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00:00:46It is 10 pm in Lagos, Nigeria, 10 pm
00:00:49in London, 5 pm in
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00:00:56is Stivisason news at 10, the headlines.
00:01:00of President Tinubu directs EFCC to vocate court
00:01:04order freezing an account belonging to Oshin State
00:01:07Government.
00:01:10Nigeria customs intercepts containers concealing hundreds of
00:01:14Pom action rifles at Tinkan Island Port in
00:01:18Lagas.
00:01:22Outside
00:01:23of Nigeria, of frontline health workers battling Ebola outbreak in
00:01:26Eastern
00:01:27of Democratic Republic of Congo threaten. to quit over
00:01:31of unpaid
00:01:55where President Bolatinu has directed the economic and financial crimes
00:01:59commission. to immediately withdraw a court order
00:02:02freezing the accounts
00:02:04of of the oshin state government. the president says the timing
00:02:07of the action coming before the state governorship election
00:02:11could
00:02:11of undermine public confidence in the integrity
00:02:15of the electoral process.
00:02:17in a statement personally signed by him, president Unibu said
00:02:21he respects the independence of anti-corruption
00:02:24agencies, but was not aware
00:02:26of the AfCC's decision before it was taken. yeah,
00:02:30acknowledge the FCC's legal powers to investigate alleged financial
00:02:34crimes, stress that government institutions must
00:02:37act in ways that protect trust in Nigeria's
00:02:41democracy. The president
00:02:43of has ordered the anti-graft agency to return to court, bacate the
00:02:47order and discontinue the
00:02:49in action against the Ocean state
00:02:53of government. All right, joining
00:02:57us on
00:02:58of of
00:02:58of of the of news is lawyer. and APC spokesperson Felix Morka,
00:03:02he will join us much later as the news proceeds, but let's
00:03:06quickly bring you this story. Nigeria customs has intercepted
00:03:10containers concealing hundreds of pump action rifles
00:03:14and uncovered ilicit cannabis infused cookies
00:03:17worth 374 million naira at the Tincan
00:03:21Island port in Lagos. The service says the seizures exposed the
00:03:25growing sophistication of transnational smoggling
00:03:29networks. as investigations intensify with suspects
00:03:33already in custody.
00:03:35of TBC News senior business correspondent has
00:03:38details. The Nigeria Custom Service
00:03:42says is intelligence driven surveillance led to the interception
00:03:47of of the container carrying the conceed pump action rifles after it arrived
00:03:51at Tinkan Island Port in July. The controller General of
00:03:55Customs Adiwale
00:03:57of says investigations have led to the arrest of two
00:04:01of suspects while an other is being tracked for prosecution.
00:04:05these
00:04:06of items were concealed and they were not declared obviously
00:04:09as pom passion. the people who did this did not do it
00:04:13for any, there was no clear intention that the intention, there was other
00:04:17intention apart from the fact
00:04:19in that they want to use it to cause security problems for
00:04:23us in the country.
00:04:25of the the fact that they have concealed it, the fact that they
00:04:29were looking. for
00:04:30a accomplices within the customs to help them bring
00:04:32of it out, it means that their intentions were not genuine. the
00:04:36customs also intercepted 240 foot
00:04:39of containers, concealing cannabis, infused cookies and gummies
00:04:43with a combined street value
00:04:45of of 374 million naira hidden among imported
00:04:49vehicles, generators and other cargos. these are
00:04:53less cookies
00:04:56of containing a
00:04:58of drugs, of cannabis, whatever,
00:05:01ordinarily, one would think that is cookies and want
00:05:05to consume
00:05:07of it, the targets are our children, the youths,
00:05:11of students and and it's often used in clubs, some
00:05:15these people do not know, they are not aware, because they just
00:05:19think that they are taking regular cookies and it
00:05:22is clearly stated there uh, you
00:05:26there are some nice words, they say vegan
00:05:30friendly, so if you're a vegetarian you say this is for
00:05:34you, but then there is hemmed
00:05:36derived, so this is derived from
00:05:40m, and then of course...
00:05:43Indian emp the service says the seiasures reinforce is resolved to block
00:05:47illicit arms, narcotics and other prohibited goods from
00:05:51entering Nigeria through the nation's ports.
00:05:54IFunanya AZ. TBC News,
00:05:57Lagos. All right, let's take you back to
00:06:01our first story where we told you that President Bolatinuubu
00:06:05has directed the economic and financial crimes commission to
00:06:09immediately withdraw a court order freezing.
00:06:12accounts the Aushen State Government, we now have lawyer
00:06:16and APC spokes person Felix Morka joining me on the
00:06:41has been diverse. reaction to the decision the
00:06:44president asking the EFCC to withdraw a court
00:06:48order freezing the accounts the Assun State Government.
