Crime & City Diary
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NJC probes 8 judges for alleged judicial misconduct
The National Judicial Council, NJC, on Friday, said it has constituted panels to investigate eight judges for alleged judicial misconduct. A statement issued by the NJC, said its Preliminary Complaints Assessment Committees filtered 35 petitions that were written against the judicial officers and them to be meritorious. However, the legal body stressed that other petitions that were brought against 20…
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Court convicts cosmetic surgeon, Anuoluwapo Adepoju over client’s death
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has convicted a medical doctor and founder of MedContour Services Ltd., Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, who conducted a failed plastic surgery that resulted in the death of one Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020, FIJ reports. This was disclosed by a former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera on Friday.…
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BREAKING: Fire guts new NNPC depot in Apapa
By Innocent Raphael A fire broke out on Friday afternoon, at the new terminal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) in Apapa, Lagos, causing significant damage to parts of the facility. Margaret Adeseye, Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, told journalists that the blaze began around 1 pm due to a petroleum product spillage…
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Death toll hits 10 in Kano Mosque explosion
By Innocent Raphael The death toll from an arson attack in Kano, allegedly carried out by 38-year-old Shafiu Abubakar, has risen to 10. Fourteen others are still fighting for their lives in the hospital. The incident, reportedly sparked by a family dispute over inheritance, has left the quiet community of Larabar-Albasawa, on the outskirts of Gezawa, in mourning. According to…
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EFCC launches first anti-corruption radio in Africa
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched its Anti-Corruption Radio in Abuja, which is also the first of its kind in Africa. The ‘EFCC Radio’ 97.3 FM, was established to provide day-to-day information, enlightenment, entertainment and campaigns against corruption in the country. At the Inauguration of the Station, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris and EFCC…
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Court remands ex-Oyo Park Management Chairman, Auxiliary at Agodi prison
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ibadan has ordered remand of former Chairman, Disciplinary Committee, Oyo State Park Management System (PMS), Mukaila Lamidi a.k.a Auxiliary at Agodi Correctional Centre Ibadan. Oyo Police Command on Thursday paraded Auxiliary after declaring him wanted over alleged involvement in series of armed robbery, kidnapping and murder cases in Oyo State. Chief Magistrate Olabisi…
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Illegal Mining: Court sentences two Chinese to one year imprisonment
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced two Chinese to one year imprisonment for offences bordering on illegal mining and possession of solid minerals without requisite licences. Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi were arraigned on Monday, alongside their company, Ebuy Concept Limited on one-count charge bordering…
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Three kidnapped men freed after parting with N31 Million ransom in Oyo
Three men abducted on Sunday in Longe village, Oyo State, along the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode road, have been released after paying a ransom of N31 million. The victims, Emmanuel Olalere, Gbenga Idowu, and Segun Afolabi, were freed around 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The kidnappers demanded and received varying amounts: N20 million from Olalere, N10 million from Afolabi, and N1 million from Idowu.…
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18 dead in Enugu auto crash
No fewer than 18 travellers were feared dead in a crash on the Umuahia-Enugu axis of the Port Harcourt Enugu Highway on Thursday morning. It was gathered that the accident occurred at a police checkpoint around the Lokpanta area of Abia State in the wee hours of thursday. An 18-seater commercial bus was at the checkpoint awaiting police clearance when…
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Kidnapping: Evans, one other defendant opt for plea bargain
The scheduled arraignment of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans, failed to go on Thursday at the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, owing to the absence of his counsel. Trial judge, Justice Adenike Coker subsequently adjourned till June 13 for the planned arraignment. When the matter came up before Justice Coker on Thursday, the defendants were…
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