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Fire has engulfed the AYM Shafa filling station in the Area 3 district of the Federal Capital Territory. The fire, which broke out around 10 p.m. on Thursday, was still raging as of the time of filing this report. Although the cause of the outbreak could not be immediately ascertained, firefighters from the Federal Fire Service were at the scene battling the blaze. The National Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service, Paul Abraham, in a statement, said emergency responders had been deployed to the scene to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading. He said the service…

Yobe State House of Assembly has called on the Federal Government, wealthy individuals, and donor agencies to provide urgent relief assistance to victims of the recent flood disaster in Damaturu and other communities across the state. The call was made during plenary following a motion of urgent public importance moved by the member representing Damaturu II Constituency, Hon. Buba Ibrahim Kalallawa. Presenting the motion, Hon. Kalallawa said the flood affected the communities of Dikumari, Malum Matari, Maduri, Malari, and Pompomari. He noted that two lives were lost, while property worth millions of naira was destroyed. The lawmaker expressed concern over…

Abducted students of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade (GAPOSA), Ogun State, regained their freedom on Thursday. The students were rescued by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command after spending eight days in captivity, bringing relief to parents, school authorities, and residents of the state. Recall that the students were kidnapped last Wednesday at about 8 p.m. from a private student hostel along Paraga Road, Ipara-Remo, one of the communities adjoining the polytechnic. The attack lasted for approximately 30 minutes, during which the assailants allegedly fired gunshots and abducted several students. Addressing newsmen on Thursday at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta,…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered two more fake government agencies while investigating the activities of the self-proclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi. ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, disclosed this on Thursday after presenting the commission’s interim investigation report to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Aliyu said the investigation established that Adeyemi was never appointed by the Federal Government and that the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council was never created by any law or executive order. Our investigation confirmed that…

A cocoa farmer, Joseph Francis Friday, has been shot dead in Isibendeghe Community, Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. Friday reportedly sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen after he was allegedly shot at close range. The Cross River State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, said in a statement that the incident occurred on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. According to the police, the suspected attackers were Patrick Otu Debang, James Osa G, and another person popularly known as “Pepsi”, all from Boje Community in Boki LGA. The police said one Madam Etta Maria…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the freezing of high-profile accounts is a routine practice by the agency and not targeted at any state government. Wilson Uwujaren, director of public affairs of the EFCC, spoke on Thursday during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show, dismissing claims that the recent freezing of the Osun state government’s accounts had a political undertone. He said although the anti-graft agency had no reason to freeze the Ekiti state government’s accounts during the recent governorship election, it took similar action during the last Edo governorship poll. According to him, the move preserved…

Ahead of the August 15 gubernatorial election in Osun, the state governor and candidate of the Accord Party, Ademola Adeleke has raised fresh allegations against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement posted on his X handle on Thursday, the governor accused the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, and former governor of the state, Gboyega Oyetola of punishing Osun people for voting for him in 2022. Adeleke alleged that on numerous occasions, Oyetola and Oyebamiji “used their influence within the ruling party at the federal level to punish the people of Osun State simply because they chose to vote…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to immediately vacate the court order that froze the Osun State government account. The anti-graft agency on Wednesday froze the government’s account domicile in First Bank ten days to the state’s governorship election. The move, however, triggered backlash from concerned Nigerians especially opposition party members, who alleged that government institutions are being used to stop Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election bid. Reversing the agency’s decision, President Tinubu in a statement titled ‘President Tinubu Directs EFCC To Vacate The Court Order Freezing Osun Government Account’, said he felt “deeply embarrassed…

The Osun State Government has dismissed allegations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that it froze the state’s bank accounts over the alleged looting of N11 billion. In a statement issued on Thursday in Osogbo, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, described the claim as an attempt to justify an unlawful action. The government said the anti-graft agency’s explanation was unfounded and intended to cover what the government described as an illegal freezing of the state’s accounts. According to Alimi, “the accounts were frozen to prevent the payment of palliatives approved for civil servants. The…

The Osun State Government has commenced legal action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, following the freezing of its bank accounts. The Osun State Government also described the EFCC move as unlawful and capable of disrupting government operations. The state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, announced on Wednesday that Governor Ademola Adeleke had directed him to institute proceedings before the Federal High Court to challenge the anti-graft agency’s action. Jimi-Bada disclosed that “the state government received information that the EFCC had issued a “Post No Debit” directive to First Bank, where several government accounts are…