Crime & City Diary
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Army subdues Yoruba Nation agitators in Ibadan, urges calm
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested nine Yoruba Nation agitators, who invaded Oyo State Secretariat in Agodi area of ibadan, the State capital, on Saturday. A statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the agitators for the Yoruba Nation dressed in foreign military camouflage with berets and armed with dangerous weapons in buses…
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Gunmen attack ex-gov Ortom’s Chief Of Staff, abduct Wife, housemaid
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed an attack on Terwase Orbunde, the former Chief of Staff to the immediate-past Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, by armed men, who took away his wife and house help. Spokesman for the Command, SP Catherine Anene, said the command got a report on Friday evening from the former Chief of Staff that he…
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Police Inspector kills self in Maiduguri
A police inspector (name withheld) has reportedly committed suicide in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The late officer was attached to Gwange Divisional of Borno Police Command. According to community sources, he was looking healthy when he was last seen three days ago. It is unclear why the policeman took the action. His neighbors at Layin Bayan, Wulari Jerusalem area of…
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UPDATED: Abducted Channels TV reporter regains freedom
Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was abducted from his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor area in Rivers, has been freed. He was released around 10p.m. on Friday unharmed, less than 24 hours after being abducted on Thursday. His colleague, Charles Oporum, confirmed the news of his release in the late hours of Friday. “Yes, he has been released about an…
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3 abducted Unical students regain freedom
By Innocent Raphael Three abducted University of Calabar (UNICAL) students have been freed from the grip of kidnappers after nearly a fortnight in captivity. Damilola Dickson, Ugwu Chukwuemeka, along with another student, were taken weeks ago, with captors demanding a ransom of N14 million. A report from a fellow student on the microblogging platform X confirmed their release to their…
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One dies as truck crushes car in Ketu
By Innocent Raphael Tragedy struck on Friday, as a 40-foot Mack truck toppled onto a Nissan car (ABJ 692 BG), claiming the life of a woman at the car’s rear, with the driver escaping unharmed, aided by Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials. The incident had occured near a gas station of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) inward…
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BREAKING: Male body recovered from Lagos Lagoon
By Innocent Raphael After an intense two-day search and rescue mission, authorities have retrieved the body of a male passenger who tragically drowned following an auto crash on Lagos State’s Third Mainland Bridge. The fatal incident occurred during Eid celebrations, when a 20-seater bus veered off the bridge, resulting in two individuals, a male and a female, plunging into the…
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LASTMA rescues 18 passengers in Third Mainland bridge accident
…. Hopes of finding two passengers alive diminish- NEMA By Innocent Raphael Following the occurrence of an accident on the Third Mainland Bridge earlier reported by WesternPost on Wednesday, operatives from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) undertook a heroic rescue effort, saving 18 seriously injured accident victims on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, near the Adekunle inward Adeniji Adele…
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Betta Edu sues BBC for defamation over N30bn claim, demands retraction
The suspended minister of humanitarian affairs, Beta Edu has filed a notice to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for an alleged defamatory report on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation against her. The notice documented in a letter signed on April 9, and seen by Westernpost on Wednesday said the report titled titled: “Betta Edu Probe: Nigerian…
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BREAKING: 3 die in auto crash on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Three people have lost their lives in a road accident that occurred around Fidiwo bridge, Lagos-Ibadan express way. Spokesperson for Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Command, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday , noted that the crash which involved a vehicle with registration number BDG213BJ and a green colour Toyota jeep occurred at about…
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