Batch C Stream 1 corps members at NYSC Temporary Orientation Camp in IlorinThe grant is meant to help corps members cope with the p…

…amid growing anxiety among families following the reported abduction of 19 prospective corps members who were travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to the NYSC permanent orientation camp in Abia State. The young graduates had boarded a bus operated by Eduak King Transport Company at its Samonda park on their way to begin…