Crime & City Diary
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Court rejects Kanu’s no-case submission, orders him to open defence
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the no-case submission filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in his ongoing terrorism trial. Delivering his ruling on Friday, Justice James Omotosho held that the Department of State Services (DSS) had established a prima facie case against Kanu through the testimonies of…
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Aiyedatiwa petitions IGP over shoddy handling of inquest into SDP candidate’s death
By Boye Oyeyemi – Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has called for a thorough investigation into the sudden death of Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, a prominent son of Ondo State and respected political figure. Acting on the governor’s directive, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Olukayode Ajulo (SAN), has written a formal petition to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), expressing concern…
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Fire destroys millions of naira worth of goods in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – A night fire razed not less than ten shops opposite the main gate of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, on Thursday. The blaze, which started around 10pm, destroyed goods and valuables worth millions of naira before help could arrive. One of the affected traders, who identified himself simply as Prince, lamented his losses. He said,…
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Ondo Police recover stolen child sold for ₦3.7m
…traffickers arrested By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has rescued a missing four-year-old girl and uncovered a child-trafficking syndicate operating across Ondo, Delta, and Anambra States. Police said the case began on February 3, 2025, when Sunday Kingsley of Alagbaka Extension, Akure, reported that his daughter, Jesinta, went missing while staying with her mother, Sunday Happiness. A…
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LASG begins demolition of illegal buildings at Trade Fair complex
The Lagos State Government on Thursday began demolition of unsafe and illegal buildings at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo. The operation was carried out jointly by the Ministry of Physical Planning, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency, and the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority. Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,…
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Seven abductees freed in Kwara as police, vigilantes raid forest hideout
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has rescued seven kidnap victims during a joint security operation in a forest near Owa-Onire, Kwara State, on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. The operation, led by a security operative attached to the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) in collaboration with police officers and vigilantes, followed sustained search-and-rescue efforts…
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Gunrunner supplying criminal gangs in five states arrested in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a notorious gunrunner accused of supplying weapons to criminal gangs across Ondo, Osun, Kogi, Edo, and Kwara States. The development was confirmed in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, who signed on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Adebowale Lawal. According to the statement,…
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Six rescued from collapsed two-storey building in Lagos
Six people trapped in the rubble of a collapsed two-storey building in the Mangoro area of Alimosho, Lagos, have been rescued by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement posted on his Facebook page. Omotoso said the cause of the incident, which occurred around…
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Lekki Flooding: LASG blames illegal construction, indiscriminate waste disposal
The Lagos state government has attributed Tuesday’s flooding in Lekki to infractions such as illegal constructions and indiscriminate disposal of waste. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, stated this in a post on his X handle, where he sympathised with residents affected by the incident. The flood caused by the heavy downpour in the early hours of…
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Electrical surge, late calls blamed for market infernos in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga – Two separate fire incidents on Wednesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have been blamed on an electrical surge and delayed emergency reporting, according to the State Fire Services Agency. The first incident occurred at Ogundipe Market, where no fewer than 14 shops were razed in the early hours of the day. The Special Adviser to…
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