Crime & City Diary
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LASG warns against sale of counterfeit consumables
The Lagos State Government has warned entertainment centres across the state against the sale and distribution of fake consumables. The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Idris Aregbe, who gave the warning in a statement posted on his Instagram page, said it was in reaction to the rising concern about counterfeit drinks circulating in…
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Emefiele: EFCC to Appeal N100m Fine
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday expressed dissatisfaction with a judgment of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court awarding N100 million damages against it in favour of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Justice O.A. Adeniyi, on Monday fined the Commission after he ruled that the Commission’s detention of…
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EFCC summons Betta Edu for probe after suspension
Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has been summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to its headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, according to Daily Trust. The EFCC’s invitation came shortly after President Bola Tinubu suspended Edu from office through his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale. A source from the EFCC told reporters that the suspension…
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Court fines FG N100m for violating Emefiele’s rights
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has declared the prolonged detention of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, without trial as a flagrant violation of his fundamental rights. The court also slammed a N100million fine against the Federal Government and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It also restrained the FG and…
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Ex-humanitarian affairs minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, arrives EFCC office
Former Minister of Social Development, Disaster Management, and Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has arrived at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to honour an invitation from the anti-graft agency, following claims of misconduct and abuse of office to the tune of N37 billion. Umar-Farouq disclosed her arrival at the anti-graft authorities head office in Abuja via her X social…
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BREAKING: Two injured as articulated truck falls off Apapa bridge
Two persons were seriously injured in an accident that involved an empty articulated truck in Apapa area of Lagos state. WesternPost gathered that one of the injured persons was the driver of the truck that fell off from the high bridge. It was gathered that the motor boy sustained a serious waist fracture by his spinal cord. Confirming the incident,…
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LASEPA seizes tankers selling automated gas oil in residential area
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has seized three tankers involved in sales of Automated Gas Oil along Taslim Elias Close in the Victoria Island of the state. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the official X handle of the agency on Saturday. LASEPA said that the enforcement followed complaints from residents about illegal petroleum sales in the…
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More trouble for Betta Edu as AGF denies authorising N580m payment
The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, has denied authorising the payment of N580 million to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation for grants to vulnerable groups in some states of the Federation. The payment was allegedly requested by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, who is currently facing corruption…
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Lagos records 1,461 incidents in 2023
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State government has recorded a total of 1,461 incidents in 2023 with 138 of the incidents occurred in December 2023. This was disclosed by the Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Osunbor, in a statement issued on Friday. The agency said it responded to 6,442 incidents between 1st…
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Alleged blackmail: Police arrest 3 suspects behind gistlovers blog
The Nigerian Police Force have arrested three suspects who were behind the popular micro blogging site, gistlovers, for alleged conspiracy, cyberstalking, and threat to life. The suspects namely Adebukola Kolapo Nnedum Micheal Somtomchukwu and Isaac Akpokighe, all male of ages 27, 25 and 30 respectively were members of a syndicate called Gistlover family. A statement issued on Friday by the…
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