Crime & City Diary
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You have no contract to fix Kwara Hotel, court tells MM’s Crystal Group
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin An Ilorin High Court has dismissed a case brought by the Hon. Moshood Mustapha-owned Crystal Group of Companies Limited against the Kwara State Government regarding the remodelling of Kwara Hotel. Hon. Justice E. B. Mohammed dismissed the case after upholding the state government’s preliminary objections. The judge stated that no document was presented to the court…
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Kwara, Nigerian Airforce launch ‘Operation Alànú Tidé’ to combat insecurity
Kwara State Government and the Nigerian AirForce 303 Composite Group, have launched Operation Alanu Tide (OAT) to combat insecurity along the Ogbomosho-Ilorin highway. Present at the brief launching includes Group Capt. Ibrahim, Squadron Leader OS Hakeem, Esther Oluyomi, Tunde Jimoh, Director Governor Office, Senior Special Assistant on Security Aliyu Muyideen, represented Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Physical inspection was done…
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EFCC details incident of arrest at Urban Radio Enugu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has provided clarification regarding the arrest of a radio presenter, Favour Ekoh, at Urban Radio 94.5 FM in Enugu on Monday, October 14, 2024. The arrest, which involved a team of four EFCC operatives from the Enugu Zonal Directorate, was connected to an ongoing investigation into a N700 million Ponzi scheme. Ekoh, the…
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Lagos Taskforce arrests 20 miscreants terrorising Oshodi
Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps also known as KAI, on Tuesday, arrested 20 suspected miscreants terrorising the Oshodi area of the state. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a terse message shared on his X.com page on Tuesday. According to him, the suspected miscreants were arrested in the early hours of Tuesday during…
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Man absconds after allegedly stabbing cousin to death in Lagos
An argument between two relatives turned tragic in Lagos on Monday as one of them fatally stabbed his cousin during a physical confrontation, according to PUNCH report. The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro in a terse statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin. He noted that the suspect was at large. The police said…
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Kwara court jails BDC operator, two others for fraud
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Federal High Court in Ilorin has sentenced a bureau de change operator, Yakubu Aminu, to 200 hours of community service for running an unlicensed currency exchange business. The court, presided over by Justice Abimbola Awogboro, ruled that Aminu had violated financial regulations by operating without a valid license from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).…
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Edo: Agenebode residents burn down police station over death of young boy
Residents of Agenebode, the headquarters of Etsako East Local Government Area, Edo State, on Sunday, burnt down a police station after the kidnap and killing of a young boy in the locality. A reliable source who spoke to The PUNCH on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised, said several persons were reported killed and vehicles inside the…
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BREAKING! VIDEO: Two storey building collapses in Orile Iganmu
A two-storey building on Monday morning collapsed at the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos. As at the time of filing this report, the numbers of casualties were unknown. https://www.westernpost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/VID-20241014-WA0186.mp4
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US Government’s charges against Onyema are “mere allegations”, says Air Peace
Air Peace Limited has dismissed the charges as baseless accusations of money laundering charges brought by the United States Department of Justice against it’s Chairman and CEO, Dr. Allen Ifechukwu Onyema, and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Mrs. Ejiro Eghagha. WESTERN POST had reported that a press statement released on Friday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District…
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NSCDC foils robbery, recovers stolen vehicle in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Osun State successfully foiled a robbery attack and recovered a stolen vehicle from fleeing robbers at Onibu-Eja community, along the Iwo-Ibadan road in Osun State. In a statement issued by the NSCDC spokesperson, ASC Kehinde Adeleke, on behalf of the state commandant, Michael Adaralewa, it was reported…
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