Crime & City Diary
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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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FRSC Lagos Sector Commander, Patrick Davou retires in grand style
The Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Lagos, Patrick Davou, has retired from serivce after clocking age 60. Davou, who only spent one year in Lagos having held several positions and served in different capacities outside the State, was celebrated by both his colleagues and friends in a glamorous occasion held at the FRSC Lagos Office. Dressed in…
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BREAKING: 10 dead, 3 injured as car, truck collide on Lagos-Badagry expressway
No fewer than 10 people have been confirmed dead and three others sustained varying degrees of injuries during an auto crash that occurred along the Lagos-Badagry expressway in Lagos State. A breakdown of the deceased details showed that three were male adults, four females, two female children and one male child died around Abule-Osun end of the Lagos-Badagry expressway in…
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Youths protest killing of vigilante commandant in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Youths in the Igbaja community, located in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the murder of the commandant of a local vigilante group, Chief Lukman Balogun. Balogun, who was the Jagun of Igbaja land and the Commandant of the local vigilante group, was killed on Monday evening.…
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NSCDC arraigns teenager for arson, theft in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arraigned a teenager, Olawumi Ayomide, for allegedly setting a building on fire after stealing items belonging to the occupants. On Monday, 30th September 2024, the Kwara State Magistrate Court, presided over by Magistrate M.A. Yahaya, found the suspect guilty and sentenced him to one…
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