Crime & City Diary
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Ondo driver faces trial over alleged theft of cutlasses worth N19.6m
By Boye Oyeyemi A 40-year-old driver, Adebowale Dele, has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing 60 cartons of new cutlasses valued at N19.6m in Ondo State. Dele was charged alongside other suspects said to be at large over alleged conspiracy and theft at Alade, Idanre, on July 10, 2026. The items were reportedly owned by one…
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Ondo court grants three murder suspects bail
By Boye Oyeyemi An Akure Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State has granted bail to three men standing trial over the alleged murder of 35-year-old Adesami Adejola at Labata riverside in Aaromi Obu community. The defendants, Richard Samuel, 38, Faniyi Shola, 20, and Adamu Musa, 33, were arraigned on two counts bordering on conspiracy to commit murder and murder. According to…
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Ogun State NDLEA commander tackles Sowore over call for legalisation of cannabis
The Ogun State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Commander Tijjani Rabe, has defended the agency’s enforcement activities against illicit cannabis cultivation while responding to activist and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore’s call for the legalisation of cannabis in Nigeria. Rabe, in a recent statement, said the NDLEA’s operations were guided by Nigerian law and aimed at protecting…
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LNSA, LSSTF explore advanced technology to boost Lagos security
By Olatomiwa Osho The Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA), in collaboration with the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), has commenced efforts to explore advanced technologies for strengthening security and emergency response across the State. The initiative focused on Artificial Intelligence-powered CCTV surveillance, drones, biometric identification, emergency communication and command-and-control systems to improve intelligence gathering, situational awareness and response…
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Police investigate shooting, death of 60-year-old man in Osogbo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has commenced a full-scale investigation into the shooting and subsequent death of a 60-year-old man, Tajudeen Yusuf, in the Ita-Olokan area of Osogbo on Wednesday. The command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said Yusuf, a resident of the Oke-Ayepe area of Osogbo, was shot by…
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VIDEO: One dead as clash erupts during Adeleke’s visit to Ataoja palace
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that one person was killed and several others injured during a clash at the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, on Wednesday. The incident reportedly occurred during a courtesy visit to the palace by Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly…
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Suspected gunmen attack Adeleke’s convoy in Osogbo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Suspected gunmen on Wednesday attacked the convoy of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, shortly after he left the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, in Osogbo. The attack reportedly triggered an exchange of gunfire between the suspected attackers and security personnel attached to the governor’s convoy, with the shooting said to have…
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NDLEA nabs Lagos socialite KC Luxury with N39bn cocaine shipment
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a Lagos-based socialite, Afolabi Kazeem, popularly known as KC Luxury, over a 184.5kg cocaine consignment worth about N39 billion. KC Luxury was arrested at the Lagos airport on August 13 while on his way to flee Nigeria for Paris. NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa, on Tuesday, during a press briefing, revealed that…
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Nine injured as bus crashes into two vehicles in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi At least five people were injured on Monday when a Toyota Hiace bus crashed into two parked vehicles at Oba-Ile First Gate in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The bus, said to be travelling from Lagos, reportedly veered off the road at about 2:45pm before colliding with the two vehicles. The accident involved an…
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Court remands Ekiti APC governorship aspirant over alleged defamation, cyberbullying
By Boye Oyeyemi A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has ordered the remand of an All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant, Abimbola Olawumi, over alleged defamation and cyberbullying. Olawumi was brought before the court following a complaint filed by Yemisi Joluwe, the chief executive officer of YSJ Agro-Allied Limited. The court had previously granted the politician bail but later…
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