Crime & City Diary
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Two Lagos teachers arrested, remanded for gang raping 15-year old female student
Two secondary school teachers in Lagos State, Akindoyin Akintelewa, 33 and Mabayoje Olusegun, 37, have been aremanded in prison for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year old female student. They were accused raping the girl for several months before they were eventually caught in the act. The incident allegedly took place at State Junior Grammar School, Ifako Ijaiye, where the suspects were…
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EFCC boss, Bawa elected West Africa anti-corruption president
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been elected president of the Network of National Anti- Corruption Institutions in West Africa, NACIWA. Bawa was elected president of the 16-nation organisation at its 5th Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Monday. Speaking at the meeting, Bawa called for stronger and more effective modalities aimed at stemming the…
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Relief to prisoners in Anambra as Soludo promises infrastructure upgrade
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has promised a renovation of the Nigeria Correctional Services Centre, Ekwulobia. Soludo stated this after visiting the facility on Sunday. In a post on his Facebook page on Monday, Soludo said the visit gave him an opportunity to interact with the inmates and their warders. He then promised an up-lift of the facilty “to…
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EFCC arrests, to sanction officer who leaked Obiano’s detention video
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says the officer who leaked the video of former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has been apprehended. The commission in a statement by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the erring officer was nabbed after a discreet investigation was conducted. According to him the apprehended officer is “being subjected to appropriate disciplinary action”. “The attention…
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Defence to file no case submission as prosecution closes argument in Adegoke’s murder trial
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Prosecution has closed its case in the trial of Dr. Rahman Adedoyin and six of his workers over the murder of Timothy Adegoke, the MBA student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), who allegedly died at Hilton Royal Hotel, Ile-Ife, Osun State. Adedoyin, who owns Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and six of his workers; Magdalene Chiefuna,…
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3 die in fire accident at BUA diesel storage tank
BUA Cement has confirmed the death of three workers during the fire incident at its diesel storage tank inside it’s Sokoto factory. In a statement signed by BUA’s Assistant Director, Admin Services, Sada Suleiman, the organisation said the three dead workers belong to a third-party contractor. According to the statement, while the cause of the accident was still unknown, work…
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Parents resort to house-to-house begging to raise N7m ransom to free kidnapped son
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Parents and neighbors of one of the kidnapped students along Suleja- Kaduna road have resulted to house-to-house begging to raise money to free their son who has been held captive for five days. It would be recalled that four students of Kwara origin, AbdulRasaq Kaothar and AbdulRasaq Shakirat from Bayero University, Kano and Suleiman Muhyideen Temitope and Idris Mubarak…
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BREAKING: Lagos govt demolishes illegal shanties in Agege
Lagos State Government on Friday demolished illegal shanties and an uncompleted building in Agege axis after serving them two months notice. Government official on ground who spoke with our correspondent said the illegal shanties and uncompleted building were demolished because they were too close to the newly built bridge in Agege and could cause obstruction. Details later.
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Timothy Adegoke died from severe trauma injury, says Pathologist
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo One of the medical experts who conducted autopsy on the body of Timothy Adegoke, the MBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Dr. Waheed Oluogun has told the Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo that the deceased was found in a wrapped blood stained duvet on a dump site along Ile-Ife/Ede road near the university.…
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Police suspend Edo PCRC chairman for wearing uniform
The Nigeria Police Force has suspended the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Chairperson for the Edo State Police Command, Mrs. Helen Atekha Odemwingie, indefinitely. According to a statement by the Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the PCRC chairperson was suspended for wearing police uniform. “The suspension is coming on the heels of a trending picture of the PCRC…
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