Crime & City Diary
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Oyo court arraigns man for allegedly defrauding Soun of Ogbomoso
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Oyo State Police Command has arraigned one Ali Muhammed before a Magistrate Court in Ogbomoso for allegedly defrauding the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, of ₦39.5 million. Muhammed, 45, was arraigned on December 23 on a four-count charge bordering on impersonation, conspiracy, stealing, and obtaining money under false pretence. According to the charge sheet,…
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Motorcyclist loses life in lone crash on Christmas Eve in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – A yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist has died in a lone crash that occurred on Christmas Eve at the Gaga axis of Oke Aro in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The accident was said to have happened around 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday when the rider reportedly lost control of his motorcycle while speeding along the route. Eyewitnesses disclosed that…
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BREAKING: EFCC charges ex-AGF Malami, son, associate with 16-count money laundering case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 16-count money laundering charge against former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami, his son Abdulaziz Malami, and an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Limited, Hajia Bashir Asabe. In the first of three series of charges, the EFCC alleged that Malami laundered about ₦9 billion to acquire luxury houses across Abuja,…
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No casualty as container truck overturns at Ojuelegba- LASTMA
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed that a loaded Mack 40 ft containerised truck fell on Ojuelegba Bridge inward National Stadium, Surulere. The Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr Taofiq Adebayo, confirmed the development on Wednesday to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Adebayo said that the container completely blocked the road while descending…
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NIDCOM counters Amnesty claims on Nigerian facing execution in Saudi Arabia
By Kunle Sanni – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has provided further clarification on the long-running case of Suleimon Olufemi, a Nigerian national who has spent more than two decades on death row in Saudi Arabia, disputing aspects of a recent intervention by Amnesty International. NIDCOM’s response followed an open letter issued on Monday by Amnesty International to President…
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Sunday Igboho demands federal action as herdsmen kill farmers in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – Yoruba nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has raised the alarm over the alleged killing of three farmers by suspected Fulani herdsmen in his hometown of Igboho, Orelope Local Government Area, Oke Ogun axis of Oyo State, and demanded urgent federal intervention. The victims, identified as Aderoju Mukaila, Olawuwo Saka, and Ojeniyi…
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FRSC Lagos confirms fatal Eleko junction accident on Lekki- Epe road
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command, has confirmed that one person was killed and another injured in a fatal road traffic crash that occurred in the early hours of Monday at Eleko Junction along the Lekki–Epe Expressway. A statement signed by the Sector Public Education Officer, SRC Oluwadamilola Jayeola, said the crash was caused by speed violation…
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Ondo police arrest suspected motorcycle thief, recover two bikes
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspected motorcycle thief and recovered two stolen motorcycles during an operation carried out by operatives of the Ore Division. In a statement issued by the command on Monday evening, it was noted that the arrest was made on December 11, 2025, as part of ongoing efforts by the…
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27-year-old remanded over alleged murder in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – A magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has remanded a 27-year-old man, Àdebayo Tomiwa, at the correctional centre in the state capital over an alleged murder. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, informed the court that the defendant was reasonably suspected of committing the offence within the Omuo-Ekiti Magisterial District. He said the alleged crime was contrary to…
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NDLEA busts trans-border cocaine syndicate member in Surulere, seizes 23.5kg consignment
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Shodunke Yetunde Simbiat, a fugitive member of a cocaine trafficking syndicate. A statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the 39-year-old female stash keeper for the trans-border drug trafficking organisation, was arrested on December 9, 2025, at her home on Onasanya Street, Surulere, Lagos, following sustained intelligence gathering…
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