Crime & City Diary
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Landlord’s son allegedly kills nursing mother over rent dispute in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi Residents of Ore in Odigbo local government area of Ondo State were thrown into panic after a landlord’s son allegedly stabbed a nursing mother to death during a dispute linked to unpaid house rent. The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Quozeem Awe, was accused of killing Deborah Adeleye and injuring her husband, Mathew, as well as their daughter…
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Court arraigns 55 residents over violation of sanitation regulations in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ekiti State Government has prosecuted 55 residents for allegedly breaching environmental sanitation regulations. In a statement issued on Monday, the ministry of environment said the offenders were arraigned for violating the sanitation order by moving around during sanitation hours on Saturday. The ministry further disclosed that the magistrate court fined 54 of the offenders, while one…
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Community dwellers nab man with bag of ladies underwear in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi Residents of Owo community, in Ondo State, reportedly intercepted a suspected ritualist named Joseph with a bag filled with women underwear on Sunday. The incident created a buzz online after a blogger, Oluwaseun Ogunmola, widely known as Ogbeni OB Sugar, uploaded a video capturing the interrogation process of the accused with locals. In the viral clip, the…
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Police nab suspect linked to Ondo youth leader Obesere’s death
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspect linked to the killing of a youth leader named Ojo Abbey in Isua Akoko area of the state. The victim who was popularly known as Obesere, was reportedly abducted by armed men while returning to his community from Edo State on February 22, 2026. According…
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JUST IN: Suspected transformer vandal gets electrocuted in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi Panic gripped residents of Omifon community in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State after a suspected transformer vandal was electrocuted while allegedly attempting to steal electrical equipment. According to sources in the community, the yet-to-be-identified man was reportedly tampering with an armored cable connected to a power transformer when the incident occurred. Speaking on the grounds…
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Troops repel ISWAP attacks on three Borno bases, kill eight
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have repelled coordinated attacks by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on three Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in Borno State, killing several insurgents and recovering weapons. The attempted assaults, which targeted FOBs Mayanti, Gajigana and Gajiram between the late hours of 28 February and early hours of 1…
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Police intensify security checks at worship centres across Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has stepped up security monitoring across major worship centres in the state as part of efforts to strengthen safety measures and prevent security breaches. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebowale Lawal, carried out an inspection of several religious facilities on March 1, 2026, assessing compliance with existing security directives…
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One feared dead as truck smashes stationary tricycle along Eleko in Lagos
A fatal road traffic crash involving a yam-laden truck and a tricycle has claimed one life and left three others seriously injured at Aiyetoro Junction along the traffic light corridor in the Epe area of the State. A statement on Sunday signed by the agency’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA),…
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NDLEA arrests alleged fugitive drug kingpin after 13 years on the run
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos, have arrested an alleged drug kingpin Reginald Peter Chidiebere following the seizure of large consignments of cocaine and heroin linked to him. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, saying “The…
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Police arrest four over threatening wall inscription in Osun community
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has arrested four persons over alleged conspiracy and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace in Ila-Orangun area of the state. The suspects were identified as Idris Abubakar, 16; Abubakar Audu, an adult; Ahmed Abubakar, 19; and Mohammed Omotayo, 16. According to a statement issued on Friday by the…
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