Heavy panic for Edo State as fuel tanker burst fire for Oluku

Big tension catch residents and drivers for Oluku area inside Edo State on Thursday, October 15, 2026, after one fuel tanker explode come start heavy fire wey cause bad panic for the whole community.

Di gbege hapan earlier today when motor wey carry petrol get accident for the busy road. Sharp-sharp, di tanker burst into heavy flames, come dey throw-way thick black smoke go up, wey make people dey run up and down for their life. Drivers wey dey pass the highway come quickly park their motor turn back to escape di dangerous fire.

Up till now, nobody fit clear di exact tin wey cause di tanker to explode, and di level of property wey don damage no bi small. Eyewitness say na about ten persons don kpai.

Abeg, we dey beg everybody make una look clear. If tanker fall down or catch fire for road, make nobody go near to look look or try scoop fuel. Run comot from dat scene immediately and flee for your life bikos fuel fire dey travel sharp-sharp!

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A Nigerian lady has reacted after some residents were seen picking up rice that reportedly spilled into dirty water at Ring Road in Benin City, Edo State, on Friday, October 16.

According to reports, the owner abandoned the rice after it fell into the dirty water, but some residents gathered at the scene to collect it.

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A Nigerian Bolt and inDrive driver has gone viral after sharing a prayer he says before starting work, asking God for safety, good earnings and the ability to provide for his wife and children.

In the video, the driver prayed for a safe and successful day, with enough money to pay his children’s school fees and take care of his family.

He also prayed for higher fares, mentioning the amounts he wanted drivers to charge for trips between different locations in Lagos, including Sango-Tedo, Lekki, the airport and Ikeja.

The driver complained about rising fuel costs, asking God not to let drivers bear the burden alone. He also prayed for Nigerians to protest and reclaim the country from its leaders.

He then turned his prayers to customers who cancel rides after requesting them, asking God to punish them and jokingly calling for thunder to strike those who cancel trips worth ₦1,400.

The Nigerian Air Force has said that one of its helicopters made a “precautionary landing” on a farmland in Benue State while returning from an operation against suspected kidnappers along the Enugu-Benue boundary

Eyewitnesses said the helicopter landed on a farmland in Utur Tse-Igboji community, Bar Council Ward along Welfare Quarters to Mopol 13 Ring Road in Makurdi, the state capital.

The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, who confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the helicopter had successfully disrupted the activities of suspected kidnappers during the operation.

“The helicopter had successfully provided close air support to surface forces during an operation targeting suspected kidnappers in the Ogbadigbo area of Benue State, near the Enugu-Benue boundary. The operation disrupted the activities of the criminal elements and supported the advance of surface forces,” the statement read.

“Following the successful completion of the mission, the pilot, on return to base, exercised his professional discretion to execute a precautionary landing approximately 10 nautical miles from the airfield.

“This is in accordance with established operational and safety procedures following combat missions. The helicopter has returned to base.

“The NAF remains committed to sustaining pressure on criminal elements, providing close air support to surface forces and protecting communities through coordinated air and ground operations.

“The successful outcome underscores the NAF’s continued resolve to deny criminal elements freedom of action and support efforts to restore safety and security to affected communities.”

The Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Bosso, says he is not aware of any ransom being paid for the release of the 20 abducted corps members and one other who regained freedom from their abductors in the state on Wednesday, October 7.

Speaking during an interview with Channels TV, Bosso said that the kidnappers succumbed to pressure from security agencies who combed the forest during a rescue operation.

“We responded swiftly to the distress call. This was a joint operation involving the Nigeria Police, the Nigeria Army, Navy, Air Force, DSS and Civil Defence Corps. We galvanised our resources and went into the bush. We did not relent in our efforts and tried as much as possible to make sure that all the crannies within the bush were combed.

Locations where we had intelligence, especially the Amako community area where the intelligence came from, were combed. At the end of the day, because of the pressure we gave the hoodlums, they eventually released the prospective corps members, and we got them rescued,” he said.

Asked whether ransom was paid to secure the victims’ release, Bosso said he was unaware of any such payment.

“To my knowledge, no. I am not aware whether a ransom was paid, but we did what we were supposed to do as professionals, and that’s how we got them,” he said

Parents of some of the abducted corps members, however, insist they paid ransom for the release of their loved one. One of the mothers of the abducted corps members says N6m was paid to secure her son's release.

The 20 NYSC corps members abducted in Imo state have regained their freedom.

The victims were travelling from Ibadan to NYSC orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states when the abduction occurred last Thursday.

The abductors initially demanded N50m for each victims but later reduced it to N5m per victim.

The Military, Department of State Services DSS, Police, and other security agencies secured the release of the 20 kidnapped prospective corps members and another hostage.

The victims are reportedly receiving medical attention at the Department of State Services (DSS) Hospital in Owerri.

The Edo State Police Command has commenced investigation into the mysterious d3ath of a senior lecturer of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Dr. Matthew Uwuigbe, who was found d3ad in a hotel room in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of the state.

