Crime & City Diary
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Niger NSCDC commandant suspended over deaths of suspected illegal miners
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate suspension of the Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, following the reported deaths of suspected illegal miners in the state. The suspension was announced on Friday by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who also directed a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the…
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Paris Court indicts Atiku, ex-wife Jennifer Douglas, over $500k bribe in Mambilla-Sunrise Power deal
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal in Paris has linked a $500,000 payment to Jennifer Douglas Abubakar, former wife of ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, to efforts to influence the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project, in a ruling on Thursday, that rejected Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited’s $2.35 billion claim against Nigeria. The tribunal’s September 17, award examined the payment made…
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Ekiti court arraigns man for allegedly stealing trousers worth N76,000
By Boye Oyeyemi A 37-year-old man, Tolulope Agboola, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing three pairs of trousers worth N76,000 from a supermarket. Agboola, whose address was not provided, was charged with one count of stealing over the alleged incident at Nao Supermarket, Ado-Ekiti, on September 11. The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, told the…
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Mambilla: ICC tribunal dismisses Sunrise Power’s $2.35bn claim against Nigeria
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal in Paris has dismissed Sunrise Power’s $2.35 billion claim against the Federal Government over the long-running Mambilla hydropower project dispute. The tribunal, in its final award issued on Thursday, also ordered Sunrise Power and its promoter, Leno Adesanya, to reimburse Nigeria 75 per cent of the legal fees and expenses incurred in the…
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Osun police arrest three over alleged robbery of UNIOSUN students
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspected criminals accused of terrorising students of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) and residents of Oke-Baale and its environs in Osogbo. The suspects were identified as Abass Quadri, 26; Olanrewaju Joshua, 24; and Yusuf Taiwo, 25. The command, in a statement by its spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said…
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Oriire school kidnappings: DSS arraigns five Ansaru leaders on terror charges
By Adejayan Gbenga The Department of State Services on Thursday re-arraigned five alleged leaders of the proscribed terrorist group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan, commonly known as Ansaru, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of about 46 pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The defendants were…
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Separate fire incidents hit Akunlemu Market, hotel in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga Goods and household items worth millions of naira have reportedly been destroyed in separate fire incidents at Akunlemu Market in Oyo town and a hotel in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The fire at Akunlemu Market occurred on Tuesday night, affecting several shops and destroying goods and other items belonging to traders. No casualty was recorded. The…
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Otedola Crash: Trapped victim rescued as gridlock hits toll gate
Traffic congestion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway worsened on Wednesday after a multiple-vehicle crash at Otedola, just before the bridge inward Berger. It.was gathered that three trucks and two other vehicles were involved in the accident. No death was recorded, while some of those involved sustained varying degrees of injuries. One victim trapped inside a truck was rescued through a joint…
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OAU confirms death of final-year student as police begin investigation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has confirmed the death of a final-year student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Oluwole Oluwaseun. The university, in a statement issued by its public relations officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, on Wednesday, said it received information at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday concerning an emergency involving…
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Aiyedatiwa gives kidnappers 14 days to leave Ondo forests
By Boye Oyeyemi Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has given kidnappers and other criminal elements operating in the state’s forest reserves 14 days to vacate the areas. The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Forestry, Bidemi Obayangban, disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Akure on Wednesday, warning that security agencies would move against those who fail to comply. Obayangban said…
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