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The Oyo State Government has assured residents of its readiness to prevent, detect, and respond effectively to any potential threat of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
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“Since Sunday Igboho claims to know those behind the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire, Oyo State, I think that the State Security Service (SSS) and other security agencies need to invite him to release those names to them,” Ibe wrote.
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Heavy security presence on Thursday halted protesters from gaining access to the National Assembly Complex as military personnel, police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) barricaded all major access roads to the Three Arms Zone in Abuja.
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By Chinedu Adonu The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three suspects linked to armed robbery, kidnapping and drug trafficking, while also recovering firearms, ammunition and suspected illicit drugs. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement, noting that operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), acting on intelligence, arrested […]
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The Nigerian Baptist Convention’s Conference Presidents and their wives have expressed concern over persistent attacks on churches and Christian communities in Plateau State and other parts of Northern Nigeria, warning that killings, displacement of worshippers and destruction of church infrastructure are threatening church growth and missionary activities in the region.
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By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti — Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared support for Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s re-election bid, describing the governor as a unifying leader whose performance has made him the clear favourite ahead of the June 20 governorship election. Fayose, who spoke on Wednesday during a political programme aired on radio stations […]
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By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has debunked reports of an alleged kidnapping incident at Phase 1 Primary School, Gbagalape, Abuja, describing the claim as a false alarm. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the incident, which caused panic among pupils and residents, prompted an immediate police response […]
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Fear and anxiety have gripped many residents of Oyo State following a series of kidnapping incidents across the state, raising concerns about safety and freedom of movement.
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The National Association of Yoruba Descendants in North America, Egbe Omo Yoruba, North America, has criticised governors in the Southwest over what it described as their complacency in addressing growing insecurity in the region, following the abduction of elementary school pupils in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
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The Director-General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, Dr. Seye Oyeleye, has warned that governments, security agencies and stakeholders in the Southwest must act decisively to prevent terrorism from taking root in the region, describing the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State as a disturbing development.
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