Uwuigbe, a lecturer in the Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science of the university, reportedly d!ed on Monday, October 5, 2026, at a hotel in the Mosco area of Ekpoma, with the police now probing the circumstances surrounding his final moments.

The development has raised questions over what transpired in the hotel room before the lecturer was found lifeless, as the police have arrested and detained the hotel owner, manager and a 21-year-old woman who was reportedly with the deceased shortly before his d3ath.

The spokesperson for the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who confirmed the incident, said the command received a report at about 8pm on Monday that the lecturer had lodged in the hotel and engaged the services of the 21-year-old woman, identified as Angela Defa Jacob.

According to Ikoedem, Uwuigbe later asked the woman to leave the room to purchase water for him, but on her return, she reportedly found the lecturer lying lifeless and raised the alarm.

“The woman returned to the room and discovered Uwuigbe lying lifeless, prompting the report to the police,” the PPRO stated.

The police spokesperson said the arrests were made as part of efforts to establish what transpired before the lecturer’s d3ath, stressing that the circumstances surrounding the incident remained under investigation.

She disclosed that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the Oriaifo Memorial Hospital Mortuary for preservation, pending the outcome of the investigation.

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State says no survivor has been found yet after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of the Ilaje Local Government Area of the stateon Monday morning, October 5.

The governor said this on Monday hours after the incident, disclosing that residents, emergency responders and security personnel searched the crash site but have yet to find anyone alive.

“No survivors yet from the information I’ve gotten from the people in there. I’ve not been able to speak to the Naval captain who is leading the base, but my security advisor got in contact with the Amotekun leader in the local government and the local government chairman. From all indications, there are no survivors yet that we can record.”

Twenty-five passengers and seven crew members were aboard the aircraft, which was on a “routine mission” from Benin City in Edo State to Lagos when it went down at Igbokoda in Ondo State shortly after 9:00 am (0800 GMT).

Narrating how the incident occurred, the Ondo governor said

“They [people in the area] heard the sound like an air tremor – the shaking. There was no fire, nothing, but some people saw the aircraft nose-dive into the swamp area. So immediately, the Nigerian Navy men—from the information I got—stayed back a bit so that there wouldn’t be an explosion or fire outbreak. So, when they noticed that it was just an area and they didn’t see any sign of fire, they moved in, trying to see if they could rescue the people.

Then the local emergency management agency from the local government also tried to move in with residents. Then the Amotekun base at Ilaje Local Government also moved in on time to see if they could rescue some of the victims, but from the information we got, no single life was saved up to this moment.

They could not see any living soul that was in that aircraft, but they saw the ruins, some of the wreckage from the wings of the aircraft, with some ID cards that were retrieved, and then some uniforms. That was when they knew it was a military aircraft.”

NAF director of public relations and information, Ehimen Ejodame, said the aircraft was on a “routine mission” when it crashed.

The air force spokesperson said a rescue operation is underway, adding that the plane was heading to Lagos from Benin, Edo state.

“The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has activated an immediate Search and Rescue operation following an ATR-42 aircraft accident in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on 5 October 2026.

The aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred. Search and Rescue operations, in coordination with relevant authorities and emergency response agencies, are currently ongoing.

The NAF is committed to ensuring the success of the ongoing Search and Rescue efforts. Further details will be communicated in due course.”

The air force was, however, silent on the number of casualties and passengers on board before the crash.

The veteran actor disclosed this while visiting his longtime friend and colleague, Emmanuel Armah, who is currently battling health issues.

Edochie said: "Sitting down here, I'm not very well, myself, I'm not. Walking is a problem for me now, but, I still have hope that I waill recover myself.

"Sometimes I get up and parts of my body are swollen and after some time they go down again. Like my hand is swollen now, my leg...

"I just keep asking God, 'you are the author of life. Whenever you feel it is time for me to go, just take me. Don't let me bother the people who are around me. So, just take me.'"

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has called on the people of Ebonyi State not to support the presidential ambition of a former Governor who is currently canvassing for their votes ahead of the 027 preidential election.

While addressing people of the state, Umahi, in a video that has gone viral, asked the former governor to mention one person from the state he appointed while he was in office.

He questioned Obi’s relationship with Ebonyi people, alleging that the former governor did not appoint any indigene of the state into his administration while serving as governor of Anambra State.

“When you were a governor, give me one Ebonyi person that you gave an appointment. When they removed Abakaliki Street that had been there for over fifty years, you said nothing. It’s only when it comes to votes that they say we Ebonyi people are one with other states in the South East. But when it comes to insulting us, they insult us. We are not second-class citizens. We are proud Ebonyi people” Umahi stated.

He urged residents of Ebonyi to use their votes to fight the seeming classism within Igbos.

‘’Use your votes to fight. We will not go back to Egypt. We say no to secodn colonization. God has freed us. Wehave a state of our own. We are celebrating 30 years of freedom and nobody will take us back. What happened before was an accident of history. It will not repeat itself. Now you know better’’