Crime & City Diary
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Police warn officers against lobbying for promotions amid misinformation surge
By Kunle Sanni The Nigeria Police Force has issued a strong warning to its personnel over a growing trend of lobbying and unofficial promotion requests, which it says are being fuelled by misinformation following recent accelerated promotions within the Force. In a statement released Thursday, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, Thursday expressed concern over what he described as…
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One injured as diesel tanker overturns in Ibadan
Adejayan Gbenga – An apprentice mechanic has been hospitalised after sustaining injuries in a tanker accident in Ibadan. The incident occurred on Wednesday at the Jin-Jofes Petroleum Station along Iwo Road, when a tanker loaded with 50,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) lost control and overturned. Both the driver and the apprentice were inside the vehicle at the time…
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Family of slain Ondo man stabbed by girlfriend demands justice
Boye Oyeyemi – The family of 19-year-old Michael Ikuedowoni, who was allegedly stabbed to death by his girlfriend in Okitipupa, Ondo State, is demanding justice and calling on the government to ensure the suspect is held accountable. WESTERN POST had reported that Michael was stabbed by his 18-year-old girlfriend, Augustina Mowari, during a confrontation over alleged infidelity. A young girl…
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Oyo govt secures conviction of senior official over employment scam
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) has secured the conviction of Mr. Wahab Nasiru Olabanji, a senior civil servant, for defrauding job seekers under the guise of offering employment opportunities. Olabanji, who served as Chief Executive Officer (Accounts) on Grade Level 14 at the Oyo State Hospital Management Board, was found guilty of collecting money from unsuspecting…
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Appeal Court restores preservation order on 14 properties linked to Yahaya Bello
A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, restored the preservation order on 14 properties and the sum of N400m linked to Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi State. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos had, on February 22, 2023, in a suit filed by the…
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‘Prophet’ docked in Ondo over ₦247m worth of property damage
By Boye Oyeyemi – A self-acclaimed prophet, Apostle Adefiju Boluwaji, aged 64, has been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on allegations bordering on criminal trespass, malicious damage, and conduct likely to breach public peace. The cleric, who had reportedly been on the watchlist of the Zone 17 Police Command, was apprehended over the weekend and transferred to the…
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Two siblings drown in Ondo after heavy rainfall
By Boye Oyeyemi – Tragedy struck in Ore, the headquarters of the Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, as two teenage siblings lost their lives after drowning in a river known as Omileye. The incident, which has thrown the community into mourning, reportedly happened shortly after a downpour swept through the area. According to a source familiar with the…
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Court remands five over alleged rape, kidnapping in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – A Chief Magistrate Court in Akure has ordered the remand of five persons over allegations of kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery in the Akoko axis of Ondo State. The suspects — Saliu Usman, Yao Yisa, Abu Ali, Ibrahim Muhammed, and Musa Abdukareem — were apprehended by operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as…
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NDLEA jails drug traffickers, seizes ₦1bn hotel in major operation
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured multiple convictions and asset forfeitures in high-profile anti-drug operations across Nigeria, leading to lengthy prison sentences and the seizure of properties worth billions of naira. In Lagos, Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sentenced businessman Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife, Rosemary, to a combined 22-and-a-half years in prison…
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The alleged atrocities of ‘Olori Eso’, Lagos’s “notorious hired killer”
Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso, is reportedly known for causing terror around Mushin and its environs. Before he was arrested in a coordinated operation by the Lagos State Police Command’s Tactical Squad at his hideout in the Agbado area of Ogun State, police described the 44-year-old as the “most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer”. Akinwande is accused…
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