Crime & City Diary
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22 bodies recovered so far from Niger boat mishap- NEMA
A total of 22 bodies have so far been recovered following a boat mishap involving about 200 traders that occurred between Baro and Akwanu communities in Agaie local government area of Niger State, North-Central Nigeria. About 18 of the bodies recovered are said to be from Kogi state, while four are from the Akwanu community in Agaie Local Government Area…
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Lagos taskforce sacks two officers over alleged phone theft
The Lagos Task Force says it has sacked two of its officers over an alleged phone theft during one of their raids. According to the spokesman of the task force Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the incident happened during a raid in the Gowon area of Lagos. “The Lagos State Taskforce has dismissed two of its personnel following their involvement in theft during…
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Fire guts Ebute Ero market in Lagos Island
A fire outbreak has occurred at the Ebute Ero market in Lagos State, in early hours of Saturday. This was revealed in a statement by the Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye on Saturday. According to Adeseye, the fire broke out at the market, near the Police Station adjacent to Carter Bridge, Lagos Island. She, however, added…
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Property worth millions of naira destroyed as fire razes Lagos spare parts market
Property worth millions of naira was destroyed in a fire outbreak at a spare parts market in the Idumota area of Lagos State. In a statement on Saturday, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the fire occurred on Friday night. Oke-Osanyintolu said a preliminary investigation showed that multiple buildings used as shops for…
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Bulletproof ‘juju’ fails as Abuja herbalist shoots self in the stomach
A herbalist, Ismail Usman, has been left with life-threatening injuries after shooting himself in the stomach with a shot gun “in a misguided attempt to test the effectiveness of a self-made ‘bulletproof’ charm”, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command has said. A press release by the Police Public Relations Officer for the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, stated as follows: “On…
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Court sets Dec. 13 for Yahaya Bello’s N80.2bn arraignment
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled the arraignment of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, for December 13, 2024, over alleged money laundering charges amounting to N80.2 billion. Justice Emeka Nwite, presiding over the matter on Friday, November 29, directed the court registrar to issue a hearing notice to Bello’s legal team ahead of the arraignment. The…
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Female corps member reportedly assaulted by teachers in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was reportedly assaulted by teachers at Government Day Junior Secondary School in the Kulende area of Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday. The incident allegedly occurred because the corps member failed to greet them properly. Eyewitnesses claim the corps member, whose name has been withheld, had visited…
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Terrorism: Court acquits 50 persons alleged to be IPOB members
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, discharged and acquitted no fewer than 50 persons alleged to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of allegations bordering on terrorism. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the Nigerian Police Force failed, in its entirety, to established a prima facie case against the 50 defendants, including…
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NSCDC arrests 24-year-old for railway vandalism in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command, has apprehended a 24-year-old man, Olalekan Kehinde, a resident of the Abidogun area in Ota-Efun, Osogbo, for allegedly vandalizing a railway track in Osun State. According to the State Commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo, in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, ASC Kehinde Adeleke, the suspect…
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8 bodies recovered as Boat carrying over 200 passengers capsizes in Niger State
A devastating boat accident occurred in the early hours of Friday along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger, resulting in the loss of multiple lives. According to eyewitnesses, the boat, which belonged to one Musa Dangana, was carrying over 200 passengers, including market women and farm labourers, en route to the Katcha weekly market in Niger State. Tragically, it capsized,…
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