00:06:52Some have Nigerians are asking if the
00:06:55president has the constitutional authority to
00:06:59ask the AFCC to withdraw the court order saying
00:07:03that the process has begun in
00:07:04court.
00:07:12the EFCC operates under the
00:07:16watch of Mr. President, um,
00:07:20now this circumstances that led to
00:07:23this directive by the president is
00:07:26extraordinary, we have elections coming up next week
00:07:30Saturday in Ash for the governorship
00:07:33election, and then there was this action by the
00:07:36EFCC, an agency of government that
00:07:40acted within its authority. as you noticraft
00:07:44agency, however the president's point
00:07:47is that that action uh coming
00:07:51at
00:07:52the moment that it did with few days to the election
00:07:56was ill timed and therefore was wrong and could be
00:07:59perceived you know differently a way that may compromise
00:08:03even uh the the quality the integrity the
00:08:07election that is upcoming mr president is the president the
00:08:10republic all these agencies um under his
00:08:14watch, so yes, it's within his you
00:08:17know, capacity, legal capacity to give that directive,
00:08:21he didn't say they shouldn't pursue whatever it was, the
00:08:25underlying inquiry, the subject matter
00:08:29of investigation, he didn't say they shouldn't do that, he was simply you know
00:08:32concerned about the timing of it, so perhaps after the election, if
00:08:36there are you know reasons why the EFCC got interested in that
00:08:40matter to begin with, they welcome to return to that. matter and do their
00:08:43job, he's not trying to you know limit their
00:08:47authority, but to say look, you may do what you need to do, but
00:08:50you know this may not be the right time to do so, given
00:08:53that as much as as much as
00:08:57he is concerned, and as much as the matter seems
00:09:01extraordinary, and he even went ahead to say that he
00:09:04respects the EFCC's independence, in practical legal
00:09:08terms, there are those who are saying this directive could reduce the...
00:09:12independence to the EFCC as backed by
00:09:16the act that created them in the first place to math
00:09:19theory, it's it's looking like it is violating the
00:09:23doctrine of separation of power for most Nigerians who are speaking
00:09:27about this.
00:09:31well you see a constitutional democracy there's no
00:09:35win-wing situation if the president had not
00:09:38interven already, I'm sure you saw and read
00:09:41commentaries. even on TBC on so on virtually all
00:09:45the media platform,
00:09:47we had people who already commenting suggesting that this was
00:09:51move by the president and by the APC
00:09:54to you to to to compromise the ash election in
00:09:58favor the you know ruling party at the national level, but
00:10:02that's not the case, I think the president action again
00:10:05best witness to the quality of his leadership, the fact that he is
00:10:08the father the nation and all these entities including EFCC.
00:10:12he, report to him, you
00:10:16know, in his you know capacity as president,
00:10:19nominates
00:10:39point I'm making is that the president is within his authority as the
00:10:42president, to make this call, like I said, we must distinguish
00:10:45between the president saying to the EFCC, you may not
00:10:49investigate, that is not what's going
00:10:51on in our show or what has happened in our show, all right, the president is simply saying that the time
00:10:55is inauspicious, so there's a huge difference, so you may
00:10:59argue, if you
00:11:00had said don't investigate, you may question the president's you know legal authority
00:11:04to do so, but making a directive about timing, i don't think
00:11:08that defeats the subject matter of investigation, you're
00:11:11saying that perhaps this action
00:11:15upholds the rule of law at the end the
00:11:18day,
00:11:22definitely
00:11:22you see the rule of law understand that the... of law is actually also
00:11:26a policy you know process of
00:11:29government and so that process must be in some cases must be
00:11:33guided. this is one of those situations where they
00:11:36need the value on public policy side
00:11:40to get the ESCC to withhold action until later election
00:11:44serves to my mind a superior public policy
00:11:48objective because it doesn't stopcc from picking
00:11:51up this investigation after the election so it doesn't compromise
00:11:55them, but it gives room for the Oshu State
00:11:59election to occur without all these, strictures and
00:12:03suggestions and appearance by us party, I
00:12:06think the president has done demonstrated leadership again as he's always
00:12:10done, all right, we'll have to leave the conversation here now, lawyer and
00:12:14APC spokes person Felix Morka, thank you for your time on the news at
00:12:24now Governor of Ogun State, Dakwaa Biodun has confirmed the
00:12:28rescue the abducted students of Gateway, ICT
00:12:31Polytechnic, Shadi, the governor made this
00:12:35noon during a joint press conference held at
00:12:38oke, with the commissioner of police in the
00:12:42state, Bode Ojajuni, he said the rescue followed the
00:12:45coordinated operation involving the police, armed
00:12:49forces, DSS, NSDC, Amotekun,
