Former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has regained his freedom after two days in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Tambuwal was detained on Monday when he appeared at the EFCC headquarters to answer questions over allegations of fraudulent cash withdrawals amounting to N189 billion during his tenure as governor.

According to EFCC sources, the former governor was granted administrative bail after fulfilling all stipulated conditions. His release came amid growing political tension over the case.

In a sharp rebuke, the anti-graft agency accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of attempting to politicise its investigation, insisting that its work is guided solely by evidence and due process.

The EFCC stressed that no individual, regardless of political affiliation, is above scrutiny in the ongoing fight against corruption.

The Presidency has dismissed claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is critically ill and preparing to travel abroad for urgent medical treatment.

The denial follows a report by the Nigerian Institute for Investigative Journalism (NIIJ) last week alleging that the President’s medical team was making arrangements for an emergency evacuation. The report also claimed Tinubu had been bedridden, with Vice President Kashim Shettima taking over official engagements and several presidential activities being cancelled.

In an interview with BBC Hausa on Monday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Print Media, AbdulAziz AbdulAziz, described the allegations as unfounded and politically motivated.

Speculation about the President’s health intensified after his absence from the August 3 ceremony honouring Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, where the Vice President represented him. Tinubu’s last public appearance was on August 1 at the opening of the Summit on Journalism for National Development.

The Presidency maintained that the President remains actively engaged in his official duties and urged the public to disregard the health rumours.

A deadly tanker explosion on Monday morning claimed multiple lives in Kaduna, the state capital.

The incident, which occurred around 8:30 a.m. near Rochas Foundation School along the Kaduna–Kano Expressway bypass, involved two fuel-laden tankers and two passenger-loaded Golf cars. Eyewitnesses said the collision triggered five deafening blasts, engulfing the vehicles in flames and sending thick black smoke into the sky.

“All the occupants of the cars died instantly, except one driver who survived but suffered severe burns,” an eyewitness, Abubakar, recounted.

Emergency responders and security operatives have cordoned off the area, urging motorists to use alternative routes as rescue and recovery efforts continue.

Attempts to get an official statement from the Kaduna State Police Command were unsuccessful, but a police source confirmed that officers from the Zaria Area Command were at the scene.