Crime & City Diary
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BREAKING: Fire guts section of Eleme LG secretariat in Rivers
A section of the Eleme Local Government Council secretariat has been set ablaze. According to a former Ambassador Oji Ngofa, who hails from Eleme, the newly elected chairman Brain Gokpa came to the council secretariat accompanied by his councilors and supporters but discovered that a few of the buildings in the council had been set ablaze. So far no arrests…
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Ogun Police nabs wanted armed robber
The Ogun State police command on Monday said that its Igbeba Division, Ijebu-Ode, arrested one Shedrack Olawale Olayemi, who had been on the police wanted list for armed robbery and alleged rape of some female students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, in July. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement…
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Canadian arrested for trafficking illicit drugs to Nigeria
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos have arrested a 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju for importing a large consignment of ‘Canadian Loud’, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis. Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA in a statement on Sunday, said the suspect was arrested on…
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Delta Police kill three suspected kidnappers
The Delta State Police Command has said it’s men have killed three suspected kidnappers in their hideout and also recovered weapons. Spokesman of the Command, Superintendent of Police Bright Edafe, explained in a statement that the incident was a fallout of the unsuccessful effort to abduct the wife of a member of the Delta State House of Assembly, on September…
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How myself, sisters were denied our rightful inheritance- Abiola’s Son, Abdulmumuni
Abdulmumuni Abiola, one of the sons of the late Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist, Moshood Abiola, has taken jabs at his older brother, Kola, for allegedly refusing to give him and his sisters their rightful inheritance from their father. He disclosed that his late father willed £650,000 to his first four wives. Abdulmumuni revealed in a programme titled ‘Mic On Podcast’…
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25-Year-old Chiemelie arrested for allegedly stabbing father to death in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command is currently investigating a 25-year-old man, Chibunna Chiemelie, for allegedly stabbing his father to death at their residence on Oba Kabiru Street, Isolo, Lagos. Chiemelie was arrested following a report made at the Aswani Police Division by his father’s neighbour. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said…
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IOM repatriates 180 Nigerians stranded in Libya
A total of 180 Nigerians stranded in Libya returned home on Wednesday evening, marking a significant effort to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need. The returnees arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at approximately 7:30 pm aboard a charter flight operated by Al-Buraq Airlines. They included 67 adult females, 55 adult males, 24 female children, 18 male…
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Court summons Yahaya Bello over alleged N110.4bn fraud
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama has issued a public summons against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, ordering him to appear in court for his arraignment scheduled for October 24, 2024. Bello is to be arraigned alongside two co-defendants, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, in connection with 16 fresh charges brought against them by the…
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N27bn Alleged Fraud: Court grants ex-Taraba governor, Ishaku N150m bail
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has granted former Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, bail to the tune of 150 million Naira and two Sureties in like sum. The two sureties must be residents in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with their house addresses verified by the registrar of the court. One of them…
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We recovered over N13bn diverted funds in September 2024- ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced that over ₦13 billion in diverted public funds was recovered in September 2024 alone. The Chairman of the ICPC, Musa Aliyu, disclosed this during the launch of the commission’s 2024-2028 strategic action plan in Abuja on Wednesday. Aliyu, who emphasised that the anti-corruption agency has been working relentlessly…
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