Crime & City Diary
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ANALYSIS: Between Sowore’s torture claim and the police denial
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – A video posted on August 8, 2025, by Nigerian activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore on X (formerly Twitter) sparked a wave of outrage and debate. In the footage, Sowore appears with a bandaged arm and claims he was assaulted and tortured while in police custody. The post quickly gained traction online, with many commentators presenting…
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Fire destroys goods worth millions at Ogbomoso variety store
By Adejayan Gbenga – A late-night fire on Friday razed part of Radex Variety Store in the Bolanta area of Oja-Igbo, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, destroying goods and property valued at millions of naira. The inferno, which broke out at about 10:00 p.m., was reportedly caused by a power surge. Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the…
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Cross-dresser, others remanded over alleged homosexuality in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command have arraigned a 23-year-old cross-dresser and content creator, Taiwo Austine, alongside two others, Haris Abubakar, 25, and Matthew Ogwu, 32, before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court on allegations of conspiracy and homosexuality. Prosecutor, Inspector Abayomi Jejeniwa, told the court that the defendants, along with others still at large, were arrested in…
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Security forces repel armed attack in Kwara’s Babanla community
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Government has established an immediate security cordon around Babanla, a community in Ifelodun Local Government Area, following a security breach by armed criminals. On Friday, the criminals targeted a police station, and attempted to loot a few grocery shops and a hotel in the community before they were repelled by security forces…
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Kidnappers of Ondo Varsity staff slash ransom to N7m
By Boye Oyeyemi – The abductors of Omoniyi Eleyinmi, a staff member of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, have reduced their ransom demand to N7 million, five days after he was kidnapped. WESTERN POST had reported that Eleyinmi, who serves as a faculty officer in the university’s Faculty of Education, was reportedly taken in front of his home in…
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Five critically injured as truck collides with commercial bus in Lagos
Five persons including a commercial bus driver have suffered severe injuries as fully laden Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) tanker truck collided with a commercial bus at Toyota Bus Stop, along Oshodi/Apapa Expressway in Lagos State. A statement issued on Friday by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LLASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, said “Preliminary…
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KWAM 1 risks two-year jail term for obstructing Valujet flight
Fuji music icon, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, may face up to two years in prison if found guilty of allegedly obstructing a ValuJet aircraft’s movement at an aerodrome. The allegation falls under Section 459A of Nigeria’s Criminal Code Act, CAP C38, which stipulates that any person who, by any unlawful act, obstructs, alters the course…
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Father arrested in Ondo over children’s poor welfare
By Boye Oyeyemi – A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has ordered the arrest of a father of three, Mr Daniel Atilo, for allegedly failing to comply with a standing court directive on the welfare and education of his children. Mr Atilo, who works as a security guard with a new generation bank, was arrested by police officers…
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NCAA petitions AGF, IGP over Kwam1’s disruption of ValueJet flight
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has petitioned the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Inspector-General of Police to investigate an incident involving Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, and domestic airline, ValueJet. The incident occurred on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, during a scheduled ValueJet flight VK201 and reportedly disrupted standard operating procedures, raising…
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Elderly man dies in early morning fire in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – An elderly man was reportedly burnt to death on Thursday after fire engulfed a residential building in Iloko-Ijesa, Ilesa East Local Government Area of Osun State. The fire was said to have broken out in the early hours of the day, completely destroying a six-room apartment located along Ijeda Road in the town. According to…
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