Crime & City Diary
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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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Gunmen kidnap two Ondo Varsity staff; police rescue one
By Boye Oyeyemi – Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a staff member of the Ondo State-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Mr Omoniyi Eleyinmi, and one other person whose identity is yet to be ascertained. WESTERN POST gathered that Eleyinmi was abducted at his residence in Supare Akoko in the Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. A senior…
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Oyo Environmental Tribunal convicts 13 for illegal diesel sales, imposes fine
By Adejayan Gbenga – Thirteen individuals have been convicted by the Oyo State Environmental Tribunal for operating illegal diesel sales outlets without proper licenses along the Toll Gate axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The judgment was confirmed in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, on Monday, August 4. The Mobile Court, sitting at the…
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LASTMA impounds 7,000 vehicles in 6 months
….punishes 18 erring officers The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has impounded over 7,000 vehicles through physical enforcement in the first six months of 2025, sanctioning 18 erring officers. The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made this known on Sunday. Oki added that LASTMA captured over 54,000 vehicles through the usage of technology, Traffic Management Solutions. “Over 1,000 vehicles…
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