Oyo Police nab one, recover locally fabricated pistol, illicit drugs in Ibadan
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Oyo State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to rid the state of criminal activities and the proliferation of illegal firearms following the arrest of a suspect and the recovery of a locally fabricated pistol, a live cartridge, and suspected illicit drugs. The operational success was achieved on Saturday, July 11, 2026,...
Oriire: Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland commends Tinubu, Makinde, security agencies over rescue
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States, Alhaji Dawud Akinola (De-Damak) has commended President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria's security agencies for the successful release of the pupils, teachers and other victims abducted in Oriire local government area of Oyo state. In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Faysol Oluwakemi, the foremost...
Oriire 44 and our double standard
By Festus Adedayo Friday’s announcement of the release of the Oriire captives sent Nigerians into a state of collective rejoicing. It beautifully confirmed the universality-of-griefs thesis: that whether in Nchatancha in Enugu, Kaura Namoda in Zamfara, or Ilu-Abo in Ondo State, our shared humanity possesses a single colour. Yet, in the midst of this euphoria, let’s reflect on a pertinent...
Why products fail (Part I)
By Oluwole Dada When you walk down the aisle of any major supermarket in Lagos, you are walking through a commercial battlefield. The products you see on those shelves are the survivors who have won enough consumer confidence, enough shelf space, and enough marketing investment to remain visible. What has happened over the years are products that came before them,...
APC National Chairman commends FG, security agencies over release of abducted Oriire pupils, teachers
By Adeyinka Adeniran The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has commended the Federal Government's efforts that eventually led to the release of the abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Yilwatda, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Information, Abimbola Tooki, also congratulated all the security...
Oriire abduction: We need constant reassurance of safe rescue, Anglican cleric charges govt, commends efforts
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Anglican Diocese of Ogbomoso has urged the government to regularly give assurance and updates on progress being made on the rescue operations of Oriire abducted victims. The appeal was made in a press statement signed by the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ogbomoso, Right Reverend Titus Olayinka. The cleric said, “We appeal to our leaders at all...
Police arrest two suspected highway robbers, recover gun in Oyo
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers and recovered a firearm following a robbery operation along the Oyo–Iwo Expressway. The suspects, identified as Abubakar Jape and Sheu Dengi, were apprehended by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) following a robbery incident in the early hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026. According to...
Hijab: Court orders maintenance of status quo of judgement
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Court of Appeal sitting Ibadan on Wednesday ordered maintenance of Status quo on the judgment delivered on the wearing of hijabs by the female students of The International School Ibadan (ISI), University of Ibadan. The order was given at the sitting of the Court on the application filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the Muslim Rights Concern...
Tinubu’s intervention Fund is a promise kept – Yilwatda
By Adeyinka Adeniran The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that the intervention programmes of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have continued to demonstrate that the Renewed Hope Agenda is delivering tangible economic benefits to millions of Nigerians through strategic investments in entrepreneurship, small businesses, and youth empowerment. According to Professor Yilwatda,...
Sheath your sword, Ladoja tells Ojoo crisis combatants
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja has sued for peace among various parties involved in the clash at Ojoo in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. Oba Ladoja, in a statement by his media aide, Adeola Oloko, said the peaceful co-existence among the various ethnic groups in the land is of paramount concern to him. Said Olubadan,...
