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Osun teachers protest, demand rescue of abducted Oyo pupils
Tinubu hails MOFI’s delivery of N128bn mortgages to 1,859 families
Reps demand rescue of 42 abducted Borno schoolchildren
Trump names Bill Pulte acting intelligence director
Norwegian football federation asks FIFA to probe Trump peace prize
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Teachers under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Teachers on Tuesday held a solidarity protest to demand the rescue of teachers and pupils abducted in schools in Oriire local government area of Oyo State.
The protesters, led by the Osun NUT chairman, Babatunde Babalola, had taken off from the Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo, and moved through the Osogbo/Gbongan road before terminating the protest at the Osun Government Secretariat, Abere, where the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Muritala Jimoh, addressed them.
The PUNCH reports that on May 15, 2026, armed men attacked three schools-Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School in the Esiele and Yawota communities of Oriire LGA, taking pupils and teachers captive.
The abduction had since generated outcries across the country.
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday commended the Ministry of Finance Incorporated Real Estate Investment Fund for delivering N128bn in affordable mortgages to 1,859 families across 25 states.
He described the achievement as proof that the right policy framework could open home ownership to millions of Nigerians who had been locked out of the market for decades.
In a statement signed Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said the beneficiaries, spread across all six geopolitical zones, accessed mortgages of up to 20 years at a fixed interest rate of 9.75 per cent per annum with a minimum equity contribution of 10 per cent.
He noted that the terms were largely unavailable in Nigeria for nearly six decades.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government and security agencies to immediately secure the release of 42 schoolchildren abducted from Mussa Ward in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, while urging the implementation of a comprehensive national framework to protect schools across the country.
The call followed the consideration of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the member representing Askira-Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency, Mr Midala Balami.
Presenting the motion, Balami expressed concern over the abduction of the pupils and the growing pattern of attacks on schools and communities, warning that the trend poses a serious threat to education and national security.
FOREIGN NEWS
United States President Donald Trump appointed a loyalist with no national security experience as head of US intelligence and said he would also retain his existing jobs overseeing federal housing and mortgage policies.
Federal Housing Finance Agency chief, Bill Pulte, who also leads the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, was named as the acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard.
Gabbard, herself a controversial pick for the job, resigned in late May, ending a tenure that saw her appear to be at odds with Trump over his war on Iran.
SPORT NEWS
The Norwegian Football Federation said on Tuesday it had asked FIFA’s ethics committee to look into the world football governing body’s award of a peace prize to US President Donald Trump.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino awarded Trump the inaugural peace prize during the December 6 draw for the 2026 World Cup.
Later that month, human rights group FairSquare filed a complaint to FIFA’s ethics committee, claiming that Infantino had breached his duty of neutrality by supporting Trump.
Osun teachers protest, demand rescue of abducted Oyo pupils
Tinubu hails MOFI’s delivery of N128bn mortgages to 1,859 families
Reps demand rescue of 42 abducted Borno schoolchildren
Trump names Bill Pulte acting intelligence director
Norwegian football federation asks FIFA to probe Trump peace prize
NOW THE DETAILS
Teachers under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Teachers on Tuesday held a solidarity protest to demand the rescue of teachers and pupils abducted in schools in Oriire local government area of Oyo State.
The protesters, led by the Osun NUT chairman, Babatunde Babalola, had taken off from the Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo, and moved through the Osogbo/Gbongan road before terminating the protest at the Osun Government Secretariat, Abere, where the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Muritala Jimoh, addressed them.
The PUNCH reports that on May 15, 2026, armed men attacked three schools-Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School in the Esiele and Yawota communities of Oriire LGA, taking pupils and teachers captive.
The abduction had since generated outcries across the country.
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday commended the Ministry of Finance Incorporated Real Estate Investment Fund for delivering N128bn in affordable mortgages to 1,859 families across 25 states.
He described the achievement as proof that the right policy framework could open home ownership to millions of Nigerians who had been locked out of the market for decades.
In a statement signed Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said the beneficiaries, spread across all six geopolitical zones, accessed mortgages of up to 20 years at a fixed interest rate of 9.75 per cent per annum with a minimum equity contribution of 10 per cent.
He noted that the terms were largely unavailable in Nigeria for nearly six decades.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government and security agencies to immediately secure the release of 42 schoolchildren abducted from Mussa Ward in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, while urging the implementation of a comprehensive national framework to protect schools across the country.
The call followed the consideration of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the member representing Askira-Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency, Mr Midala Balami.
Presenting the motion, Balami expressed concern over the abduction of the pupils and the growing pattern of attacks on schools and communities, warning that the trend poses a serious threat to education and national security.
FOREIGN NEWS
United States President Donald Trump appointed a loyalist with no national security experience as head of US intelligence and said he would also retain his existing jobs overseeing federal housing and mortgage policies.
Federal Housing Finance Agency chief, Bill Pulte, who also leads the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, was named as the acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard.
Gabbard, herself a controversial pick for the job, resigned in late May, ending a tenure that saw her appear to be at odds with Trump over his war on Iran.
SPORT NEWS
The Norwegian Football Federation said on Tuesday it had asked FIFA’s ethics committee to look into the world football governing body’s award of a peace prize to US President Donald Trump.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino awarded Trump the inaugural peace prize during the December 6 draw for the 2026 World Cup.
Later that month, human rights group FairSquare filed a complaint to FIFA’s ethics committee, claiming that Infantino had breached his duty of neutrality by supporting Trump.