Oyo school kidnapping: Full list of what the terrorists are demanding to release pupils and teachers

Terrorists holding abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State have issued four major demands.

The terrorists holding pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have issued four main demands to the government before they will release the remaining hostages.

The group, identified as members of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimeena Fii Bilaadis Sudan (better known as Ansaru)—a Boko Haram splinter group—attacked the remote communities of Esinele, Yawota, and Alawusa on May 15, 2026.

By Gloria Adesanya.

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"The light is here": Tinubu urges prayer for repentant terrorists amid fresh wave of kidnappings

As schools shut down and military bases face attacks, President Tinubu urges Nigerians to pray for the bandits to repent.

He urged the public to "pray that those who commit crimes among us may rethink and abandon their evil ways or face the full weight of the law."

The President’s message, delivered during his Eid-el-Kabir national address, comes at a time when the country is facing immense pressure over worsening regional violence, particularly across the south-western states and northern corridors.

By Gloria Adesanya

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In many ways, Brits admire the US. But as America hits 250, they say one man defines it: Trump

FILE - President Donald Trump, from left, King Charles III,
first lady Melania Trump and Queen Camilla stand for the
national anthems of their respective countries during an arrival
ceremony among others on the South Lawn of the
White House, on April 28, 2026, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

WASHINGTON, England (AP) — Loud. Broken. Baffling. 

Ask Brits what they think of their former colonies in 2026, and they note these long-held views of America and Americans. But after 250 years of independence from Britain, the country’s former rulers cannot discuss the United States without mentioning President Donald Trump, almost always before listing the many qualities they admire and appreciate in the upstart nation across the pond.

“It’s Trump’s world now, isn’t it?” says Mark Keightley, a printer technician who serves the Cambridge area, about an hour north of London.

By Laurie Kellman

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UK won’t have ‘tailor-made’ deal to rejoin EU, former officials warn as Labour reopens Brexit debate

UK won’t have ‘tailor-made’ deal to rejoin EU, f
ormer officials warn as Labour reopens
Brexit debate

Former EU Brexit officials have warned that the UK would not enjoy “exceptional” terms if it decided to rejoin the EU, after Labour leadership candidates reopened the debate.

The question of whether Brexit should be reversed has returned to the spotlight over the weekend, with figures at the top of the party setting out their bids to be the next prime minister.

Former health secretary Wes Streeting, who has confirmed plans to stand in any leadership race, put a pitch to rejoin the trade bloc in the future at the heart of his first speech as a backbench MP.

By Athena Stavrou

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Impeachment drama: EFF, MK Party walk out of Parliament to protest over Ramaphosa motion

The parties organised under the Progressive Alliance banner, including the MK Party and EFF, on Thursday walked out of the sitting of the National Assembly when Speaker Thoko Didiza refused their request to debate the motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa.

MK Party chief whip Mmabatho Nthabiseng Mokoena-Zondi rose on a point of order minutes after Didiza announced that the sitting was to consider the scheduled oral question to Ramaphosa.

Mokoena-Zondi made the request on behalf of the Progressive Alliance-aligned parties after she wrote a letter to Didiza earlier in the day.

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Tinubu is seeking another fresh $1.25bn World Bank loan as total national debt rises to record N159 trillion

The loan would rank as the second-largest single World Bank facility secured under President Tinubu, behind only the $1.5 billion RESET, Reforms for Economic Stabilisation to Enable Transformation, Development Policy Financing approved in June 2024.

The Tinubu administration is pursuing a fresh $1.25 billion loan from the World Bank, with the proposed facility titled Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration already at an advanced stage in the bank's approval process.

If cleared, it will be presented to the World Bank's board on June 26, 2026.

By Gift Davies

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California gubernatorial frontrunners clash in high-stakes debate as early voting gets under way

Seven of the leading contenders in California’s unexpectedly
dramatic race for governor will meet on a debate stage
Tuesday night.Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters
(Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters)

Seven of the leading contenders in California’s unexpectedly dramatic race for governor faced off on Tuesday night, in a feisty, high-stakes showdown that arrived as voters begin casting ballots in the state’s nonpartisan primary.

The heightened tenor of the two-hour scrap matchup reflected how important the candidates viewed the debate, which aired on CNN to a national audience.

“This is a very serious moment for California. The ballots are out there in your hands, and we have a really big choice to make, which is, do we go for another four years of one party rule?” said Republican Steve Hilton, the former Fox News host who has continually led the jumbled field.

By Lauren Gambino

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