Crime & City Diary
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Bus crash on Ondo bridge leaves several passengers injured
By Boye Oyeyemi Several passengers have been injured after an 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus crashed into a bridge under construction at Ayegunle-Oka in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The accident reportedly occurred on Friday, leaving many occupants of the vehicle with varying degrees of injuries. The victims were said to have been taken to nearby hospitals for…
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Oyo court remands two Mexicans, four Nigerians over alleged drug dealing
By Adejayan Gbenga Two Mexican nationals and four Nigerians have been remanded at the Agodi Correctional Centre in Ibadan following their arraignment over the operation of an illegal industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory. The suspects—Jose Ochoa, Carrera Arturo, Bankole Owolabi, Ganiyu Monsiu, Yusuf Akanbi, and Maxwell Nevoh—were brought before the Federal High Court by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on a…
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NAF recovers cockpit voice recorder from crashed aircraft in Ondo
By Anthonia Okonkwo The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recovered the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and part of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) from its ATR-42 aircraft which crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The development was disclosed on Friday by the Director of Public Relations and Information at NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, in a statement detailing the progress…
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Ondo vows to prosecute suspects over fire that destroyed 12 shops
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has vowed to prosecute two men suspected of deliberately setting fire to a shop at Moferere Neighbourhood Market in Ondo, an incident that spread to adjoining buildings and destroyed 12 shops. The Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperative Services, Pastor Adebola Ademuwagun, gave the assurance during an inspection of the affected market in…
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Ondo man arraigned over alleged takeover of late father’s estate
By Boye Oyeyemi A 50-year-old man, Folorunso Bello, has been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly taking over his late father’s estate in defiance of a court judgement directing that the properties be shared equally among the deceased’s seven children. Bello is facing three charges bordering on disturbance of public peace, unlawful possession of family property and…
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Amotekun arraigns three over Ondo woman’s kidnap, murder
By Boye Oyeyemi Three men have been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court over their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of a woman in the Oke Igbo area of Ondo State, where the abductors reportedly demanded a N100 million ransom. The defendants, identified as Muhammadu Ali, Abubakar Sodiq and Yusuf Muhammed, were brought before the court by the…
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Three men arraigned over alleged communal violence, illegal arms possession in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi Three men have been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court over allegations of plotting communal violence, illegally possessing firearms and threatening to kill residents of Mamukuyomi in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The defendants, identified as Omoduyi Sunday Ekitan, 50; John Tobi, 19; and Agbede Etsede, are facing a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy,…
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Gas explosion triggered fire at Mile 12 market, LASEMA confirms
By Osho Olatonmiwa A gas explosion triggered a fire that engulfed several shanties at Akanimodo Market, Mile 12, Lagos, with no deaths or injuries recorded, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed. The agency disclosed this in a statement signed by its Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, on November 4, 2026, following the conclusion of emergency operations…
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AIG Ewah orders release of Ede Poly student after alleged police assault
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo — The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 11 Headquarters, Osogbo, AIG Bassey S. Ewah, has ordered the immediate release of a student arrested following an alleged assault by police operatives at the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, on Wednesday. The incident attracted public attention after a video circulated online showing two police officers…
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APC’s Alli donates ₦50m to victims of Gbagi Market fire
By Adejayan Gbenga The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Oyo State, Sharafadeen Alli, has donated ₦50 million to support traders at the Gbagi Market in Ibadan following a devastating fire incident. Accompanied by his running mate, Hon. Adesoji Micheal Adedeji, the candidate paid an official visit to the affected market site to assess the scale of destruction firsthand. During…
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