Crime & City Diary
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Kidnappers demand N100m ransom for two abducted Osun residents
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The abductors of two residents of Ora-Igbomina in Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State have demanded N100 million for their release after kidnapping them on Sunday night. Tayese Adeyeye and Sunday Adewumi were said to have been abducted around 11:30 pm when gunmen stormed a private residence along Aran–Orin Road in the Papa area…
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NSCDC arrests Muslim clerics over alleged brutalisation of minors in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Two Islamic clerics have been arrested by the Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly brutalising two minors in Owo, Ondo State. The State Commandant of the NSCDC, Oluyemi Joshua Ibiloye, disclosed this through the command’s Public Relations Officer, Daniel Aidamenbor, in a statement issued in Akure on Thursday.…
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Court orders investigation into alleged evidence tampering in N10 billion fraud case
The Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate alleged tampering with critical evidence in a N10 billion fraud case. Justice J. K. Omotosho gave the directive on Thursday, following revelations that his court Registrar, Nasiru Onimisi Zubairu, and the second defendant in the case, Daudu…
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Former NEXIM Bank MD Robert Orya jailed 490 years over N2.4bn fraud
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has convicted Robert Orya, former Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), for fraud totaling about N2.4 billion. This was confirmed in a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on February 5, 2026. The conviction highlights the ongoing efforts by authorities to hold senior executives accountable for financial crimes in…
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Court sentences three to death for murder in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – An Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo has sentenced three men to death by hanging for the murder of a 53-year-old widow, Asiata Yekeen, allegedly for money ritual purposes. The convicts, Muideen Tunji (47), Yusuf Muslim (48) and Rabiu Fatai (55), were convicted by Justice Fatimah Adejoke Sodamade after being found guilty of conspiracy,…
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Osun PDP calls for arrest of suspect in Boripe attacks, commends police
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of Kazeem Oyewale, popularly known as Asiri Eniba, whom it identified as the alleged ringleader of the attackers responsible for the killing of its members in Boripe Local Government Area of the state. The party, in a statement…
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LASTMA warns motorists as 27 vehicles impounded for hazardous loading practices
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 27 vehicles over what it described as “grave violations” of safety rules. LASTMA said the move, aimed at curbing “pervasive and hazardous practice of vehicular overloading,” came after repeated warnings. The agency in a statement on Thursday, by its Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, said the “commercial and…
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London court hears contractor’s account of luxury renovations linked to Diezani
A former UK building contractor has told a London court about extensive renovation works on luxury properties allegedly linked to Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, as her bribery trial continued at Southwark Crown Court. Tony Mulcahy, a former director of Bear Rock Construction Ltd, said his firm carried out major refurbishment projects between 2011 and 2014 on…
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Oyo launches 24-hour surveillance to tackle illegal scavenging in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Government has intensified environmental enforcement across Ibadan with the launch of a 24-hour surveillance operation aimed at curbing illegal scavenging and addressing environmental violations. Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Ademola Aderinto, said the enforcement targets metal scavengers, popularly known as “BOLA,” whose activities have been linked to infrastructure vandalism and environmental degradation. He…
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Yahaya Bello’s counsel alleges political motive behind EFCC trial
Counsel to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, Joseph Daudu (SAN), on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the ongoing case against his client was politically motivated rather than a genuine money laundering prosecution. Daudu made the submission during the continuation of Bello’s trial, instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following…
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