Crime & City Diary
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Tricycle Operator dead, 2 others seriously injured in Ikotun-Ejigbo road accident
An unidentified operator of a commercial tricycle, locally known as “Keke Marwa” has died in an accident involving a Toyota Venza along Ikotun -Ejigbo axis of Lagos State. Two passengers of the Keke Marwa also sustained grievous bodily harm, including multiple fractures. A statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LLASTMA), Adebayo…
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Ondo AG orders coroner’s inquest into UNIMED Registrar’s death
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, OON, SAN, has invoked the state’s Coroner’s Law. He also called on the Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Ayedun Odusola, to appoint a coroner to investigate the death of Mr Ezekiel Imole Adeniran, Registrar of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo. In a letter to…
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NBA condemns treatment of Ibom Air passenger, demands lifting of lifetime ban
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the treatment of Ms. Comfort Emmanson during an incident aboard an Ibom Air flight on 10 August 2025, describing it as unlawful, degrading, and a violation of human dignity. In a statement signed on Tuesday by NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, and General Secretary, Dr. Mobolaji Ojibara, the association criticised both Ibom Air…
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Police nab 4 members of fake visa syndicate in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four members of a syndicate accused of defrauding more than 100 Nigerians through fake visa offers, with losses estimated at over ₦500 million. Commissioner of Police Olohundare Jimoh confirmed the arrests stating that the suspects — aged 23, 25, 27 and 36 — were apprehended on 16 July by officers from the Ago-Okota…
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Police arrest two over possession of human skulls in Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two men for allegedly being in possession of three human skulls in the Ijebu area of the state. The suspects, identified as Kadir Owolabi and Jamiu Yisa, were apprehended following a routine stop-and-search operation conducted by Mobile Police Officers from 71 PMF Awa Ijebu on Monday, August 11, 2025, at about…
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AON bans Ibom Air passenger for life over assault on airline staff
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has imposed a lifetime no-fly ban on Ms. Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger, after a violent incident aboard flight Q9 303 from Uyo to Lagos on August 10, 2025. AON spokesperson, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, announced the decision on Monday, following a review of Ibom Air’s report on the matter. He praised the airline…
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BREAKING: Kidnappers arrested while sharing ransom in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Security operatives in Ondo State have arrested three suspected kidnappers allegedly caught while sharing ransom money. The apprehended kidnappers, in a viral video obtained by WESTERN POST, were believed to be the abductors of Mr Omoniyi Eleyinmi, a staff member of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA). Eleyinmi was abducted at his residence along the Akungba–Supare Akoko…
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Unruly Ibom Air passenger remanded in Kirikiri, banned from airline
An Ibom Air passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, has been charged to court and remanded in Kirikiri prison following a violent altercation with the airline’s crew on a Uyo–Lagos flight. Tunde Moshood, Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed the development on Monday via X, cautioning air travelers to exercise restraint…
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Physically-challenged persons protest over closure of school for people with disabilities
Hundreds of physically challenged individuals have staged a protest on Monday around the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, over the closure of a government-run school for people with disabilities. The protesters, armed with a banner of the Farmcraft Centre for the Blind, blocked major access roads to the airport, causing significant traffic gridlock and halting movement for passengers and airport…
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Owo Church attack suspects arraigned
Five persons suspected to be masterminds of the 2022 bombing of Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, have pleaded not guilty to nine counts of terrorism filed against them by the Federal Government. The suspects, Idris Omeiza, Al-Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdul Malik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Abubakar, who were arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High…
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