00:12:53vigilantes and local hunt. adding that air support was
00:12:57provided after a police helicopter was deployed on
00:13:00august the 3rd following the abduction of on
00:13:04July the 29th, the governor confirmed
00:13:08that one the seven victims sustained a gunshot injury
00:13:11but has been stabilized. the commissioner of police, jajun said
00:13:15no ransom was paid and that the victims are currently with the
00:13:19police providing useful
00:13:22information. we rescued. five at
00:13:26the early hours of today and we handed them
00:13:29over to the respective families, we reunited them,
00:13:33but before then, before then we took them for our medical
00:13:37treatment to police medical services
00:13:40and early hour to the
00:13:43helicopter with the grand forces
00:13:46stormed the kidnap
00:13:50and also rescue the remaining two uh
00:13:54victims. and thereafter we have
00:13:57successfully arrested two the kidnappers
00:14:01as we speak. security remains a shared
00:14:04responsibility and i urge all residents to continue
00:14:07providing credible information to their appropriate
00:14:11authorities. let me reassure every
00:14:14resident, every
00:14:17investor, every visitor that
00:14:20augus state remains safe and secure and
00:14:25spoon to legitimate business and investment, our
00:14:28administration will continue to strengthen intelligence
00:14:31gathering, deploy modern surveillance
00:14:34technology, improve operational mobility and
00:14:38provide the logistic support required by
00:14:42security agencies to stay ahead of emerging
00:14:44threats. still ahead on
00:14:48tvc news
00:14:49at 10. president inobus administration impacks on
00:14:53major road infrastructure projects. as clear demonstration of
00:14:57its commitment to unlocking economic opportunities and
00:15:00enhancing the quality of life of nigerians. we have the
00:15:04details the story and more after the
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00:18:26news. TVs news first with breaking
00:18:29news.
00:19:08directs EFCC to vocate court order pleasing an
00:19:11account belonging to ocean state
00:19:14government.
00:19:19Nigeria customs intercepts containers concealing hundreds
00:19:23of palm action rifles at Tinkan Island Port in
00:19:27Lagos.
00:19:31Outside Nigeria, frontline health workers battling a bulla
00:19:35outbreaking Eastern Democratic Republican. of Congo threatens
00:19:39to quit over unpaid
00:20:00state Daude Lawal has blamed the abduction the chairman of
00:20:04Bungudu local government area Noura Omar.
00:20:07Ilahi on the activities of informance who aid criminal gangs
00:20:11operating in the state. The governor made the remarks during a
00:20:15condulance visit to Bungudu following the deadly attack that
00:20:19left three security personnel dead and the council
00:20:23chairman stealing captivity. Theophily
00:20:26has details. Arrived in
00:20:29Bungudu town to commisserate with residents following the recent bandit attack on the
00:20:33private residence the council chairman Noor Umar
00:20:36Abdullahi. The attack which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, the
00:20:4025th of July 2026, claimed the lives of two police
00:20:43officers and member the local vigilante group. The
00:20:47governor's first stop was the palace the Emer of Bongu. where he met with
00:20:51traditional rulers before proceeding to the family residence the abducted council
00:20:55chairman, although the
00:20:58chairman's mother, wife, two children and several relatives have
00:21:02since regained their freedom, Nur Umar Abdullahi remains in the custody of
00:21:06his abductors. The Zamfor state delegation also
00:21:10sympathized with the family the chairman's elder brother who was reportedly
00:21:14shot dead while attempting to rescue him during the attack.
00:21:17Governor The Lawal attributed the incident to that. activities of informals who
00:21:21he said provide intelligence and logistic support to criminal gangs operating in
00:21:25the state. when the incident happened i was out the
00:21:28country and i just came back this morning and i feel
00:21:32it is important for me to come here in this
00:21:36town and commissar with the people of bungudu over the
00:21:40incident, the sad incident that took place where the chairman was
00:21:43objected and few people were killed. this would have been
00:21:47possible without informance. so
00:21:50informance are people that
00:21:54really give away these people and that is why we are soliciting to
00:21:58everybody there community to please cooperate with
00:22:02the security agencies so that we can get
00:22:05to the end of this manness. special prayers were offered
00:22:09for the repose the souls of those killed in the attack, the safe return the
00:22:13abducted counsel chairman and the release of other victims still in
00:22:17captivity.
00:22:31the national board for technology incubation has launched the
00:22:35tinubu light initiative, an ambitious renewable
00:22:39energy program designed to provide affordable clean
00:22:42energy solutions to 1 million micro
00:22:46small and medium enterprises across Nigeria, of
00:22:50efforts to accelerate industrialization, create jobs
00:22:54and strengthen the country's innovation driven economy.
