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NBA Fire EFCC, Say Dem No Get Power Freeze Osun Account

By: Jolayemi Olajide Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, don tell EFCC say dem no get legal power to just freeze Osun State Government allocation account without first follow court and constitutional process. EFCC bin write First Bank on Wednesday make dem block every withdrawal from di account as dem dey investigate alleged N11 billion fraud wey involve Ecology Fund, Intervention Fund and FAAC money. Di letter wey Assistant Commander Adenike Babalola […]

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Navy Burst Illegal Refinery, Recover 85,300 Litres of Stolen Crude

By: Yusuf Abuh Nigerian Navy don burst two illegal refinery sites and recover about 85,300 litres of suspected stolen crude oil as dem continue dia fight against crude oil theft for Rivers State. Navy Director of Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, tok dis one on Thursday, say di operation happen for Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni axis under Operation Delta Sentinel. According to am, Navy officers discover and scatter di illegal refining sites plus one […]

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Navy Burst Illegal Refining Sites, Recover 85,000 Litres of Stolen Crude

By: Esther Daniel Di Nigerian Navy don burst two illegal refining sites and recover over 85,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil for Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni, Rivers State, during Operation Delta Sentinel. Navy Director of Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, tok dis on Thursday, say di operation stop another illegal refining network wey criminals bin try reactivate. According to am, di discovery happen few days after another similar raid for di same area, […]

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NBA Blast EFCC Over Osun Account Freeze

By: Esther Daniel Di Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) don accuse EFCC say di agency no get power to freeze Osun State Gorment account without court order after di anti-graft agency place restriction on di account on Wednesday for ongoing investigation. EFCC say dem direct First Bank make nobody withdraw money from di account because dem dey investigate alleged N11 billion fraud involving Ecology Funds, Intervention Funds and Federation Account Allocation […]

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Sultan Call For Stronger Community Policing To Fight Insecurity

By Olabisi Olatunji Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, don call for stronger community policing as better way to tackle insecurity across Nigeria. Represented by Alhaji Adamu Lamido Sanusi on Wednesday for Kaduna, di Sultan say security agencies must work closely with local communities to stop crime. According to am, youths, imams and community leaders know dia areas well and fit help provide intelligence to fight banditry and kidnapping. Di […]

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PFN Say Dem Go Continue To Preach For Buses Despite Fine Proposal

By: Olabisi Olatunji Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria President, Bishop Wale Oke, don vow say Christians go continue to preach inside commercial buses despite di proposed ₦50,000 fine under di FRSC Amendment Bill 2026. Oke tok dis one on Television Wednesday, say even if authorities arrest or jail dem, dem no go stop evangelism because na dia constitutional and religious right. Meanwhile, di Senate don clarify say di proposal no be […]

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Presidency Fire Back As Donald Duke Criticise Lagos-Calabar Highway

By: Olabisi Olatunji Presido don reply Donald Duke after him question di N15 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. Presidential aide Temitope Ajayi tok on Wednesday say di project remain important despite di criticism. Donald Duke, during Arise TV interview on Tuesday, argue say di money fit solve problems for oda sectors instead. Duke also claim say di highway no go pass Epe and say road already connect Lagos to Calabar.

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WAEC Withhold 167,486 WASSCE Results Over Exam Malpractice

By: Olabisi Olatunji WAEC don withhold 167,486 results of candidates wey write di 2026 WASSCE over alleged examination malpractice. WAEC Nigeria Head, Dr Amos Dangut, announce di release of di results on Wednesday for Lagos. According to am, use of mobile phones and organised cheating for some schools cause di affected results. Di withheld results represent 8.59 percent of candidates, lower than di 9.7 percent recorded for 2025.

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Businessman Say Him Pay Fake PFIPC DG ₦400 Million

By: Olabisi Olatunji Managing Director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, Gbenga Collins, don tell House of Representatives committee say him pay ₦400 million to Adeniyi Adeyemi after promise of contract. Collins tok dis one on Tuesday as lawmakers dey investigate di alleged operations of di Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council. According to am, him believe say di agency na real because Adeyemi dey use Federal Secretariat office for Abuja, security […]

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