Crime & City Diary
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Dino Melaye faces court over alleged N509.6m tax evasion
By Kunle Sanni – Former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, has been summoned before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court over allegations of evading more than N509.6 million in personal income tax. According to a report by Premium Times, filings by the FCT Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) allege that Melaye failed to pay his assessed tax liabilities of N234.9…
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Kogi Poly final-year student dies in failed abortion at private clinic
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – A 26-year-old final-year student of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has died after a failed attempt to terminate a six-month pregnancy at a private clinic. The incident has left her colleagues in shock and reignited debate on unsafe abortion practices in Nigeria. The deceased, identified as Omotosho Dorcas, reportedly visited Al-Hassan Clinic and Maternity, Sarkin Noma,…
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Normalcy returns to Balogun market as police arrest suspect
Normalcy has returned to the popular Balogun market in Lagos Island after a free-for-all fight between hoodlums and miscreants. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Spokesman for the Lagos Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police said the fight was not a tribal clash, adding that an arrest has been made. The Command explained that during the fight, one…
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One feared dead, others missing, as traders clash in Lagos’ Balogun Market
By Adeola Ogunrinde – Balogun Market on Lagos Island was thrown into chaos on Tuesday after a violent clash between Yoruba and Igbo traders reportedly left one person dead and several others missing. The crisis began when two young market runners got into a heated argument. Witnesses said one of them, a Yoruba youth, attacked his rival, an Igbo trader,…
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Woman dies in Ekiti after alleged severe beating by husband
By Boye Oyeyemi – Tragedy struck in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, when a woman, identified as Modupe Alasin, reportedly died after allegedly being beaten by her husband. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred when the man allegedly descended heavily on his wife because she arrived late to the farm. According to a witness, the man had flogged the wife severely because…
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Kidnapped victims escape as security forces raid hideouts in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Several kidnap victims have regained their freedom in Kwara State following a security operation that dislodged criminal hideouts in the Babasango axis of Babanla, Ifelodun Local Government Area. According to security sources and community leaders, the victims fled after their captors abandoned the area during a raid that lasted between Sunday night and Monday morning.…
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JUST IN: Convicted Osun monarch sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in the US
Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison by a U.S. District Court on Tuesday. A report by cleveland.com reported that Oloyede, who is 62, and one Edward Oluwasanmi, 62, were jailed for creating fake businesses to dupe the US government of $4.2 million in coronavirus relief money.…
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Ejigbo LCDA environmental taskforce nabs 4 over alleged illegal waste dumping
The Environmental Taskforce of Ejigbo LCDA in Lagos state, has arrested four persons over alleged indiscriminate waste disposal. They were arrested around Jakande Estate Gate, Oke Afa, and Idimu Road, Ejigbo, when the Council Chairman, Taoheed Taiwo led the team to clear the areas of refuse. A statement by the Council’s Public Affairs Unit, said the LCDA Chairman condemned the…
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IPI Nigeria condemns police harassment of journalist Azuka Ogujiuba
The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has condemned the arrest and harassment of journalist Azuka Ogujiuba by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force. Ogujiuba, publisher of Media Room Hub and a former journalist with ThisDay newspapers, has reportedly been arrested and detained twice over her coverage of a court case involving a land dispute. Despite…
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NDLEA nabs drug syndicate over arrest of 3 Nigerians in Saudi Arabia
A 55-year-old drug kingpin Mohammed Ali Abubakar alias Bello Karama and five members of a syndicate operating at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano have been taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery that they are behind the shipment of illicit substances for which three innocent Nigerians who went on lesser…
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