EFCC vs. Osun, NDLEA's Wild Drug Busts & Flood Alerts | Diaspolitan Weekly Roundup

EFCC vs. Osun, NDLEA's Wild Drug Busts & Flood Alerts | Diaspolitan Weekly Roundup

This week on The Diaspolitan News Roundup: the EFCC freezes an Osun State government account just days before its governorship election, sparking a political firestorm after President Tinubu tells the agency to reverse course. Nasarawa's lithium boom accelerates under a bold "process where you mine" policy. Kaduna slashes its out-of-school children numbers by two-thirds. NDLEA busts traffickers hiding cocaine in mortars, phone chargers, and backpacks. And as floodwaters swallow parts of Delta State, we ask: is Bayelsa next?

Politics — EFCC freezes Osun govt account over ₦11bn allegations; Tinubu directs a reversal amid election-timing controversy | Nasarawa's lithium mining boom draws new foreign investment

Education — Kaduna's out-of-school children fall from over 550,000 to 187,719

Security — NDLEA intercepts cocaine smuggled in mortars, phone chargers, and a backpack; trafficker caught after swallowing 98 wraps

Local News — Flooding hits Delta State's High Court and Ughelli North; NIHSA flags Bayelsa as high-risk for the coming weeks