Crime & City Diary
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Ondo man arraigned for alleged assault in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi A 40-year-old man, Omolade Oluwatayo, has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State for allegedly stabbing a man, Vincent Odunayo, on the forehead with a broken bottle. Oluwatayo was arraigned on two charges bordering on assault occasioning bodily harm and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. The prosecution alleged that the…
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Two men arraigned over alleged ₦6.9m fraud in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi Two men have been arraigned before separate Magistrate’s Courts in Akure, Ondo State, over allegations of defrauding two individuals of a combined ₦6.9 million in separate incidents. The defendants, Ademola Samson, 28, and Ajila Matthew Odunayo, 45, are facing charges bordering on obtaining money under false pretences, stealing and fraudulent conversion. Samson was accused of obtaining ₦502,000…
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Aircraft loses door at 3,000 feet, makes emergency landing in Abuja
An aircraft operated by Triton Aviation on Thursday made an emergency landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after losing a door shortly after take-off. The CL60 aircraft, with registration number T7-SEI and flight identification DWC052, was heading to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, when the incident occurred at about 4:20 p.m. According to an incident report, the…
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LAWMA deploys excavators, trucks to clear Iyana Oworo waste blackspot
By Osho Olatonmiwa The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has commenced the clearance of a major waste blackspot at Carwash Bus Stop, Iyana Oworo, along the Alapere–Third Mainland Bridge corridor in Kosofe. LAWMA Managing Director, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the operation, which began on Thursday, October 15, involved the deployment of excavators and tipper trucks to remove accumulated household and…
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₦1.425bn used for forex transactions, witness tells court in Yahaya Bello’s trial
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that ₦1.425 billion was used for foreign exchange transactions between December 15, 2021, and February 21, 2022. The witness, a Bureau de Change operator, Jamilu Abdullahi, testified as Prosecution Witness 19 (PW19) before Justice Maryanne…
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Oyo police rescue five Congolese in suspected human trafficking case
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has rescued five Congolese nationals suspected of being victims of human trafficking during an intelligence-led operation at Bollarz Hotel in the Araromi area of Ibadan. The operation followed credible intelligence received by the command, prompting the Commissioner of Police Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga to direct operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit to…
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Oyo APC calls for probe into alleged attack on Accord campaign team
By Adejayan Gbenga The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has called on security agencies to investigate an alleged attack on the campaign team of the Accord governorship candidate, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, in Ibadan. The incident reportedly occurred around noon on Wednesday in the Molete area of the state capital, when suspected members of the Park Management System (PMS)…
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Ekiti court arraigns two over alleged breach of peace
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned two young men before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over an alleged breach of peace. The defendants, Kayode Oluwanifemi, 21, and Fasiku Precious, 20, were accused of threatening violence against one Aderemi Aladesanmi alongside other suspects still at large. Police prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the incident…
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Aiyedatiwa’s aide accuses policewoman of taking bribes from motorists
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Governor’s Special Adviser on Transport Olumuyiwa Ogunyemi has accused a policewoman of allegedly collecting money from motorists in exchange for allowing illegal roadside parking along Arakale Road in Akure. Ogunyemi reportedly confronted the officer during a traffic inspection on Thursday, accusing her of permitting motorists to violate traffic regulations in exchange for unauthorised payments.…
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Akure woman arraigned over alleged theft of POS machine, N1.8m
By Boye Oyeyemi A 32-year-old woman, Adedotun Adeola, has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing a Point of Sale machine and more than N1.8 million from a man, Gabriel Adelayi. The prosecutor, Oniyere Taiwo, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offences on September 4, 2025, in the Isikan area of Akure, Ondo State.…
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