Day: May 19, 2026

When the Classroom Becomes a Killing Field By Standard Focus The abduction of dozens of children and teachers in Oyo State, and the brutal murder of one of their number, demands more than condolences. It demands a reckoning. The images were too grotesque to ignore and too painful to watch. A teacher a man who had dedicated his life to... Read more

By Clement John ABUJA — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday attacked President Bola Tinubu over the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State and the killing of civilians, including a pregnant woman, in Katsina State, accusing the president of reducing governance to post-tragedy press releases. Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku... Read more

By Kemi Lawal IBADAN — A two-year-old girl is among 46 people abducted by terrorists who raided two schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State last Friday, as community leaders released a full list of victims showing the majority are young children. Christianah Akanbi, aged two, of Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School is the youngest of 39... Read more

By Ademola Adebayo IBADAN — The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed that 25 people, including pupils and teachers, remain missing four days after suspected kidnappers attacked two schools in Oriire Local Government Area. Police spokesman CSP Olayinka Ayanlade, speaking on Channels Television, said the attackers struck simultaneously at schools in the Yawota and Esiele communities on May 15 at... Read more

By Adamu Aliyu ABUJA — The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has condemned the abduction of pupils and the killing of a teacher at a government secondary school in Oyo State, calling on federal and state authorities to launch immediate rescue operations and overhaul the country's security architecture. PFN National President Bishop Francis Wale Oke, in a statement, described the beheading... Read more

By Joshep Adejoh ABUJA — Loyalists of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Monday attacked the All Progressives Congress over the conduct of its National Assembly primaries in Kogi State, faulting both the process and the clearance of former Governor Yahaya Bello to contest a Senate seat despite pending charges before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Speaking to journalists in... Read more

By Halima Abubakar ABUJA — The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has constituted a 17-member screening committee to vet aspirants seeking the party's presidential, governorship, senatorial and House of Representatives tickets. Former Ebonyi State Governor and two-term senator Sam Egwu will chair the committee, which was inaugurated Tuesday. Barrister Reuben Egwuaba, the party's national legal adviser, will serve as secretary. NDC... Read more