Crime & City Diary
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Three-storey building collapses in Lagos
A three storey building has collapsed at Ikpoh street, Surulere local government area of Lagos state. The building which came down at about 10pm on Friday night had no casualty. An eyewitness said all the other occupants were able to run out of the building before it came down completely. He added that before the building came down, there was…
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Kwara: Court jails Man 5years for sexually assaulting teen girl
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin A resident of Woro community, Kaima Local government area of kwara state, Tashiu Lulu, has bagged a 5 years imprisonment over criminal charm and sexual assault. Lulu is to serve his jail term at Okekura correctional service Ilorin. He was sentenced after he pleaded guilty and his charm was publicly destroyed and burnt at the court premises.…
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We’re making efforts to rescue kidnapped corps members – NYSC DG
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yush’au Ahmed,says efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the five prospective corps members abducted in Zamfara. Ahmed made this known at an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Youth Development on Thursday in Abuja. He explained that of the eight prospective corps members abducted in…
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Police conclude autopsy on Mohbad
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the completion of the autopsy for the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as MohBad. This announcement was made by the NPF on its official platform on Thursday night. Earlier, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, had revealed that Mohbad’s body had been exhumed for the autopsy. In the…
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Police exhume MohBad’s corpse for autopsy
The Lagos Police Command has exhumed the remains of the late Afrobeats singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly Mohbad, for autopsy. This came hours after apprehending the nurse that injected him minutes before his death. The spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin via his Twitter handle, said that autopsy would commence immediately.
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DSS arrests Ogun assembly member, six others over legend cultism in Sagamu
Security operatives in Ogun State on Wednesday tracked six suspected cultists, allegedly involved in the violence that erupted in Sagamu at the weekend to the official residence of a member of the state House of Assembly. The member, representing Sagamu State Constituency (1), Hon. Damilare Bello Mohammed, was alleged to have provided shelter to the fleeing cultists. A team of…
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Court remands journalist, officials of National Theatre, National Troupe over fake news publications
An Apapa magistrate court in Lagos State has remanded an online news publisher alongside an official of the National Theatre and his collaborator at the National Troupe of Nigeria in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, Lagos, for publication of false, defamatory and malicious news reports. The Chief Magistrate, Olanrewaju Olatunji, ordered the remand of the three suspects at the Correctional Centre…
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Sanwo-Olu invites DSS to join investigation on MohBad’s death
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has invited the Department of State Services to join in investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of musician Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as MohBad. This was contained in a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Tuesday. The governor said the involvement of the DSS will widen the dragnet…
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BREAKING: Two rescued as fire guts shanty storey building in Ajah
Two male adults have been rescued from a fire outbreak happened at Victory Bay, Ikota Housing Estate, Ajah, Lagos, in the early hours on Tuesday. WesternPost gathered that the incident involved a shanty storey building consisting of four rooms on each floor within the precinct of the estate. Confirming the incident, the Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service…
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Police inaugurate 13-man special investigation team over MohBad’s death
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Idowu Olohunwa, has inaugurated a 13-man special investigation team to investigate the death of Afrobeats singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Speaking during the inauguration on Monday, CP Olohunwa said, “Do not forget, we have unique access with INTERPOL. Everybody linked to it (the death of Mohbad) will be identified and they…
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