Crime & City Diary
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Tragedy as gunmen kidnap pregnant woman in Ogun
Suspected gunmen have abducted a pregnant woman in Abeokuta, the Ogun State. Spokeswoman for the Ogun Police Command, Omolola Odutola said the case was reported to them. “One Ogunbunmi Lateef of Oke Lantoro reported that his pregnant wife due for delivery left home for State Hospital Ijaiye Abeokuta,” she said on her X handle. “The woman simply identified as Mrs…
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Abuja Federal Court denies suspended DCP Abba Kyari bail
By Innocent Raphael The Abuja Federal High Court has denied bail to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. Justice Emeka Nwite, presiding over the case, ruled that granting bail to Kyari was at the court’s discretion as per section 161 (2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act. Justice Nwite stated that Kyari failed to present sufficient evidence…
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Police rescues kidnapped Lagos Managing Director, four others
The Police in Lagos on Monday, rescued the Managing Director of Fouani Company, Mohamed Fouani kidnapped with two Lebanese, a boat captain and his assistant. Police Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the rescue of the victims. He said: “Last night in Orugbo Iddo, five of them, three Lebanese, the boat captain, and his…
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BREAKING: Ex-Accountant-General of the Federation, Otunla is dead
Former Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Jonah Otunla has reportedly died. According to The Street Journal, Mr Otunla died on Monday, June 17 in the United Kingdom. Mr Otunla was a financial accountant who served on the board of the Central Bank of Nigeria. He was appointed accountant-general of Oyo State in 1989 and later joined the Federal Civil Service.…
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Oyetola storms Odo-Otin LGA amidst rousing welcome
… we’re solidly behind you- Inisa APC loyalists assure Minister …as party leaders, loyalists converge on Oyedokun’s residence to receive him Like a carnival, the people of Inisa in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State on Sunday came out in their hundreds to receive the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, as he stormed the ancient town…
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No EndSars protester in detention, police replies Shehu Sani
The Nigeria Police Force has said that no person is being forcibly detained due to the EndSARS demonstration of 2020. Its Spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi stated this in a statement released on his X handle on Sunday. He denied the claims by Senator Shehu Sani at the 2024 Democracy Day Dinner on June 12, 2024, at the Presidential Villa in…
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EFCC arrests Abubakar Funtua over N28bn alleged fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested Abubakar Funtua, the son of Isa Funtua, a Federal Minister in the second Nigerian Republic. Guardian in a report stated that, Abubakar is currently in detention at the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja. The report also indicated that anti-graft authorities are investigating Abubakar over alleged fraud and theft involving over N28…
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Police reject PSC’s recruitment list
The Nigeria Police Force has sounded the alarm over alleged irregularities and corruption that allegedly marred the recently released list of successful candidates in the ongoing 2022/23 police constables recruitment. This follows a deluge of complaints from unsuccessful candidates and stakeholders over the disappearance of names of those who were screened and successful up to the final stage. In a…
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Tinubu does not Interfere in the works of EFCC, says Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has greatly shown immense political will in the fight against economic and financial crimes by not interfering in the works of the Commission. He stated this in Ile-Ife, Osun State recently while on a courtesy visit to the Ooni of…
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Federal High Court discharges Binance executives in tax evasion case
By Innocent Raphael An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday discharged Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla of Binance Holdings Limited from charges of tax evasion. This decision follows amendments to the charges by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The FIRS originally filed the case against Binance, Gambaryan, and Anjarwalla on March 22, 2024, accusing them of failing to collect…
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