Crime & City Diary
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LSSTF enhances traffic management with 300 raincoats donation to LASTMA
The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has donated 300 raincoats to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to support officers during the rainy season and improve their operational readiness. The items were presented on behalf of the Executive Secretary/CEO, Dr. Ayodele Ogunsan, by his Executive Assistant, Mrs. Adaobi Nwankwo, as part of LSSTF’s commitment to equipping security and…
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Ondo police investigate bus fire as driver flees
By Boye Oyeyemi An 18-seater Toyota Hiace commercial bus was on Tuesday gutted by fire at Okerigbo area along the Akungba-Ikare Road in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, with the driver reportedly fleeing the scene before emergency responders arrived. The incident, which occurred in Akoko South-West Local Government Area, destroyed the vehicle completely. No life was lost and no injury was recorded.…
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Police recover stolen Lexus SUV, arrest two suspects in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate and recovered a Lexus RX350 Sports Utility Vehicle allegedly stolen at gunpoint in Akure, in what the command described as a major breakthrough in its anti-crime operations. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the…
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Ondo finance commissioner, brother sue 35 APC elders over alleged libel
By Boye Oyeyemi Ondo State Commissioner for Finance, Omowunmi Isaac, and her brother, Kunle Odide, have filed a libel suit against 35 leaders of the All Progressives Congress before the Ondo State High Court in Akure. The case came up on Tuesday before Justice Yemi Fasanmi, who granted the claimants’ application to amend defects in their court processes and awarded…
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Chief magistrate orders APC aspirant’s arrest after no-show in court
By Boye Oyeyemi A Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has ordered the arrest of an All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant, Abimbola Olawumi, after revoking the bail earlier granted to her in a case involving alleged blackmail, cyberbullying and death threats. The Chief Magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, issued a bench warrant for Olawumi’s arrest after she failed to appear in…
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Ogun police arrest two over cattle theft, foil suspected abduction
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a cattle theft syndicate, recovered six stolen cows and foiled a suspected abduction attempt in separate operations across the state. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, operatives of the Sagamu Division arrested Abiodun Kamilu, 35, and Adesanya Segun, 37, while also…
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3 dead, 12 rescued after Ogun building disaster
At least three persons have been confirmed dead after a two-storey building reportedly sank into the ground on Baale Road in the Ajuwon area of Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Chairman of Ifo Local Government, Kusimo Idris, said 12 occupants were rescued from the building, including two newborn babies who are less than two months old. Eyewitnesses…
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Reps uncover 29 allegedly forged documents linked to embattled PFIPC
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the activities of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) says it has uncovered 29 allegedly forged official documents linked to the fake agency and its self-acclaimed Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew. Chairman of the committee, Yusuf Gagdi, disclosed this during the appearance of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Shamseldeen Ogunjimi,…
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University student beaten to death over missing iPhone, NANS seeks justice
By Boye Oyeyemi The National Association of Nigerian Students has condemned the alleged mob killing of a University of Jos student, Ibrahim Mbaye, who was reportedly beaten to death by fellow students over allegations of stealing an iPhone 16. In a statement issued by its National President, Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, the association described the incident as cruel, senseless and unacceptable,…
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Ondo lawmakers insist on speaker’s impeachment over alleged N44m diversion
By Boye Oyeyemi The crisis rocking the Ondo State House of Assembly deepened on Monday as 21 lawmakers insisted on the impeachment of the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, over allegations of financial misconduct involving N44 million reportedly released by the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Olatunji Fabiyi, disclosed this during a…
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