Crime & City Diary
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Osun APC alleges PDP thugs killed members, calls for action after Appeal Court verdict
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has condemned the killings and violence allegedly perpetrated by hoodlums linked to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) following the recent Appeal Court ruling. The APC claims that Governor Ademola Adeleke’s government is responsible for orchestrating violence across the state after refusing to obey the court’s decision to reinstate sacked…
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Atiku condemns DSS, Lagos Assembly staff confrontation
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly condemned the recent altercation at the Lagos State House of Assembly between armed security operatives and assembly staffs, calling the act utterly reprehensible. In a statement, Atiku demanded a full and thorough investigation into the incident, which has drawn widespread concern. The viral video of the armed operatives with assembly staff at the…
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Customs Comptroller General pays working visit to Kwara
…as command records 53,000 liters of PMS seizures in one month By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, has disclosed that a total of 53,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) were seized by the Kwara Command between January 14 and February 11, 2025. The seizures, he said, have an overall Duty Paid Value (DPV) of…
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Oluwo of Iwo condemns killings over LG control in Osun, calls for peace
The Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, Oba Abdurosheed Akanbi, has strongly condemned the recent reports of killings linked to the struggle for control of local governments across the state. In a statement personally signed by the monarch and made available to journalists by his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem, Oba Akanbi called for an end to violence and urged political…
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Governor Adeleke directs security takeover of Osun LG secretariats to prevent further violence
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed security agencies to take over all local government secretariats across the state in a bid to prevent further violence and bloodshed. This move follows a recent Court of Appeal ruling, which has sparked controversy and tension between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress…
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FAAC: Court prevents CBN from withholding 44 LGAs allocations in Kano
A Kano State High Court has issued an order of perpetual injunction, preventing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from withholding funds from the Federation Account to the 44 local governments of the state. In a judgment on Monday, the CBN was ordered to disburse funds to the local governments. The applicants, which include the Chairman of NULGE, Ibrahim Muhd,…
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Osun LG crisis turns bloody as 3 killed, several injured
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A former All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government Chairman in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, Hon. Remi Abass, who was one of the allegedly reinstated chairmen, and two others have been reportedly killed. Abass was killed on Monday at the Irewole Local Government Secretariat in Ikire during an exchange of gunfire that left several…
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13 injured in Ikotun-Igando road crash
Thirteen persons were injured in a serious road crash that occured on Sunday at College Bus Stop along Ikotun-Igando Road, Lagos. The road accident involved a Volkswagen commercial bus and an Acura Jeep. Confirming the incident, the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement, said the crash left…
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Emir of Ilorin condemns killing of final year student, calls for justice
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has expressed sadness over the gruesome killing of Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education (KWCOE), Ilorin, by one Abdulrahman Bello, an acclaimed ‘alfa.’ In a statement issued by his spokesman, Mallam…
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NOA seeks collaboration with security agencies to combat fuel scooping
The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called for greater collaboration between the NOA and security agencies to raise awareness on the dangers of fuel scooping and promote value re-engineering in the country. Speaking during a visit to the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abubakar Audi, at the NSCDC headquarters in…
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