Crime & City Diary
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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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Troops repel Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks, destroy camps in Timbuktu Triangle
Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, have repelled coordinated attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in the Timbuktu Triangle, recording further operational gains against the insurgents. In a statement on Monday, the military explained that the successes were achieved during the ongoing Operation Desert Sanity on Sunday, January 18,…
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Inspector dies after being shot by colleague during duty in Rivers State
An inspector with the Nigeria Police Force, Ibrahim Sani, has died after he was allegedly shot by a colleague while on duty in Rivers State. The incident occurred on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at about 1:20 p.m. at Next Cash and Carry Supermart, Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt. Inspector Sani and another officer, Inspector Daniel Dauda, both attached to 14 Police Mobile…
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Police arraign blogger over alleged false accusations against Ogun State govt
The Ogun State Police Command has filed a six-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abeokuta against a social media blogger, Adetoun Onajobi, popularly known as @justadetoun, over alleged cyberbullying, false accusations and other offences under the Cybercrimes Act. The command explained that the charges stem from a series of online publications allegedly targeted at the Ogun State Government…
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