Evening recap: Adeboye ordered illicit funds returned, Tinubu rallies in Rivers, Ogun replies Afod, other top stories

In Saturday's news cycle, the EFCC revealed that Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), ordered the immediate return of billions of naira in illicit donations traced to proceeds of crime. The Federal Government, in response to the Rivers political crisis, cancelled admissions into some programmes of the National Teachers' Institute for the 2026 academic session, citing regulatory breaches.

Additionally, Ogun State disputed Nollywood actor Kunle Afod's claim that emergency services took 20 minutes to respond to a road accident, stating that an ambulance and FRSC personnel arrived at the scene within 10 minutes.

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