A petrol-laden tanker exploded at the Iganmu bridge in Lagos on Thursday night. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service Adeseye Margaret, in a statement disclosed that the fire damaged about 11 vehicles.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ola Olukoyede as the new Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), pending his confirmation by the Senate. This development was made known in a statement issued on Thursday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has dismissed reports accredited to them that they are seeking permission of federal government to bear arm to do their job. The Assistant Corp Marshal of the corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem made this known, while calling on the general public to disregard the rumor as it was unfounded.
Nigerians especially those at the flood-prone areas have been caution to prepare as Cameroonian Lagdo dam is about to release more water from its dam. The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has issued a fresh warning calling on states like Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta, and Bayelsa to prepare as they could be affected. Director General of the agency, Mustapha Ahmed made this known during an emergency meeting in Abuja where he gave an update on the release of water from the Lagdo Dam.
The Muslim Right Concern, MURIC has expressed concern over news accredited to the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike against his planned security deal with Israeli security experts in Abuja and environs. Leader of the MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola made the call yesterday Thursday in a statement saying that Wike’s move was a wrong calculation.
The Senate on Thursday resolved to summon all the security chiefs over worsening insecurity and the incessant abduction of university students in different parts of the country. The Senate took the decision following deliberation of a motion by Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua (Katsina Central), over the kidnapping of five female students of the Federal University in Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina in the early hours of Wednesday.
