Crime & City Diary
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Alleged assassination of 55-year-old Man in Ibadan: eyewitnesses report cult-related attack
Tragedy struck in the early hours of today, May 20, 2024, when a 55-year-old man, identified as Mr. Akinfaye Johnson Olawale, was reportedly shot dead in what is believed to be an assassination along Dugbe Road in Ibadan. Eyewitnesses recounted that Olawale was walking along the roadside when a white Honda car approached and stopped near him. Inside the vehicle…
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BREAKING: Court rejects Mamu’s transfer request to Kuje prison
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the request by alleged terrorist negotiator, Mohammed Tukur Mamu, seeking his transfer from the custody of the Department of the State Service (DSS) to the Kuje Correctional Centre. Delivering the ruling on Monday, Justice Ekwo held that the Federal Government had raised the issue of incessant jailbreaks in…
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Imo Police confirms kidnapped Maj Gen Richard Duru still alive
By Innocent Raphael The Imo State Police Command has clarified that Retired Major General Richard Duru, who was kidnapped on September 27, 2023, is still alive, countering claims made by three arrested suspects. The suspects, allegedly linked to the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), had confessed to both the kidnapping…
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NDLEA declares couple wanted, arrests cartel members
By Innocent Raphael The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade, alias Abdul Qassim Adisa Balogun, and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade, alias Bolarinwa Rashidat Ayinke, wanted for running a cocaine cartel from India. According to a statement made public by Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director, Media & Advocacy, this declaration follows the arrest of four members of…
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EFCC hands over $22,000 to FBI in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over the sum of $22,000 recovered from a convicted internet fraudster, Hakeem Ayotunde Olanrewaju, to the Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI, in Lagos. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos had, on August 15, 2023, ordered that the money recovered from Olanrewaju, who was sentenced to…
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NJC probes 8 judges for alleged judicial misconduct
The National Judicial Council, NJC, on Friday, said it has constituted panels to investigate eight judges for alleged judicial misconduct. A statement issued by the NJC, said its Preliminary Complaints Assessment Committees filtered 35 petitions that were written against the judicial officers and them to be meritorious. However, the legal body stressed that other petitions that were brought against 20…
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Court convicts cosmetic surgeon, Anuoluwapo Adepoju over client’s death
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has convicted a medical doctor and founder of MedContour Services Ltd., Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, who conducted a failed plastic surgery that resulted in the death of one Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020, FIJ reports. This was disclosed by a former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera on Friday.…
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BREAKING: Fire guts new NNPC depot in Apapa
By Innocent Raphael A fire broke out on Friday afternoon, at the new terminal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) in Apapa, Lagos, causing significant damage to parts of the facility. Margaret Adeseye, Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, told journalists that the blaze began around 1 pm due to a petroleum product spillage…
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Death toll hits 10 in Kano Mosque explosion
By Innocent Raphael The death toll from an arson attack in Kano, allegedly carried out by 38-year-old Shafiu Abubakar, has risen to 10. Fourteen others are still fighting for their lives in the hospital. The incident, reportedly sparked by a family dispute over inheritance, has left the quiet community of Larabar-Albasawa, on the outskirts of Gezawa, in mourning. According to…
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EFCC launches first anti-corruption radio in Africa
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched its Anti-Corruption Radio in Abuja, which is also the first of its kind in Africa. The ‘EFCC Radio’ 97.3 FM, was established to provide day-to-day information, enlightenment, entertainment and campaigns against corruption in the country. At the Inauguration of the Station, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris and EFCC…
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