Crime & City Diary
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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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Three arrested in Ondo over alleged self-kidnap plot
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping to extort money from a family. Police spokesman, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, said in a statement on Thursday that the case was initially reported as the abduction of a 22-year-old truck driver, Tobi Oluwatuyi, at Ilu Abo in Akure. According to…
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Residents march for justice over 2022 murder of young lady in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – Residents of Olorunsogo community in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, staged a remembrance march on Wednesday, calling for justice over the 2022 murder of Felicia Oluwadare. Speaking to newsmen, community leader Obembe Olanrewaju said Felicia, daughter of Mr Timothy and Mrs Folasade Oluwadare, was abducted alongside her mother on 21 November 2022 while travelling on the Lagos–Ibadan…
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Kidnapped JCI president regains freedom in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – The president of Junior Chamber International (JCI), Ibukunoluwa Otesile, has regained her freedom days after being abducted in Ibadan. Otesile, who also serves as the deputy coordinator of the Child Protection Network (CPN) in Oyo State, was taken last Thursday outside her father’s residence in the General Gas area of Ibadan. Security sources confirmed her release…
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Delhi Police deports 32 Nigerians linked to expansive drug network in India
Thirty-two Nigerian nationals have been deported from India following a large-scale police crackdown on a transnational drug trafficking and money-laundering network operating across several major cities. The deportations come after Delhi Police, working with the Telangana Police’s EAGLE unit, arrested 50 Nigerians late last month in what authorities described as one of India’s biggest coordinated operations against foreign narcotics syndicates.…
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