Crime & City Diary
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Police arrest two suspected robbers in Akure, recover revolver
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two men allegedly linked to an armed robbery syndicate in Akure and recovered a locally made revolver and other items suspected to have been used in criminal activities. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on behalf of the command on Friday, saying…
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Six arraigned over alleged land grabbing, N18m fraud in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi Six persons have been arraigned before an Akure Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State over separate allegations of land grabbing, trespass, encroachment and obtaining N18 million under false pretences. The defendants were arraigned in three separate cases before Magistrate O. Omotosho by the Ondo State Anti-Graft Agency and the police, and all pleaded not guilty to the charges.…
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Man arraigned over alleged N10.5m land fraud in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi A 39-year-old man, Temitope Fatoyinbo, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a man of N10.5 million in a land transaction. The prosecution alleged that Fatoyinbo collected the money from the complainant, Wajud Abanikanda, on September 3, 2025, after claiming that he had six plots of land available for sale. According to the…
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Biker fleeing arrest fractures FRSC officer’s leg in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi A Federal Road Safety Corps official sustained a fractured leg after a motorcycle rider allegedly fleeing arrest crashed into him along the Ado-Iyin Road in Ekiti State. The incident occurred on Thursday, October 1, and involved SMI GM Kolawole of the RS 8.28 Igede Unit Command and the rider, Master Oladapo Success. The rider was reportedly being…
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REPORT: Inside the $2.1m land dispute between Wike’s son and GY Global Oil
By Raphael Jackson – The trending issue of the legal dispute between Jordan Wike, son of Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited stems from an alleged $2.1 million real estate transaction in Abuja. The company and its managing director, Safwan Garba, had approached Jordan for assistance in securing land in…
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Unknown assailants allegedly kill NDC ward chairman in Benue
The Chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Fiidi Council Ward in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Igbu Terhemen, has reportedly been killed by unknown assailants. Terhemen was allegedly attacked and left unconscious in a bush near his residence around the NNPC Depot, along the Makurdi-Otukpo Road, on the outskirts of Makurdi. A friend of the deceased, who…
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VIDEO: Flood displaces residents, disrupts movement in parts of Osogbo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Several residents of parts of Osogbo, Osun State, have fled their homes and sought shelter with friends as rising floodwaters inundated parts of the city following persistent rainfall. The affected areas include Ijetu, Oke-Ayepe, Aregbe/Abija, Baruwa, Omigade in Ogo-Oluwa and Koledowo along the Ilesa Garage axis, where residents have been confronted with rising floodwaters and…
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Ekiti court arraigns man over alleged possession of Indian hemp
By Boye Oyeyemi A 48-year-old man, Chukwudi Emenike, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly possessing a bag of Indian hemp. The prosecutor, Inspector Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that Emenike was allegedly found with the substance on September 12, 2026, at about 8:30 p.m. in Omu-Ekiti, within the Ilupeju-Ekiti Magistrate District. Adeniyi alleged that Emenike…
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PFIPC DG Adeyemi arraigned over alleged forgery of appointment letter
The Federal Government has arraigned Adeniyi Adeyemi, director-general of the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), over alleged forgery. Adeyemi was arraigned on Wednesday before Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. He is facing an eight-count charge bordering on alleged forgery. The Federal Government alleged that Adeyemi forged an appointment letter purportedly issued by…
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Three feared dead as floods paralyse Ado-Ekiti, strand commuters
By Boye Oyeyemi At least three people were feared dead after torrential rain triggered severe flooding across Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, leaving residents, commuters, students and workers stranded for hours. The heavy downpour, which lasted several hours on Monday, submerged major roads and communities, and damaged sections of roads and bridges. The reported casualties included two persons said to…
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