Crime & City Diary
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Osun LG crisis: Police confirm death of 6 persons
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of six people and many others injured in the clash between the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) over Local Government control. The police, in a video made by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Yemisi Opalola, condemned the violence, expressing deepest sympathy with the…
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Police declares Portable wanted
By Tosin Brown The Nigerian Police Force has declared controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, aka Portable, wanted. The singer was declared wanted on various charges, including assault and attempted murder. In a special police gazette bulletin, the 31-year-old Portable is wanted by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Headquarters in Eleweran, Ogun State. According to the bulletin, a warrant…
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How ex-Kwara Governor Abdulfatah abandoned 51 projects, diverted UBEC funds – Witness
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The trial of the former Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over the alleged misappropriation of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds amounting to N5.78 billion continued on Monday, February 17, 2025, before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. The former governor…
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Osun LG crisis: IGP deploys tactical squads to restore normalcy
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of additional tactical squads to Osun State to enhance security and restore law and order. Egbetokun condemned, in the strongest terms, the violent actions that disrupted the peace, resulting in the destruction of property and the unfortunate loss of innocent lives. In a statement…
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‘Missing’ Osun monarch in FBI custody over ‘$4.2 million COVID-19 fraud’
Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun state, has been taken into custody by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after being indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering. Oloyede was crowned as the monarch of Ipetumodu in 2019 but frequently travelled between Nigeria and the US for “royal and personal engagements”. Indigenes began raising concerns…
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Osun APC alleges PDP thugs killed members, calls for action after Appeal Court verdict
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has condemned the killings and violence allegedly perpetrated by hoodlums linked to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) following the recent Appeal Court ruling. The APC claims that Governor Ademola Adeleke’s government is responsible for orchestrating violence across the state after refusing to obey the court’s decision to reinstate sacked…
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Atiku condemns DSS, Lagos Assembly staff confrontation
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly condemned the recent altercation at the Lagos State House of Assembly between armed security operatives and assembly staffs, calling the act utterly reprehensible. In a statement, Atiku demanded a full and thorough investigation into the incident, which has drawn widespread concern. The viral video of the armed operatives with assembly staff at the…
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Customs Comptroller General pays working visit to Kwara
…as command records 53,000 liters of PMS seizures in one month By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, has disclosed that a total of 53,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) were seized by the Kwara Command between January 14 and February 11, 2025. The seizures, he said, have an overall Duty Paid Value (DPV) of…
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Oluwo of Iwo condemns killings over LG control in Osun, calls for peace
The Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, Oba Abdurosheed Akanbi, has strongly condemned the recent reports of killings linked to the struggle for control of local governments across the state. In a statement personally signed by the monarch and made available to journalists by his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem, Oba Akanbi called for an end to violence and urged political…
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Governor Adeleke directs security takeover of Osun LG secretariats to prevent further violence
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed security agencies to take over all local government secretariats across the state in a bid to prevent further violence and bloodshed. This move follows a recent Court of Appeal ruling, which has sparked controversy and tension between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress…
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