Crime & City Diary
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EFCC Hails CBN moves to clampdown on currency hoarders
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has applauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for redesigning and reissuing higher denominations of the Naira, stressing that the move will clampdown on currency hoarders CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele on Wednesday announced that the apex bank had obtained the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to redesign and issue new N200, N500 and…
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Osun Chief Judge threatens to release suspects in Adegoke’s murder
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo has threatened to grant bail to those accused in the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a Master’s degree student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) over the absence of in court on Tuesday. Adedoyin is the owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, where the murder took place. Adedoyin and six…
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EFCC arraigns four persons over alleged vote buying during Osun guber poll
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Command on Monday arraigned four persons over alleged vote buying before Justice Mathias Agboola of the State High Court 1, Osogbo, Osun State. The accused are; Yekini Nurudeen Abiodun, Jimoh Kazeem, Adeyemo Bahir and Abidogun Ismail The defendants were arrested on July 16, 2022 by operatives of…
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Court orders final forfeiture of Diezani’s Abuja homes, cars
Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former minister of petroleum resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. The two properties, located at Plot 1854 Mohammed Mahashir Street, and No. 6, Aso Drive, in the highbrow Asokoro and Maitama Districts…
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DSS calls for calm over US, UK security alert advisory
The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for calm over the security warning of suspected terror attacks given by the US embassy. The DSS in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya urged all Nigerians to observe all necessary precautions as they move about their duties. “The Department of State Services (DSS) has received several enquiries relating…
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US warns of suspected terror attacks in Abuja
The United States has warned its citizens in Nigeria of suspected terror attacks in Abuja. This was contained in an email sent to citizens in Nigeria, which was also published on the US Embassy website in Nigeria. The American embassy listed the targets of the suspected attacks to include government buildings, places of worship, schools, markets, shopping malls, hotels, bars,…
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10 burnt to death, 3 vehicles razed in tanker explosion on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Ten persons were burnt to death in an early morning accident on Thursday on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway The accident was caused by a tanker explosion,which occurred at about 1am around Araromi town, after Conoil filling station towards Sagamu Interchange on the outward Lagos section of the expressway. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Ogun State, Ahmed Umar,…
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Chinese national bags 5-year jail term for illegal mining
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced a 29-year-old Chinese national, Gang Deng to five years’ imprisonment for illegal mining and possession of crude minerals without lawful authority. Deng was arrested along Tsaragi Road in Share, Edu Local Government Area on Friday, September 9, 2022…
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Army arrest 40 Boko Haram terrorist logisticians
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday, announced the arrest of 40 Boko Haram logisticians. This was disclosed in a statement by Chief of Military Public Information OfficeChad, Lt. Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke. According to him, the logistics suppliers were arrested around the Lake Chad region. He also said the Army incepted food supplies meant for the terrorists. “In continuation with the activities…
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BREAKING: Police teargas disable athletes in Lagos
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have reportedly teargassed some disabled athletes who thronged Funsho Williams Avenue in Surulere, Lagos, to protest against the government over unpaid salaries. WesternPost gathered that the police also manhandled some of the protesters when they got to the protest scene. Some of the actions were captured by twitter users. https://twitter.com/i/status/1582655965559939073 According to eye…
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