00:22:58the initiative was officially unveiled at the national showcase
00:23:01the next gen innovation challenge 2026 which held
00:23:05in Abuja. senior reporter Habida Lawal has
00:23:09details. Millions of Nigerian small
00:23:12businesses continue to struggle under the burden of unreliable
00:23:16electricity and the high cost of alternate. power
00:23:20sources, speaking on the theme igniting indigenous
00:23:24innovation under the burden of unreliable electricity and
00:23:28the high cost of alternative power sources,
00:23:31speaking on the theme, igniting indigenous innovation,
00:23:35transforming nageria inspiring the world, the DG
00:23:38National Board for Technology Incubation, Kazim Kolawali
00:23:42Raji said, the launch the Tinnubu Light initiative and the
00:23:46national showcase the Next Gen Innovation Challenge.
00:23:50represented more than the unveiling of two government
00:23:53programs, describing them as a convergence of innovation,
00:23:57enterprise, leadership and national development. the present
00:24:01set for support for technology commercialization,
00:24:05industrialization, digital transformation,
00:24:08renewable energy, youth empowerment and private sector
00:24:12led economic growth as created an enabled
00:24:16environment within which institutions such as
00:24:20national board for technology incubation are able to pursue transformative
00:24:24initiative with renew confidence
00:24:28and greater ambition. you have found, you
00:24:32have transformed MBTI from paper tiger to the
00:24:35read tiger. this is one the things that
00:24:39may found, you have transformed
00:24:43MBTI from paper tiger to the read tiger.
00:24:47this is one the things that... our
00:24:50presidentty put in the
00:24:54r. major highlight the event was the announcement
00:24:58of a 500 million dollar investment in Nigeria's energy
00:25:01innovation ecosystem from gigawts global through
00:25:05the MBTI. The investment would support innovative
00:25:09energy solutions aimed at expanding assets to
00:25:12reliable and sustainable electricity with a
00:25:15particular focus on providing stable power supply to Nigerian University.
00:25:21is Nigeria's future economic prosperity would depend largely
00:25:24its ability to transform research into industries,
00:25:28ideas into enterprises and entrepreneurs into
00:25:31employers. Habida Lawal, TBC News,
00:25:34Abuja. And President Bolatinu
00:25:38says his administration has embacked on major road
00:25:42infrastructure projects as clear demonstration of its
00:25:46commitment to unlocking economic opportunities.
00:25:50improving connectivity and enhancing the quality of life of
00:25:53nigerians, the president who was represented by the minister
00:25:57of marine and blue economy and former governor of oshin
00:26:00state, Dollar stated this during the
00:26:04official flag off the construction of federal roads in Oshin
00:26:08State. There's more in this report. As the reconstruction
00:26:12work progresses ibada IFelicia express way, the
00:26:15federal government has further strengthened its commitment to road
00:26:19infrastructure development in ocean state with the flag golf the
00:26:2388 km/h by the road and the 44 kilometer
00:26:26dualized oshogu akudag road. Representing the
00:26:30president, the minister of Marine and economy highlighted the
00:26:34amoun's
00:26:35year marked for the project and its expectations towards improving
00:26:38transportation and enhancing safety for residents and
00:26:41commuters
00:26:48to connect our people
00:26:50opportunities and
00:26:52confidence. this
00:26:56our lifeline, this project are very
00:26:59critical.
00:27:04in 2016 when I became the king, I went on
00:27:08this road, I went to meet the governor that time, I don't need to mention
00:27:11names, they said no money,
00:27:15I said, okay, these are my people's way, so I started resuming
00:27:19work on that road, from 8 a.m.
00:27:22I will leave there at 6 pm, tiling that road with cement. The
00:27:26minister of works, David Umai, described the project as part the
00:27:30federal government's ongoing efforts to... organize critical road
00:27:33infrastructure across the six geopolitical zones, while also
00:27:37justifying borrowings the present administration. this
00:27:40minister has exhausted all his limit, the
00:27:4482 km is also attracted by him,
00:27:48you
00:27:49from
00:27:5582 km, that's 114 billion, the
00:27:59other 44 kilometer dualize is 100.
00:28:07explained that the party is on the path of voting now the present
00:28:10administration appealing to supporters to keep canvassing
00:28:14until the deadline for campaigns
00:28:16there wasn't any other of
00:28:18truth
00:28:21in what you are saying you want
00:28:25to do this you want to do
00:28:26that
00:28:29what's is free and
00:28:33fair election and by the
00:28:36way, if the election is conducted
00:28:39today, with over 80 kilometers to be
00:28:43constructed for each road project, amounting to hundreds of billions
00:28:47of naira, the federal government says all efforts will be deployed
00:28:51to ensure completion within the stipulated time frame of
00:28:5436 months, rafu hamid, tvc
00:28:57news, we take a break now
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