Crime & City Diary
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Kaduna: Police confirm abduction of 177 Christian worshippers in Kurmin Wali community
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that 177 Christian worshippers were abducted in Kurmin Wali, a remote community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The confirmation comes after initial conflicting reports had raised concern among residents and the wider public. According to a statement issued by the Force on Tuesday, the Kaduna State Security Council convened a meeting…
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Police bust cattle theft ring in Ondo, arrest two suspects
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two young men over their alleged involvement in cattle theft along the Ipele–Ifon axis of the state, following an operation by its Anti-Kidnapping Section. The arrest was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who said the suspects…
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Court session suspended after ex-NURTW boss slumps during trial in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – Proceedings at the Oyo State High Court, sitting at Ring Road, Ibadan, were abruptly halted on Tuesday following the sudden collapse of a former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Oyo State, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary. The incident occurred during the hearing of a criminal case marked Suit…
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Bricklayer remanded in Osun over alleged rape of woman with special needs
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A 38-year-old bricklayer, Olusola Busayo, has been remanded at the Ilesa Correctional Centre by a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, over an alleged rape. Busayo was arraigned on Tuesday by the Nigeria Police, Osun State Command, on a one-count charge of rape, contrary to the provisions of the Osun State Criminal Code. The…
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Four injured as building under construction collapses in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi – No fewer than four people were injured on Tuesday following the partial collapse of a storey building under construction in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The incident occurred in the Cathedral area of the city, near the former secretariat of the All Progressives Congress. Those injured were said to be construction workers who were on site…
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EFCC arraigns businessman Opuwei, company for alleged $550,000 fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arraigned businessman Wilson Opuwei and his company, Dateline Energy Services Ltd., before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, over an alleged $550,000 fraud. Opuwei was docked on a four-count charge, including obtaining by false pretences and stealing. According to the charges, Opuwei and…
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Millions lost as fire engulfs storey building in Ikeja computer village
Fire has engulfed a storey commercial building on Somoye Osundairo Street, within the Computer Village area of Ikeja, Lagos State, in the early hours of Tuesday, destroying goods worth several millions of naira. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, said the incident occurred at about 1:55 am, triggering the immediate activation of the state’s emergency response mechanism from its…
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Patient’s relative attacks nurse at Ekiti hospital
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Chairman of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) in Ekiti State, Comrade Femi Ajoloko, has condemned the assault on a nurse at the Okemesi General Hospital. Ajoloko described the incident as an unacceptable act of violence against health workers, expressing concern over what he described as a growing disregard for medical personnel by patients’ relatives.…
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Police find missing EKSU student alive in Osun
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed that a 21-year-old Ekiti State University student, Damilola Praise, who was earlier reported missing, has been found alive. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abutu Sunday, disclosed this in a statement obtained by Western Post, noting that the student was located following directives issued by the Commissioner of Police,…
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Diezani, Nigeria former Petroleum Minister’s, corruption trials resumes in UK court
Former Nigerian oil minister and ex-president of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Monday appeared before a London court as preliminary proceedings began ahead of her corruption trial. Alison-Madueke attended Southwark Crown Court where technical hearings and jury selection commenced in preparation for the full trial, which is scheduled to begin on January 26 and…
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