Crime & City Diary
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Police nab one suspect linked with Offa poly student death
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Kwara state police command has arrested one suspect linked with death of HND 1 Food Technology student of Federal Polytechnic Offa, Toyin Bamidele. The police said the suspect has been apprehended in connection with the case and he is presently helping the Police in investigation. This was contained in a statement signed by the state commissioner…
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Offa Poly student hacked to death in her room
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin A student of the Federal Polytechnic Offa in Kwara state, Miss Toyin Bamidele, has been hacked to death in her rented apartment by unknown persons. Bamidele was in Higher National Diploma 1 in the department of Food Technology before her death on Thursday. The acting Head, Public Relations Unit of the institution, Mrs Esther Oyinloye, who confirmed…
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Heavy traffic as container falls off Ago roundabout road
Heavy traffic as a container laden truck had its container fell off the road at Ago roundabout in Okota axis of Isolo local council in Lagos, on Thursday. The container blocked the roads linking Ejigbo, Isolo and Cele-Express, causing heavy traffic. According to an eyewitness, the accident happened when the truck driver was making effort to avoid the potholes at…
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Tragedy as 80 years old woman dies in Lagos building collapse
Tragedy struck on Thursday morning when a woman said to be in her 80s, died during a partial collapse of a two-storey building located at number 34 Oloto Street, Borno Way, off Freeman Street, Oyingbo, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of the state. The yet-to-be-identified woman died on the spot as a result of the impact suffered when the building…
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EFCC to arrest skit makers for portraying anti-graft operatives as bullies
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has sent out a warning to performers, writers of skits, and other social workers to stop abusing and misusing the agency’s operating identities. In a statement released on Wednesday by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the Commission made reference to a film titled “EFCC and Army Wahala,” which it claimed negatively depicted the Commission’s…
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Oyetunde Aremu Olanrewaju declared wanted over #EndSARS Involvement
Oyetunde Aremu olanrewaju, born February 4, 1984 has been declared wanted for his involvement in #EndSar protest that took place in some parts of Lagos, Ogun and among States in Nigeria. The Police had issued a warrant of arrest for Olanrewaju, who resides at olafimihan street, Mushin, Lagos. Countless youths were arrested across Lagos as tension mounted in major cities…
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Court remands alleged killers of Ilorin hotel manager in correctional facility
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara state Chief Magistrate Court has remanded the two female suspects who allegedly killed the Managing Director of Water View Hotel, Mr Adeniyi Ojo, in Ilorin correctional facility. It would be recalled that the police few weeks ago arrested Joy Joseph (22years) and her friend, David Oreoluwa (23) over the death of Ojo. The two of them…
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Police arrest suspected notorious traffic robber in Lekki
The Lagos state Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious traffic robber, one Ali ‘m’, in the Ikate area of Lekki. The Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the suspect was arrested through the combined efforts of residents and the police while carrying out his nefarious activities on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.…
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Five dead in Sagamu-Benin-Ore auto crash
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Five persons have lost their lives in a fatal crash that occurred along Ijebu-Ode / Ore expressway on Sunday. The crash which occurred at about 06:09 am involved a Mack truck and a Honda Accord car with no registration number on it. Florence Okpe, the sector command’s spokesperson while confirming the crash noted that the cause…
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BREAKING: One dies in Lagos auto crash
A yet to be identified passerby has been killed in an accident involving a private car around Ogba in Ikeja local government in Lagos state. WesternPost gathered that the driver lost control as a result of overspeeding and hit the passerby who died instantly. Confirming the incident, the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Lagos State Transportation Management Agency (…
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