Crime & City Diary
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NSCDC deploys 2,280 personnel in Kwara ahead of Easter celebration
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin In line with ensuring safety during Easter, the Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Commandant Bala Bodinga has ordered the deployment of 2,280 personnel across all 16 Local Government Areas of the state. According to Bodinga, the deployment is designed to preempt potential disruptions of law and order during the…
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Ondo Assembly vows to ensure prudent use of public funds
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State House of Assembly has reaffirmed its commitment to the prudent management of public resources through the rigorous monitoring of government agencies. Moyinolorun Ogunwumiju, the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, made this known on Wednesday in Akure after the committee’s review of the Auditor-General’s reports on ministries, departments and agencies for 2021, 2022 and…
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‘Acts of terrorism won’t repeat,’ Plateau Governor pledges after deadly attacks
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Wednesday vowed that the recent deadly attacks in the state will not happen again, describing them as acts of terrorism that are “barbaric and unacceptable.” Speaking to State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Governor Mutfwang said, “What happened on Sunday evening was quite unfortunate,…
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DSS arrests El-Rufai in court after bail hearing
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday reportedly took former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, into custody at the Federal High Court in Kaduna shortly after proceedings in his ongoing bail application. El-Rufai had earlier been brought to court by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), where he is facing investigations…
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Court remands El-Rufai in ICPC custody, postpones bail hearing to April 14
A Federal High Court in Kaduna has adjourned the hearing of the bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, to April 14. The presiding judge, Rilwanu Aikawa, fixed the new date on Wednesday after hearing arguments from both the defence and prosecution. El-Rufai was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)…
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EFCC uncovers alleged employment scam syndicate in Ilorin, arrests suspects
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Bolaji Kazeem Akinwunmi, popularly known as “Bolaji Original,” for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting job seekers of the sum of ₦2,921,700 (two million, nine hundred and twenty-one thousand, seven hundred naira only). Akinwunmi was arrested alongside his accomplice and former lover, Kemisola Mary…
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Lagos Police withdraws taskforce from traffic enforcement duties
The Lagos State Police Command has ordered the immediate withdrawal of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit, popularly known as the Taskforce, from all traffic control and enforcement duties across the state. The directive, issued by the Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, forms part of ongoing efforts to streamline Lagos’ often chaotic traffic management system and ensure…
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Ondo Police arrest 42-year-old, recover illegal firearm in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old man named Ayodeji Patrick, and recovered a locally made firearm during an intelligence-led operation in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The arrest, which took place on March 24, 2026, followed credible intelligence acted upon by operatives of the command along Oda Road. The police said the suspect was…
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Court adjourns El-Rufai’s bail hearing to Wednesday
The Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the bail application filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to Wednesday. The proceedings were conducted under tight security, reflecting heightened public interest in the ongoing corruption trial involving the former governor. Counsel to El-Rufai, Ukpong Akpan, confirmed the adjournment shortly after the session. “I’m sorry, I…
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BREAKING: El-Rufai removes magistrate as defendant in N1bn rights case
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday removed a chief magistrate of the FCT Magistrate’s Court as a defendant in his N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit. The development was disclosed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where his counsel, Ugochukwu Nnakwu, informed Justice Joyce Abdulmalik shortly after the matter was called. The decision followed the judge’s earlier…
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