Crime & City Diary
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FAAC: Court prevents CBN from withholding 44 LGAs allocations in Kano
A Kano State High Court has issued an order of perpetual injunction, preventing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from withholding funds from the Federation Account to the 44 local governments of the state. In a judgment on Monday, the CBN was ordered to disburse funds to the local governments. The applicants, which include the Chairman of NULGE, Ibrahim Muhd,…
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Osun LG crisis turns bloody as 3 killed, several injured
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A former All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government Chairman in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, Hon. Remi Abass, who was one of the allegedly reinstated chairmen, and two others have been reportedly killed. Abass was killed on Monday at the Irewole Local Government Secretariat in Ikire during an exchange of gunfire that left several…
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13 injured in Ikotun-Igando road crash
Thirteen persons were injured in a serious road crash that occured on Sunday at College Bus Stop along Ikotun-Igando Road, Lagos. The road accident involved a Volkswagen commercial bus and an Acura Jeep. Confirming the incident, the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement, said the crash left…
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Emir of Ilorin condemns killing of final year student, calls for justice
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has expressed sadness over the gruesome killing of Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education (KWCOE), Ilorin, by one Abdulrahman Bello, an acclaimed ‘alfa.’ In a statement issued by his spokesman, Mallam…
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NOA seeks collaboration with security agencies to combat fuel scooping
The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called for greater collaboration between the NOA and security agencies to raise awareness on the dangers of fuel scooping and promote value re-engineering in the country. Speaking during a visit to the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abubakar Audi, at the NSCDC headquarters in…
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NDLEA arrests 4 members of trans-border drug trafficking cartel
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have busted a trans-border drug trafficking syndicate, arresting four members in intelligence-led operations. During the operations, multi-million-naira worth of tramadol pills concealed in the bumper and false bottom of sienna buses heading to border towns were recovered. This was disclosed on Sunday in a statement issued by the Director of Media…
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Ben Bruce challenges Binance executive over bribery allegations against Ribadu
Ben Murray-Bruce, a former Nigerian senator, has called on Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, to undergo a lie detector test over bribery allegations against Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s national security adviser. Murray-Bruce, in a post shared on social media platform X on Saturday, asserted that Ribadu is “incapable” of such actions. The allegations stem from Gambaryan’s claims that…
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Nigeria Police expands Gender-Based Violence Desks to all divisions
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the nationwide expansion of its Gender-Based Violence (GBV) desk offices to all police divisions, a move aimed at improving access to justice and enhancing service delivery for victims. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, who approved the expansion, stated that the initiative reinforces the force’s commitment to upholding human rights and protecting vulnerable…
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Oyo NSCDC boss emphasises intelligence gathering as bedrock of security
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Oyo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Augustine Padonu has emphasized that intelligence is the bedrock of security, and without it, efforts to tackle criminal activities and safeguard lives and property may be undermined. Padonu stated this at a one-day capacity-building program organized by the Intelligence and Investigation Department of…
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Police confirm gruesome murder of lady by Facebook lover
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome killing of Yetunde Lawal by a boyfriend she met on Facebook. The confirmation was contained in a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, in Ilorin on Saturday. Yetunde was reportedly a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. The deceased…
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