Crime & City Diary
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Midnight fire guts 48 shops in Lagos
Not less than 48 shops were destroyed by fire at the Elegushi Model Market complex in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Sunday. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement, noting that the agency received a distress call at about 2:00 a.m. According to him, emergency responders…
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Two arrested for stealing, damaging N58m property in Ado-Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned two men, Bamisile Akinwumi, 58, and Abiodun Akinwumi, 48, before a magistrates’ court in Ado-Ekiti over alleged shopbreaking and theft. The defendants were brought before the court on charges of stealing and malicious damage to property. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the offences were committed…
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Ikorodu road crash claims 8-month-old baby, woman, injures 10 others
A tragic road accident along Ikorodu Road on Sunday claimed the lives of an eight-month-old baby and an adult woman, while ten other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said the fatal collision occurred opposite Olabode House, between the Anthony and Obanikoro areas of Lagos. According to LASTMA, a red Tata commercial bus…
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Three men docked for allegedly stealing 500 chickens in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – Three men have been arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, over the alleged theft of 500 chickens. The defendants, Moses Uker (35), Monday Gambo (32) and Daniel Zakariya (23), were brought before the court by the Ekiti State Police Command on charges of felony and stealing. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi,…
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Ex-minister Mamman to answer charges in N33.8bn money laundering case
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, December 11, 2025, ordered former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to commence his defence in a high-profile fraud trial, dismissing his no-case submission. Justice James Omotosho, while delivering the ruling, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had established a prima facie case against Mamman. He said the former minister…
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Armed robbers strike in Ilorin, escape with large sum
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – A four-man armed robbery gang on Friday staged a violent attack in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, firing multiple shots as they dispossessed an unsuspecting victim of several millions of naira. The incident occurred along Murtala Muhammed Way, directly opposite the Vanguard Newspaper office. Eyewitnesses reported that the masked gunmen arrived in an ash-coloured Toyota…
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Court orders Ngige’s remand in Kuje, sets Dec 15 for bail application Hearing
Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered the remand of the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, at the Kuje Correctional Center. Ngige, who was arraigned on an alleged corruption charge, will remain in Kuje Correctional Centre until Monday, when his bail application will be heard The minister was specifically charged with conferring unfair…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court cancels Tinubu’s pardon, upholds death sentence for Maryam Sanda
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu to an Abuja-based housewife, Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. President Tinubu had earlier reduced Sanda’s sentence to 12 years’ imprisonment on compassionate grounds. However, in a split decision of…
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Police nab notorious motorcycle robbery gang in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested members of a motorcycle robbery syndicate responsible for a violent attack in Ile Oluji that left a victim injured. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, he said the arrests followed the robbery of a Boxer motorcycle from one Adegbese Ademola, who…
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Alleged Corruption: EFCC to arraign ex-Labour Minister Ngige on eight-count charge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, before Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gwarinpa. He is set to be arraigned on an eight-count charge. Ngige, former Anambra State Governor, arrived at the premises of the court, alongside a team of EFCC officials, at…
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