Crime & City Diary
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Appeal Court affirms 5-year conviction of Baba Ijesha for sexual assault
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Friday, affirmed the judgement of a Lagos State High Court, which sentenced Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha to five years imprisonment for sexual assault on a minor. Justice Folashade Ojo, delivering the court’s unanimous judgement on the case found the Appellant, Baba Ijesha guilty on counts 4 and 5,…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds conviction of ex-bank PHB MD, Atuche
After 13 years of legal battle, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld the conviction of the former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Mr Francis Atuche. The Court affirmed the rulings of the trial court and the Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court underlined that Francis Atuche had not presented enough evidence to refute the lower courts’…
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BREAKING: Goods worth millions burnt as Fire razes Karu market in Abuja
A devastating fire outbreak has struck the Karu Market in the Federal Capital Territory, leaving a trail of destruction and loss. Goods and properties worth millions of naira have been reduced to ashes, leaving traders and shoppers in a state of despair. The FCT Fire Service, with a station in Karu Market, responded to the incident, however, faced challenges in…
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Alleged Assault: Olukoyede orders arrest of two EFCC officers over unprofessional conduct
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission accused of manhandling a female staff of a hotel in Lagos. In a viral video, operatives of the anti-graft agency were seen in plain clothes forcefully entering one of the rooms of the Regional Hotel in Ojo, Lagos.…
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Regional Hotel operation: EFCC Boss orders arrest of officers involved in unprofessional conduct
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female staff of Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos. Officers of the anti-graft agency were sighted in a viral video assaulting the staff of the hotel in an early morning sting…
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Young housewife allegedly kills husband in Yobe
A 22-year-old housewife, Zainab Isa, has reportedly killed her 25-year-old husband, Ibrahim Yahaya, following a disagreement in Abbari Ward, Damaturu, Yobe State. The Yobe State Police Command has arrested the suspect. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, revealed that the incident happened on June 26, 2024. A neighbour reported the couple’s violent fight and subsequent altercation to…
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Former CEO of Konga, Nick Imudia reportedly commits suicide
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, Konga, Nick Imudia, has died by suicide. Imudia, who until his death, was the CEO of D.light, a leading innovator in residential solar energy solutions, reportedly took his life in his apartment. He reportedly killed himself on the night of Tuesday, June 25, by jumping from the balcony of…
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Obi recommends capital punishment for drug trafficking
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has recommended that capital punishment be handed out to drug traffickers, as a way of stemming the tide of the menace in Nigeria. Obi made the call in a series of tweets on X on Wednesday, as the world celebrates the International Day against Drug Abuse and…
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Alake disowns fake WhatsApp impersonator (Photo)
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has dissociated himself from the antics of a fraudster who is using a phone number on the social media platform of WhatsApp to impersonate the minister. A press release by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, Segun Tomori stated that the con artist using the picture of Dr. Alake…
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Gunmen abduct high court judge, wife in Borno, says reports
Gunmen have reportedly abducted Haruna Mshelia, a high court judge, in Biu LGA of Borno state. The judge, along with his wife, driver, and orderly, were allegedly abducted along the Biu-Maiduguri route, according to a report published by The Cable on Tuesday. According to Borno police spokesperson Daso Nahum, the incident happened on Friday morning at around nine in the…
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