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EFCC Nabs 20, Seizes N17m Over Alleged Vote Buying In FCT Polls

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

EFCC operatives detain suspects across FCT for vote buying, seize over N17 million cash. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday, February 21, 2026, arrest 20 suspects over alleged electoral offences during the just-concluded Federal Capital Territory (FCT) local government elections. According to the commission, the...

Adeleke’s Spokesman Blames Oyetola For Alleged N13.7bn Payroll Fraud

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Osun government says audited payroll predates Adeleke, insisting alleged N13.7 billion fraud occurred under previous APC administration. The spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, has insisted that any payroll fraud found within the Osun State civil service system was committed during the administration of former...

Travel Disrupted After Fire At Lagos Airport Terminal 1

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Fire breaks out at Terminal 1 of Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos; no casualties reported as authorities work to contain blaze. A fire outbreak has disrupted operations at Terminal One of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos after flames engulfed sections of the fourth and fifth floors. The blaze...

El-Rufai Seeks N1bn In Damages Over Alleged Unlawful Search Of Abuja Home By ICPC

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai files N1bn rights suit, challenges warrant, demands damages over alleged unlawful Abuja home search. Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has instituted a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), challenging what he described as...

Plateau Mining Tragedy: Fayemi Says Deaths ‘Entirely Preventable’

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Fayemi says Plateau mine disaster preventable, reveals he shut site down in 2017 and operators arrested when he was solid minerals minister. Former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has reacted to the deadly mining incident in Plateau State, describing the loss of lives as avoidable and revealing that the site...

Yakubu: Tinubu’s Executive Order On Oil Revenue Remittances Upholds Constitutional Fidelity, Not Executive Overreach

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Budget Office DG Tanimu Yakubu says Executive Order 9 enforces constitutional revenue rules and is not executive lawmaking. The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu has defended Executive Order 9 (EO9), insisting that the directive signed by President Bola Tinubu does not amount to executive lawmaking...

Akinosho Warns Against Abrupt Implementation of Tinubu’s Oil Revenue Executive Order

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Africa Oil+Gas Report publisher cautions that unilateral changes to oil revenue remittance could unsettle investors and disrupt processes. Publisher of Africa Oil+Gas Report, Toyin Akinosho has described President Bola Tinubu’s recent executive order directing all oil and gas revenues to be remitted directly to the federation account as a ‘snap...

Power expert Oyebanjo blames decades of underinvestment, weak planning, and lack of meritocracy for Nigeria’s grid failures.

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Power systems engineer and Managing Director of IDFON Power Engineering Consultants, Dr. Idowu Oyebanjo, has described Nigeria’s recurring national grid collapses as a “national disgrace,” blaming the crisis on decades of underinvestment, weak planning, and the absence of merit-based leadership in the power sector. Speaking during an interview on Sunday,...

FAAN Permits Selfie Videos At Airports, Warns Against Filming Other Passengers Without Consent

NewsDeskNgFeb 22, 2026February 22, 20260

FAAN clarifies airport filming rules, allowing personal selfies while prohibiting recording other passengers or sensitive security areas. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has clarified that personal selfie videos are permitted at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). At the same time, airport officers intervened only when filming involved other...

Nigeria Records 70 Lassa Fever Deaths So Far In 2026 As NCDC Confirms 318 Cases

NewsDeskNgFeb 22, 2026February 22, 20260

NCDC reports 318 confirmed Lassa fever cases with 70 deaths, urging early treatment and preventive measures nationwide. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Saturday confirmed that the country recorded 70 deaths from Lassa fever in the first seven weeks of 2026, with 318 confirmed cases out...