Crime & City Diary
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Court adjourns El-Rufai’s bail hearing to March 31
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has adjourned proceedings on the bail application of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai to March 31st, 2026. According to report by Channels TV, the decision followed Tuesday’s hearing, during which legal arguments were presented by both the prosecution and the defense. At the court session, counsel to the defendant, Ukpon Akpan, urged the…
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Court arraigns 28-yr-old for stealing cocoa beans, yams in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi A 28-year old man, Sunday Adebayo, has been arraigned before an Akungba-Akoko Magistrates’ Court for stealing cocoa beans and yams valued at two million Naira only. The police arraigned the defendant before Magistrate K.A Kolawole on a four-count charge. According to the prosecution, the defendant committed the crime on 13th day of March 2025 at about 1500HRS…
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5 OYRTMA officers injured, vehicles vandalised during QR jacket enforcement in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga Five personnel of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) have reportedly sustained injuries, while several operational vehicles vandalised during a violent clash with commercial motorcyclists whilst trying to enforce the QR-coded jacket policy in Ibadan. The incident occurred at Soka Junction, where the confrontation disrupted traffic and raised fresh concerns about resistance to the ongoing…
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Malami alleges EFCC forcefully occupied homes, offices without legal backing
Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of unlawfully taking over his residences and offices without a valid court order. In a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Mohammed Bello Doka, Malami alleged that operatives of the anti-graft agency, accompanied by armed security personnel, forcefully invaded and occupied properties…
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Ondo security operatives nab two suspected kidnappers in latest forest raid
By Boye Oyeyemi Security agencies in Ondo State have intensified operations against criminal elements, launching a coordinated bush-combing exercise in Akure North Local Government Area, and apprehending two suspects in the process. The operation, conducted on Monday, involved personnel of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Nigerian Army. Operatives…
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NYSC official arraigned in Ogun for unlawful abortion, death of corps member
By Folashade Olorunfemi – A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) official, Abass Olalekan, attached to Abeokuta South LGA, Ogun State, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court at Isabo over alleged conspiracy and unlawful abortion procurement for a serving corps member, Victoria Ariyo, which led to her death. Olalekan, who was serving as the Local Government Inspector (LGI) of the…
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UPDATE: One dead, mother injured in Kwara explosion
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The explosion caused by the planting of improvised explosive devices (IED) along the road path by suspected bandits in Woro community, of Kwara state has killed a man and injured another. Western Post gathered that the incident, which happened on Monday morning led to the death of a commercial driver, and severe injury of a nursing…
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ICPC to arraign El-Rufai for alleged fraud, abuse of office
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will be arraigning the former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before two separate courts. In a statement issued on Monday, by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Communications, John Odey, the ICPC said El-Rufai would be arraigned alongside Joel Adoga at the Federal High Court sitting in…
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Ondo Assembly summons OSOPADEC over alleged mismanagement of funds
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State House of Assembly has summoned the management of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission over allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. According to lawmakers, the decision followed petitions from stakeholders, community leaders and concerned residents who demanded urgent legislative action. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, disclosed this while…
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NDLEA intercepts drug traffickers with opioids, tramadol in MMIA
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted several consignments of illicit drugs at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, hidden in unusual places such as carton walls, winter jackets and body cream containers. According to a statement made public on Sunday, the agency said two suspects linked to drug shipments bound for Italy were arrested at…
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